Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-18

EN-rresident Rutherford D. HAYES aiei las,
night at II o'clock in his pleasant b pme. Sptegll
Grove. a short distance outside q Fremeut
Ohio. He was surrounded b. hi- family Al
though over seventy YEAR old he VA the uic-
tnre Of rudy health. until suddenly stricken
down by neuralgia ~ the heart lie hal suf-
tered from the disease Tor many ssar- aid
when the death OF Mrs. Haye- Was announced
60 him two wears ago he Wa overcome nv q
severe attack and revived with great difficulty.
Fremont. OHIo. Jan. ls.-Ihe death 81 ~
President HAYES was peaceful Nhle diving
he frequently referred 20 a visit made o. his
wifes grave on the preceding SUNDAY and spoke
of the quiet beautv 81 the snow-coy-
cred landscape He said that he al
mos; wi he'd be was lying there by the side
Of his wife. II was all 80 peaceful. .'an1 vet
he said, Il am not unhappy. nav hie 10
cep;ionaly happy one lli- lat wurds we're
TO his family physician. nr Hilbi-t. 20 shom
he said. Il know am going ghcrr Lucy is. 20
The words we're spoken dlstiuctl, aud his face
bore happy smile.
The funeral Of Mr.. HAYES will take place Fri
day afternoon. His remains vail be buried IN
Oakwood cemetery beside those of hi- late
wife.
GEN. HAYES last MOMENTS.
The HAYES mansion at O'Clock last night
wrapped in silence and darkness. With only
the steady glow Of a high; in the southwest
room OF the mansion the first floor This
room was the one occupied by the stricken *
President. The early report that the con-
dition OF eN-president HAYES was i'm
proving and that be was resting easily
ALA ed most suspicion. - that IN, Sudden ap-
peamnce OF Webb HHyes with thu announce
ment that has father had just died proved Q
Il
tha the condition OF has father tuok -uiden
change early IN the evening aud rapid di-solu-
ton followed.
The members Of the HAYES family have all
along been exceedingly reticcnt concerning the
condition of Gen. HAYES aud a.. attending
physician has followed The same fours.
An immediate friend of the family gave a
complete description Of the scenes attendant
upon Gen. HAYES last hour Early In the even
ing the condition Of the sN-irc-id,ut wa- quite
favorable toward good night, aud W,th that
| assurance the family, worn cut from thsir con-
tinued watching. retired early 20 rest IL WIS
only for .hort time. when they were hastily
aroused and called to tho bedside Of the naN
diving father. The end room came and he dis
tinguished man passed peacefully and pain
lesSls away at 10 - pm. with members % tho
| family and the attending physician around HIM.
rutherford T. HAYES. a ION Of the cN-fre-i-
dent, WAS seen short time after the death and
the above statement corroborated
The death of eX-Pre-ident Haye- has caused
universal sorrow In this city. where he was
known and admired by every one. His liis
here since his retirement from pabhc sffair-
plain and unostentatioGs. Spiecel Grove
was the center Of social gavety fo- young p.o-
pie until the death OF Mrs. HAYES two years
ago.
Death came quietly aud easily. The family.
who had been hastily aroused. we're nj the bed
side. Two som. BIrchard and scott were absent
from the city, but they arrived home today.