The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-09
MRS.HENRY WARD BEECHER
WIDOW or THE EMINENT Divine
DEAD.


The End Came Yesterday at the Home of
Her Daughter in stamford-It Was Not
Unexpected as the Distinguished Pa
TENTS Condition Had Been Critical Some
Time.
Mrs Henry Ward Beecher, widow of
the great divine, died at exactly eigh-
teen minutes of eleven yesterday fore
noon, at the residence of her son-in-
law, Rev. Samuel Scoville, pastor of the
Stamford Congregational church, in
Stamford, aged eighty-fve years.
singular fact in connection with the
death of the aged woman is to be found
in the information that it is just ten
years ago yesterday that Henry Ward
Beecher passed away.
Mrs. Beecher had been sinking stead
lily since Saturday noon. and during the
twenty-four hours preceding her demise
had been unconscious. William Beech
err, a son of the aged woman, reached
Stamford, Saturday evening. and re-
manned until Sunday night, when he
left for New York. Her death was
feared, but her marvellous vitality had
so frequently enabled her to rally from
serious sinking spells that her son
deemed it safe to leave his mothers
bedside until he was recalled.
Mrs. Beecher came to Stamford from,
Brooklyn in early November to spend
the Thanksgiving season with her
daughter, Mrs. Scoville. During the
night of November 20 the aged woman
arose and in some manner sustained~a
fall. A deep cash was cut in her head,
and she was shortly after found uncon-
scious by members of the family. With
great vitality she rallied from this
shock and continued to improve until
December 20, when during the night she
again fell, breaking her hip. The ply
sicians found that the break was Of a
character which would forever prevent
the victim from walking, even-'if she
should recover. Since December 20 she
has been the victim of many sinking
spells and many times it was thought
that death was imminent. For two
weeks these spells have been more fire.
quent and Of longer duration. AS a
climax came extreme pain induced by
excruciating bed sores, which with
other complications rendered her condi-
ton a fearful strain, not only upon the
patient herself, but upon the friends at
her bedside.
On Saturday Mrs. Beecher was seized
with another sinking spell, which yes
terday proved to be the final one.
Eunice Beecher was born in August,
IN, SIJft Ja,. Fol nv.
Billiard, besides attending to his du-
ties, was the owner of a large farm.
4 His children comprised seven sons and
two daughters. Most of them were
given liberal education, all of the sons
being sent to college except two or
three, whose health prevented them
from taking a college course.
Miss Billiard was married to Henry
Ward Beecher at her home in Massa-
chusetts, August 3, 1887. Mr.. Beecher
had not then been ordained, but had
received a call to the pastorate of
little church at LaWrenceburg, O., and
wrote to his fiancee suggesting that
their marriage take place after his or
dination Soon after he started east
and arrived twelve hours after mailing
the letter. The marriage ceremony
took place five days after Mr.. Beecher's
arrival, in the presence of the mem
bers of the Billiard family and a few
neighbors
After their marriage Mr. and Mrs.
Beecher started for Lawrenceburg,
where they remained for three weeks,
afterwards removing to Indianapolis,
where they stayed for six years. Then
Mr.. Beecher received call to Plymouth
church of Brooklyn as it's pastor, of
which he became world famed. Mrs.
Beecher wrote a book in which she
described the experiences of the noted
preacher and herself while Mr.. Beecher
was engaged in his ministerial work
in the west.
OF Mrs. Beechers eight children few
are now living. The oldest is the wife
of the Rev Samuel Scoville pastor of
the First congregational church Of
Stamford, with whom Mrs. Beecher
spent much of her time after the death
of her husband. The other children are
Colonel Henry Barton Beecher of
Brooklyn, IN. Y, Henry, lawyer of
New York city, and Herbert, who Is in
the steamship business at Port Town
send Wash.
Arrangements have been practically
completed for the funeral of the late
Mrs. Beecher at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Samuel Scoville, in Stamford.
There will be private services at the
Scoville residence here Wednesday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock, and later the re-
mains will be taken to Brooklyn, N.
Y, where the remains will lay in state
in Plymouth church, where Mrs.
Beecher's husband was pastor. AT 2
o'clock Thursday afternoon there will
be services in Plymouth church, the