The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-06-24
Mr. STAEFORD'S DEATH
The California Senator Found Life
less in His Bed,
A REPUBLICAN WILL SUCCEED HIM.
brief sketch Of a Career Crowned by the
Git Of Prlnceiy Educational Instltu-
tion to Commemorate the Memory Of
His Son.


MEMO PARK, Cal, June 2o.-United
States Senator Leland Stanford died at
his residence In Palo Alto. Senator Stan
ford was in the best Of spirits on Tuesday.
He took drive around his stock farm and
seemed as well as ever. He went tuoed
soon after 10 o'clock, and at midnight his
valet, going into the senator's bedroom,
discovered that he was dead.
It has been long evident that Senator
stanford's death was a question Of but
short time His symptoms were apopleo-
tic, and his weight was increasingly alarm
inEly. He could take only the slightest
exercise. Six months ago he sent for DIR.
Curtis, Of San Francisco. The doctor pre-
scribed a heroic treatment, but the SEN
atOr was not ready to undergo such
methods for the reduction Of flesh and the
restoration Of his waning strength. His
apoplectio symptoms increased and his
/ situation became such as to create serious
alarm. About six weeks ago it was found
necessary to impose severely plain diet
upon him, aud for time its results were
most beneficial. But his strength was not
sufficiently great TO respond TO the de-
mands upon it. His fundamental weak
ness suddenly manifested itself, and he
passed quietly away.
| Mr. Stanford's death viii not affect the
| political control Of the senate. His suo-
cessor In the existing congress will be a
| Republican, as the appointing power is
with the governor Of California who is a
! Republican. As Stanfords term would
not have expired until March, 1897, new
| legislature will have to determine who
shall serve out the term In the next oon-
gress.
Mr.. Gage, an intimate friend Of the dead
senator, said: while l have no positive
information regarding the terms Of Sena-
tor stanfords WILL l am positive that the
bulk of his property has been devoted to
the peTpetuation of the Stanford uni
versity"
The senator's fortune is estimated at
$50, 600, 900, aside from the millions be set
aside for the magnificent university that
bears his name.
The funeral will be from the chapel Of
the university on Saturday at O'Clock.
Leland Stanford was born in Watervliet,
n. Y, on March 9, 1924, and was brought
up on a farm until he was 90 years of age,
when he began to study law. In 1s40 he
was admitted TO the bar, and went 10 Port
Washington, Wis, where he began TO
practice A fire destroyed his law library
and other property 10 1852, and he started
Abl NhllAOlLAut MhtlN ut hbbu bGuhlAN Al-
terested in gold mining, with his three
brothers He settled In San Francisco in
1886 and engaged in mercantile business,
soon amassing a large fortune.
In 1860 he was a delegate 20 the Chicago
convention that nominated Abraham Lin
coin, and attracted public notice by his
earnest advocacy Of a Pacific railroad.
When the Central Pacific company was
organized in 1854 he was chosen president,
and in the same year he was elected gov
ernor Of California, serving through 1859
and 1868. He superintended the construc-
tion of the Pacific road, the engineering
difficulties Of which were much more for
midable than they would be now, and suo-
oeeded in completing $50 miles In 283 days,
driving the last spike at Promontory
Point, Utah, on the 10th Of May, 1869
Later on he became interested in other
railroads on the Pacific slope, and dis
played much energy in the development OF
the agricultural and manufacturing re-
sources of California, constantly adding
new millions to those which he had already
accumulated. In 1885 he was elected to the
United States senate.
His name Is best known to the public In
connection with the university which he
founded at Palo Alto as memorial Of his
son. He set aside 500 900, 900 for this insti.
tion, and provided that all practical
branches Of education, such AS bookkeep.
ing, farming, civil engineering and telSG.
raphy should be taught there, as well a.
the regular collegiate course. Included In
the trust fund for the maintenance of the
universityis an estate Of $4,000 acres at
VinR, Cal, which is said to be the largest
vineyard in the world. Mr.. Stanford was
well known also among sportsmen as q
successful breeder Of horses upon a large
scale.