Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-08-12
Retaining His Mental Faculties
Unimpaired to the Close Of
His Eventful Career.
How the News Was Observation-Disclosures
ton by Governor Hin-Resolution
by Congress Biographical
Sketch of His Life.

Sketch of His Life.
NEW YORK. Aug. 4.-Samuel J. Tilden
died at his home at Greystone, n. Y, at
S:45 q. m, to-day, TIlden had been in
feeble health for some time, yet his sud-
den demise this morning was entirely
unexpected. The end was peaceful and
quiet. The immediate cause of Mr..
Tilden's death was failure of the heart,
following an acute attack of diarrh9a
and nausea. There we're present at the
time Mr.. Tilden's neice, Miss Gould and
Doctors Charles z. Simonds and Samuel
Swift.
Paralysis and bodily infirmities incident
t. old age had reduced Mr.. Tilden to a
mere skeleton, and his last days were
marked by extreme feebleness. His
mental faculties, however, were
bright and unimpaired up to the last. He
suffered much from indigestion, and
twice week was visited by his physi-
clan, who often has spoken lately of Mr..
TIlden's still robust intellect. Drs.
Simonds and Swift were with him when
he died.
His memory was unusually retentive,
and to the last he preserved most exact
methods in dealing with the concerns of
his house and farm. Each day he talked
with his business manager and confiden-
tial secretary, Mr.. Geo. W. Smith, and
shared complete acquaintance with the
smallest details of his business. His
medicine was administered with almost
mathematical eXactness, and it rarely
happened that his night doses were
missed at the regular time and it was the
same with his food. Every ounce
he ate was calculated and weighed
before being prepared and set before
him. Rich soup in enthusiastically SIN all
quantities were supplemented with small
draughts of creamy milk, the latter the
yield of his famous Attorneys and Guern-
seyS, together with the tenderest part of
chicken, Il mere morsel, readily mas
ticated, made up his d let These viands,
temptingly cooked and carried to his lips
by his attendant, frequently failed to
rouse his appetite, and were returned al
most untaSted. 1t was a matter of COM
ment among his intimates that he should
have been able on so little nourishment
to sustain life at all.
THE NEWS IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Aug. News of the death
of Mr.. Tilden was received on the Stock,
Petroleum. Cotton and other exchanges
shortly before ten O'Clock and placed up
on the official bulletins. 1t caused ex-
pressions of sorrow on all sides. The
flags on the City Hall and other pu bile
buildings, hotels and business houses
generally were placed at half-mast on the
receipt of the news of his death.
GOVERNOR HILLS TELEGRAM.
ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. Upon receipt
of the news of Mr.. Tilden's death Gov
error Hill Immediately sent the following
dispatch:
STATE OF NEW YORK,
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, :
ALBANY, n. Y, Aug. 4, 1886.
COLONEL SAMUEL J. TILDKN. GREYSToNE,
n y: learn with deep regre. OF the d TiId OF
! tender to you and the other relatives my
sincere sympathy in your great bereave-
of her most eminent statesmen, and our
own state one OF its most illustrious sons
Please inform me. Mt your earliest conven-
ience of the date which may be fixed for
the funeral, as shall endeavor to attend
ISignedl DAVID b. HILL.
GOVERNOR HILLS PROCLAMATION.
ALBANY, n. Y, Aug. 4.-Governor Hill
to-day issued the following proclama-
ton:
STATE OF NEW YORK.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
=
Iannounce to the people OF the State with
sincere regret the death of samuel J. Tilden.
After lons and active career devoted to
the public good and the rendition OF cons pic
uouS services in behalf of the people, he TINS
morning peacefully passed away ut his
chosen retreat at Greystone, on the banks or
the Hudson. The country loses one of its
a plest statesmen and the State OF New York
one of It's foremost citizens. He was twice
aur teptesG member Of two eonstitutional
conventions, Governor of the State for two
OF the greatest parties of the country for the
Presidency and received the electoral
vote of his native State, and upon the popu-
lar vote was declared the choice OF major
ity OF the voters OF the United states. As 3
private citizen and in every public station
with conspicuous fidelity. His last public
uttevance which attracted universal atten :
zion exhibited the same Split OF nnsei hn,a
career, and was in behalf of strengthening
the defenses of his country that ne loved so
we'll 1t Is meet that the close of such
life should be marked with more than pass
ing notice. The Legislature not being In
session at this time, commend to the PEG
long, faithful and honorable services as they
may deem appropriate. Now, therefore: it
Is hereby directed as mark of regard for
the distinguished dead that the flags upon
the Capitol AMI upon all public buildings OF
the State, including the armories and ar
at half mast until and including the day of
the funeral, and the citizens of the state for
a IKE PERIOD are requested to unite In ap-
propriate tokens of respect.
Given under my hand and seal of the State,
at the Capitol in the City of Albany. this
the fourth day of August, in the year of GU r
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
eighty six.
BY the Governor. DAVID B. HILL
IRVING F. CRAGIN, Acting Private Secretary.
THE NEWS OF MR.. TILDEN's DEATH IN
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The news OF
the death of Mr.. Tilden was received in
this city soon after nine O'Clock yester.
day morning and spread rapidly over the
city. AS the announcement of his death
had not been preceded by any news of
his serious illness, it created general
surprise. The President heard of his
death about half-past nine O'Clock and at
once sent the following telegram OF
sympathy to Mr.. Tilden's nephew:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, !
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4, 1886.
COLONEL SAMUEL j. TILDEN. Jr., fonkers:
have at this moment learned of the sudden
death of your Industrious relative Samosa '