The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-30

the senator's life six weeks 8-O but
such was the vitality exhibited BY their
distinguished patient that even they
were surprised, and the public was at
times led TO cherish faith inaah ultimate
recovery.
Hope Abandoned.
on sunday last. however. an hope
was abandoned after a Iast unsuccess-
! ful attempt to administer medicine and
| nGurishment Brief lucid intervals were
followed by longer durations OF unc0n-
seriousness until Tuesday morning. when
the venerable statesman sank into a
state of coma from which all efforts to
rouse him proved futile.
During the last hours there was not
a movement of the body. and only "A
scarcely perceptble pulse evidenced the
| final struggle.
There were present at the bedside
| when death came the senator's son.
/ lockwood Hoar; his daughter Mary
I Hoar, and DR.. Warren r. Gilman. who
for weeks has been in almost constant
! attendance upon the senator.
Sad News CONVEYED.
Intelligence of Senator Hoar's demise
was first communicated by telephone
/ from the residence to the press BY Mr..
! Gilman. Immediately after a prear-
ranged signal was transmitted on the
( fire alarm system, and the long dreaded
/ tldings were conveyed 10 the people OF
! the city by the tOlling Of the bells.
/ Arrangements were made To notify
I the public in this manner when tae
physicians attending him decided that
/ the venerable legislator was on his
! deathbed.
/ senator Hoar had been i'm III health
/ since last winter, and even when at
/ tending the sessions OF the senate ne
+ was obliged TO exercise eXtrme ease
/ lest his eXertiOns would overcome hmm.
Al that time he was troubled with
( lunbago. and the death of his wife
proved such a blow TO him that ne
never recovered entirely from its ef-
fects.
Toward the end OF the last session Of
congress he was frequently absent
from the sessions of the senate ana
remained at his hotel
Came Home Sick.
he came to his home here soon after
the adjournment apparently recovered
from the lum6ago. He was weak. low
ever, and his physician here. DR. CHI
man, advised him 90 refrain during me
summer from any mental ar physical
eXeruon, in the hope that he migal
regain his stHHgJh. be disregarded
this Injunction. however, on at least
three occasions. his love 70 roId asso-
Citations and his friends overcoming
consideration FOR himself
Disregarded Doctors Advice.
L9te ia May he attended the bi-cen-
tennial celebration in the town OF Sui
ton, Worcester county. and made 4
speech OF more than half an hours du-
ration in the open air. He was espc-
tcially interested in the celebration as
one feature of ii was the dedicat ton
OF a memorial to General Rufus r.
Putnam on the site of Putnam's birth
place Mr. Hoar made historical ad-
dress, eulogizing General Putnam a.
one of the cOuntry's greatest men. He
lspoke- clearly and logically, but seemed
feeble and after speaking q minute or
two asked permission 10 cover his head
as r cool breeze was blowing in ms
face He left the speakers stand Is
soon as his speech was finished ard
was driven directly 10 his home here.
il was remarked at the time by those
who heard him that il might be his
last appearance in public.
His Last Appearance.
A few weeks later Senator H07r
spoke at a special session Of couiE
when eulOgies We're delivered ON the
life Of Colonel i. 3. Stoddsfd, a life
long friend of the senator. and he also
made an informal address at the Ems
lish High school on the occasion Of the
presentation TO the city of some copies
of Stuart's portrait of Washington hs
the Daughters Of the Revolution. This
was the senator's last appearance Ni
public life During the latter part OF
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