The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-04
SENATOR HEARST AT REST.
HIS DEATH Is ALMOST UNNoTIcED.
Surrounded by His Family, he Peacefully
Passes Away-The Remarkable His
tory or One of the Country's
Self Made Men,

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a long time and in December last went to
New York City to consult with DR.. Charles
S. Ward in regard to his condition. The
physician found that he was afflicted with
a complication of diseases resulting pri-
marty from a serious arrangement OF the
bowels. Acting upon the physicians ad-
vice he returned to his family in this city
and yielded himself entirely to medical
treatment. Absolute quiet and rest were
strictly enjoined and his official duties
were lighlened as much as possible. Not
withs anding the fact that he received the
benefit of the most careful nursing and
the most skillful medical ct
tention a steady and uninterrupted
decline was observed and it was seen sew
eral weeks ago that his case was a hope
less one. DR.. Ward has been almost con-
stantly in attendance upon him since his
return from New York and during the
last few weeks he has been assisted in his
treatment by DR.. n. s. Lincoln of this
city.
There was change for the worse in the
senator's condition day or two ago since,
and he grew weaker and weaker until
about o'clock this evening, when be
passed into state of coma aud Mrs.
Hearst was made aware that his end was
near. She was st dinner at the time and
Immediately joined the sorrowing group
about the dying mans bed
side. The others present were:
Mr.. William r. Hearst, the senator's
son; Mr.. ]. G. Follansbee. OF California,
the senator's partner; DR.. Ward, the
nurses and several domestics. The
senator's hands were held by Mrs. Hearst
and the physician, and so quietly and
easily did he pass away that Mrs. Hearst
informed by DR.. Ward. lie gave no H.
dication whatever of pain or discomfort
and seemed to the anxious watchers
merely to have fallen asleep. DR.. Ward
said tonight that the senator isrlayed
wonderful fortitude Ia his Hines AMI had
not, during its entire course, uttered a
comp aiming word or expressed the least
fear as to the result.
The senator's death was communicated
by his private secretary. Mr. John Wedder-
burn, to the sergeant-at-armS of the SEN
ate, and was subsequently communicated
to that body. The president was also
promptly informed. Senator Stanford,
who has been frequent visitor to the
house of his late colleague, callei there q
few minutes after his death and extended
his sympathies to Mrs. Hearst. Many
other senators and representatives and
leading officials called and left messages
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for the funeral are not entirely completed,
it is settled that the remains will be taken
to San Franci CO for intermeni, and that
the funeral services in this city will be
brief and simple. They will probably be
conducted at his late residence in this
city tomorrow or Monday, as il is desired
to convey mis- remains to California as soon
as possible.
George Hearst was born In Franklin county,
No., Sept. s, 1920. His father had gone to that
state from North Carolina in 1919. The
son received only such limited education RS
the common schools afforded in that day. He
worked on his fathers farm until 1880. when
he caught the gold fever aud went 10 California.
For several years he was q miner and pros
pector. and subsequently, by location and pur-
chase, he became the owner OF valuable mining
interests and large employer, having at one
time Us many as 1000 men al work in his mines
LOO tons OF ore per day.
The increase OF his wealth was steady and
rapid and tor some years past his income has
been something like $1,000 per day. He has
been for long time the chief partner in the
extensive mining firm of Hearst, Haggin, Lewis
& Co. He owned above 10000 acres OF land
in San Luis Obspo county, California, a ranch
OF 100. 600 acres of grazing land in Old Mexico.
stocked with very large herd OF cattle, and
fine stable of thoroughbred horses
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near Vera Cruz. and in railroad building in
Mexico. His fortune az the time OF his death
was estimated at so. 000,000.
Mr.. Hearst's political life began in 1865 when
he was elected TO the California legislature and
served one term. In 1888 he was n candidate
before the democratic state convention at San
Jose, Cal, for the nomination for governor, but
was defeated by Gen. George Stcneman.
The latter was elected governor and when
by the death of Z. {. Senator John Z. Miller in
1885 the power of appointing q senator was
given to him he appointed his former opponent
for the gubernstorial nomination, Dir. Hearst.
The latter was reelected in 1887 by the Cali.
fornia legislature, which was then democratic,
and his term would have expired in 1893. His
death gives the republicans, in their turn, the
same advantage which tho death OK Senator
Miller gave the democrats.
While in the senate Mr.. Hearst was a man Of
action rather than Of words. He took but lit
tie part in the debates as he suffered from a
weak voice, but when he did address the sem
ate his speeches were always brief but pointed.
Senator Hearst leaves a widow and but one
child, William B. Hearst, proprietor Of the San
Francisco Erdm ner.
Mr.. Hearst was, 10 person, tall aud slender,
with blue eyes and long gray beard. He was a
good type Of the old California pioneer. He
was warm.hearted. impulsive and generous.
popular with his associates in the senate, and
had many devoted friends.
The following tribute to the memory OF the
late senator is from the pen of g well-known
Californian:
For thirty years more George Hearst has
been one of the vital men of the West one of
the individual forces which have inspired and
given direction to that quick and vast develop
ment of its resources which lie one of the mater-
al miracles of the century. But IL is not as
the mining expert, the organizer OF gigantic
enterprises or the possessor of q
great fortune that he will be
mourned. Ii is not an obituary commonplace
but the sim pie TRUTH TO say that his death will
bring sorrow to thousands of hearts. Change
Of fortune made no change In the man. AS a
senator OF the United states, he was the same
simple, unaffected, clear-headed, warm hearted
George Hearst who mined on the Feather and
Yuba in the fifties aud took his share Of the
rough, free life of the claims and cabins. To
the thousands Of comrades who knew HIM he
remained always rs q comrade. Ostentstion
was abhorrent to q man formed on hia rugged