The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-14
DAVID DUDLEY FIELD DEAD.
The Grent Lawyer Passes Suddenly Away
Mt n ltipo Old Age.

!" n Ilpc Olu age.
NEW YoEK, April l3-David Dudley
FiOld died to-day at 90 Gramercy Place.
Mr. Field arrived from Italy only las.
Wednesday on tho Columbia. IIo had
gone abroad to take Christmas dinner
with bis only child, Lady Mussroye, and
TO attend tho twenty-ilrst birthday cello.
brNtion OF her eldcat son, Dudley Fiold
MuGgrovc. Ills daughter is tho widow
OF Sir Anthony 9IusSrovc, who was
governor OF Queensland, Australia,
when he died. She Ia living at East
Grinstond, in Sussex. about twenty
milea from London. Iio then travelled
about OIL tho continent and took the
steamer from Genoa for home. lIo has
becn at his home at % Gramercy Place
since his return, and was thought to
be in good health for u man OF his age
--eighty-nino years. llc was taken
with pneumonia Wednesday night. Hc
had expected to spend his summer
among tho berkshire hills, wherc he
was born. Ho was engaged in writing
his autobiography. Only last Wednos.
day ho remarked: "My ono great ambi-
ton IS to have my codes adopted all
over tho world They are written and
published. 1t Is only question OF tlmo
when they will be accepted"
MIR. Field was born at Haddam,
Conn, February IL, 1905, was educated
ut Williams College, and began tho
practice OF Inv in New York city ia
1928. In lsi7 he was appointed by tho
New York legislature a commissioner to
prepare now code OF procedure in tho
courts, and ten years later this work
was supplemented with civil and
penal code, which became part OF tho
statute law OF the state. Ile interested
himself greatly in questions OF inter-
national law, and WIS the author OF an
international code which attracted tho
attention Of eminent jurists in all parts
OF tho world. Tho last years OF his lfe
wcre devoted to tho promotion OF a
scheme for settling all disputes between
nations by arbitration, applying the
law Of nations as laid down in this code,
TO tho facts in each case.
Although ono OF the original anti
slavery men, Mr.. Field went over to the
Democrats during the reconstruction
period. lie was neighbor to Mr.. Til
den at Grammercy Park, and warm
personal friend. During the contro.
versy owe, the electoral count he took
tho lead on Mr.. Tilden's side, and, as.
sisted by, the Hon. George A. jerks and
few other prominent lawyers, man.
aged the case before the electoral conf
mission.
When Mr.. Fiold landed from the stea.
mer Wednesday terrible blizzard was
in full blast.
He remained on the dock fullv an
hour to claim his baggage, and was then
driven to tho residence Of his daughter
in.law in Grammercy Square. For tn Q
remainder OF the day he was bright,
cheerful and entertaining. AT
three o'clock Thursday morn
ing tho household was aroused
to learn that Mr.. Field was suffering
from severe congostiye chill, The
physician who was called detected the
presence OF pneumonia, but no great
anxiety was felt by the family until
o'clock this morning. The end came to
the distinguished iurist as he slept.
The funeral services will take place Mt
Calvary church on Sunday next at 4 80
p. m. DR.. Satterlee will otiiciate. as-
sisted by others who are not yet chosen.
The burial will occur at Stocxbridge,
Mass, on Monday next.