Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-05
HENRY M. HOYT DEAD.
DEATH RELIEVES HIM AFTER A LONG
AND PAINFUL ILLNESS.

ernor-Independent in Politics.
Ex-Governor Henry Martyr Hoyt
died at his residence on South Franklin
street. Wilkes-Barre, on Thursday morn
ing. The ex-governor had been sick for
some years. After his term he suffered
severely from Bright's disease and his
illness so completely undermined his
constitution that he was compelled after
three years practice of law in Philadel-
phia to return to his home at the county
seat where he has been ever since.
About year ago he suffered severe
stroke of paralysis and since then has
been confined altogether to his house,
taking but little interest in political or
business matters.
About two months ago he was pros
trated by the second stroke of paralysis
and since then did not arise from his
bed. 1t was thought at the time of the
the second stroke that he would die, but
his strong constitution pulled him
through. He apparently grew no weak
er and continued until the day before
his death to eat and sleep with the ap-
petite of moderately well man. His
mind, however, toward the last became
weakened and though he retained
enough mprehension Of his surround
ings and condition to express his simple
wishes, he could do no more. On We'd
nesday evening he became unconscious
and remained so until his DEATH
The ExGovernor's Career.
Ex-Governor Henry M. Hoyt was de-
scended from family belonging to the
early settlers of the Wyoming valley,
and was born in Luzerne county in 1880.
He remained upon his fathers farm
until 1874, when he entered Wyoming
seminary. Here he prepared for Will
Iiams college, and graduated in lS49.
In 1850 he opened select school at
Tonawanda, which he conducted for
year, and then was elected professor of
mathematics in the Wyoming seminary,
which position he filled for two years.
Subsequently he became student at
law in the Office of the late Chief Justice
George w. Woodward, at Wilkes Barre.
In 1858 he went to Memphis, where
he taught the graded school until recall
led to Pennsylvania by the death of his
father He then entered the office of
the Hon. Warren j. Woodward, with
whom remained until Mr.. Woodward
was called to the supreme bench in 1856,
In the Fremont campaign of that year.
Mr.. Hoyt took an active part, and then
opened law office in Wlkes-Barre
He soon secured large and lucrative
practice, which was resumed after the
war, his attention being given princi-
pally to corporation business.
During the War Times.
In the summer of 1861 he was active
in raising the fiftysecond regiment
Pennsylvania volunteers, and in consid-
Grafton of his services was commissioned
as lieutenant-colonel by Governor Cur
tin. His regiment was in the brigade of
General Negey, and participated in the
Peninsular campaign of 1862. Early in
the winter of 1868 the brigade, then
under the command of General w. w.
II. Davis, was sent to the department of
the South to co operate in the naval at
tack on Fort Sumter. 1t participated,
under General Gilmore, in the siege
operations conducted on Morris Island
against Fort Warner and Fort Sumter.
In the summer of 1864 night attack was
organized by General Foster against Fort
Johnston, in Charleston harbor.
The fire boats commanded by Colonel
Hoyt and the other officers of his regi-
ment succeeded in reaching, surprising,
and entering the fort, but, the reinforce
ments not arriving, they found them
selves in the hands of the enemy,
prisoners of war. After being confined
at Macon, Colonel Hoyt was brought
back with 600 other officers to Charles
ton Jail, where they were supposed to
be under fire from Morris Island
Charleston he escaped from the cars
with four other Union officers.
Tracked by Bloodhounds.
After several days and nights of fruit
less efforts for liberty, they were re-
captured by the enemy, with the aid of
bloodhounds, and placed in the Charles
ton iail. Upon being exchanged, Colonel
Hovt reioined his regiment. and remain
ed with it until near the close of the war.
He was promoted to colonel on January
8. 1864, and was mustered out of the
service on November B, 1864, on the ex-
piraton of his term, several months
before the regiment itself was mustered
out. On March 13, 1865 he was brevet-
ed brigadier-general.
During the year 1867, under an ap-
,pointment from Governor Geary, he dis
charged the duties of additional law
Judge of the eleventh district, but at the
close of the year was superseded by
Democrat who had been elected by the
people. For six years he was a member
of the school board of the city of Wilkes
Barre.
Iu 1875 and 1876 Colonel Hoyt was
chairman of the Republican state com
mittee. He was also one the delegates
at-large from this state to the Republi-
can national convention of 1876 at
Cincinnati.
As Governor.
In the early part OF 1873 Colonel Hoyt
was brought out as candidate for the
Republican nomination for governor and
was elected. During his administration
Governor Hoyt vetoed a large number
of acts of the legislature, one of these
which attracted considerable attention
being the disapproval of the bill author
izing women prison inspectors.
One official act, the appointing of his
personal friend, Stanley Woodward, a
Democrat, to iudgeship In this district,
caused great excitement, mach partisan
bitterness and personal feeling. Wood
ward was TIE friend of Hoy's boyhood,
and, although Democrat supported