The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-09-29
BAYARD is
NO MORE
After AOlg Aud Hard Fought
Battle fer Life the Great
Statesman Passes AWGY

an ilhesa OF SIX weeks. i''a "e"'' '
without pain lIle size hi1 Two d1ueh-
ters-Nfrs Warren and Miss Torenc,
49,, rt..,, r.
ga" nun ere" "i t'F' '''
third dauehter the Connte l.aunn.
haunt was ON her way t. padham
mo ro,,,,ln, ,,,li to ,on,.vad ., p4I-
e""'e '"" '''e ''' '''''
held Saturday in the OLD 3"eoI-h
church tj Wilmington
S..flqt-ln lies oft the Npcdh8m road
II ,oro onout tb, ,,td1ta ot trousf r,ru,
/ aaueitor aud hs son-in-la" lie was
sick. but It was rivor oui ,hat h,s in
ness was merely due Co decliuue years
He ateadny grew weaker however. and
hnG smells ol semi consciouspcea and OF
dellrlrm. a consultation of physicians
w.s held August 2G ana they agreed
that Ali Bayard was suffering from or-
-colorosls and q general breaking
down incident to age lie suffered uo
pain to any noticeable degree and the
chief tendency was Go sleep
| During the first few wcelte Cf his ll-
ness Mr. Eayard was able 90 sit Mp but
az the davs paaatd he heelwo Gradual
A ly weaker and ihr.s t. a .d
himself on hla bed sui u,.l .ol.u
nrose f.0u it, AZ Times hH ruu.3 rally
4 to some extent tui the t,.,p.. p..tii i.I
4 him always nearer the end ll' N.'}
4 erful constitution resisted th. .....
OF disease for surprs'u- p-ii.d
Much Of the time hr Jns iu ul
\ conscious condition, seldom .Hru.4
ing any ot the .smily and u interval"
4 haviny sinking spells. accompanied hy
chocking These left r.u t,tlN
weaker Yesterday TO be.Gm. ,t.t. t.u.
/ that his death was matter ot tus o.
few hours. 9tlu u' lu..t,i having "a
slight rally dut!r. tns ul.h. and dur
1 ting the al .Dtraun hr ...J't 40 showed
little chang. hi 4 o'tlu. boo beEan 90
| sink rapidly and half an hour later he
| gently passed away Tomorrow the
i body will be sent To Delaware, being
due to arrive at Wilmington late Fri
day afternoon
Thomas Francis Rayard was q dis
tingushed member of an eminent fam
ily since long before the revolution
, airy war times the Bayards have been
| conspicuous In the countrys history as
patriots and statesmen. and many ace
| Qured national fame ns iurists Four
members Of the Blyard family have
had senatorial honors bestowed upon
them By the little state of pelaware--
Thomas Francis Bayard his father
James Asheton Bayard his Erandfath-
or. OF the same name, the ncgotlator
Of the treaty OF Ghent. and his uncle
Richard Henry Bayard His grand
mothers father. Governor Bassett OF
Delaware. was also the recipient Of SEN
xtorial honors
Thomas Francis Bayard was born in
wilmington. Del october 80 1928. and
was yourrri Ia hts thirteenth
year h. uIc. a. Flushing.
Long island. t-ie ae mained two
years. AZ the expiration OF that period
being intended by his father for mcr-
camille pursuits clerkship was ob
tained for him In the establishment of
Mr Bayard's brother-in law August
Van Cortlandt Schermerhora Here he
received an eNcellent bualne91 training
In ls4s his elder brother died. where
upon. al the request of his parents. he
retired from Wilmington Having
liking for his fathers profession. mat
OF law. he became a student Nilh mat
end in view, and was admitted to me
bar In 1851. lie Immediately began the