New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-06
OF MRS. THITNEY.
an. s,,nDFNyY YESTERDAY MORNING

otV' ,neypectcd. The physiciah' WHO ""o ~
SsS u" nor had told Mr.. Whitney severai Gays "Ho
.t,rc was only the shsh'eSt noFe' ,or
that t,V I'D no, expect that the end would come
bat tHe va Dr McIane who had daily attended
wren H.. auriDg her last Illness. called twice at
Mrs W." house al No. . West Fifty seventies,
ne "alsv and soon after midnight Yesterday morn
On sa'' his last call. Since last Thursday tic
Ing 'e 80, called al midnight each night to learn
e@ alton q. bis patient. and on saturday night or
INC ~a,crdsy morning. when he made his usnal call
e''p.y.,red a little later than usual. lie ala not
DC . sd an immediate change In Mrs WmtheyS
eOudaon ,.o ,oss,ao y, II. ,,,to
NJ NJ. o,c,ock he did not permit The nurses TO ad.
~. ,he medicines bat performed that dn'v linn
4, tha, time the patient was conscious, and she
S A. her husband. she seemed drowsv. however.
sF"'nrosscd n wish 10 have The lights lowered. so
~, shs eould sleep The drlw,y feeling alarmed Mr..
Vs. Int he did not at that time realize that the
~.. 60 near He complied with her request and
~ ,,e,t settled herself back on the pillows. From
a.. lime until death Mr.. Whitney was constant
-, Mrs Whitney never again opened her eyes
A. cypresscd desire 10 sleep. Neither lid she
"" ,.r lips. Her death must have been painless
breathing rather heavily for ten or fifteen min
s h.,ore death, and the only Indication that the
,,s come was when her husband noticed that the
.,raion hed ceased
", whitney constant watcher nj his wifc's
,I,. from the csv her Illness took sudden turn.
- saturday afternoon nine or ten hours before her
18th Mrs Whitney sat up In bed. and her husband
'a 10 her for m hour or more, and the patient
..m.d TO be deeply interested. Her condition
.r,ed 10 be much improved in TACT. that II was
,,oJ that she might recover.
" whitney and the were tho only persons In
a.. ,ck room when Mrs Whitney died, but Mrs.
r,.,le. Bingham Mrs Wlktncy's only sister Colonel
nu,s, ~ Paync her brother; her two sons. Henry p.
tasnt at YALE and william c., !r., and her eldest
..o,b,r Pauline were in the house at the time.
~, whl,neys youngest child, Dorothy. five years
"a L with her nurse at Lakewood. Mr.. and Mrs.
49, p paync. the father and mother OF Mrs.
~h,rsr who arc in Cleveland. Ohio had been made
.,s OF their daughters Illness. but as they are not
= ,.a host q, health, they did not come TO New
Ut aud they have been advised not to try to
800 ,be funeral Mr.. Payne. however. may be
here tomorrow.
Tho funeral will be held at 10 O'Clock TO-
,ornv morning at St. Bartholomew CHURCH.
:, Madisonave. and FOrty-fourth-st.. where
w., Whitney attended services. DR.. David IL.
Cesar the rector of the church. Will conduct
the services Colonel Daniel 5. Lamont Mr. Whit
AVIS intimate friend has charge of the arrangements
Va savs the funeral VIII be as quiet as possible. The
n,hsarers will not be selected until to-day. The
srdo, will he at woodlawn, where Mr.. Whitney has a
,.r,,u, Mot not far from the Gould mausoleum.
uundrcds OF people called at the Whitney house
,s.srdav 10 extend sympathy to the family. and tee-
rams Of coincidence received at every hour from
Il, narts OF the country. Among the first to extend
,vmnstAy were Mr. and Mrs. Grover CLEVELAND, VINO
have already announced that they will come rom
lakewood to attend the funeral; Sir Julian Pnunce
fo,. the British Minister at Washington; seeretaf!
ana Mira Elkns Chief Justice Fuller, ex-secretsry
.ord m NJ.
dickinson and many other well-known public men.
Amons the arst to call and leave cards at the house
xsss the yanderbuts, the Webbs Chauncey NJ. Depew
ana Others equally well known In New-fork
Mira Flora Payne Whitney was the eldest daughter
II the Hon. Henry B. Payne OF Cleveland, Ohio ana
roth her father and mother survive her. Her grand
father on No maternal side was one OF the heaviest
realsstss vwnsrs IN Cleveland In the early days ara
her fstAer vas a leading Democratic lSwycr in an
sveruasnkv Republican section Of the state as well
Is an ac1ys prsucter Of its industrial development
ana an early director Of the Lake Shore railway IN
her childhood she saw hun the candidate OF his party
ssainst Salmon "a Chase, In the famous canvass IA
which the lsttsrsas Afse chosen Governor Of Ohio
and n her lAtef years she saw him serving In the
United States seh4t4.,~hen her husband was mem
Der a ths cAbthsN
he st0'eR otEE 9, payne a ana william @nnr c.
psnocratc cSectsf Of e Port at Boston. were class
mates at Yale college End the family intimacy to
which this tea sSkllted In her marriage. The newly
married. Aupls began housekeeping in New'Y York In
hrkASe = In q, house bought and furnished for them
BY her parents M. Whitley devoted himself to the
practice of law and she to the care Of her husbana
home ard family and to discriminating interest In the
charitable and religious activities OF her neishborlood
Gradually her husband found time for politics.
and naturally found tho daughter OF the Ohio
Democratic leader taking the eest interest in his I'D
ysnee. A pleasant friendship had sprung up between
her family and that Of the late William II. Wickham'
Iarkavc nighbor. wickham presently became
Mayor Of the city. Among his active ana eh'cien'
supporters was william c. whitney. Samuel j. Tlden
vas elected Governor, and Whitney had been acuV'
In bis support also. Republican held the Office Of
Corporation Counsel. Charges had been preferred
against him by the Mayor and were brought before 'he
Govsrnur. Before approving them, Mr. Tilden had
found thc. il they were sustained the Mayor was
likely to appoint young Whitney TO the vacant place
From the moment hei husbands official HE thus
begun Mira. Whitney became more than ever lie
ecient hepneet throughout his public career lheii
house, which lad always been the scene OF re
lined and gracious hospitality, now became also
political centre and she always made friends, ncvei
enemies. for her husband.
-Four children had been boin TO them. After Mr.
Whitney made up his mind n retire from pnohc
LIE and had resigned bis Office rs Corporation Counsel
Ms. Whitney went abroad, and here the first great
Cief Of her life came TO her In the death OF hel
youngest daughter. she was greatly Frustrated, ic
named abroad for good while after the beIeave
nent, and was never quite the same aftrrward
some tine after her return, her husband. who had
meantime been active In large business aalrs, and had
also become more influential than ever In Democratic
councils In New-Yo City. was made Secretary OF Inc
Navy In Mr. Ucveland's Cabinet. In the new nome
Mr. established
she became on q larger scale at once the charming
hostess and the helpful companion and counsellor OF
hr husband In his public career. She was the socH
leader Of the Administration. and when young mis-
usss to the White House became her closest 'rchd
w some OCCASIONS, indeed, she became conspicuous
nanpon Of the Ccvelands and In at least one notable
interview did not hesitate TO denouncc attacks upon
ue President. and publicly arragn those whom shc
Hprsed to be their authors. She was not UNWILLING.