The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-02
A SUDDEN DEATH.
Chronic rights Disease Kills United
States MaIsna, H.. j. Lynd~.

States MaTsna, n. j. Lynde.
United States Marshal Theodore j.
Lynde died very suddenly at ms home
at NO. 2ls North Washington ste.et
yesterday afternoon az = ciock OF
Brignt's disease. The -nuunceme
came lake a shock to the community. as
Mr.. Lynde was regarded as al unus-
ualiy healthy a and although IL
was known ne had been ail!ng for
about 10 days, none but the physicians.
ms wife ana a few intimate friends
dreamed his life was in danger.
Although no one wouid nave sus-
pected 1t from his appearance. Marshal
Lynde had been a suuerer from chron-
&c Brights disease. His fatal illness
began a week ago last Thursday, wnen
returning from attendance on the ses-
sion OF the United states court at Hell
ena he was taken on the train with an
attack of heart smothering. he had
frequently experienced such attacks,
but never so severe, and when he
reached home ne sent tor DIR. Mac
Donald, who pronounced him a very
sick man. BY the following Monday,
however, he felt somewhat better. and
went for n drive. He was suffering
greatly when he returned. and went to
ped again. but ley got up
From Monday MIR. Lyme continued
TO grow worse, and IL was decided tn
hold a council of physicians. and Drs.
Macdonald. Griggs and McCrimmon
were called in. They decided the
trouble was Bright's disease, and
everything possible was lone for the
sufferer, but he only received tenn
porary relief. and continued to sink.
Last Thursday he was given up by DIR.
Macdonald. and Mrs. Lyme was in
formed her husband could not live, but
the knowledge was kept from the pub
H. -, Ahz I'm - -
best. Yesterday morning he began
growing rapidly worse, and expired at
4 o'clock i'm the afternoon.
Theodore j. Lynde was born March
4, 1S49, I'm Stark county. OHIO. With
his parents he moved to the territory
of Kansas i'm 1856, and grew up on the
border. Among his fathers closest
friends in those days were John Brown
and James II. Lane. When the civil
war broke out young Lynde enlisted
in he 18th Kansas, but, being too
young. was not sworn in, and his faith
err. who was colonel of the 9th Kansas
cavalry. had the boy transferred to his
own regiment, and made him his dis
patch bearer. He performed much
service IN the border during the war,
and was later sent to school in West
ern New York. AT the conclusion of
his schooling he went into business at
Hayes. Kan, and later was interested
in sutler stores at Fort Hayes, Sheri-
dan and Larned Subsequently he was
connected with the construction of the
NJ. X. q T. Ry., and at its completion
went into the commission business in
Kansas City. He organized and built
the Selma and Northwestern railroad,
which was sold to Russell Sage, jay
Gould n sydney Dillon. and Mr..
Lynde, then. In 1881. came to Montana.
He secured the contract to furnish the
r.. NJ. division of the Northern Pacific
with ties. lumber and timber during
construction. and at the completion of
his contract went into business at
Bozeman and Salesville. engaging i'm
both the lumber and mercantile BUSH
ness. In 1882 he married ELLA b. Black.
daughter of Colonel l.. NJ. Black. In
1894 he was elected to the lower house
of the Legislature from Gallatin county.
In 1896 he came to Butte to live. but
still retains extensive interests in Gal
latin county.
Lynde has been engaged II real estate
and mining affairs. on February s
of this year he was appointed United
States marshal for Montana by Presi-
dent Mckinley. and took Office March
9Th. He has proven a capable and
obliSing official, and was highly es-
by all. His terms in the leg
islature and his appointment as mar
a were the only instances i'm which
he was engaged in politics.
The remains were taken TO Sher-
mans undertaking rooms for embalm-
ing. and will be shipped to Bozeman
The funeral will occur there
tomorrow.