Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-19

change early in the evening and rapid dis
solution followed. The members of the
family have all along been exceedingly re-
tcent regarding the condition of General
Hayes.
His Last Illness.
Ex-President Hayes was brought here
last Saturday suffering from an attack of
rheumatism of the heart, with which he
had been stricken at Cleveland. 1t was the
second attack of the kind he had received
within two weeks, and although his condi-
tion was regarded as somewhat serious
and excited the alarm of his family, the
encouragement given them by DR.. Hilbest,
the family physician, led them to believe
that the patient would soon recover. For
this reason all knowledge of the ex-presi-
dents illness was kept from the public
The sickness had been watched during
the day and evening with much interest by
the friends of the general, and as is gener-
ally the case many conflicting rumors were
afoat, but an interview with Rutherford
p. Hayes appeared to reduce the facts to
statement that his condition was practi-
cally unchanged. The members of the
family passed the day quietly remaining at
the family residence quite closely. Webb
has remained with his father almost con-
stantly, only leaving the house short time
during the day. Rutherford is associated
with the Fremont Savings bank and spent
part of the morning at his place of bust
ness. In the afternoon he came down town,
stopping at the etelegraph office presumably
to answer some of the many kilograms that
are constantly pouring in upon them. Dur
ing the afternoon Miss Lucy Elliott Keller,
relative of the Hayes family spent sew
eral hours with them.
The Life of Ex-President Hayes.
After his retirement from the White
House March 4, 1881, eXPresident Ruther-
ford b. Hayes was heard of but seldom
Occasionally he attended a Grand Army re.
union, and he was a prominent figure at
the Columbian celebration and banquet in
New York city Oct 12-14, 1899. He was al
ways present at the annual meetings of the
board of trustees of the Peabody fund, of
which all eX-presidents are members. But
beyond these modest functions Mr.. Hayes
remained in absolute retirement at his
home in Fremont, o., up to the time of his
death. Mr.. Hayes career furnishes one of
the most interesting chapters in the polit-
ical history of the United States.
He was born in Delaware, o., Oct 4,
1872, his father having died the preceding
July. He was graduated with honor from
Kenyon college, Ohio in August, 1872 at
tended Harvard law school for little over
year, and was admitted to the bar in 1915.
In November, lS4S, his health being some
what impaired he went to Texas for the
winter, and after period of unsettlement
located in Cincinnati the next winter
His Marriage to Lucy Webb.
On Dec. 30, 1852, he married Miss Lucy
Ware Webb, daughter of DR.. James Webb,
a physician of high social standing in Chill
licothe. OF their eight children four sons
and one daughter reached maturity. Mrs.
Hayes was noted for her devotion to sick
and wounded soldiers during the war, and
to temperance and public charities in peace
Her refusal to have wine served in the
White House during her sway there gave
her world wide fame, and for that action
she received many testimonials of esteem
both from Europe and America.
Under the first call for troops by Presi-
dent Lincoln the literary club of which Mr..
Hayes was member organized company,
and he was elected captain, and on the 7th
of June following the governor of Ohio
commissioned him major of the Twenty
third regiment Ohio infantry.