Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-17
DEATH COMES To
MARSHALL FIELD
MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY AT
HIS BEDSIDE
Last Moments Peaceful and He Ia
Prepared for the End-Re-
mains to Be Sent to
Chicago
Bv AHanciafnd Press.

BY Associated Press
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Marshali
Field, the millionaire Chicago mer-
afternoon after an illness OF eight
days from pneumonia.
Death came peacefully while the
members of the family who had been
in almost constant attendance for sew
eral days were gathered around the
deathbed. They, as was the dying
man himself, were prepared for the
end. For days they had been swayed
between hope and fear but when the
alarming turn came today after the
remarkable rally Of yesterday, it was
recognized that the end had only been
briefly deferred. Those who were
present at he merchants deathbed
were Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs. Mar
shall Field, jr., August N. Eddy, Cath
crime Eddy, Mrs. Henry Dibble, Robert
L. Lincoln and Mrs. Preston Gibson.
The ray of hope which flashed to
the watchers yesterday afternoon, when
the dying man suddenly rallied and
for time appeared to gain strength
rapidly, was first dispelled by an an
nouncement after the morning con-
sultation of the physicians today. Mr.
Fields rest had been disturbed during
the latter part of the night and when
morning came 1t was found that the
Improvement of yesterday had not been
maintained. From that time until the
end the approach of death was steady
and irresistible. Before noon the last
atom of hope again had fled. At 2
o'clock word came from the sick room
that Mr.. Field was very low and the
end was expected at any moment.
Mr.. Fields body will be taken to
Y1nnr IN tou
train. No funeral services will be
held here.
Mr.. Fields illness developed about a
week ago, while he and Mrs. Field were
on their way from Chicago to this city.
He was travelling on the Pennsylvania
Limited and was taken i'll early Tues
day morning just before the train
reached Pittsburg. There a physician
boarded the train and came on to this
city with r. Field. When he arrived
here at l. y o'clock Tuesday night
Mr.. Field waSa taken at once to the
Holland house. A New York physician
was called and a consultation was
held. Mr.. Field was at once placed
in charge of trained nurses. and later
the family physician and Stanley
Field, Mr.. Fields nephew. were sum-
moned from Chicago.
On Wednesday it was announced
that while Mr.. Field had a high tenn
perdIure, ne was Improving. Ldlel III
the day, however, his condition be-
came more serious and DR.. Walter B.
James, who has been in attendance,
called in Doctors Edward G.. Janeway
and Austin F. Riggs of this city and
after a consultation the physicians an
nounced that Mr.. Field was found to
be suffering from pneumonia. The
congestion, it was said, was slight at
that time.
There was an improvement in Mr..
Fields condition Thursday, according
to bulletins issued by the physicians,
and in the following two days there
was no intimation that the patient was
not progressing favorably. DR.. Frank
Billings of Chicago, Mr.. Fields family
physician, had arrived from Chicago
in the meantime and his presence
seemed to cheer Mr.. Field greatly.
On Saturday night, however, there
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