The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-08-05


Nfw \ oRK. Aug. a Flag- nll over
the city are At halt-mast in honor oi
aud in respect Mr. to lildcu.
Judge Douohuu, oi the supreme court
said: lilo was very abic muu, lHitl,
elected president OF tur Cnttvu
states, as suppose Is now generally
admitted Judge Black, OF the court
ut cpmmuuplcas, sud his death is II
great los, both personally and puliiI-
cally. Lawyer David McCuu said.
lie Was a man of great ability. hu
Was cheated uut OF the presidency ~
The news OF MIR Tlldcu's death spread
through the city very rapidly and cN
prcss,Ons Ot sorrow were hcHd on all
sides, aud irum parties of all political
faith
When the news Was received Ht
police headquarters some of the OIL
rials regasdcd it asa huaA aud re-.
fused to believe it, the wires however
soon settled the question, and then
began n -cAsuu of speculation and re-
trusprctiun The one great feature ul
all talk incidental To MIR IildCn'-
death was tho loss 1t would be- to th,
democratic party, that hHs OF late
been robbed 10y death of such leader
as seymour. Hendricks, john kolly
and others "ilis loss will tall very
heavy u1on the democracy said ten.
sal fitI John Porter "liidcn was
regarded as Il mentor by many OF thc
leaders of the party aud they WI
now bea great loss whore TO 90 l'
: for advice
ut seems to me, said senator Muir
phy that the democratic party j. rap
idly goingto pieces, aud That Hll IT.
shining lights are being taken ava,
by tho hand OF death Mr.. Iidct
Was mau whom thC dcmurrHlicpartl
cau never replace
"rhe democracy are having hAr,
luck aud no mistake" said ~crato
punkett, NOV that the leader b
dead things begin io look yer.
cloudy"
business men of the cit, lost ~
time in paying tribute to the states
mans memory by displaying hag- \
half mast. Every building of prom
nence down town had it, Nag lowerr
at half mast. Flag We're also di'
played ut hat mast on all puOll
NullillhRH hH hpOu ~ wv A'HAH W ~
lidcu WAS verified
At MIR. Tilden's handsome re-idcuc
IN Grammarcy Park to-day drs y
h. Fay was In charge OF the house an
servants She stated she had hear
the rumor, but had a- ye! received II
Information Oi the eN governor
death; that telegrams addressed
Mrs. Tildcn were received al III
house this morning, but none oi II
family were In the city.
PARTICULARS or ms pEAIH,
YoNKEKs, y. y, Aug. 4, Samu
j. Tilden died at Greystone lms mo
ming al $50 o'clock lie h-d been cI
loving his usual good health up
last SATURDAY While sitting on n
.toop OF his residence after sundoW
on that evening, he WAS taken with
slight chill which settled ON his -tor
ach aud bowels, producing iuntW
ton from which he suffered alimgl
SUNDAY. he was slightly better Al
was able to ride out, bul sunday ey
ming he iolt much worse aud routi
ued 10 grow weaker hut uulil IA
night there were no fears Of The GO
sequence, This morning IL bccat
apparent that the end was near /
Charles +. Symmonds and Miss nou
a relative of Iildcn, were nj the pc
sid l.. a few moments before \
I Tilden died, he tried to speak b
| only moved hi- lips, falling to ma
any sound. He passed AWAY quiet
and peacefully. His death oc9urr
In the south chamber Of the manst'
overlooking the Hudson.
No arrangements have yet be
made for the funeral Geo. w, smI
Mr.. Tildens private secretary, has !
received any Instructions from
relatives. Mr. Tilden wa- born
February ", 1914, IN New LepAn