The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-13


Cirrus W, FIELD.
symptoms became similar to those which had
marked his fever on Monday. His pulse md
respiration both increased. and at q: AS tho rcla-
tives sent for Or. Coutnnt. saying that Mr..
Fields pulse registered 154 beats and his
respiration had como up to 60. DR.. Coutant
replied that he would come as soon as possible
Ha did not arrive until after Mr., Field had died
Mr.. Field sank steadily until tho end came at
9:43 All this intervening time, however. he
was In q state OF repose. free from de!irium
and excitement. His death was preceded and
possibly hastened. by slight hemorrhaSe OF
the lungs. which. however. did not seem to
weaken him very much. Soon after this hem
orrhage he closed his eyes, and without q
word went to eleep. This sleep continued
until death.
justice stephen J. Field who has been stay
Ing at the Hotel Buckingham during part OF
his brothers sickness. overcome by the strain
and settlement tecame III soon after the
death Of his brother. hut 1t is not thought that
- Tie, end cnmo very peacefully, said DR..
hous n he sen e him hS as
Just as consciousness fails md cnlmness
comes when %ne falls asieep hold his hand I'd
ton, All his .br"thers we're beside MN.
con atose conditi"n for several hours .inro
Lenth. came. and he lay in Ierfsct quiet. his
Ing out without a ripple of pain or disuuiet
until the end came. and came s" calmly that
passing. He had not spoken n word for s-v:
eral hours. It was Just n peaceful merging Of
life into death. as two placid streams meet and
D. Field Was much DISTRESSED r yestsrday at
sane. and lad neen so for some months The
statement from Dr. Coutant that Mr.. Field was
not the same man mentally that he once WAS
yieor was printed in several .pewsnnrers tnt
That s& ST. fisld was say insane ana hui Ssea
so Tor some time TIE st,N quoted Dr. Goutant
sny" nd Entirely we oaes say
sanr ,Ht b. Dr. Y FIELD had n" ssag the tho
ssyed = telegram from Justice stel hen J;
Eth" reported statement OF DR.. Coufunt that
Cyrus "; Field was insane. and has been SO
was wa made to Mir = ield's family. and DR., Cow
tant authorizes y;?,n to say that he never made
have seen my brother e;yEery, day for the
.iut he never showed airy SYMPTOMS Of d
sanity. He WA, yer, much depressed osor his
t la sR T" xSFy Of -aa @s
during Ice more severe periods Of his illness
his n nas T":1s ss Is u' and
tai. Cd q hia yn.'' g"r days dreamed p" WIS
4i rs ne df"fs "GSr i" ynx f4s
dnin,;s. His faculties were weakened by Ms
iInrs but there IS vide guy, between tn. the
%an ana insan 1 and toward the latter con.
dit brntnsr nsyer
srcca train win leave The Crane Central
WsRtns at D"h fs' Fyry siat!oa Tho
n,ent will he at stockbridce. Mass. on Friday
Bishop Henry c. Potter will conduct tho
fun raj SERVICES To- borrow. W.T.,
J"a ea to a ill., fe E%FS'S dGysHs f Laid
ys. only ftS"r'sf NJ f rsE fsS
twas ,nS n ssTss Of anS This a
Jpdsor said. bad boon left to Mr.; Field by hls
tins M IN; Field was considered to be worth
CYRUS W. rIELp's LIFE.
CYRUS West Fields life was strange mix
We Gmt and n shade Harry in his mar
TIME TIM Ht tI ss. bis day
had stood on the brink Il financial ruin. He
BLOWS BLOWS that fortune IT deals. '''''' We "
Mr.. Field was born in stockbridge. Mass. on
tEss Pr Sasy tf Dvd the nHH
" sditGr q the E'agrs tn. ,d.s, .to., in
America. They trace their ancestry back as
far as 1905. when hubertus de In Field went
oyer to England from NJ Ns2rmnandy with y, William
grandson Of tho astrono,nsr., John Field
ton. His son. Timothy. gaained some reputa-
Hs left q son. David Dudley Fled. the father OF
The father Of the protector of the Atlantic
College, but 10 was too Ioor, to send Cyrus
picked up at the local academy and In desul-
come to New York to seek his fortune. He had
His Mother. David Dudley. who was f il Years
his senior. was established as q lawyer in this
city when tho lad arrived. This brother OBJ
tanned place for him with A. T. Stewart.
Cyrus was apprepticed to Dir. Stewart for
three years. at salary Of $50 for the first year.
500 for the second. and 5000 for the last
He gained considerable reputation among
ths clerks by suggesting that the delinquent
fund. made up of fines paid by clerks for irregu-
tarities and usually devoted 10 city charities.
be spent on O grand dinner for the employees
1t the Aston House. At dinner given many
years later In honor OF the man who laid the
cable, A 7. Stewart told this story OF his ex-
pcrtencq with the young clerk. Field:
Field here was clerk OF mine years ago,
charge OF department All my clerks used TO
keep pencils behind their ears TO record their
YAlss with and friend Field had his pencil but
U WAs particularly large fancy. and had 3