New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-13

At 1870 q. m. the nurse noticed that MT.
Fields breathing had quckened so much that
his respiration was high AS co. His pulse. too,
at this hour was 1874 and several times before
Z o'clock il was SO rapid that it could not be
counted The nurse knew that the crisis was
near, and all the members Of the family who
could be reached were summoned. David Dudley
Field was sent for. and before o'clock the
aged LAWYER. the Rev Henry NJ Field, and Justice
Stephen j. Field. tAs VA.sA brothers of the dying
man; Mrs Is.bss'a JudSon. his daughter: Mrs. Ed
ward NJ field, his daughter in-law and w. Francis
JudJon and Cyrus Field Judson, his grandsons,
were at his bedside. The patient did not regain
consciousness after 4 80 o'clock, nor did he
speak after that hour. He lay quietly on the
bed, and the only indication of the approaching
end was his rapid breathing and his quick pulse
Dr. Coutaut lad been summoned at 6:45, but
the physician was out attending TO another patient
and be did not Mr.. Field during his last
hours. From o'clock all the members Of the
family remained in the sick and calmly
awaited the end. At fifteen minutes before 10
o'clock il came There was a slight movement Of
the head. the lips parted, and tie nurse wiped
away few drops Of blood from the patients
mouth. Death bad overtaken Mr.. Field at that
moment, for the heart Immediately stopped beat
ing slight hemorrhase of the lungs was the
immediate cause of death.
For many DAYS before his death Mr.. Field did
not speak rational word. He was dehrious, and
suffered from several attacks of acute nervousness
On Friday and Saturday and on those occasions
be again went through the trials and struggles
of the DAYS when he was working night and day
at that stupendous undertaking which has made
him famous At one minute he would imagine
he was at q port on the Newfoundland coast super
Intending the departure of ships with the cable to
the Irish coast. In his dehrium he would fire.
quently cry out:
"IIold those ships, Don't let them sail yet.
I must make further experiments INST"
Mr. Field would become extremely nervous
when he imagined that the vessels were about 10
sail contrary TO his Wishes and he would ne
cyme so excited that it was necessary 10 place
him under the influence of anaestheucs In oruer
to nuct him. His physical condition was Always
weakened by the attacks. After recovering from
Ne SMELLS, Mr. Fields mind was always III 'tn-
,,sd condition. lie imagined the people at his
,edside were great public men, His son cyrus
h. ,bouobt was John Sherman, and he sometimes
,,a,ossn1 Dr Contant as William f. Gladstone.
Anno the others he imagined were al MS oeo-
eide wore F. NJ Archibald, formerly Attorney
canor,I NJ Newfoundland: Mr.. Osborne, VINO was
associated with him in the laying OF the caoe,
and his IMAGINATION even went so lar as W N"u
him 10 believe that Professor Morse ""e III INV
sick room. During these moments oi oeii'iu"
Mr. Field would talk enthusiastically ap-"O VIZ
work that was being done, and 10 us o"" us
ordered mind he died at the highest piia0o VI
his fame. hor
tn. last time Mr. Field recognized any mcnlpei
OF the family was n week before ms oea'p' VI -,
that dav he knew his brother David DudieS NV
out his hand to him and called him ny name
minutes after the recognition, however, ho 'f -,
into state of coma, and from tnaV u'ne "", y,
tho bour NJ his death his mind was completS
cloudcd. For days before he recognize" HIS ~.
he did not know any of the other members OF 'ne
family
Cyrus w. Field although at one time power
in Wall Street on account OF his many millions
and his daring specuatons died poor man A'
ono time he WAS classcd among the wealthy men
of New-York but for months before his dcath inc
only property that belonged to him was inc ui-
pretentious frame house in which he dIed anu
the twenty-one acres which surrounded IT, lns
property was left TO him by his wife NOT ooi'
lar did he own in stock, bonds securities, SO
the members of the family say.
Tho most illustrious member of the Field family
died from q broken heart. Had not so many MS
fortunes overtaken him he would undoubtedly nave
been alive to-day. One year ago to-day the lie
and home of Cyrus w. Field surrounded by
health, happiness and prosperity. few months
later the Field home one of sadness ana
the proud spirit OF Mr. Field was weighted down
with shame, for his eldest son occupied a feon 9
cell. The first and greatest cloud that overshad-
owed the Field household was the death OF Mrs
Cyrus w. Field Then came the news Of the irreg-
ular transactions Of the senior member Of the firm
Of Field Lindley, Wiechers & Co, his subsequent
arrest, and later his confinement III madhousc
Then came the death of Mrs. Lindley. Mr.. Fields
daughter. These misfortunes were TOO much for
the proud spirit of Mr. Field to bear, and for
months before his death, the great ilnancier was
broken hearted man. David Dudley Field and
bis daughter-in-law, Mrs. Dudley Field, said two
days before the death Of Mr. Field that II IL had
net been for his many misfortunes since the death
" he Wife. he would have been well and happy