The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-08-12
Death of Sam'I j. Tilden.

On the morning of the 4th, at Greystone, N.
| y, on the Hudson. Sam'l j. Tilden breathed
his last, in the 73d year of his age Mr.. Tilden
was taken i'll on Sunday, and on Monday even
ing he was seized with a fit of vomiting, which
rspeae at Intervals DURING Mona ngh
on Tuesday, and he was also troubled with
collie. OnTuesday night he began to complain
of severe pans In his lo1ns, and it was found
that gas was accommodating lii his bowels. His
bowels became very much dlstended and
action of the lungs and heart was seriously in
terferred with. Resort was had to mulants,
but the patient became unconscious about four
O'Clock Wednesday morning and grew rapidly
weaker until his heart ceased its pulsations
entirely. Just before he became unconscious
he asked to be lifted from his bed into a chair,
and mechanically drew through glass tube
the contents of a goblet. 1t was while the tube
was in his mouth that he lapsed into a coma
tose state. After death the body was taken
from he chair and laid in the bed. Me TiIdan's
chronic. trouble was old fashioned palsy. He
had been thus afflicted for ten Years. For the
past four months Mr. Tilden had been In IN
usually good health and in bright spirits. He
evident pleasure, and as late as Saturday after
noon Wa5 OUT driving.
anoe has been such as to excite the deepest
sympathy of those who knew him in his more
vigorous days. He was greatly emaciated, his
was completely paralyzed, and his legs, arms
and hands were very thin. When he attempted
to walk ne was oplged to move very slowly
wonderfully keen eyes, however, never lost
their cleainegs nos Intelligent expression
The intelligence of his death was wholly un-
expected, although his intimate friends have
known for several months that heMas falling
in strength very rapidly. His powerof speech
practically left him more than five years ago,
and recently his voice, even in 10 whisper, has
been getting fainter and fainter.
Mr.. Iilden owned g magnt1eent city house
or the south side of eifafhefcy Park, and,
althoughhe has constantly kept a. retlnue Of
Servants there. he has not occupied the house
himself i'm more Than four years. Re found that
tfaVelIng bRtWeSn Yopkers (wbere GreystonA
is situated} and New York Was fatigHing, and
four years ago last spring he decided to 1halse
Greystone his permanent home. There he Eept
up his interest'in politics to a certain extent,
and received and entertained his most Until
mate friends. He had never married.
1t is believed that Mr.. Tilden left property
worth between ten and fifteen millions of
dollars. The executors of his estate will be
John EigeioW and Andrew II. Green.
Mr. Iifden.was admitted to lie bar in 1o4l eli~
ted the N. r 0r7atltg Nea6s during the presidep-
tIal canvass In 1874 : was a member of the New |
York Assembly IN 1873 and of the constf ii |
sisonal c3nYenti9n q bis state IN 1919 !; was
In 1876, and again feading fngipbAF Of tilg STATE
constitutional convention in 1857, In 1874 he |
was elected Governor or New York, in which |
position he gained national reputation, and |
IL nc wac nominated by the convention which
net at ST. Louis as the democratic candidate |
or President with the late Thomas A. Hen
tricks on the ticket for Vtce-President. In
emocratic party and SINCE tiiat time has on4y I
cted US an s.adyiser srather than a. leader; his
sd 6rs.fi y EsiEeit. g * - -