The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-06-22
'nR. STANFORDS DEATH
The California Senator Found Life
less in His Bed.
REPUBLICAN WILL SUCCEED HIM.
Brief Sketch of n Career Crowned by the
Gift Of Prinecly Educational Institu-
siou to Commemorate the Memory Of
{ His Son.


MENIo PARK, CAL, June 2o.-United
+ States Senator Leland Stanford died at
+ hts residence In Palo Alto. Senator Stan
4 ford was In the best Of spirits on Tuesday.
H. took a drive around his stock farm and
seemed as-well as ever He went to bed
soon after 10 o'clock, and at midnight his
valst. going into the senator's bedroom,
discovered that he was dead.
IL has been long evident that Senator
!. 6tanford's death was question of but a
i short time. His symptoms were apoplec-
4 tic, and his weight was increasingly alarm
lngly He could take only the slightest
exercise. Six months ago he sent for DIR.
Curtis, Of San Francisco. The doctor pre-
scribed . heroic treatment. but the sem
ator was not ready to undergo such
methods for the reduction of flesh and the
festoration of his waning strength. His
kxSpoplectio symptoms increased and his
tuation became such as TO create serious
S.aryn about six weeks ago 1t was found
necessary to impose severely plain diet
upon him, and for time its results were
Z most beneficial. But his strength was not
Sufficisntly great to respond to the de-
mapds upon It, His fundamental weak
pszs suddenly manifested itself, and he
passed quietly away.
pclitical control of the senate. His sue
I cessor In the existing congress will be a
Republican, as the appointing power is
rith the governor OF California, who is a
: Republican. As Stanford's term would
not have expired until March, 1897, new
legislature will have to determine who
hhall serve out the term in the next con-
Eress.
Mr., Gage, an intimate friend of the dead
senator, said: while have no positive
information regarding the terms Of Sena-
tor Stanford's will, l am positive that the
bulk Of his property has been devoted to
/ the perpetuation Of the Stanford uni
versityn
The senator's fortune Is estimated at
$S.0OO,OOO aside from the millions he set
aside for the magnificent university that
bears his name.
The funeral will be from the chapel of
the university on Saturday at o'clock.
Leland Stanford was born in Watervliet,
n. Y, on March 0, 1924, and was brought
up on farm until he was 20 years of age,
when he began to study law. In 1S49 he
was admitted to the bar and went to Port
Washington, Wis, where he began to
lpractice. A fire destroyed his law library
K and other property in 1852 and he started
for California, where he soon became in
eerested In gold mining, with his three
brothers. He settled in San Francisco in
1866 and engaged In mercantile business,
soon amassing large fortune.
In 1860 he was delegate to the Chicago
convention that nominated Abraham Lin
coin, and attracted public notice by his
rRynest advocacy OF n Pacific railroad,
When the Central Pacific company was
organized In 1851 he was chosen president,
and In the same year he was elected gov
srnor Of California, serving through 1859
,end 1868. He Buperintended tho construc-
V0n Of the Pacific road, the engineering
Nfficulties of which were much more for
;stdable than they would be now, and sue
led In completing $50 miles In 293 days,
Sing the last spike at Promontory
u p. Utah. on the 10th Of May, 1869.
Eater on he became interested In ,er
iilroads on tho Pacific slope, . dis
ilayed much energy in the development of
Jhs agricultural and manufacturing re-
sources of California. constantly adding
Z new millions to those which he had already
Accumulated. In 1886 he was elected to the
United States senate.
His name is best known to the public in
soonnection with the university which he
founded at Palo Alto as a memorial of his
son. He set aside go, ,000, 900 for this insti-
tson. and provided that all practical
branchf Of education, such US bookkeep-
ing, farming. civil engineering and teleg-
! raphy should be taught there, as well as
the regular collegiate course. Included in
tho trust fund for the maintenance of the
university is an estate OF 10000 acres ut
VIM, Cal, which is said to be the largest
vineyard in the world. Mr. Stanford was
well known also among sportsmen as a
Successful breeder of horses upon large
scale