Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-06-24

LELAND >
looking from all appearances to be in
deep sleep.
Mr.. Stanford went out yesterday for
drive 10 San Carlos and around his
farm and returned late in the after
noon, apparently in the best of health.
ILL FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.
The body will be embalmed For
| several weeks Senator Stanford had
been very ill. His hearing was very
much affected and when reporter called
on him a week ego he was hardly able to
move about without assistance. He then
said be was the victim of govt and
that by taking the hot-wster cure he
would soon be all right. For breakfast,
lunch and dinner he took large cup of
hot water and some meat but no vege-
tables were allowed him.
AT that time he did anticipate any,
thing serious and he talked confidently
about plans he hadin view for the future
Not the slightest indication of his being
in precarious condition had entered his
mind and neither Senator Stanford nor
his private secretary, Mr.. Nash, had
any idea that his aIlment was danger
Gus.
The senator himself felt joyial and
told how he enjoyed his dinners aud
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wife.
The first tidings of Senator Stanford's
death which reached the outside world
were sent by the Associated Press cor
respondent from the little town of
Menlo but few minutes aft it dis
covered that the senator had brsathed
his last.
Owing to the hour and meagre teie- !
graphic facilities is was impossible |
to obtain but few details last night. |
The friends of Senator Stauford's |
family received the sad news through !
the press. This morning at 4:24 a {
special train bearing Charles Lathrop, !
Mrs. StanfOrd's brother, left San Fran
CISCO, arriving here at 5:36. The car
riage awaited him at the station, which /
drove rapidly to the Stanford residence
which is situated about mile and half
from the station.
MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY.
From an early hour this morning tele-
graphic messages of sympathy poured
in upon Mrs. Stanford and each incom-
ing train was filled with personal friends,
The Southern Pacific railway officials
and those who had been intimately as
'ociated with the senator in his many
affairs.
Five Southern Pacific officials were
among those who arrived on the 1910
ram from San Manager A.
\. Towne, J. A. Fillmore, H. E. Hunt
ngton, Auditor and Controller Lans- I
ng and Mr.. Schwerein. il
Mr.. Huntingdon said in reply to an
inquiry that nee the senator's severe
ttack in Washington his death has
'een among the probabilities of each
Idy dlIUOuBH IL Vas luOuSHJ ny oil HIS
riends that he might survive for years.
1t was known that be wOnld never
gain resume his activity in railroad !
fairs and it WIS known that he would :
esign his seat In the United States
enate unless the republican party need !
him. =
DESIRED TO LIVE LONGER. I
He expressed a desire to live at least I
IN years longer. so that he would be v
bic to bring MS university at Palo Alto t
ito prominence among the educational
OF the country. il
There was cert 3inly no thought of his G
lrly death in thee senator's mind when t,
g sat by his friends just week ago S
undsy and disc used the plans he had "
mind for the uture. a
81 am feeling very WE'LL" he said to
lem, ''and with proper care | hope TO
Te at least ten years longer, though l
u sixty-nine " ears old" /
snake 1t tw enty, Leland" said Mrs. Y
,auford, and ne smiliDgly consented to i
tend the linn it. No one seeing him at a
at time won Id have dreamed that his g
Iys were M mbered.
He had to be assisted in walking but
} seemed to be strong and his mind