The record-union., 1895-11-05
DEATH OF a JOURNALIST.
Eugene Field Suddenly Expires at His
Home In Chicago.

CHICAGO, Nov. 4-Eugene Field,
poet, journalist and story writer, died
at his home at Buena Park early this
morning as the result of heart failure
For some days Mr.. Field had been all
ing, but it was supposed he was suffer
ing from his usual stomach troubles
and no serious turn was anticipated.
Dr.. Frank Reilly, who was summoned
this morning, pronounced the death TO
have been caused by the formation Of a
clot of blood in the heart.
Although yesterday Mr.. Field was
feeling so i'll that he telegraphed TO
Kansas City canceling an engagement
that he had there for tonight he sat
Up until late hour chatting with Mr..
YenoWine Of the Milwaukee illustrated
News. Mr.. Yenowine was to have ac-
companied Mr.. Field TO Kansas City
and had come from Milwaukee for that
reason. The deceased was very cheer
full and the two sat up until a late
hour discussing future plans. Shortly
before midnight Mr.. Field had a tele-
gram sent 10 Kansas City saying that
lie would be able to come later in the
week
Upon going to bed Mr.. Field did not
complain, but during the night Fred
Field. the fourteen yeaT-Old son of the
deceased, heard his father groaning in
his sleep. He went to the room of Mr..
YenOwine. who was sleeping in the
house, and awakened him. When the
family reached the bedside they found
that Eugene Field was no more. His
body was lying in an easy, natural posi-
ton. The heat Of life had not yet died
out, and a tranquil, peaceful expression
on his face gave him the appearance of
having dropped into a gentle slumber.
All efforts to arouse him failed and DR..
Hedges who was Immediately sum
moned, attributed the death to heart
failure.
Mr. Field first took to his bed last
Thursday. Up TO yesterday he had ex-
pccted 10 keep his engagement at Kan
sas City, but last night he told his
brother Roswell ". Field, to telegraph
his inability TO make the trip and that
he would be unable to give the prom
ised reading in the Kansas City Audi
tCrium
Mr. Field leaves a widow and five
The eldest child is Miss Mary French
Field 10 years Of age, and the youngest
Is scarcely y months old.
The funeral viii take place Wednes-
day and the interment viii be at Grace
land.
At Mr.. Fields late residence all was
confusion and sadness this morning.
The house Itself is a quaint white frame
building sitting back from the street
behind rows of trees through which can
be caught 4 glimpse of the lake. Mr.
Field had moved into this house only
q short time ago. He had fitted up his
new dwelling with great pride. and 1t
was just such a place as one would ex-
poet to find the home of the author of
1.-THE Dream Ship"
The sudden shock had Frustrated the
whole family. Roswell NJ. Field, when
seen this morning, said: My brother S
death was very sudden no one ex-
pected it. Why, only last night at j
O'clock he sent a message TO Kansas
city saying that he would be there
later in the week. We never imagined
that his ailing was any more serious
than his usual attacks OF stomach
trouble. / think my brothers death was
brought on by overworkinS his nervous
system. which resulted in a total col
Iapse. At the time of his death he was
AT work on THE Love Affairs of a