St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-26
DEATH ENDS HER SUFFERING.
Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes Sue.
cumbs to the Grim Destroyer.


FREMONT, O., June 25.-Mrs. Ruther.
ford B. Hayes died at $50 o'cl ock this
morning, All night long the sorrow
ing family watched around the bedside.
Mrs. Hayes lay motionless, and but for
the faint breathing and the weak flut-
tering of the pulse, there were no signs
of life. The anxious watchers, waiting
only for the inevitable end, were bowed
with grief and scarcely a word was
spoken the long night through. The
physicians kept in the back ground and
the family were alone with their loved
one. In vain they hoped for a Slight
rally that might come before death so
that she could recognize and speak
to them As morning dawned
the slight hold on. life grew
weaker and weaker and finally the
spirit took flight. In voice choked
with grief, the physician announced
that the end had come and the family's
long vigil closed in prOstration and
grief. Gen. Hayes and his four grown
sons, Burchard, Webb, Rud and Scott
were deeply affected, while Fannie is
nearly Frustrated with grief and her
bedside. The entire city is in mourn
ing and flags are at half-mast. Tele-
grams of coincidence have been re-
ceived from many friends, among them
President and Mrs. Harrison. The
funeral will take place Friday after
noon.
Mrs. Hayes maiden name was Lucy Ware
We She was born the 28th of August,
1881, at Chillicothe, o., and was the young
est child and only daughter of DR.. James
fof1
Judge Isaac Cook. who came from Connect
cut in 1871, and all tour Of her great grand
fathers served in the Revolutionary war.
Her father served in the war Of 1872 and
ton. KY, in 1888. Her mother, Marie Cook
Webb. was woman of great force and
character and deep religious convictions.
She removed to Delaware TO have her sons
educated at the Ohio Wesleyan university.
and her daughter received the benefit OF the
same instructions and afterwards was
graduated at the Wesleyan Female Seminary
at Cincinnati IN 1852. She was married
Dec. 80. 1852, and at the breaking out of the
War of the Rebellion her family consisted of
her mother, her two brothers and her four
little boys. Her husband and both of her
brothers Immediately entered the army, and
from that time until the close OF the war her
home was refuge for wounded, sick and
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, she fastened East and
joined him at Middletown, Nd, and later
spent much time in the hospital near Fred
erick City. After the close of the war she
accompanied her husband to Wash
ington, while he was member
of congress. She was one Of the origi-
majors Of the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors
orphan home and on It's board of directors
prior to its adoption by the state. While her
husband was governor Of Ohio she took an
active interest in all the charitable institu
tiOns Of the state During the four years Of
her life at the White house she was distin-
guished by the graceful cordiality with which
she received all who came to her. Since the
retirement Of her husband from public life
she has been an ardently interested member
of the Woman's Relief corps, and has served
during successive years as the president or
the Woman'S Home Missionary Society of
the NJ. E. Church. She has been an honor
ary MEMBER of the Society OF the Army of
West Virginia, the medal of which had been
presented to her by the soldiers, whose loyal
regard for her was an homage the most
highly appreciated.
SORROW AT THE CAPITOL.
WASHINGTON, June 25.-Tha death
of Mrs. Hayes was received with feel
ings of genuine sorrow and regret by
the older employees Of the White house,
to whom she was epdeared by fond
recollections Of her kindness to them
while she was mistress Of the White
house.