Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
R. B. HAYES DEAD.
Neuralgia of the Heart Was tho Causs
of the Fatal Ending.
Ihres Times Governor OF Ohio, Thes
President of the United States-The
Famous Electoral Commission Of
1877 Recalled by His Death.

FREMONT, O., Jan. 1S.-Ex-prcsident
K b. Hayes died at II o'clock Tuesday
night Early in the evening an inquiry
elected the response that the general
had passed fairly well day, and was
resting easily, but the change from bet
ter to worse was rapid, and at II clock
the distinguished ex-president passed
away. The first intelligence of this
was received when Webb c. Hayes
came down town and quietly announced
that his father had just died.
During the day Gen. Hayes passed
the long hours with more comfort than
he was able to do at any time previous
since the attack Saturday Dr. +. S.
Hilbish was with the ex-president, and
spent the night at his bedside.
The sickness had been watched dur.
ing the day and evening with much in.
terest by the friends Of the general, and
as is generally the case, many conflict
ing rumors were ahoat
The members of the family passed
the day quietly, remaining at the fami.
ly residence quite closely. Webb re.
mained with his father almost con.
stantly, only leaving the house a short
time during the day.
Rutherford b. Hayes is associated
with the Fremont savings bank of this
city and spent part of the morning at
their place of business, In the after
noon he came down town, stopping at
the telegraph Office, presumably to
answer some of the many kilograms
that are constantly pouring in upon
| them.
During the afternoon Miss Lucy Ell
| liott Kceler, a relative OF the Hayes
family, spent several hours with them.
A personal friend of the family gives
the following statement Of the illness
and death of ex-President r. B. Hayes.
On Monday January Q, Gen. Hayes
went to Columbus on State university
business connected with manual train
ing as president of the board of trustees,
stopping with his niece, Mrs. Gen.
Mitchell. Thursday morning he left
Columbus for Cleveland, where he
visited the university school with
reference to securing an instructor to
take charge of the manual training de.
partment in the State university. He
remained in Cleveland with his son
Webb Friday, and left there Saturday
afternoon for Fremont. He was driven
in close carriage to the Union depot,
where his son Joined him, and immedi-
ately after entering the car complained
of cold and asked for stimulants. He
finally consented to leave the car and
went into the waiting-room, where
stimulants were given him
3 These so revived him that he insisted
on returning to the train. saying that
he must go home. Il would rather die
in Spiegel Grove" he said, than live
anywhere else .....-
After his return to the car he was
seized with violent pains in the chest
which lasted until after his return
home. He was treated for angina pee
toris. but while relieved of distress his
heart never recovered its vigor and life
was suddenly terminated by paralysis Of
the heart, while lying in his own room.
He frequently referred to visit made
to his wife's grave on the preceding
Sunday and spoke Of the quiet beauty
of the snow-covered scene. He said
that he almost wishedshe was lying
there by the side of his wife, it was all
so peaceful, and yet he said; Il am not
unhappy; my life is an exceptionally
happy one"
His last words wert: 81 know that
am going where Lucy is" spoken to his
family physician with the utmost earn
estness,
Early in the evening there was every
reason to suppose that the patient
would pass comfortable night, and
the family retired to rest.
He passed quietly and painlessly away
at 1O:45 in the evening, surrounded by
the members of his household.