Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-05
THR PATRIOT DEAD.
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macadamized drive, lined on either side
by Or trees, leads up 70 tne front door,
lnder the portlco. On entering the hall,
which which runs through the center OF
The entire house, and midway, on the
north side, in a sub.hallway, rises the
grand staircase, lighted by a stained
glass skylight. The southern half of the
first floor Is divided into reception and
musc rooms, salon, parlor and library
Above these on the second floor were Mr.
Tilden's suite OF sleeping, dressing and
ralet's rooms Crowded into every niche
and corner Of these rooms are bookcases
tull 81 rare ana valuable works which
Mr. Tilden spared neither time nor
money IN collecting. One room was de-
voted % books on agriculture, dairy farm
ing, horses, sheep, dogs and poultry
They all showed evidence OF having been
frequently used. The third story Is di-
yided into eight spacious chambers which
we're used as the guest chambers. The
kitchen and servants quarters are In an
extension wnich form part Of the build
ing and IRE cut of by a hallway. The
billiard room is on the second floor OF
this extension and is lighted by six Inn
mense windows
NORTH, south, east aud west the ground
rises IN natural knobs which gives free
scope for landscape gardening without
fear Of artificial effect The forest
trees oi every variety in the grounds
Immediately surrounding the house
were Mr. Tilden's especial pride. They
were watched, cleaned and nursed with
The same attention that he gave 10 BIZ.
bloodod stock. On the second terrace Of
aNn d. wfr IN ha fsiy "a ka
rear OF the house stands an enormous
oak which was Mr. Tilden's especial pet
He had comfortable wildwood settee
bnill under it, and often sat there by the
hour listening to the reading of Miss
GOui his constant companion.
SIR. TLDES's DAILY LIE.
Mr. Tlldeu usually woke in the morn
ing about hali-past four. An electric bell
at the head Of his bed summoned his valet,
who gave him his medicine, which he
took as regularly as his food. Afterward
he Jay still until about O'Clock, |
seemingly doing, though when his
yalet, thinking him asleep, approached |
the bed, he would find his bright eyes |
open Gud watching him. II he felt well |
he was assisted down TO o'clock |
breakfast, which usually consisted Of |
milk and some rich broth Owing to au |
attack Of para ysis, Mr.. Tilden was un-
able 20 close his lips, and his mouth was |
constantly open. His right hand, from
the same cause, was entirely useless,
trembling al the time He had not even |
the power 20 raise IL TO his mouth. His .
left hand was out slightly affected by the |
stroke OF paralysis, and he had the pa'.
tial ust Of IT, in eating, he used his left |
band 10 hold up his lower Jaw His filth |
fol companion, Miss Anna Gould, who is
the i5ter Of the wife of Mr.. Henry Tldcn, |
plnCei 20 hts mouthcyery particle of food |
iha, he ate She generally put IL 10 his |
mouth with q spoon and he was enabled |
10 swallow 10 by raising his lower jaw
with hIs LET hand and putting his head
back
While al breakfast the morning papers |
Wcr read him, AMI notes made by his |
secretaries at his direction of any i'm |
pOrMul point or move Ia the political |
Bo7!i After breakfast he usually went |
into Dis Office on the right side of the |
hall, where be saw the different employees |
OF the place and heard their respective |
reports concerning the welfare of his !
stock aud farm, In all that peItained to |
his cattle, his garden, his horses or his
dogs, M Tiiden manifested the greatest
iusprest He went into the mlnutest de-
tails, and often astonlshed the men with
valuable suggestions about their different
work which lhey, who have been in that
especial branch Of farming all their lives,
had never thought Of.
rilE FORCE OF HABIT STILL STRONG.
Whc2 "a mis- office Mr. Tllden usually
recfined IN an immense bamboo armchair
which is lined with the softest cushions
He was usually dressed in soft dressing
gown, dark trousers and slippers. While
he could NOT speak above a whisper, and
that not without great effort and only
lew words at time, he gave directions
concerning everything that was done,
either ON the place or on the farm. He
had two secretaries, who were kept busy
all the time looking after the vast details
Of his business and tabulating the in
crease and production of the stock and
hrm thelr figures being scanned by Mr..
1ilden before they were tled away He
MAS very methodical and thorough in
everything that he did.