The Red Cloud chief., 1895-11-08
EUGENE FIELD DEAD.
THE VERSE WRITER DIES
SUDDENLY.
Stricken by Weart D,.easr Jist nj bay
bresh aud Disco, cred by u,s Son->o
Warning Of Approa,h hing Death
sketch OF Ms Career.

CHjcNco, Nov. .. Eugene Field,
poet. story writer and newspaper
man, whose worls, were read and ad.
mired in all parts OF this country, died
In bed ut his home In Bucna Park, u
suburb Of this city, about j o'clock
this morning. from heart disease.
Mr.. Field had been suffering for
several days from n severe cold and
yesterday h,d been Obliged 10 cancel
an engagement for a public reading at
kansas City Ia night. No serious re.
suits of his indisposition had even been
thought of by his family and immc.
diatc friends.
Last night Mr.. Field retired. after
an evening with his family, feeling
apparently better than fer n long
time. lie IL supposed TO have slept
sOundly unit. day break. when his sou.
who occupied The room with him,
heard him groan. The young man
put out his hand AMI fouod that death
mad already taken place.
Arrangements Tor the funeral have
not yet been completed. but IL j. the
present intention to hold Il Wcdpcs.
day.
Eugene Field. newspaper worker,
poet and friend of the children. was
born in st. Louis, Mo-. September II,
1850. lie VAS the son Of Roswell Mar
tn and Francis Reed Fie!d. His
father wa u distinguished lawyer and
one Of the counsel of bred Scott in the
famous slave ease. Iii. mother died
IN his infancy, and his childhood was
passed in the care of hi, cousin, Miss
French, at Amherst. Mass. AZ the
age of l, he catered Williams college,
but, his fnther dying soon after, his
guardian placed him in Knox college
ut GalcsDurg, III. lie remained there for
eighteen months, and completed his
education In the Missouri state uni.
vcrsity. In 1871 lie made six months
tour of the continent, aud in 1872 en-
tered upon his career rs n newspaper
worker, receiving his first employ
mcnt on the ~. Louis journal. In
1879 he married Miss Julia Comstoc!s
Of st. Joseph She was tho sister of a
college friend. and IL was n case OF
love at first s'gh'. Many of the hours
Of his courtshlp were passed in ''Lo,.
crs' Lane at ST. Joseph. which he hns
,nemoralizcd In verse. Shortly after
his marriage he became n reporter on
the ST. Louis Evening Journal,
sf w Nuo
advanced 10 city editor. In 1875
he went to the 81. Joseph
Gazette, but soon returned to st. Louis
and from 1876 to 1880 was an editorial
writer on the st. Louis Timcs-Journal.
In 1881 he accepted the position of cdi-
torial writer on tho Kansas City
Times. In lssi he went to Denver,
where he became managing editor of
the Tribune. IL was while on the
latter paper that he attained his repu-
tation as u writer of droll, humorous
pro q, and dainty verse. In 1855 he
went to Chicago. accepting u position
on the Morning News, now the Record.
with which paper he was connected
without interruption until the day of
his death.
The year iss0-9O he spent with his
family in Europe. where he extended
his wide acquaintance with literary
people, and was the recipient of many
Gathering attentions. Field was u
careful but prolific writer. his in-
Vulnerable verses in the newspapers
have been widely copied. His pub
lished works are ''The Holy Cross and
Other Tales" Little Book of Profit
able Tales" 'ILittle Book of Western
Verse" Second Book of Verse.
with Trumpet and Drum and, In
collaboration viii, his brother Ros-
well, Echoes From the sabine Farm,
u Mctrical Translation of Horace"
Mr.. Field left a widow and five chill
dren. Mr.. Field wnsa kind husband and
aftectionate father, passionately fond
not only of his " children, but of
all the children of the world, and his
home life was delightful.