Daily Republican., 1889-07-08
Denth Of Heywood Conant.

Denth of Haywood Conant.
1t is with the keenest sorrow that the
public will receive tidings OF the death of
Haywood Conant, associate editor of the
Every Evening. He calmly and quietly
breathed his last at the residence OF his
mother, Mrs. A. l.. Conaut, No. SOL West
Filth street, on Saturday evening, at g.
O'Clock, an hour when the sun was grad
ually sinking In the western horizon In o
galaxy of golden light.
As sank the sun behind the West,
10 sank his life in golden rest.
Mr.. Conant was stricken with facial
paralysis April 81, Easter Sunday, but
little was thought OF it except that one
so gifted, so noble and with such q strong
physical development would soon recover.
Deceptive and insidious diseased Be-
nt ath an nppar -ntly harmless exterior are
often the fatal germs OF death. So IL was
III the case of Haywood Conant. Many
were worse stricken and fully recovered
why not hel 1t was w.lled otherwise Q aud
a useful lie, which would have taken
Others similarly situated three score and
ten TO fill, was In his case crowded II to q
short life of 80 years.
Being incapacitated for his sccus-
toned work, upon the advice OF his
f"yofNnhI hts IA kSOEthuhbhy ub LUX u
prolonged rest and visited Atlantic City,
where he seemed TO be benefited by the
sea air. Returning home he thought he
was on the road to recovery, tut he
found that his disease YVES not easily to
be shaken oil. He then took q sea vow
age % Boston and made his home while
here with the Rev. Mr.. Haywood, but
tbsfead OF the long aud anxiously looked
Tor Improvement coming, he grew worse
and his mother was sent for She rs-
NAMED with him lew days and then re-
turned home with him two weeks ago
last Saturday. Everything possible
within the range OF medical ski was
done, hut all this, coupled with u
mothers fundest devotion and care,
failed TO arrest the iell disease. 1t soon
became evident that he could not re-
cover. On July 4th consultation was
held between DIR. A. X. Thomas, a lead
Ing Philadelphia hone opataic physi-
clan, and Dr. NeGendank, which resulted
in finding that the patient was suffering
from comph alton OF disease, among
which were heart diseases and kidney
affections. No hope from then was ex-
pected of his recovery, aud his end WAS
awaited In silence ard grief.
Haywood Couant was born In st. Louis
December %, 1857. His father, Horace
y. Conant, WIS o brave Union ,flicer,
and was on the staff OF General Lyon,
wLo was killed ear y in the rebellion in
an effort TO keep Missouri irym seeding
from the Union. General Lyon and his
aid, MIR. CoDant, did much TO ketp the
Slate loyal to the old flag. MIR. q nant
died in w ashington ia 1852. In about
tour years afterwards the widow and her
eon removed to this city, since which
time they and sister oi Mrs. Conant
have resided at No sol West Fifth street.
Young Corant entered aud took pre-
paratoTy course of study In I. Clarls son
Taylor school, Eighth and Wollaston
streets, alter VIII ch lie entered Cornell
University and graduated In 1878 with
high class hi noTs. After hts graduation
he com ected himself with The Ever,
Evening stall, III ing different posltiono
with such ability aud fidelity that he
rea lily arose 10 the p sition OF associate
eiitor and mHpager.
lie ha very strong physical develop
ment and was enthus ias Iieaily fond vi
athlete sports. He was II mt mBer OF the
Delaware Fitid Club ard foremost in all
sCciai features. lis dispt sitlon was
unsellish and cheerful, and he was more
careful 10 contribute to tie Tn, oyment OF
his assUcigt' than to his own. lie was
exceptionally we'll informed ulon all
leading questions Of the day, and was II
stroBg ,trehc ant writer. He was mem
Der OF the Frat Unitarian ChuIc ch and u
trus tee in the same
The funeral will take place on TUESDAY
afternoon, services to b h. Id at the home
OF his mother, INTERN nj ia Laurel Eiil
cemetery, Philadelphia.