Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-04-20
MATTHEW ARNOLD DEAD
The Noted English Writer and Scholar
SuccumbS to an Attack of
Heart Disease.
His Death Doubtless Due to Violent
Physical Exercise Taken on
Saturday.

LONDON, April 16.-Mr. Matthew Arnold
the noted poet, scholar and critic, whose
| recent article on 'Civilization in the
| United States" attracted much attention,
| died uddenly yesterday IN Liverpoo!
! from heart disease. Mr.. Arnold arrived
! in Liverpool on Saturday to meet his
| daughter, who was on her way to England
| from New York on the steamer Aura MIA.
| He stayed at the Dinglc Hotel with his
| sister, Mrs. Crapper. During the even
| ing he was III exuberant spirits. He took
a lCng walk, and tried to clear a railing
near the house by jump. He failed,
| but again made the attempt, taking a
running jump, and succeeded. No III
results appeared at the moment. Mr..
| Arnold knew he suffered from a disease
of the heart, and DR.. Sir Andrew Clark
had warned him against any sudden
exercise. Yesterday morning he was
apparently well. He attended the Pres
! by terian Church, ard after luncheon went
out for walk with Mrs. Arnold. He, was
still in high spirits. Soon after leaving
the house he suddenly fell forward and
never afterward spoke. His daughter
arrived at Liverpool an hour after his
death. No inquest will be necessary.
1hu6G ldlSly al LII. HIhO4u lell lG
was carried into the house of doctor
near by. He was still breathing, but un-
conscious. The physiciaE poured spirits
down his throat but he never rallied at all,
and died within four inmates after being
taken in doors. The doctors have given
certificate that Mr.. Arnold's death was
due to heart disease.
The works of Matthew Arnold have Gov
cred wide diversity of subj and
nave achieved prominence wherever the
English language is spoken. He was the
eldest son of the late Rev. Thomas
Arnold, ID. D., Head Master of Rugby,
being born at Lateham, near Stalnes,
Eng, December "a, 1922. He was educat-
ed at Winchester, Rugby and Oxford.
He graduated from Oxford in 1914, with
honors, having one year. previously won
the Newdigate prize for English verse.
Three years later he became private sec
retary to the late Lord Lansdowne, whom
he served in that ca pacity until his mar
riage in 1851 with the daughter of Justice
Wightman, when he was appointed lay
Inspector of Schools under the Commit
tee of Council on Education. His first
literary fame was earned in 1S4S, when
the "Strayed Reyeller, and other poems,"
appeared. This work was folio we'd in the
next half-dozen years by works of a
severely classical order in the form
of poems and tragedies. Mr..
Arnold was elected Professor of
Poetry at Oxford in 1857. and in 1861
published three lectures "On Translation
of Homer" which he had delivered before
the University of Oxford. He also pub
lished in this year descriptions of the ed
ucational systems of France, Germany
and Holland. Mr.. Arnold collected and
published in 1865 a number of his con-
tribUtions in prc5e and verse to periodi-
cal literature, under the title OF Essays
in Criticism" Among the works pub
lished by him in subsequent years have
been Lectures on the Study of Celtic
Literature;" "New Poems" 1Ss6); "Cul-
tnre and Anarchy" 1S69.; "St. Paul
and Professionalism" 1S70,; " friendships
Garland 1871,: in 1873 "Literature and
Dogma; an Essay Toward Better Ap-
prehension of the Bible," and in 1877
Lost Essays on Church and Religion"
In 1869 Mr.. Arnold received the honor
ary degree of Doctor of Laws from the Uu-
iversity of Edinburg, and IN 1870 from
the University of Oxford. Four or five
years later the King of Italy conferred op
him the order of Coz. mander of the
Crown of Italy, in recognition of his tu-
ition of the young Duke of Genoa, who
resided with his family while pursuing
his studies in England.
In late years Mr.. Arnold has provoked
unfavorable comment and criticism from
his contemporaries in this country by
reason of his writings on America, some
of which wei e perhaps not in the best of
taste, considering the courtesy with which
he was received and treated by distin-
guished people here.