New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-19
JOHN B. COUGH DEAD.
LAST WORDS OF THE TEMPERANCE ORATOR
DYING AT THE HOME OF A FRIEND IN FRANKFORT
his WIFE BESIDE HIM.


| DYING AT THE HOME or A FRIEND IN FRANKFORT
his WIFE BESIDE HIM.
| PHILADELPHIA, Feb 1S-John b. Cough the
| eloquent temperance lecturer, died at 4:4O p. IN.
to-day at the home of DR.. H. Bruce Burns in Frank
! ford, where he was taken on Monday night when
| stricken with paralysis while lecturlng at the
| Frankfort Presbyterian Church. His wife was at
| his bedside when he died. There were also pres
ent Mrs. Pidge, his sister, Mrs. Burns and two
neces Misses Mary and Fanny Whitcomb John
Wanamaker the Rev. Thomas Murphy. aud Mrs.
| Jacob Wagner. 1t was recalled to-day that the
last words spoken by Mr.. Cough were: Young
nan, make your record clean"
COUGH AS HE WAS KNOWN AT gHOME.
BELOVED OF ALL-HIs CHARITIEs-THE WORK HE
DID.
WORCESTER, Feb Is (SpecidD The progress
OF John b. Coughs illness watched with socitude
here at his home and news Of his death is received with
profound emotions Of sorrow Although his residence
was just outside the city limits In the old town Boys
ton he was always pleased 10 speak OF himself
as citizen of Worcester, and among the older
citizens who knew him personally he and
beloved There are many persons living III Worcester
to-day who remember Mr. Cough before his reforma
when reckless youth he picked up precarious ex-
isence in barroOms by the exercise OF his talents
and his rare gifts OF mmicry which afterward him
such the lecture platform. These
have watched his with interest Mr..
Cough formed few friendships, but was
trne and loyal TO the old When not away on
his lecturing tours he lived quietly hillside, his
tul country home the high land dividing the water
sheds of the Nashua and Blackstone rivers The
is roOmy and oldlashioned facing the south and
setting we'll back from the road II is
luxurously furnished aud adorned with many rare and
interesting objects picked up by Mr.. Cough on his
travels The library exceptionally fine and is es-
pecaly rich in the works of Cruikshank, the English
artist, who a personal friend OF Mr.. Cough The
farm is ncOsed by massive stone walls and its natu-
rally poor soil has brought under cultivation
enormous cost
Mr.. Cough hospitable and charitable.
There always welcome Hillside
for every caller. matter what his condition
tiOn in life and person ever went away cold
hungry. Mr. Coughs charities were almost innumer-
able For years he supported the widow and family OF
IN tbs sTs1 @ W"1ceseT a E5nd nGod drunk
take the pledge. He not osentatious, but
was always ready to the call of any of the ocal
oLis city was in Mechanics Hall on December 90 when
he delivered his lecture Peculiar People" for the
benefit of the Young Mems Christian Association. 1t
noted NJ that time that his physical seemed
to be failing. He began with his old energy
aud magnetism but became exhausted be-
fore he was half through and his efforts
TO finish satisfactorily were almost painful to the au
that he did expect to live through the coming
Mr. Cough did an almost incredible amount Of platform
work. Up TO tho first of the present year
fully half a million miles. over one million copies OF
his lectures than hundred thousand copies
OF his autobiography have been sold. He earned
amount Of money, but dispensed IL freely and u
believed that he left large property. His family at
his wifes dead brother. Mr.. Cough a member OF
Piedmont Congregational Church and when In town
doubtless take place In this city. But arrangements
for II have yet been made