The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-08-10
DEAD!
]. Tilden Quietly Dies
at His Home i'm Gray
stone, New York.

With oil the force that q great calaml.
ty carries with It. when totally unexpeci.
ed, comes The sad news o. the death Of
that wise statesman and public henefac-
tor, SAMUEL JOKES TILDEN. ex.Presiden'
OF the United States. 1t is almost too
Incredible for belief, that the brave old
heart that never failed it's party, and
whose best liie.blood was used for its
coun,ry's benefit. nox lies COLD and
pulsele.s. We had hardly lain aside his
last letter of advice to Congress, con-
tanning o clearne.' OF expression and
shrewdness Of thought, that il seems i'm.
possible 10 he possessed by one who was
already facing eternity. when the news
reached Us that des:h had pslsied the
writer's hand. and checked the wheels in
The machinery OF the noble lite, whose
words Of advice we're considered worthy
Of engrossing the attention Of the grand
est body on earth-tbe United States
Congress. os,a5s
Mr.. Tilden died peacefully at bic home
at Graystone d, $50 A. NJ on the morn
ing OF Wednesday, August 4. His7dea'h
was csused by the heart fruIug in It's
work. and folhwed by an acute attack Of
dianle, and nausea Owing TO troubles
incident to his age, be was very weak at
The time OF the fatal attack, and his last
moments we're marked by extreme fee.
bleness q For several months he had
been enjoying remarkably good health
for man OF bis indrpities, and his
friends we're daily coDgratula,ing them
selves on his improved appearance. He
gained in flesh thirty. 1--WE pounaa in SIX
months. He bad been In The habit of
taking q long carriage ride daily. end Of
ten vent, out for q trip In bis yacht vi
king. si His lat carriage ride, was on
the sunday before bic death. This was
after taking chill, from which be had
recovered the day before. The cold set.
tied 10. his bowels and stomach causing
purging and vomiting. But on the next
dag, be felt 30 much better as 10 take 0
carriage ride On Monday and Tuesday
he still felt hel,er. but on Tuesday night
vac again taken BY the same symptoms.
and wss forced to retire TO bis room II
was evident to his friends that his life
blood was fast ebbing away, and their
fears were realized when the Angel OF
Death knocked, and entering, bore away
the suffering spirit.
Mr.. .TILDEN was known IS one OF the
shire widest attorneys OF his day, one OF
he leading statesmen OF the nation and
isaespecially pointed TO with pride by bis
friends for his noble work In LAYING bare
the macbinatlons Of The Infamous TWEED
Ring. The feeling Of regret is univer-
Democratic party feeling that it
has lost a1fwise mentor, aud the nation
that staunch supporter Of it's rights is
no more. ,i,., ~
Mr.. TILDEN was hon at New Leba-
non, New York, in the year 1914, and at
the time OF his death was seventy-two
years old. He was OF English ancestry,
and vas relative OF one of the mer-
chants OF England who helped to fit up
the Mayaower.
He was elected Govern ,r OF New York
on the Democratic ticket, and was after.
wards BY. The same patty nominated and
elected President OF the United States
When that part Of the history. OF our
countr,, embraced in the nineteenth cen
tury will he written, we know We shall
6nd--tbe work would be incomplete
without 1.-THE name OF SAMuELlJ. TIL