The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-22
He Dies Very Suddenly at His
Palo Alto Residence.
THE END VERY PEACEFUL
Heart Failure Is Supposed to Be the
Immediate Cause.
The Funeral win Occur on saturda,
from the University Chapel--Eight of
the Pallbearers Will BE South.
ern Pacific Engineers.

night. He passed away peacefully. He
was in the best of spirits yesterday, driv-
ing around his stoci farm, seeming as
well as ever. He retired at 10 P. m. AT
midnight, his valet going in to him, dis
covered that he was dead.
The senator retired at 10 O'Clock last
night feeling better than usual. At1:25
his old and trusted valet Edward Larguy,
who, for some time, has visited the sena-
tors room at different times during the
night, went in and heard gasp and,
seeing that something was wrong, he
gave the alarm, first to Mrs. Stanford,
then TO his private secretary, Mr.. Nash,
but when Mrs. Stanford reached the room
her husband had breathed his last. Mr..
Nash at once sent for local physician,
u. Stellard, but there was nothing for
medical skill to do. Death resulted I'M
mediately from heart failure.
Mrs. Stanford, though overcome by the
shock, bore up wonderfully and moved
about directing arrangements with great
firmuess. The only time she was entirely
Frustrated was when she left the body in
charge of those who were to perform the
last offices.
For some time he has been taking on
flesh rapidly, accompanied by apoplectic
signs These became so alarming that his
physician prescribed a strict diet of fried
mashed meat and hot water as his only
food aud drink. He seemed better and
became very hopeful of final recovery but
inherent weakness Unexpectedly mani
tested itself and he passed away.
A profound hush and sadness has set
lied over the beautiful grounds and build
ings. The body of the senator lies in
fapd -roOt,a ,1,,cfoi1s with neaoaful smile
on his face which is peculiarly life like in
appearance. Mrs. Stanford with her
brother and niece Mrs. L. r. Taylor, are
still keeping vigil at MS beside.
Arrangements for the funeral are all
completed and viii doubtless meet with
the approval of Mrs. Stanford. She has
seen no one today but her brother, Chas.
Lathrop, her niece, Mrs. Taylor, and
Stephen NJ. Gage. The services will take
place in the chapel at Palo Alto un1ver-
sity Saturday. They will be very simple.
While recently in Europe the senator
who was always stannch friend OF the
railway engineers, requested that when
his pail bearers were selected, they should
\ consist of number of engineers selected
from those longest in the employ of the
Southern Pacific Railway company. His
request is to be honored and of twenty
pail bearers eight are to be engineers.
The first tidings of the Sena tor's death
by an Associated Press correspondent
from the little town of Menlo, but a few
minutes after 1t was discovered that the
Senator had breathed his last. Owing to
the hour and the meagre telegraphic
facilities, it was impossible to obtain
many details last night.
From all early hour this morning, tele-
graphic messages of sympathy have
poured in upon Mrs. Stanford and each
incoming train is filled with personal
friends, Southern Pacific railway officials
and those who have been intimately as
ISOLATED with the Senator in his many
effairs.
Mr.. Huntington said in reply to an in
quiry, that since the senator's severe at
tack in Washington, his death had been
among the probabilities of each day, al
though it WAS thought by all his friends
that he might survive for years. 1t was
known that he would never again resume
activity in railway affairs, and it was
known that he would resign his seat i'll
the United States Senate unless the Re-
publican party needed him.
kilograms of coincidence contin ne to
pour in from all the late Senator g friends.
Those in the west are particularly profuse
ia expressing sympathy. Many clerks in
the Southern Pacific have arrived anxious
TO perform the smallest offices. One OF
them said to an Associated Press CORES
pendent that all the clerks felt that they
had lost a great friend. 'sIn him we had
one always ready to listen to US. His was
the last court of appeal and it was very
merciful court. -
kilograms have been received from
Senators Dolph, Mitchell, Saunders, Nc
Pherson, McGregor, WhltelaW Reid and
d. o. Mills.
DR.. SteIlard, the physician who was
called to the side of the desthbed, was
seen by representative of the Associated
press. he said the immediate cause OF
death was paralysis of the heart | have
no doubt that the last treatment which he
resorted to-the hot water treatment
was of the greatest benefit. l know
it to be fact that Senator Stanford had
during the past two years tried macy
doctors of many schools. among which
were the massage, faith cure and spirit
uailst advocates, but the senator's days
were numbered and no earthly skill
could have averted the end.
The senator's will was drawn up at the
time the college at Palo Alto was built,
and is now in the hands of his attorney
and its contents can only be a matter Of
conjecture. Mr.. Gage, in speaking oil
the matter, said:
ssWhile / have nc positive information
regarding the terms of Senator Stan
ford's will, l can give general idea o.
how he intended to dispose of his estate.
! spoke with him many tirues in a conf
Dental way and thereby learned that hi.
paramount ambition was to live Ions
enough to perpetuate the university, anC
am positive that the bulk of his property
has been devoted to that noble project.
ssAs to the value of his estate L am un.
able to give accurate figures, but it vii
rup anywhere from forty to sixty millions
of dollars.
1t was the expressed view of his late
associates in the management of his rail-
road properties, that the death of Senator
Stanford viii have little effect in the
policy of the administration of the affair.
of the railroad company.
While the ddath OF Senator Stanford
came as a surprise to me, must say il
was not unexpected, - said Mr.. Hunting
ton, 1--WE have known some months thai
the end was near, but were rather
shocked at the suddenness of the sac
news. The first intelligence we received
through papers, and later on this morn
ing a telegram affirmed the sad tiding.
81 do not anticipate that the death o
the senator will have any direct effect OIL
our affairs, for since his retirement he ha
taken very little interest in the corpora
toms business. He was too i'll or too en-
CROSSED with political affairs, and gladl.
let those at the helm assume the respon
sibility. In fact, think that his retire
menu came as a relief
II know nothing of the senator's vii
and am at sea regarding the disposition
he has made of his railroad shares. !
matters not, however, how he has dis