Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-13

CYRUS " FIELD were Of no avail.
and IL e. than -Gr=e hours the agzi iinan-
cier was deal A. the time Of his death
there were present AZ The BEDSIDE Mr.
FIELDS three brothers. David Dudley
Field, th= Rev Henry N Field. and JUS
tice Stephen :. Field: his daughter. Mrs.
Isabella Ju5son. and her two sons, Cyrus
Field Jud-on and Frank Judso1-
Trouble Cut short His Life.
Nj Field hal been suffering from ply.
sics.l aa5 mental exhaustion brought On
by the many troubles which have over
taken him during the past year. FOR some
days his mind ws-Ee-e3 OCCASIONALLY, but
his friends say that the stories sent out
about Ii havin-, loss HI reason were r.a-
liciously ba~eless
\ Rich Man al 81
Cyrus Wet Field was born Nov. g.
Isle. AZ S,ockHrid-e. Mass. His father
was Rev U-. David D-El=y Field and Ms
mother submit Dickinson. NJ Field was
educated 10 the schools H. his native
town. ami IS hen - years ot aye ne located
IL New YORK CRY. where. through tEe in
fUeuce o. H. brother. David yusIey. j..
be secured position IN ;he house q s.
7. : ewa--- When lie reacle5 III u.s5g--
lily Nj Fled embarked ia She Iuauufs.c-
tCTe AID sale tUa-er for himself In -ne|
cour~e ~ twelve years L- had aula,-ei a
considerable amount u money and partial
ly retired from active business
Transatlantic Te!eEraphy.
he made "a ---.- ~ six months 20 south
AueT.cs, ard when be returned 20 New
YORK Wa .--e-E into the scheme 20 estaF-|
llsl te.s--s..- a.- connections letvvea- Z.
Amer sl1 E-Vr71a- Wi-t Peter Cooper.
Mo- L-y.a-. Na--lau y. Rrh---s. and
Chandler White he Organized the New
YORK. Nsw-1lnllaaG and London T-.--
graph company DE-5l Dudley Field. II,
Liz brother. became counsel FOR the enter
Pri~e, and active preparations were begun
al olce. NJ Fled went abroad and sue
ceedei IL Fled-.ug several capitalists 20
give financial aid.
Had Path in the scheme
Then Mr. Field bought q fourth inter
est in the concern. and each OF the other
gentlemen named gave =. 900 f5- The pro-
posed line From ISIS TIL ISIS the work
was rapidly pushed, and in the latter year
the hrst cable message was sent across the
ocean. Meanwhile te!egraphic connections
had been established throughout New
foundiaud The cable soon broke. how.
eyeT, andJhe civil war occupied the Thoughts
Of every one ill 1875. when work y as again
He Wins International Honors.
The Great Eastern succeeded in la7iny
/ 30 miles Of the new cable, when the line
broke and the project vas abandoned till
the ensuing year. In 1870 permanent con-
nectiOn was established between the TWO
great lands. John Bright pronounced
Cyrus W. Field -the Columbus Of modern
times, who, By his cable had the ueS
world alongside Of the old Congress
voted Mr.. Field gold medal, and the
thanks Of the people Of America and only
the fact that he was citize Z Of another
country deferred England from comforting
great houOrs upon him.
The Father Of the IT, Roads
In I-57 the Paris exposition presented
Mr.. Field with the highest prize awarded
"a gold medal In 1o1g Mr. yield attended
the opening OF the Saez canal As the repre-
sentative Of the New York chamber of
commerce. During $50 he became inter-
ested in the promotion of elevated roads in
New York, ard 10 his efforts is largely due
the success Of the enterprise. Mr. Field
devoted much time and capital to the
roads. In 1SS9 he made an extended trip
around the world.
The Disgrace of His Som
During the last few years the capitalist
had been in poor health owing to old age.
and the disgrace attendant upon the fail
ure Of his favorite son, Edward NJ Field,
during the last months Of last year shat
tered the aged financier's remaining
health and strength. The crushing blow
Of his sons com mitment 10 an insane asy-
lum was only another addition 70 the
load, and ali this year his demise has been
almost daily expected
Mcconnell & Shsws, leather dealers of
Boston, have failed with liabilities of
E3p0 On