Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-11-06
EUGENE FIELD DEAD.
Sudden Ending of the Career of the
Journalist, Poe and Book
Lover.

Chicago, H., Nov. 4.-Eugene Field,
one of the most graceful writer's the
West has gwen the literary world, died
of heart failure this morning at his
home in Buena Park, one of the suburbs
on the north shore. He had not been in
very good health for several days past,
but there was nothing in his condition
to alarm his family or friends. He was
to have given a reading in Kansas City
tonight and George H. Yenowine of Mil
waukee, an intimate friend, was in Chi
cage, expecting to accompany him. On
Sunday Mr.. Field was still i~ndispOsed
and Mr.. YenOwine telegraphed Kansas
City. cancelling his date.
Mr.. Field was very cheerful and he
and Mr.. Yenowine sat up till a late hour
discussing future plans. Shortly before
midnight Mr.. Field had a telegram sent
to Kansas City saying that he 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 IA
year-old son of the deceased, heard his
father grOaning in his sleep. The lad
thought nothing of this until near morn
ing, when the sleeping man groaned
more heavily than before and then be-
came perfectly still and quiet. When
the family reached the bedside they
found that Eugene Field was no more.
Ills DOuy WAS lying III dH easy, udlUrdl
position, 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 q gentle slumber.
DR.. Frank Reilly, who was summoned
this morning, pronounced death to have
been caused by the formation of a clot
of blood in the heart.
His Last Work.
Mr.. Fields last contribution to his
department On the Chicago accord.
|'Sharps and Flats" was published Sat
urday morning and it was a character
istic defense of Bill Nye and a refusal
to accept the imputatiOns as to the cause
of the recent assault on the humOrist
at Paterson, n. j. By strange coinci-
dence this expression was used: 'Ten
years ago Nye was in shocking bad
health and at one time there were fears
that he would be an invalid for the rest
of his life. His malady at that time
was meningitis; never since his two
years affection with that insidious and
destructive disease has Nye been a ro-
Just nan"
Disappointment at Kansas City.
Kansas City, Mo-. Nov. 4.-Eugene
Field had been booked for a reading at
the Auditorium in this city this evening.
The demand for seats to heal the pop
ular poet has been remarkable and q
crowded house was assured. Mr.. Field
Idu lOStS VI IIISIIOiS III Ills CITY, cSD0cldl-
ly among the newspaper fraternity, in
which he was himself a member several
years ago, having worked on the Star.
Elaborate plans for a reception had been
made by his newspaper friends and add
mirers and a royal time was anticipated.
A dispatch was received last night from
+. M. Field, brother of the poet, an
nouncing the illness of the latter and
asking a postponement for a few days
of t1e Auditorium reading. No new date
was set for the reading, but it was ex-
pected to soon follow, as the message ia
Dictated that Mr.. Field was only slightly
indispised.
Sorrow in Washington.
Washington, D. c., Nov. 1.-THE an
nouncement of the sudden death of Eu-
gene Field proved a great shock to his
numerous friends here. Mr.. Field had
visited Washington often and was known
personally by a large number of public
men and newspaper writer's of the ma
tional capital. by whom he was not only
admired for his skill as a writer of prose
and verse, but highly esteemed tor his
Genial social qualities.