The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-01-21
B. HAYES DEAD
The Ex-president Died at II
O'Clock Last Night.
Paralysis Of the Heart, Due to Cold, the
Cause Of His Death..el Know I'm
Going Where Lusy Isl" His
Last Words.

Fremont, O., Jan. 19.-Ex-PresidenS
rutherford 3. Hayes died at II o'clock
Iuedaytnight. Early in the evening an
inquiry elected the rcspons. that the
general had passed fairly we'll day
ana was resting nicely this evening.
The change from better to worse was
rapid, and ut i o'clock the distin-
guished ex-president passed away.
The first Intelligence of this was re-
ceived when Webb G. Hayes came down
town and quietly announced that his
father had just died.
Ex-President Hayes left homo last
Monday on trip to Columbus. Buffalo
and Cleveland At the last named
place ne spent n few days with his son,
Webb e. Hayes. During the last month
the ex-president had complained of one
or two slight attacks of neuralgia of
the heart. but as they soon passed
away lie thought nothing of it. On
Saturday he experienced a severe re-
currence of the matady, but being pre-
pared for his return home proceeded
on his journey accompanied by his son.
Word had been sent home by telegraph
of the condition of the general,
and he was met ut the train
by his son, Rutherford b. Hayes
and DIR. i. S. Hilbisch, the family ply
sician. with u carriage. Entering the
carriage they We're driven to the Hayes
mansion in Spiegle Grove, where all at
tention was given the stricken general
during the night. Sunday the Hayes
mansion was kept quiet and DR.. Hill
bisch spent most of the day in watch
ing at the bedside. The doctor stated
that the ex-president had been suffer-
ing with a severe attack of heart neu-
ralgia or angina pectoris, which he had
receivctS while at Cleveland; that
though he had rallied somewhat he
was not out of danger. Yesterday
there was apparently no change, and
the death of the ex-president when ii
came was u terrible surprise.
Delaware. o, October 4, 1922 His father
died previous to his birth, leaving widow
In easy circumstances, enabling her to
give her son an education at that time far
beyond the ordinary. He first attended q
common school Early in life began to
study Latin and Greek under the tutela re
OF Judge Sherman French. He took u
In 1851 went to the Isaac Webb school, at
Middleton, to prepare for college. In
1888 he entered Kenyon college at Gam
bier, 0. He graduated in 1912 and was
chosen to deliver the vaiedictory He
entered the law office of Thomas
finished his studies in the law
school of Harvard university. He was
admitted to the bar in the same year and
established himself Mt Lower Sandusky-
now known as Frrmout--and formed a
partnership with Ralph p. Buckland,
then congressman. In IS 0ahe established
himself in Cincinnati. In 1852 he married
Lucy Webb, daughter of DR.. james Webb,
of Chi licothe In 1855 he refused the
nomination for common pleas Judge. In
1888 and IL % he was city solicitor of Gin
cinnati. Hayes always voted with tho
whig party and upon the birth of the re.
publican party allied himself with that
organization. At the first outbreak of
the war lie rendered his services and was
appointed major OF the Twenty-third regi-
ment OF Ohio infantry. He was later np-
pointed Judge advocate of the department
of Ohio. He was promoted to lieutenant
colonel ana year later made colonel as u
reward for bravery.
To Mr.. Hayes i, largely due the credit
for routing Morgsn's band and compeil-
ing the surrender of that noted guerrilla
In 1861 Colonel Hayes WAS sent to cut the
principal lines of eommu ication between
Richmond and the southwest. In the fir
battle he q ga made himself con 5pictouS
by his bravery. AT the ba tic of Cedar
Creek his conduct attracted so much u T.
tention that General Crook. commanding,
stopped him on the field of bait. .e and
mad him brigadier general. In 1865 he
was made ma or general.
AT the close of the war General HIVES
returned to civil life and took his seat in
congress. He was rec cctca in 1S6t; ana
i'll 1857 he was nominated for governor of
Ohio by the republicans. having for his
opponent Judge Allen e. Thurman. He
was elected an renominated andre-eiected
in 1859. In 572 he was again nominated
for congress in spite of per-
sonal protests, but was defeated.
He lcclined the Office of United States as
sistant treasurer under Grant. Ii 1875
he again accepted the candidacy for gov
crnor, and after the most memorable
compaign in the history of the state was
elected. In March, 1876. the republican
state convention of Ohio resolved to pre-
sent his name to the national republican
convention, which was to meet in Cinct1-
natl June IA following, as the states can
didate for the presidency. Hayes had I'll
votes on the first ballot, 37S being neces-
sary to n choice. His strength steadily
grew until the seventh ballot. all the ele.
ments of antagonism to Jumes G B.aine,
who had been the leading candidate, cen.
tered upon Hayes and gave him the nom
nation. Upon motion of senator Frye il
was made unanimous, ard after a bitter
contest he was seated as president.
The News at Washington.
WASulSGTON Jan l9-Cnminp 81