Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-02
Passes Away After a Long Suffering
from Complication OF
Diseases.
THE REMAINS TO su TAKEN TO
CALIFORNIA.
Biographical Sketch Of the life and
Career of.thc sena.
tor.
ny Telegraph to the SKws.l
GEOnur HEAnsr.
Califernia'- Democratic senator Pas.
see Away.

wAsIrISoTeS. Feb. 2s.- Senator
George Ecarst Of California died nj his
residence on New Hampshire Avenue,
atg;l0 TO night. He Ind been III for a
long time, anu In December last went
10 New York City to consult with DIR.
Charles Ward. The physician found
that he was afflicted with compiled.
ton OF diseases, resulting primarily
from serious arrangement Of the
bowels. Acting upon the physicians
advice, he returned b. his family IN
this city and yielded. himself entirely
TO medical Treatment. Absolute
quietude aud rest were strictly cnjoined
nnd his official duties llghtened as
much M possible. Notwithstanding
the fact that he received the benefit, Ot
most careful nursing aud most skillnil
ncdical attention, " steady aud unin.
terrupted decline was observed, and 1t
was seen several weeks ago that the
case was hopeless one.
Within the past day or two there was
Achanyc fOrthe worse. This evening
he sank rapidly, aud the family was
Summoned 10 his bedside. Those pres.
ent were J. q. Follansbe, of California,
the senator's partner; DR.. Ward, the
nurses aud ssvernl domcstlcs. The
renator'e hands were held by Mn.
Hearat and the physician, and 10 quiet
ly and easily did he pass away that
Mr. Heart did not know he was dead
until 80 Informed by DIR. Ward. He
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Serveant.ai. Arms OF The senate. and
subsequently Communicated 10 that
body. Tho President was nlro promptly
nutifl.d
senator Standard. vim Inns be.n N
fr,u,,ent yI.itor nj Tho mons, on lIs late
coll..n,,,.. called n 1.w minutes nfl.r
death and rxt.ndcllhir eymualbies 10
Mn. Heart MANY other Senators and
r,nr,,.,ntativ.. md leading ofiielRis
cail,.I ana len nrs.,,f,s on con lol.nce.
VblI,, Ina ,ap,,,,,n,nts for tho nm.
ami nm nal ,ntInly ,nmuj,,eJ' lie IL
settled thal the r,.nalns Will be taken
10 san Frnncisco fur ini,Iinept. and M,
fnnsrnI a.ryic.s In His CITY will i've
brl,f and slmnIe. They will ptolably
~, rnndnc,rI M his iai, rrsIL,ncc In
This city tomorrow or Monday. A. II is
desiui 10 convey the remains 10 Cali.
fornia as soon ~ possible.
George Hearst was born In Franklin,
Mo-, Sent. ., 1890. His father hal gone
90 that state from North Carolina Ia
1919. The sou receivcd only such
limited education AZ The common
schools afforded In that day. He
worked on his fathers farm until 1850,
when he caught the gold fever aud
went 10 California.
Far seyetnl years he was n miner aud
proenec,or, aud subsequently by loca.
lion and purchase became the owner Of
valuable mining interests aud n large
employer, having at one time ~ many
ns 1000 men at work In bis mines alone,
and operating quartz mills that crushed
1000 tons OF ore per day.
This Increase Of his wealth wns steady
aud rapid anu for SOME year past bis
Income has been something like $1,000
per day. He Inns been FOR q long time
chief partner In the extensive mining
firm OF Hearst, Haygin, Tevis Il 20.
He owned above ", 900 acres Of land In
Ban LUIS Opl-pD County, Californln,
ranch of 10000 acres of grazing land
IN Old Mexico, stocked with very
large herd Of cattle, anu hne stable OF
thoroughbred horses.
He WINS also interested In n large
tract OF land near Vera Cruz, and 10
railroad buildiDg In Mexico. His for.
tune at the time Of his death was esti-
mated at $50, 100000.
MIR. Hearts pOiiticai mo began IN
1866, when he was elected 10 thu Call.
tornia Legislature, and served one
term. In lsss he was candidate be-
fore tho democratic State convention
for governor, hut was defeated by Gea.
George Sloneman.
The latter was elected governor and
when by the death OF United States
Senator John Il, Miller, In 1855, the
power of appointing u Senator was
given to MIN hc appointed his former
opponent for the ghbernatorial nomin-
siion, Mr.. Hearst. The latter was re-
elected In 1857 by the California Legis-
laturc, which was then democratic,
and his term would hav" expired Ia
1898. HIN death gives the republicans,
IN their iurn, the same advantage which
the death u Senator Miller gave the