Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-13
HORATTO SEYMOUR.
New Works War Governor Desd-A Sketch Of
His Career.
lBy telegraph to the Dispatch.l

lBy telegraph to the Dispatch.l
UTICA, n. Y, February Elk
Governor Seymour died at exactly 10
o'clock tonight at the residence of his
sister. Mrs. Roscoe COnkling. lie be-
gan to fail perceptibly at 1 o'clock this
afternoon. Shortly afterwarG, owing
20 stmulants being administered him,
he rallied little but soon relapsed into
total Inconsistencies. During his i'll
ness he experienced little if any phys
ical suffering, and to-day was wholly
without pain. Mrs. Seymour, who is
very i'll, sat with her husband
during the afternoon. Most of the time
the Ex-Governor rested peacefully. At
halfpast he was sinking rapidly. His
pulse could scarcely be counted, and
respiration was more and more difficult.
lie expired without struggle, and as
peacefully as if falling asleep. The
immediate cause of death was cerebral
eifusion, the usual process Of death in
old age. Those present when he passed
away were Mrs. Seymour and her sis
ter. Mrs. Nelson, Of New Brunswick,
y. j.; the Ex-Governor brother,
John F. Seymour, of Utica; his sis
tiers, Mrs. Linklaen and Mrs. Conkling;
Or. W. +. Ford, and Judge Bulger.
As vet no arrangements have been
made for the funeral. The beginning
Of Governor Seymour's physical all
ments dates from a sunstrOke which
beiell him in the summer Of 1876
while he was industriously at work on
the roads of his town as pathmaster,
an Office which he was wont TO say he
had asked for. He exerted himself
beyond his strength in the extreme
heat, and the consequence was a
severe attack of vertigo, with pain
in the head and some irregularity
Of the heart. Ii left him weak, and
always afterwards his walking was less
easy and on occasions he was not steady
while standing on his feet. He accepted
the stroke as warning, and never felt
that he completely recovered from it.
He was so little disposed TO tell Of his
infrmities that he was pressed to labor
in behalf Of Mr.. Tilden beyond his
strength. lie maintained, on the whole,
a comfortable condition from that time
till the spring Of 1880, when he
took cold, which brought on congestion
of the lungs and acute Inflammation of
the kidneys. lie suffered much and
death seemed imminent. Several medi-
cal consultations were held, and his re-
covery, which was supposed to be i'm
possible, followed. lie was still sut-
fering and was quite weak when he was
urged into the canvass in behalf Of
General Hancock. He made four or five
speeches, beginning in Utica and clos
ing in CsnajOharie, every one of
these efforts drawing heavily on his
vital sources. He was i'll at anajO-
harie and fulfilled his engagement only
by great effort. He was further ap
pealed TO to make a closing speech at
WATERFOWL. His physicians warned
him that be might die if he went. He
responded that he perceived that the
defeat Of the Democratic candidate was
inevitable, but he could not abandon
him, and he must 60 if he died
in consequence. lie went on one
Of the coolest, rainiest, and most trying
days in early November. He was quite
i'll at starting, and utterly Frustrated
and dizzy when the meeting was over.
he was brought home i'll, and his sick
ness was serious and prolonged. This
was the end of his political work on the
platform. Mrs. Seymour was taken Ill
in the early part Of this winter, and her
husband appreciated the serious nature
Of her sickness. lie was himself
affected by it, but on New Years
came to Utica to dine with DIR. Ford,
her nephew by marriage, and seemed
more cheerful. In the last week in
January he and Mrs. Seymour became
the guests Of his sisters. Mrs. Sey-
mour has continued seriou8ly i'll, and IS
not improving. Governor Seymour be-
came nervous and lost strength, and
his digestion began to fail. These
symptoms were aggravated on Sun
day last, and on Monday were
attended with nausea. On Tuesday he
was taken ont for IN airing, but his
exhaustion increased during the latter
part Of the day. His sleep was better