The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-06-26
DEATH OF MRS. HAYES
The Wife of the Ex-PreSident Passes Away
While Unconscious.

Fremont, Ohio, June 26.-Mrs. Hsye:
died at $50 O'Clock this morning. The
funeral will take place Friday. Mrs
Hayes passed q quiet night. sinking gradu,
ally until the hour of her death. At hel
bedside were members Of the family, to
gether with Mrs Mitchell, cousin of Gen.
Hayes, Mrs. Huntington, cousin Of Mrs.
Hayes. Lucy Keeler, Mrs. A A. Miller and
the physicians.
All aight long the sorrowing family
watched around the bed side. Mrs. Hayes
| lay mOtionless, and bur for the faint
| breathing ana the weak fluttering of the
| pulse there were no signs OF life The
| anxious watchers were waiting only for
| the inevitable end. bowed with grief and
scarcely word was spoken the long night
through. The ply sicIsns kept in the back
ground and the family were alone with the
loved one In vain they hoped for a slight
rally that might come before death. so that
she could recognize and speak 20 them. As
morning dawned the hold on life grew
weaker and weaker and finally the spirit
took its flight In voice ch0ked with
grief the physician Announced the end had
come and the fRmily's long virgil closed IN
prostraIion and grief
Gen. Hayes and his fodf grown sons,
Burchard, Webb. Reed and Scott, were
deeply affected, while Fanny Was nearly
prOStrated with grief and her long sleep
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entire city is in mourning, and lags are at
half mast Telegrams OF coincidence have
been received from many friends, among
them President and Mrs. Harrison. a.
Mrs. Hayes maiden name was Lucy
Ware Webb. She was born Aug 2S, 1881,
at ChillicOthe, OHIO. aud was the youngest
child and only daughter of DIR. James
Webb and Maria Cook Her grandfather,
Judge Isaac Cook, came fro.1 Connecticut
in 1881, and all four of her great-grandfa-
theirs served in the revolutionary war. Her
father served in the war of 1872. Mrs.
Hayes was married Dec 30. 1852 At the
breaking out of the rebellion her husband
entered the army, and from that time until
refuge for the wounded, sick and fur
loughed soldiers going 10 or returning from
the front She spent two winters IN camp
with her husband in Virginia, and
after the battle at South Mountain,
where he was badly wounded, hastened
and Joined him at Middleton, Md,
and later spent much time in the hospital
near Frederick City. During the four
years of her life at the white house she
was distinguished by the graceful cordial
ity with which she received all who came.
Since the retirement of her husband from
public life she has been an ardently inter-
ested member OF the Women.s Relief
Corps and served during successive years
as president of the WOmen's Home Mis-
siOnaTy society of the Methodist Episcopal |
church.
CLEVELAND, June Z6.-A Leader special /
from Fremont says: The sad and long |
hours of watching and waiting for some |
change for the better in the condition of /
Mrs. Hayes have ended. All through the /
night the physicians aud family were con.
stantly in and around the sick chamber. |
In the early part of the night there were /
fears the end was not far off. At O'Clock 4
this morning answers came from the resi- /
dence, ''She was failing" In fact that was
the predomInating feeling. but she would /
rally for a short time and
then relapse. At few minutes before 1
Z O'Clock this morning the sad an
was made that Mrs. Hayes
had passed away at $50. Her death was
very easy and without distress. Gen. /
Hayes was much affected. but, as did all
the family, he bore up as well as could be
expected.
Mrs. Hayes never regained consciousness
after the attack of Friday last
During last evening Mrs. Hayes pastor,
Rev. j. Mills, and Rev. Z. Z. Burnes,
pastor of the Presbyterian church, were
there and were requested TO hold services
in the sick room. Only the family and at
tending physicians were present. After &
short scripture reading brief prayers were
offered by both ministers.
The funeral will occur Friday afternoon
AZ O'Clock from the residence in Spiegef /
Grove Complete arrangements have not
vet been made. President McCRbe, of !
Delaware university, will be the officiating
clergyman President McCabe of1iciated
AZ their marriage and also at their silver
anniversary.