The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-19

Career.
FREMONT, Ohio, Jan. 1S.-Ex. Presi-
dent Rutherford b. Hayes diod uncx-
pectedly at his home here ut IL o'clock
last night. His death was peaceful.
Ex-Presdent Hayes left home last
Monday on a trip to Columbus, Buffalo
and Cleveland. At the last named place
he spent few DAYS with his son, Webb
u. Hayes, VINO is located there In con.
nection. with the Thompson. Houston
Carbon Company.
During the last month the OK Presi-
dent had complained Of one or two
slight, attacks of neuralgia of tho heart,
but as they soon passed away he
thought nothing OF it On Saturday be
experienced severe recurrence OF the
malady, but being prepared for his re-
turn homo, proceeded on his journey,
accompanied By his son Wobb.
Word had been sent homo by tele-
graph of the condition Of the general,
aud be was met At the train by his son,
Rutherford b. Hayes, and DR.. +. S. Hill
Dish, the family physician, with car.
rlage. They wero rapidly driven to tho
Hayes mansion, where all attention was
given the stricken general during the
night, and up to the present time Sun
day the Hayes mansion was kept quiet.
and DR., ililhish spent most of the day
in watching at the bedside. Yesterday
the doctor stated that the ex President
had partially recovered, but was not yut
out of danger. lie spent the night at
his bedside, and was with him when he
died.
The funeral OF tho OK. President takes
place Friday afternoon. His remains
will be buried i'll lakewood Cemetery
beside those Of his late wife.
THE DEAD STATESMAN.
Rutherford Orchard Hayes was born
in Delaware October IA, 1892. He re-
ceived his first education in the com :
mon schools and began early the study
of Latin snd Greek with Judge Shor-
man Finch, OF Delaware. He was after
ward sent to an academy at Norwalk,
Conn, and graduated from Kenyon Col
lege, Gambler, Ohio, in 1912, whore he
was awarded the valedictory Grafton.
He entered tho Harvard law school
| August %, 1913, and finished his studies
there in January, 1S45. On Nav TO-,
| 1915, he was admitted to the practice of
law in the courts OF OHIO. He cstab.
hshed himself first III Lower Sandusky,
and in April, 1916, he formed partner
ship with Ralph p. Bncknor, then a
member OF Congress
On December 30, 1852, no married
Lucy w. Webb, of Chillicothe, Ohio. In
1856 no was elected city solicitor of
Cincinnati. He joined the Repub lican
party as soon as it was organized and
advocated the election of Fremont in
1856. and Abraham Lincoln in 1850.
AT the outbreak OF the civil war he
was major OF the Twenty third regiment
of Ohio Volunteers. On September 10,
1851, he was appointed by General Rose
Grams judge advocate Of the department
OF ONO. October, 1861, he was pro-
NOTED to the rank OF lieutenant colonel.
On Sepicm her IA, 1862 he was wounded
in the loft arm while making gallant
! charge. lie was appointed colonel of
tho same regiment on October "a, 1862
lie distinguished himself in mum Dor
of battles during the war. He took his
seat in Congress on December 4, 1865.
In 1867 he was elected governor of Ohio.
defeating Judge Allen e.. Thurman. In
1869 he was re elected. in 1869 he was
defeated for Congress; in 1875 he was
| Gil cicOISu governor Oh OnlO.
He was nominated on the seventh
ballot at Cincinnati, o, for tho Presi-
dency against James Ct. Blaine, Oliver
p. Morton, Benjamin Ii Bristow, Roscoe
Conk,ing and John +. Hartranft, and
was declared president of the United
States on March 2 by commission
composed of five Senators, five Repre-
sentatives and five judges of tho Supreme
| Court This commission, which lasted
twenty-four days, in every case of con-
tested States voted eight to seven in
favor OF Hayes. He Immediately passed
out of public life after his torn had ex.
PRED.
He was thoroughly domesti, in his
tastes, and spent his last days at his
homo in Fremont, Ohio. He was com.
mander Of the military order OF the
Loyal Leiion, president + the National
Prison Reform Association, and a trus.
tee Of the Peabody fund. MIR. Hayes
was an omniverous reader. and the
po.sessor of a valuable library. He was
accounted very wealthy, and the owner
OF magnificent farm, in which, after
HIS retirement from public life, ne took
great interest.
Five Persons Injured
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