The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-17
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O'CLOCK YESTERDAY

NEW YORK, Jan, Marshal
Field, the millionaire Chicago mer.
chant, died at the Holland house at
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon after
eight days' illness Of pneumonia.
Death came peacefully while mem
bers Of the family who had been in
almost constant attendance for sew.
eFal days, were gathered around the
death bed. They, as well as the dy.
ing merchant himself were prepared
for the end. For days they had been
swayed between hope and fear, but
when the alarming turn came after
the remarkable rally Of Monday it
was recognized that the end had been
only briefly deferred. Those who we're
present when the merchant died were
Mrs. Marshal Field, Mrs. Marshal.
Field, Jr., Augustus N. Eddy, Catherine
Eddy, Mrs. Henry Dibble, Robert I.
Lincoln and Mrs. Preston Gibson.
The ray of hope which flashed to.
the watchers Monday afternoon when
the seemingly dying man rallied and
for a time appeared to gain strength
rapidly was first dispelled by an an,
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nouncement after the morning con,
sultation Of the physicians yesterday.
Mr.. Fields rest had been disturbed
during the latter part Of the might
and when morning came it was found
that the Improvement had not been
maintained,
AT noon the last hope had fed. AT
two o'clock word from the sick room
that Mr. Field was very low and that
the end was expected at any moment.
Dr.. Frank Billings, Mr.; Fields ply.
sician, who came from Chicago, said
that Mr.. Field was unconscious for
three hours before his death and that
his temperature was 1O7 when he died.
Funeral Party Leaves For Chicago.
NEW YORK, Jan. ia special
train bearing the body Of Marshal
Field and the members Of his family
and friends VINO had watched beside
his death bed, left the Grand Central
station at ii o'clock this morning.
The train was made up of two sleep
ing cars and a baggage car. There
will be no attempt made to make a
fast run and the train will probably
reach Chicago shortly after noon to.
morrow. 1t was ten minutes after
ten O'Clock this morning. when the
casket containing the body Of the Chi,
cago millionaire merchant was
brought down from the seventh
floor OF the Holland House and borne
out through the SOth street entrance
to hearse in waiting there. A cab
occupied by two of the assistants OF
the undertakers, j. Alfred and son,
followed the hearse. Mrs. Marshal
Field, the widow, Mrs, Marshal Field,
Junior, Stanley Field, a nephew, Of the
dead man, and his wife, Doctor Frank
Billings, Mr.. Fields personal physi.
clan, William G. Beale, Mr.. Fields
personal counsel, Mrs. Beale, Robert
7. Lincoln, law partner Of Mr.. Beale,
Augustus N. Eddy and other cocial
and business friends Of the family
left the Fifth avenue entrance Of the
hotel at 1O:3o o'clock and entering
carriages were driven to the Grand
Central station. MIR. Eddy said that
no arrangements for the funeral had
as vet been made but that the ser,
vices would probably be held to'nor'
row evening at the Ferry street resi-
dence and that the interment would
be on Friday morning in the mauso'
leum in the Graceland cemetery
where the body of Mr.. Fields first
wife and that Of his son lie.
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