Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-26
THE DEATH ROLL.
Sudden Death Of Ez-PreSidens
Rutherford B Hayes
He Succzmbs TO Neuralgia or the Hears
After a Brief IIlness-SSetch Of tho
Remarkable Events atteac-
ing His Career.

FREMONT. O., Jan. 1S.-Ex-Presi dent
R B. Hayes died at II o'clock last night
but the information of his death was
not known for some time later, as
everything was kept exceedingly quiet
in the vicinity of The Hayes mansion
The early report that the condition OF
ex-President Hayes was improving sno
was resting easily allayed susp icion and
the sudden appearance of Webb Hayes
with the announcement that his father
had died proved shock TO all
From Mr.. Hayes 1t is learned that the
condition OF his father took sudden
change early in the evening and rapid
dissolution followed. The members of
the Hayes family have all along been
exceedingly reticent concerning the
condition of Gen. Hayes, and the at
tending physician has foi,.wed the
same course
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Rutherford Birchzrd HAYES, the nineteenth
president of the United States. WAS born in
Delaware. O. October !, ISL and was there
fore q the time OF his death in the list OF
his age He was enc of The conspicuous. figures
in American life, due not wholly TO the acci-
dental celebrity thrust upon him by The res alt
of the stirring political contest OF 1876 when he
was declared elected president of The Unsled
States at the close of one OF the most exciting
series OF events which ever attended, a p1esl-
Dental contest
He possessed clements OF character and q1Ai-
itles OF mind and heart which caused h, 20
wear with dignity and honor the DIS Iinctioa5
which we're thrust upon him
Gen. Hayes received his first education & he
common schools OF his native state. and teen
began che study OF the classics with ) &c
Sherman Finch OF Delaware. o he EraduF-s-1
fro N Kenyon college. Gamnier o. in ihe st.
year of his age. he stu5ied law AMI cradaale1
from tire Harvard law school three yeas Inter-,
being admitted 10 the bar in 1873 In rne fol-
loWln year he formed 4 law partnership with
Il p BucRianG, II Lower SanduskY. now I7re-
mont
In 1852 he married Miss Lucy W Webb. a
daughter Of DR. James webb, OF Chillicotae, o
-Four wears later he declined the Office Of judge
. OF the court OF common pleas, and IN 1888 he
WAS elected city solicitor of Cincinnati He
went do .yn 10 defeat with the whiS ticket IN
1861. Having been always loyal and earnest
whig, he joined the republican party al its or
ganiza ton
When Sumpter was fired upon he took up
arms II defense of his country's honor. June
=, 1851. he appointed by the governor OF
Ohio N jor in the Twenty third regiment OF
Ohio volunteers His regiment was immsdi-
ately ordered to West Virginia In September
of the same year Gen Rosecrans was appointed
judge advocate of ,he department of Ohio, and
October IS he was made Il lieutenant-colonel-
September L. 1s62 he distinguished himself
at the battle of South Mountain In July of
the following year he executed a brilliant mill
tarr movement which checked the raid OF the
Confederate General MOrgan-Morgan. the
raider-and his terrible In the following
year he distinguished himself in several en-
sageEents, notably ct Winchester His BRAY
at the battle OF Cedar creek won for him the
rank of major general
In Gen Grants memoirs the great warrior
paid flatiering tribute to Gen Hayes gallan-
try and military genius
His services were rewarded by an unsought
congressional nomination and he was elected
by an overwhelming majority He took his
seat December f. 1856, after the close Of the war
and not till he had performed every duty that
had devolved upon him
he went into the war a major and came OFT a
uajor-general after four years OF arduous and
brilliant service.
While, in congress Gen. HAYES was vigorous
opponent of reputation OF the national debt
and advocated representa- ton for the south on
the basis Of voters and not population The
policy Gen Hayes IhuSdaid down became the
line Of republican action. and in 1856 he was
nominated for congress by reclamation
As Il legislator, he was noted rather for his
businesslike methods and capacity for hard
work than for oratory- He was substantial and
conservative, rather than brilliant and agrees
sive. He advocated the Johnson Impeachment
and in 1887 he was nominated for governor OF
Ohio. He was elected but the legislature was
lost through the negro suffrage amendment TO
| the state constitution Judge Thurman, his OPP
ponent for the governorShip, was sent 20 the U
5 senate. He again elected governor in
| 1862 defeating George H Pendleton- on a plat
/ form advocating the payment of the in
terest on the national debt. In 1872 he declined
| another congressional nomination. but was
nominated nevertheless but was defeated after
an exciting canvass In 1873 he again nom
mated for the goyernorship and elected for the
! third time.
His gubernatorial canvass made him presf
dent He had long been of the ablest states
| men in the country and his financial policy had
been such as to attract the commentator OF
| his party
The national convention of 1876 nominated
him for president after exciting contest in
which seven ballots were taken Blaine's
| strength WIS thrown to Gen Hayes ana ne was
iven the nomination
His democratic competitor was Samuel J.
! Tilden. and after exciting contest Hayes was
finally declared elected president the conclu-
! sion of the famous proceedings which still
familiar in the public mind
Since his retirement from the presidency.
Gen Hayes haSlived quietly at his home in FREE