The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-12-17
CYRUS FIELD DYING
TIE Old Financier'5 End Near
AZ Hand.
HIS WEIGHT OF WOE TOO HEAVY
Edward n Field to Be Examined As to
His Sanity Saturday.

Tho Wardon OF Ludlow street Jan in a
Quani,y - District Attorney NIonlI
Blamed in Many Quarters Latest
Nppoloou of Finance II fuses Food, aud
Cares Only to- Read the Newspapers.
NEW YouV, Dec 17-Cyrus w.
Field is rapidly passing away. The
shock resultant from the degradation
Of his son, h. NJ. Field, was too severe
for the aged fnaucler in his weakened
condition to Withstand. His ply ysician,
Or Fuller says he has now lost all
hope Of his patients ultimate recovery.
MIR. Field wil however, in the physi-
clans opinion, linger several days. No
callers are admitted TO see Mr.. Field,
even his brother being turned away.
with Edward NJ Field in Ludlow
Street jail, Cyrus w. Field at the point
Of death, his daughter Mrs. Liudley
very ill, and new and startling develop
ments iu the condition of the collapsed
firm Of Field, Lindiey, Wiechers a. Co.,
day boy day, the case is most remark
able one. Nor is the burden of sorrow
and humiliation yet complete. The
greatest sensation is promised on Satur.
day, when the family skeleton will be
revealed before Judge Dykeman at
White Plains At 10 o'clock on that
day the proceedings will be begun by
the Commission i'm Lunacy Lawyer
Odie Close, TO determine the mental
condition OF Edward NJ Field.
Not less chan ~ witnesses, including
several meWusrs of Lns F.,ll family,
will be called on To- tesJIiy to facts
which. it I. .giI will 20, Fam to show
that the head gI the vrerg,J GrIp is
crazy cu1u-u to be confined i'm a mai
house. Hundreds Of incidents and arts
will be cited to Drove that be has NOT
been OF sound miui for year.
Amoug the witnesses will be Thomas
Stokes, brother of AusJn Phelps Stokes.
VINO says that two months ago. while
E0fng DO Tarrytot,u ON the trgia with
Field. the .atgsr suddenly inny.d from
his sent and left the train at Hastiugs
miles shogt OF his destination -tty-
inybe bal uiulD,rtant ordsr. to giye
the engineer Mr. Stokes was starLlsd
bv tbr'.videnr I.m,,tfa OF his friend
ttbsr Incidents will b- bruu ght i'm II
will be shown unag Fields hpDtts have
uudgrsoreu rslnurt,lDls change within
Il wear.
Field was formerly very devout
and strict i'm reIir,o.4 mett.r5 nut for
rburcb and Withdrawn entirely from
sori.ty.
Jud,re Dykeman OF Westchester
Con,ty has is.usl an order directed
to,r.I,nas Dunlap. warden of the New
V,r- .nupty. .Mil. 'dirsgJilg the latter
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