Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-06-30
SEN. STANFORD DEAD.
A Self-Made Man " ho Became a
FhilanthrOpist.
AuOulexy the Trouble That Lsd to
His Death.

T1nited states Senator Leland stanford,
died Wednesday night at his residence In
Palo Alto, Cal. "a,
Senator Stanford was In the best OF spirits
the day before He took drive arounu LIS
stockfarm. and seemed as well as ever ne
went TO bed soon after 10 clock, and ABOUT
midnight his valet, going into the senators
bedroom. discovered that he was dead
II has been long evident that Senator Stan
ford's death was question OF but snor.
time HIS symptoms vera apoplecfic, ano
bis weight was increasing alarmingly. There
was stiffness about his legs that made walk
ing an exceedingly difficult task. he couiu
take only the slightest exercise.
Six months ago he sent for DR.. curtis, Vi
San francisco. The doctor prescripeu a
heroic treatment but the Senator was nv
ready to undergo such methods ior tne re- 10.
ducti IN of n sh and the restoration Oh his
waning strength. His apoplectic synphsoins yh nc
| increased and his situation became suon aS
! to create serious alarm. AIou. s'A "oSno CO.
AGO IL WAS found necessary to impose -.
! vereIv plain diet upon him, and since tai .Has
time his sole food has consisted Oh iIleu ,.
hashed meat. with hot water as the on'S
LIQUID accompaniment. .so eovere
The Senator rigidly adhered to the severe
requirements Of the physician, ana u seelnuu eo'
for time that its suits were most uene
acial and might p, ssIbly effect permanen'
cnre He expres. cd himself as mucn encoui.
aged. and looked forward hopefully W 'no 10
time when he could devote hlns'l WIZ tho
newed energy to public aiiairS anu t;onoi ~ rn
comnletion of certain cherished educat'on.n,' y
oU o,d benevolent enterprises. But his stren9tn
was not sufficiently great to respond 10 oLo
demands upon il. His fundamental WeaA
ness suddenly manifested itself, and ne paA7''
quietly away.
SENATOR sTANFoRD's CAREER
leland Stanford was born in Watervllle,N NJ
Y on the 9th of March, 1924, and Wa'
brought up on farm until he was ~ Seai'
Of are. when he began to study law. ~,
In 1s49 he was admitted 10 tne pa, az. IL.
went to Port Washington WIS, wheie no ~ y;
gan TO practice. A fire destroyed MS law u
6rarv and other property in 1852, and d
started for Cali mia, where he soon tecam
| interested in goll mining with MS t9ae Ire
: brothers. He settled in San Francisco III 100
and engaged in mercantile business; sool
amassing a large fortune. H. rh;ooo
Tn 1860 he was delegate to the Cmcag
l convention that nom mated Abraham Lihcoi
and attracted pull lie notice by his earnest az 3
. tocacv df a Pacific railroad. When the yen yen
trail Pacific Company was organized III LOU ioo
5 he was chosen president, and in the sam
. wear he was elected Governor OF Iaiiiolnio
o serying through 1862 and 1863. de SUPER
:, tended the construction OF the Pacanc roac
Il Inc eneeering difficulties of when weI
n much mere formidable than they woulu -, =
/ now. and succeeded in completing 2SO miit
p in 999 days. driving the last spike at PromGi a
. torv Point, Utah, on the 10th OF May, Ros.
" 7 ater on he became interested IN otneI Iai
: tolds on the Pacific Slope, and dispiayt
v much energy in the development oil the a9l
:. cultural and manufactur. fesouIc
. California. constantly adding new mliiions
Q those which he had already accumuiateu.
d tass he was elected to tho United Slat,
senate His name is best known to the Pu
}. lie in con, ection with the university wnic
q he founded at Palo Alto as memorial Oh u
4 sor no He set aside $40 Co., 900 for this inst
;. tuition. AID provided that an P',r Pfact,,o
q, branches OF education, such as pooanoup,h
- farming. civil engineering ana te'eglapI
g sbould be taught there as well as the reeui
4 Included in the trust fund Tor Inc ma,m'e no 8
once Of the univers ty is an estate OF oo'v
d aorss an at Vina. ala, which is said to be L
g ioroost vinevard in the world. Mr. Stanio
IA ras ,"a well-kn also among sportsmen as
; successful breeder OF horses upon '"'
scale,