The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-02-09

The death of Mrs. Whitney awakened
widespread sympathy throughout the
country, and all day kilograms and mes
sages of condoleuce We're received by
the family. Although these messages
Of coincidence were kept strictly private,
it is said by friends Of the family that
among the first kilograms to arrive were
those from Presidentelect and Mrs.
Cleveland, Sir Julian Pauncefote, the
British minister at Washington, and
representatives Of other foreign lega-
tions also sent messages. kilograms
were also received from o number Of
senators and congressman, from Mr..
Whitney's colleagues in Mr.. Cleveland's
cabinet and from the members Of Mr..
Harrison's cabinet. Many of the imme-
diate friends of the family called during
the day.
For years Mrs. Whitney has evinced
symptoms of heart trouble. Slight at
tacks Of illness from this case have fire.
Quently startled her and occasioned her
family grave anxiety. For three weeks
the patient had been guarded from dis
turbing influences and almost entirely
confined to her bed. The night before
the attack that was the beginning Of
her last illness, Mrs. Whitney gave one
of the dinner dances that are the fash
ionable fad Of the present season. She
was in weak condition at the time and
the excitement and strain consequent to
the entertainment of her large party is
supposed to have superinduced the at
tack.
The Funeral Arrangements.
The funeral will take place at 10
o'clock Tuesday forenoon from st. Bar
tholomew's church. Madison avenue.
The services will be conducted by the
Rev. DR.. David H. Greer. The pail
bearers and others details of the funeral
will not be decided upon until today.
The interment will be in Woodlawn
cemetery, where the daughter, who died
abroad in 1888, is buried.
Colonel Daniel S. Lamont, Mr.. Whit
ney's intimate friend, has charge of the
funeral arrangements. He says the
funeral will be as quiet as possible.
Among the kilograms Of coincidence
received were those from Secretary and
Mrs Elkins, Chief Justice Fuller, ex-
Secretary =. z. BaYard. ex-Postmaster
General Don NJ. Dickinson and many
other well known public men. Mr.. and
MrS. Grover Cleveland telegraphed that
they will come from Lakewood to at
tend the funeral. Among the first to
call and leave cards at the house We're
the Vanderbilts, the Webbs, Chauncey
M. Depew and others equally well known
in New York.
Mrs. Whitney fully deserved the name
of social leader, She was not surpassed
by any and the social functions over
which she has for several seasons pre-
sided as hostess have been numerous
and varied. Upon these occasions her
characteristics have been unexcelled in
dignity and grace, charming self-posses-
sion and the rarer qualities of kindli-
ness of spirit and genuine hospitality,
while her life and name were to re-
markable degree linked with political,
official and financial, as well as social
greatness, she counted her friends in
many classes and her undemonstrative
generosity won the gratitude of those
who have met sher. AS Is well known
one of her closest intimates was Mrs.
Cleveland, wife Of the president elect
of the United States.
Although only on the threshold of the
forties Mrs. Whitney's hair was prema-
turely white. Her face retained great
measure of the youthful freshness and
sweetness that characterized it when she
was married to Mr.. Whitney, then a
hard working lawyer of modest income
and scarcely any means, q score OF years
ago.
The friendship of the Clevelands and
the Whitneys has never abated since it
was firmly fixed. In her illness Mrs
Whitney's welfare occassioned no more
earnest solicitude outside of those to
whom she was bound by lfinship than
Mr.. and Mrs Grover Cleveland.