Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-18
R. B. HAYES DEAD.
The Only ex-Presldent Save The
President Elect Gone.
HIS DEMISE UNEXPECTED.
He Was Not Generally Known
to Sc Seriously III.
[Bytelegraph to the Dispatch.l

fremont. o., January 17.-Ex-President
Rutherford B. Hayes died at IL o'clock to-
night. Early in the evening an inquiry
ELECTED the response that the General had
passed fairly well day. and was resting
nicely this evening. The change from
better 70 worse was rapid, and at II o'clock
the ex-President passed away. The first
intelligence of this was received when
Webb C. Hayes came down town and Qui-
etly, announced that his father had just
died.
TIE FATAL MALADY.
Ex-President Hayes was brought here
last Saturday suffering from an attack OF
rheumatism of the heart. with which no
had been stricken az Cleveland. IL was
the second attack Of the kind he had sui
fered within two weeks, and although his
condition was regarded as somewhat Sc
rlous and exclted the alarm of his family,
the encouragement given them by Dr. hil-
bert. the family physician led them to be-
lleve that the patient would soon recover
THE ILLNESS UNKNOWN.
For this reason all knowledge of the ex-
Presidents illness was kept from the pub
lie, and the fact that he was suffering
from heart trouble did not become known
until Yesterday afternoon. While DR.. Hil-
bert remained almost constantly at tho
patients bedside no alarming symptoms
appeared until this evening. when he be-
came rapidly worse.
Mr.. HAYES CAREER.
Rutherford Orchard Hayes vas born Mt Della
ware, o., October 4, 1922. he was graduated
at Kenyon College, and Was by profession law
yer. lie was at one timo City solicitor OF Cinclh-
natl. lie served in the Federal army during the
war between the States, rising TO tho grade oi
brcvet malOr-goneral In 1864 he was elected
20 Congress. In 1867 he became Goyernor ot
OHIO, post n which he was again elected IN
1870. Tho next year no was nOnlinatedtor fresi-
dent by the Republicans. end alter sharp con-
test was declared elected. The method by which
he gained the presidency IA familiar 10 our read
ers. Tho Democratic nominees, Ttlten ana
Hendricks, had inisputaDy recelyod lSl
votes-one less than majority. Tho votes ot
South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, and one
vote from Oregon, being twenty IN alt
vere in doubt, differing returns having
tecn made, owing IN the first three
States o. the rejection by the Radical returning
boards OF votes alleged 70 bo fraudulent. To
settle the matter the famous Electoral COMMITS
sion WAS created. II decided In favor OF the
Republican (lIayes) by a strictly party vote ana
"a only the concurrent vote Of botn Houses 0t
Congress could overthrow the result, its de-
cisiOn stood, the Republican Senate voting 20
sustain, the Democratic House TO reject Hon.
Eppa Ilunton. Of this State. was ono OF tho
Democratic members OF the commission, he
being then a member Of tho House OF Repre-
sentatYes.
The refunding Of the national debt and the
resumption OF specie payments were the most
important events Of the Hayes administration.
Since his retirement from the presidency hr
Hayes had held no public office. ie had, how
ever. IL We are not mistaken, served some years
ss president Of the Pris0n-ReiOrm Association
OF America.
Mrs. Hayes died in June, 1889.