New-York tribune., 1886-03-10
EX-SENATOR CHAFFEE DEAD
FATAL RESULT OF CARELESS EXPOSURE.
HIS LAST DAYS SPENT At HIS DAUGHTER's HOUSE
-SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.


daughter Mrs L. g. Grant jr. in Salem Coptrc, West
chester County, five miles fIom PuIdys Station the
Harlem Division OF the New York Central and Hudson
Riyor Railroad Mr.. Chafee had long been sufferer
at intervals rom cout nfamn alton OF the bladder
His business interests called him to Cooado in January
OF this year. While in I-aGyiie lie caught severe cold
His stomach WAS completely Lisordcred and his Old
cAcmy eout, attacked him in Of the smaller joints
! He was unable to retain any SOLID loot. lie went 10
! Denver and as lie had sufficiently recupcratcd
started FOR NewNOrk, his brOhrrIn-law Mr. seymour,
accompanying him. He arrived here in exceedingly
! feeble condition Sunday night. February d. He
stopI ed a night at the Grand Union Hotel and was
visited by pny sician Dr. Frederick A Castle. The
next morning he took the train for Pnrdys Station.
! being barely able to crawl to the depot At ns
daughters home. where found rest quiet and the
kindrst attention, lie began TO improve. He was
attended by Dr. Delmar l.. Cassenan. The inlamma
On subsidel Everything Indicated that lie would
be well enough to attend TO business again. His sOnn
law wrote to his brother, Colonel f. Grant. <.
B. Ekius, telling them OF Mr.. Chaffees improved conl
tion but these letters did not reach their destination
| until Monday.
Meanwhile Mr. ChaGee contracted another co mpalr of
| the most serious character. He had always been
intrarttbe patient As soon rs lac began To feel com
Portable he would utterly disregard the advice of his
doctor ON Sunday morning needless exposure brought
a cold and attack OF laryngitis. the
disease made rapid progress aud became evident
| that 1t would terminate fatally. DR.. Castle teio
| grapbcd lor. lIe arrived Monday evening Jesse
| Grant had preceded him 10y few hours. DR.. Castle
found Mr. Chace In condition whicn precludcl al
hone q, cure bcipg ,Gcct,d III. re.piration was r,pl
hi. voco had sunk iuto AN almost in,udiblc vbi.ncr
III. LUNGS ver, an.ct.d He had eypectratel two large
u,tchcs of crouuo,. membrane s.,,ne curaine w,s
applied to his throat AMI 1t relieved the congestion
somewhat bet did not cause any improvement in his
respiration tie was told that his end near and
he accc cd h, fate with the same .toca resignation
ItVltip
some hours before his death the only word, that came
from his lip, were FAINT call, tor brandy to stimulate uis
rapidly falling strength THIS given Linn. diluted
| with water - tablespoonful 1T n time.
Abnut Drlor, ,c,tcrlay morning he arpca ed to get
ca icr and from that time until Li, death c seemed to
bc co..lnraIy,ly hee hom PAIN There were present
when hr nf,atlcd h, last L. = Grant Ir Castle ana the
mrs, "a J. Howell C,lo,c and Nrs Fred Grant
Mrs Je-.c Grant ard : T. Ikiu, arri, ed ve.terd,y
afternoon to coupl.,e arrangement, for the funeral
The body will bc buried AT ADRIAN Mi,h. in Oa.wood,
where ~, wiic buuod. The funeral VIII take
place there.
Mr.. Cnafo, was born I'm the northern part Of New.
York siyiy.two year,ag At tho axe OF twcnty. .two
htvrn, been a clerk IN A grocery store hc removed to
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had uo dr4ira f,r ,fir. blt HAD ths cycite.
mcnt attendant upon polucll movements IT. toruel
strong friendship with Ilcharah Chandler,
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other brought him rich In tho
ceedns onty-nve years n. fortune at times re .cnel
three millions Of dollars but 'hrnkaio OF values ana
wealth
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leading sprit IN the movement lin was q mcn-
her of the Territorial Ire,.atnr. AMI speaker OF the
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,-s for eight v,,r. and .rc,rcl the admission
al tho Tertiary IA state II WI. during this period
mi hr f,rrd the leud hip OF X G. Met nrucA and
r. Iaius VINO were also Territorial drIcgates lu l~7G
inc counsel aud Mr.. Chihro oi
value the National Republican Committee. In 1881
he rendered similar service his ul friend Mr. L.Au-
N turirut OF The early effort tn bring Color ado into
In, mon brought out senator Chlnrcs H.rlity TO the
Hruuhlp.tu Marry. Andrew JoHu,uu's term I
49, pr, .t.cnt Ihe conflict brt wern Joun,ou and ths
t.nt,bl,r.us nm Cuusrr,, WA, Al n, height |
ctizcus of Cnnr,do ,n |
.,,,y.,,ton oryt,lilrd a state G,y,rutpput and |
ss"t ,r Chafrr and cy-Govrrpor Evan, To represent
n, - - ,tr u tur Tinted states senate That body g,yo
tbeiu Inr courtesy of the senate Chamber pend m the
Iscu,-ion Of the admission ~ the state Il - found
tlt the Iohu son Influence held the balance OF power IN
tn, matter Ihr Prr.drut Indicated that the price of
CInrlo adu,-.ou would be- the sluport of hrr ~cun.
Tor. Tor ms policy senator Chnn,e de- ed that he
" roud see Anuy Johnson blaukrd nrst" AMI his col
Ir.yi, -uupnrtrd hun. They went home to renew the
d.ht 10 make Colorado u Siate AZ a LATER period
Duriug 1879 Mr. Chinrr becane engaged ia cOntro-