Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-18
HAYES is AT REST
Ex-President Dies Very Sud-
denly Last Night
OF NEURALGIA OF THE HEART
He Had Been Ailing for somstime. Bur
H.s Death Was Un.xpecisd.
Sketch Of His Lifs.

FRz,foSr. O.. Jan. l7.-Ex-President
Rntnsrford B. Hayes died At II O'Clock
tonight
Early IN the evening 40 inquiry elic-
tied tns resp nse thai the general nAo
passed fairly we'll Gay, and Was rest
ing nicely this evening. The change
from better To worse wzs rapid, and ~
III o'clock the distinguished ex-presi-
dent passed away. The first lnseiii-
genee OF this was received when Webb
c. Hayes came down towa and quietly
announced thai his father had lustdied
Ex-President Hayes left home last
Monday on . trip to Columbus, Buffalo
and Cleveland. Al the iast-named
place he spent few days with his son.
Webb @. Hayes. Daring tue last
month she 4 president had complained
OF one or two slight attacks OF neural
ga OF the heart. but rs they soon
passed away ne thought nothing OF It.
On saturday ne experienced a severe
recurrence of the msIady, but beng
prepared tor MS return home, pro-
ceeded on his journey, accompanied by
MS son Webb.
Word had been sent hone by tele-
graph Of ms condition and he was met
Al tue train by has son. Rutherford 3.
Hayes. and Dr.. f. Hilblsh. the family
physlcian, with q carriage. Entering
the carriage they we're rapidly driven
TO the Hayes mansion IN Splegsl grove,
where all attention was gwen the
stricken general during the night.
sunday the Hayes mansion WAS kept
quiet anu DIR. Hllblsn spent most OF the
day IN watching At the bedside. The
doctor stated that the ex- president mad
been suffering with q severe attack OF
heart neuralgia or aDg ma pectoria,
which ne had received wnlle at Cleve-
land. bat that though he had rallied
somewhat he was not out OF danger.
Today there was apparently no change
and the death OF the ex-presideut when
il came, was = terrible surprise.
Rutherford B. Hayes. nineteenth
president of the United States. WAS
born At Delaware, o., l4tn October.
lo22. Adopted by wealthy uncle, he
graduated AZ Kenyon college. OHIO;
ana having studied law at Harvard, he
pt4IsA<r4 - II ~ thso ola as (sh
cinuatI. In the civil war Mr.. Hayes
served with distinction As an officer of
volunteers, being once severely
wounded and ultimately rose to be
malor-geueral. In 1866 he resigned his
commission, on being sent 10y ONO as
representative TO congress Chosen
governor OF MS state IN 1857, he was re-
elected IN 1869 and again In 1875. He
was finally selected as the republican
candidate AT the presidential nomIna-
ton of 1876. After the election Diff
culties as TO the reckoning of the votes
arose in consequence OF the denial by
the democrats OF the validity OF those
for LOUISIANA. Florida and Oregon. A
special electoral commission OF fifteen,
created tor the purpose from amongst
senators, representatives and supreme
judges. gave all me disputed votes to
Mr.. Hayes. who accordingly obtained q
msiority of one over Mr.. Tllden, the
democratic candidate. Two features
IN Mr.. Hayes policy were reform Of
the civil service. and the conciliation OF
the southern states. The bill for the
monetizstion OF silver Was carried IN
1873 against Mr.. Hayes veto. His sue
ce-sor was Garfield.