The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-01-26
DEATH OF r. B. HAYES.
HE QUIETLY PASSES AWAY AT HIS
HOME IN FREMONT.

Some OF tho Notable Acts OF the Good
Mans Life--The First President to RE-
store Fraternal Feelings Between North
and South.
FREMONT, Ohio. January 17.-Ex-
President Rutherford B. Hayes died at
III o'clock tonight. Early in the eve
ming an inquiry elected the response
that the gentleman had passed the dav
fairly well and was resting nicely this
evening. The change from better to
worse was rapid. and at IL o'clock the
Ex- President passed away.
The first intelligence Of this was re-
ceived when Webb G. Hayes came down
town and quietly announced that his
father had just died. President
Hayes was brought here last Saturday
suffering from an attack Of rheuma-
tlsm of the heart, with which he had
been stricken at Cleveland.
1t was the second attack of the kind
he had suffered within two weeks, and
his condition was regarded as some
VIA serious, and excited the alarm of
OF his family. Encouragement given
them by DR.. llillbest, the family physi-
clan, led them to believe that the pa.
tlent would soon recover. For this
reason all knowledge of the Ex.Presi-
dents sickness was kept from the pub
Tic, and the fact that he was suffering
from heart trouble did not become
known until yesterday afternoon.
While DR.. uillbest renamed almost
constantly at the patients bedside. no
alarming symptoms appeared until
this afternoon, when he became rapid.
ly worse.
rutherford Burchard Hayes, nine.
teenth President of the United States.
was born at Delaware, Delaware Coun.
ty, Ohio, October 4, 1922. He was
the youngest son of Rutherford
Hayes. lie commenced his edu-
cation at the common schools of
MS native home, completed his
college course, at Kenyon College
In 1872, and a law course at Harvard
law school at Cambridge, In 1915; was
shortly afterward admitted to the Bar
al Marietta, Ohlo, and commenced the
practice of law at the town of Ere
mont. In 1913 he moved to Cincin-
natl and continued his law practice
with great success. He was soon after
married to Miss Lucy Ware Webb, of
Chllllcoth~, ONO. From his success.
tul practice of the law he was grad.
uaily drawn into the political cam
palgns which followed close upon the
events OF 1886; was actively engaged
in the Fremont Presidential canvass.
addressing public meetings at Cincin-
natl and elsewhere with great enthusi-
asm. Two years after the defeat OF
the Republican party by the election
OF buchanan Mr.. Hayes was chosen
to his first public Office, that Of city
solicitor of Cincinnati, which he con.
tlnued to iill until the outbreak Of the
war in 1861.
AT the approach of this crisis he
seems to have been fully awake to the
threatening eXigences of the hour.
Upon the quesIlon of a DISRUPTION Of
the Union he wrote: "Dlsunion and
Clvll war are at hand, and yet | fear
disunlon and civil war less than com.
PROMISE
Lincolns second call for troops
found Mr Hayes among the most en-
thnslasuc Of Ohio volunteers. Presi-
dent Lincoln sent him a commission as
co!o.lel, which he declined on the
ground OF his inadequate knowledge of
military affairs. He at once devoted
h'mseli to study of military tactics,
ana IN snort time went into the army
as major OF the &c Ohio volunteer in.
tantry, under Col. Rosecrans. On the
2oth Of July. 1861, his regiment was or
dered TO West Virginia. He was
wounded at the battle of South Noun
tain on the 2nd Of July, 1862. Early in
lo64 he took an active part in the chase
alter Gen. Morgan'S raiders into Ohio;
cutting off their retreat, and with his
command materially aiding in their
capture. lie was promoted to the rank
Oh colonel OF his regiment, and com.
manded brigade, mostly made up of
ONO troops, IN the battle Of ClOyd
~ hl,
ConlederateS position. in the battle
Of this Ca mpaign lis regiment suffered
great losses, having been under tire,
between the lst of May aEd the last of
OctoDer, 1861, total Of sixty days
MT. Hayes was four times wounded
during his term of service.
lie was llrSt nominated for Congress
in Ohio in August, and elected in Oc-
tober, 1864, while he was yet in the ser.
vice in the Shenandoah Valley cam
paign: In reply to "a letter from has
ONO friends at this time urging him
TO leave his command and return
nome 10 look after his interests IN the
election he wrote: can officer fit for
duty who. at this crisis, would abandon
his post to electioneer for Congress
ought TO be Scalped. You may feel
perfectly sure shall do no such thing" ."
}efore being mustered out Of the army
Mr. Hayes was promoted to the rank
OF breVet major general. He took his
seat the House of Representatives
Dect Iber, 1868, and served as chair
man on the committee of the library
and was member of the committee
OH private land claims; was renomina-
ted In 1866, and elected by large ma
Jorlty and took his seat in the 10th
Congress-; accepted the nomination FOR
Governor of Oaio as Republican candi-
date against the old Roman, Thurman,
and was elected; was again nominated
In 1872, but was defeated. Retiring to
private life for several years he again
took part in the famous campaign Of
1873, was nominated by his enthusiast.
&c friends on a hard money platform
and was enthusiastically elected.
In March, 1876, the Republican State
Convention Of OHIO passed resolution
to pIesent Rutherford B. Hayes to the
National Republican Convention for
the nomination for President, and in
structlng The State delegation to sup
, DOrt hun. The National Republican