The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-11-07
GENE FIELD DIES.
THE POET AND JOURNALIST DIES
SUDDENLY.
After IL Slight Illness of n Few Days
Caused by Stomach Trouble, n ClOt
OF Blood in His Heart Causes His
Death. ... -..t r..

Chicago, Nov. 6.-Eugene Field, the
poet. died in his bed OF heart failure
about o'clock.
For some days Mr.. Field has been
sailing, but it was supposed he was
suffering from his usual stomach
troubles, and no serious turn was an
ticipated. DR.. Frank Reilly, who was
summoned, pronounced death to have
been caused by the formation of
'clOt OF blood in the heart.
Although yesterday MI. Field was
feeling so i'll that he telegraphed to
Kansas City canceling IN engagement
Which he had there for tonight, he
sat up until a late hour chatting with
Mr.. Yenowine, of the Milwaukee H.
to have accompanied MI. Field to
Kansas City, and had come from Mil
waukee for that purpose. The de-
ceased was very cheerful. and the two
sat up until late hour discussing fu-
ture plans. Shortly before midnight
Mr.. Field had a telegram sent to Kan
sas 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
deceased, heard his father groaning
in his sleep. The lad thought nothing
of this until near morning the Sleep
ing man groaned more heavily than
before, and then became perfectly
reached the bedside they found that
Eugene Field was no more.
Biographical.
full poets that the West has given to
American literature, was first a re-
porter on a daily paper, then an edi-
torial Photographer and at length lit
erary MN. The first fruits of his
labor given to the world in the way Of
books were in two volumes, "A Little
Book of Western Verse;" and "a Lit
tie Book of Profitable Tales" He had
been collector and conserver Of old
and rare books almost from the time
he had his first dollar to spend. For
many years he had written that nota-
Flats in the News, now the Record,
and his minor pieces have been in
Vulnerable.
MI. Field was native of st. Louis.
He was born there in 1850. He was
y
he was placed in charge of his cousin,
Miss Mary French Of Amherst, Mass.
Under her care he was given his early
training, and, when II, he entered
Williams college. Shortly after his
graduation from this school his father
died in st. Louis, and Eugene went
further West He completed his edu-
cation in the State University of Mis-
= hn az tot l.;
he fell into large fortune, which he
at once began to spend in the pur-
chase of books. TO make easy the
pursuit, he went to Europe and re-
turned laden with spoils from the
book shops in London and Paris, but
with scarcely any Of his fortune. Then
he tur1ed to newspaper work, and en-
listed on the local staff of the St..
Louis Journal. of which he soon be-
came city editor. In 1878 ne ;lrifted
to st. Joseph, Mo-, afterward return
ing to st. Louis, where he wrote edi-
torial paragraphs for the Times and
the Iimes-JOurnal. when the two pa
pers combined. In 1880 he took q
table On the Kansas City Times, and
a year later went to Denver and was
managing editor of the Tribune Of
that city. In 1888 Mr.. Field went to
''Chicago and began his work of writ
ing editorial matter for the News,
filling place he has held ever since.
he was unquestionably the foremost
of newspaper writer's in the West, and
has many times refused good offers
to go to New York and Boston. Mr..
Fields Forte, both in verse and prose,
49, without controversy, his touching
"dellneatlon OF child life and character.
Ills Little Boy Blue and his ''Wyn-
Ken, Blynken and Nod are the work
"ot master hand. Many of his child
pieces Will last as the best examples
OF exquisite feeling, more difficult
than all else to put in words.