The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-14
DAVID DUDLEY FIELD DEAD.
CARRIED OFF BY a SUDDEN ATTACK
OF PNEUMONIA.

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Adopted An Over the woris-His Geo.
r.etio- win che Erie ..e Tv..d Css.s.
David Dudley Field died at $3.50 o'clock yes-
terday morning Of pneumonia at the house Of
his daughtsr-in-law. at % Gramercy Park.
Mr.. Field arrived on Wednesday from trip 10
England and Italy. having celebrated his seth
birthday In Rome on Feb. 10. He sailed from
Genoa on the steamship Columbia on March
20 The voyage Frustrated everybody on
board except Mr.. Field.
When the vessel landed he was ushersd int
q warm room. where the customs Inspector
examined his baggage. Then he went out into
the rain and snow storm that prevailed on
Wednesday and was conveyed 10 his home In
cold carriage. He walked up the stairs
to his room without assistance. al
though for q year he had been forbidden
By his physician to 20 up or down
stairs. owing to the fact that his heart was en-
lareed and he was inclined 10 dropsy. Mr..
Field ate hearty dinner. including oysters
and beefstsak. and drank . bottle Of cider.
Then he received several calls. among them .
BUN reporter. to whom he rshearssd his exc
periences abroad with great vivacity. Mr..
Field made his recent trio abroad against the
advice Of his physician. DR.. Stephen Birch. Il
IL believed that he over-exertsd himself
while In Italy. that he tried to accomplish too
much on the day Of his arrival and ate too
heartily for one who was able to take but little
exercise.
At $3.50 A. N. on Thursday his valet Watson.
who sleeps In the room Just over that Of Mr.
Field. was awakened By the bell that connects
the two rooms. He hurried TO Mr.. Field. who
complained Of . chill DR.. Birch was sum-
moned. ana he saw ct once that Mr.. Field was
threatened with pneumonia. His tempera-
ture was 102' and his respiration was 10 to
the minute. DR.. Birch stayed at the house
almost all the time thereafter until Mr.. Field
died. At Mrs Fields request DR.. Frank Della
fsld was called In consultation. During the
evening Mr.. Field sank into stupor. At IL
p N. he could not speak. although he seemed
to understand what was said to him. At
A. II. Mr. Field was sinking. He would stop
breathing entirely for minute. and then re-
sumo family at FIRST and then mors regularly,
only to lose power to breathe Aesin for .
minute. At $50 p. N. the pause was longer
than . minute. and the Doctor said. He II
dead"
DR.. Henry N. Field had been ct the house .
part Of Thursday. He was notified at once.
and sent cable despatch to Lady Musgravs
Of East Grinstsad. in Sussex. England who
was Mr.. Fields only child. and to visit whom
he undertook the trip TO Europe The funeral
will take place at 4:30 p. N tomorrow ct Cal
vary Episcopal Church. Of which Mr.. Fields
daughter-in-law 10 Q member. The under
tsker 10 Joseph Freed. sexton OF All Souls
Unitarian Church. whore Mr.. Field had . sit
ting. He told his valet he had taken . fancy
TO that undertaken. He was an admirsr Of the
Rev. Theodore Williams. whose preaching he
could hear distinctly. These pail bearers have
bssn selected; Chief Justice Fuller Of the
United States Supreme Court Chief Judge
Andrews Of the Court Of Appeals. John BiEs-
low. Joseph II. Choats. William II Evarta.
Abram g Hewitt Charles A. Peabody. Chan
oellor McCraoken. Charles Butler. Abram r.
Lawrence. II. II. Anderson. R. A. Deyo. and b.
n. Galloway.
When the news Of Mr.. Fields death became
known Mayor Gilroy ordered the fags on the
CITY Hall to be displayed at half mast and
several Judges adjourned their courts.
David Dudley Field was the oldest Of the
ten children Of the Rev. David Dudley Field. .
Congregational minister. whose father had
been Captain In the Revolutionary army. He
was born at Haddam. Conn., In 1905. and went
with his father to stookbridge while q boy.
Cyrus W. Field. who laid the nrst Atlantic
gable. vas one Of his brothsrh The Rev DR..
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sn.austsd iro% 9R %iI.%. Joi.ss II 1885 and
began TO study law In Albany but com plstsd
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Der upon the death OF the senior partner.
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the ., .nn e. Of T'As II 3saS hr Fsd
signed 70 ' rally Il. .ss sc: poTtioa Of
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New York and Pennsyivanis. Mr.. Field was
cSnisausntiy ons Of the charter members 81
SonysStIen Of isao which nc@isstsd lincoln.
fstd Vent 70 cSisssc ,a a Is. ssa: sSd DID
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Mr. fisid bsssn his advocacy Of law reform
e. s.IS as is When he . S. only y ys Are
Into sIss.. In is.s :. Induced the oony:a.
q a Goas Son%i.s is . By the IssI.is.
turs When the .Lsgislaturs met However.
s sGsr.sa a 10 q ME- from SsSr On:
OF the CopmlssionsrA Ons Commission y.s
appointed TO frame couoo OF laws anu hnOtnor
90 frame codes Of practice and plsadings, Mr..
Field being an active DemocrAt but hostile TO
the Democratic national Administration at
that time. the DsnoerAts would net name
either Com mission. and the Wings hsv-
ing the majority. only one Democ5Ht
Field WAS not the one. But in the fall Of ls47
.as s En- fsa ssi Ss'S sRs IL
barn burners, who either voted for the
Wing Ticket or did not vote at al. thus giving
the whIEs j. great H.ioIity N this
tars. AecordingiJ the Wigs islt very srats-
fui to Mr. Field. and when the new Legis-
latuTs met and 1t Was found that the Com
missions had done nothing and one Of the
Commissioner. Of Practice had resigned. the
mously appointed David Dudley Fisld UPON
that Commission. TO MI the vacancy.
Mr.. Field Immediately went to work. and In
less than three months had prepared single
handed. the Code OF Procedure. IS II was called.
eOntainlnE nearly 400 sectiOnS, which. Nth
the approval OF his associates, David Graham
and ArPhAxed LOOMS. Was reported 70
the Legislature and passed forthwith. be-
fore the lawyers had time 10 Temon-
stEAts, II was passed In April to take