The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-02
Mrs. Bayard Dead.

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WAsHSeroE, February Mrs. Bay
ard, wife of the Secretary CT State, dice
at her residence in this city at $50 this
morning.
The immediate cause of Mrs. Bayard's
death was congestion of the brain,
brought on by the shock of her daugh.
ter's sudden death, two weeks ago. For
the first week following that event she
stood the strain and excitement quite
well. but a week ago last Friday she
was compelled to take to her bed, and
grew gradually worse from day to day.
On Thursday, congestion of the brain
made It's appearance. She was uncon-
scions for twenty-four hours before her
death. Although for years Mrs. Bay
ard had been a confirmed invalid, she
had for the last six months been in bet
ter health than for many years. Last
sun mer she was very i'll at her home in
Wilmington, Del, with complication
of diseases of the liver and stomach,
and her recovery at that time
was considered doubtful. At the
solicitation of her daughter, Miss
Kate. she put herself @ under
care of DR.. F. A. Gardiner, of this city.
and under his treatn ent she had i'm
proved so much as TO be able to go into
society this winter and although still
infrm, she was in comparatively good
health when her daughter died. She
was about 81 years age. With the ex-
ception of her daughter, Mrs. Warren
of Boston, and her son, who is in Ari-
IONA, the family were present when she
died. The body will be taken to Will
mington for burial tomorrow and the
funeral will be held there on Tuesday.
The death Of Mrs. Bayard will have a
marked effect on the social festivities
at the Capital. 1t closes in absolute
mourning for week the White House,
and the homes of Cabinet ministers,
and withdraws from society the Presi-
dent and Miss Cleveland, members OF
the Cabinet and their families. yf
On the announcement of the sad
event, the President directed the i'm.
mediate recall of invitations for the
State dinner to the Supreme Court,
which was to have been given on Thurs
day evening, and Secretary and Mrs.
Endicott Withdrew their invitations for
Cabinet dinner on Friday evening.
MlOS OlCNClduQ Will HUI DIT
to callers during the week and her
Saturday afternoon reception will be
abandoned. The Secretary and Mrs.
Whitney, had issued cards for a series
of Thursday evening receptions, but
their house will be closed for week
and all acceptances of the invitations by
the Cabinet families for that period
will be revoked. This winter Mrs.
Bayard's health was so much improved
that she took her place at the head of
the cabinet ladies, and assisted at the
Presidents reception on New-Year S
Day. At Miss Uleveland's first Satur-
day afternoon reception she flied the
place of honor as hostess, back of The
line in the Blue Parlor, with distin-
guished grace and marked cordially
which was noted as the most pleasant
feature of the occasion. At President
Cleveland's first state dinner, that given
in honor of the Cabinet two weeks ago
Thursday night, she occupied the place
of honor at the Presidents right,
and the exchange of congratulations
which went about the circle of the
official family on her improved
health and bouyant spirits, added
much to the pleasure of the gathering.
The cessation of social festivities is but
a feeble indication of the personal loss
which every Cabinet family feels in the
terrible bereavement, which has befallen
the household of the Secretary of State.
1t is well understood that there would
be a more marked expression of SYM
patty and coincidence on their part, did
not Mr.. Bayard, prefer otherwise in his
characteristic consideration for others,
and his desire that his private griefs, al
most unbearable as they would
seem to be, should not unduly
affect the. public. The. President was
Immediately notified of Mrs. 9Bayard' s
death, and he at once sent Col.
Lamont with a note of coincidence
to Secretary Bayard, and later in the
day Miss Cleveland called at the house.
There will be no funeral services. in
Washington. The remains will be taken
by special car to Wilmington and de-
POSTED in the old Swedish church,
where theywill remain until Tuesday at
ternoon, when the Episcopal service
will be read and the body placed in the
to1ub. Mr.. Bayard has asked that no
official demonstration be made, and the
President will not go to Wilmington.
Several members of the Cabinet will,
however, attend the funeral. The Cab
met officers, Senators, Representatives.
diplomats and public men generally
have called at the Bayard mansion to-
day to express their sympathy with the
Secretary in his affection