Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-08-14


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aled al ureystohe lhls mornings a lew minutes
usually good health mp to last Saturday even
,ng White string ON tho stoon of b;s resi.
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uchce "l'e suuloNn II oii 'Nat evening ne was
taken with slight chill, which settled on his
stomach and bowels, producing nflamma.
tion from which he suffered nil nipbt On
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.'''u"' ', NJ ""o S'isH'is s ue'ooi' anu was aoie
"r'oc out 'h SUNDAY evening ne leIt much
worse, and continued to grow weaker, but
until last night there were no fears of the
consequences Tbis r,o,ping il heoamo an.
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p'Itn' ''"' We emu WIS hear' pr' 'harles
b, Hlrlmonds ana Miss Gould, relative OF
Dir. Tildcn, were at the bedside few minutes
before Tilden died He tried ,o sneak but
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ON! hoNc" HIS lps' laillhE " lilahe any
sound. lie passed away quietly and peace
fully Ills death occurred in the south
chamber Of the mansion, overlooking the
Hudson.
The last hours of the deceased statesman
were peaceful and painless. For several
months past Mr. 'Fildun had enjoyed unusual
health for him. He had gained in flesh thirty.
five bounds in six months He used his Yacht
viking frequently, and took long carriage
rides daily. His face was familiar TO the peo
pie of Workers. and he frequently drove
through the streets of the city. The last time
he went out was on sunday. when he wat
driven out by his faithful coachman, Denis
O Hara attended By h.S valet
Louis .lohanscn, both of whom have
been in his service for years. Satur-
day he was taken with slight chill while
sitting on porch overlooking the Hudson
river, and was removed to his room where he
was attended by his friend and physician
Dir. Chus. f. SmmOnds, Of New York who is
stopping ON the neighboring estate of Blink
Browne. The cold settled in Mr.. Tilden's bow
els ANA stomach, causing vomiting and purg
ing. With medical aid he felt much better or
Sunday and went out in his carriage. Mon
day and yesterday he also felt much bet
ter Last night Mr.. Tilden was takef
again with the same s. mptoms while
I'm the paror, and was supported to his room
by his valet and private secretary, Georg,
| H. Smith. ON reaching his room the ex-Gov
ernOre perieuccd considerable trouble il
| breathing. This alarmed his friends, and DI
| StnmOndS was called. The patient was suffer
| ing from nausea and diarrhea and was il
great distress. The difficulty ceased after
| while, and he was placed in bed. Later h.
| was assisted to an easy chair DR.. Simmond
remained with him all night Early thi
morning Mr.. IildCn began to grow worse
| and was again placed in bed. The genera
| ton of gases in his stomach and bowclt
distcndcd them and caused failure in thu
sCtiOn of the heart. A second attack of III,
difficulty in breathing occurred, and DR.
Swift, of NOnkcrs, was called in consultation
at Il. III. He arrived at Greystone at
O'Clock, but Mr.. I ldCn was then beyond tn,
reach OF all medical skill. The two physicians
consulted together, but nothing could b,
done. No words were uttered by Mr.. Tilder
after Or. Switt's arrival. He remained con
scious to the last The labored breathing
grew fainter aud more feeble, and at $40 a
m. the face of the dying man began to change
The ashcn paOr of death slowly crept Ovel
his countenancc. His eyes slowly closed anC
his muscles relaxed and al $50 t. III. h,
brea,hcd his last.
| AT the time of his death the only person
in the room were Drs. Smmonds and Swift
Miss Anna Gould. relative, the amanuenSi,
Of the dead statesman, and the faithful
valet, Louis JohanScn. The room in which
Mr. Tildcn died is on the second floor on tn,
south side of the residence, over the paror
In the room is Il bay window, which over
looks the river on the southwest.
The members of the family who are out Of
town were at once notified by telegraph o
the sad event. Mrs. Bclton, sister of the
deceased, is at Narragapsett Pier The widows
OF his brothers. Henry and Moses, are AT tn,
Tilden homestead at New Lebanon. n. Y.
with Colonel samuel j. Tlden, ir. Miss SuSi,
Iilden, a niece is also at New Lebanon. MSi
Ruby 1ildcn, her sister, is visiting friends il
the upper part OF the State. Andrew II
Green, eX-C0mptroler of New York City,
protege of MIR. Tlden, and XhO was educated
in his office, was also notified by telegraph
The absent members OF the family are eX
pected to arrive to night.
As soon rs the news of OfeX-Governor Iiden's
death reached Mayor j. Hartley Bell, OF
Yonkers, the flags on the city buildings were
placed at half-mast. The feeling of regret IL
universal. Many of the inhabitants were ac
Quuintpd with Mr.. Tilden, and all speak well
of him.
The funeral arrangements were placed IL
the hands of undertaken Franklin A Rigby
of lonkers. Private Secretary Smith saiC
this afternoon: "The death of the Governor
was great shock to us all. lie had beer
quite well for several months. This morning
he did not seem to know that he was dying
and made no alusion it. He retained
consc business until the last. He dice
through exhaustion. Governor TildeI
never had, as has been frequently stated
fall some years ago, and this together witt
rheumatism, crippled his right arm. How.
ever. he used it in writing and IN signing
checks. He had passed most of the time III
Greystone Tor some years. He had not beer
In New York since March. The house il
Gramcrcv Park has been in the care of amar
and two female servants. He was man o
| very active mind, and it has been difficult t
get him TO take that rest and quiet that HI
needed AT his age. He has had th-oat troubl,
for years. which caused an impediment il
his speech. II was difficult to under
stand him on that account. 1t troubled hin
more particularly on lying do Sn. In spite o
it all he went out daily driving. and used hi
steam yacht Viking frequently in. trips t,
Sandy Hook and other points. He passet
much of his time in reading. and had proba
bly, one of the finest book collections in thi
country. His reading was of a general char
actor and embraced matters pertaining :
other countries. His last cruise in his zach
was last Wednesday, when he went down tn
Bay"
Ex-Comptroller Andrew II. Green arrive,
nj Grey at O'Clock tonight. He told
not he made until Mrs Pelton. the sister o
Mr rilden, and her granddaughter. Mrs. Han
ard, arrived from Narragansett Pier. The
are expected tomorrow. He said that moth
ing could be satr at present about the will O
the disposition of the estate. Three o
MIR. Tden's hicces arrived to-nigh
from New Lebanon in company wit