Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-17
MARSHALL FIELD Is DEAD
Chicago Merchant Pssss, Away in New
York at Four 0'closk.
TAKEN i'll ON TRAIN EIGHT DAYS AGO
Body VIII He Taken to Chi
caro Today on Special Train
sketch of His
Career.

Chicago, millionaire merchant and leader
In the dry goods trade OF the world. died at
the Holland house in this city at o'clock
this afternoon, after illness extending
over more than a week. beginning with a
bad cold and developing quickly into pneu-
monia, which affected both lungs Mr..
Field although 10 years OF age, made
fight against the disease which the attend
ing physicians characterized as being braver
and stronger than would have been ex-
pected of a man many years his junior.
Mrs Field and other members of the family |
were with him when he lapsed into the |
period of unconsciousness which ended in !,
death. In an adjoining room were many |
persons prominent In the business and So |
cial life of Chicago, intimate associates OF
Mr. Field. who had come to New York !
when the seriousness OF his condition was |
known to them.
An outline OF the funeral arrangements
was decided upon tonight. The body VIII
be taken to Chicago tomorrow morning In
special train over the New York Central 4
Hudson River railroad and the Lake Shore
system. There will be no service of any
sort in this city. 1t is planned to hold the
funeral services in Chicago at a date to be
fixed. either from the Field residence In
| Prairie avenue or from the First Presby-
terian church. whose pastor. Rev. DR.. Nor
rison, will in either case be the officiating
| clergyman. On board the special train, in
, addition to the members OF the Field family
| the friends who came on from Chicago will
| be passengers for the return trip.
Approach of the End.
A sinking spell early this morning, which
| followed the remarkable rally of yesterday,
| presaged the coming of the end. The at
tending physicians first notified the MEM
bers of the family and withdrew from the
J sick chamber. The message that the end
was near was conveyed also to the mem
bers of the Chicago colony stopping in the
hotel, and they gathered in one Of the
/ rooms of the apartment.
Mr.. Field was told last night that he had
but the slightest chance for recovery Dur
ing the periods of consciousness which
| marked the last twenty-four hours of his
life he talked but little, seeming resigned
and peaceful. and occasionally expressing
his appreciation of the fight his physicians
had made for him. Mr.. Field had been in
consultation Sunday with his personal coun-
sci from Chicago. He said he felt that his
condition was grave and had given almost
constant thought to his business affairs.
With Mr.. Field at his death. in addition
to his wife, were Mrs. Marshall Field. jr.,
Stanley Field, a nephew and son of Joseph
N. Field OF Manchester, England, and Mrs,
Stanley Field
Tasen IIs4vea Trals.
Mr.. Fields fitness 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 lin
, tied and was taken i'll early Tuesday
morning just before the train reached
Pittsburg. There physician boarded the
train and came to this city with Mr.. Field
When they arrived here to Tuesday, Mr.
Field was taken at once to the Holland
| house. a New York physician was called
! and a consultation held. Mr.. Field was al
. once placed In charge of trained nurses
0 and later the family physicians and Stanie,
( Field, Mr., Fields nephew, were summoned
: from Chicago. On Wednesday it was an.
$ nounced that. while Mr.. Field had a high
temperature. he was improving: later IN
the day he became more serious, and DR.
n Walter p. James, who had been In attend
e snce, called in Drs. Janeway and Rigg,
s of this city, and after consultation tn,
h physicians announced that Mr.. Field wal
e found to be suffering from pneumonia
q The congestion, 1t was said at that tim,
d was slight. DIR. James said the sever,
attack of bronchitis that preceded tn,
{ the draughts on the train. There was al
Improvement in Mr.. Fields condition o,
: Thursday, according to bulletins that wer
issued by the physicians. and in the tw,
following days there was no intimatio,
that the patient was not progressing favor
ably.
Mondays Remarkable Rally,
II DIR. Frank Billings of Chicago. NJ,
\ Fields family physician, had arrived 4
a the meantime, and his presence seemed I
! cheer Mr.. Field greatly. on Saturda
10 night however, there came sudden chang
Al for the worse. The physicians that nigh
remained almost constantly at the bedsid,
j. but despite their efforts the patient Sc. me
n to grow worse. That night and all sInda
m there was no preceptible change excer
re that his strength seemed to gradual
~ wane.
" During Sunday night Mr.. Field appeare
Is TO be sinking rapidly and Monday inornin
~ the physicians announced that all hope ia
ce his recovery had been abandoned M
,g Field himself apparently believed that III
end was at hand. and by his request. 8
ID the members Of his family were suminone
be to the bedside Monday morning Suddonl,
AZ about mid-afternoon, there came a ,,
markable change. The strength whic
gradually slipped away from the patie,
G seemed suddenly to be rushing back. II
looked up and smiled. asked for a driu
q and then sank into peaceful, lestf,
sleep. He was better, the physicians sai
much better. and there was even bo,
that he might successfully pass the oiis
in his illness II the Improvement ,onttnue
he In the early morning hours today, howsye
st. gloom once more began to settle over tho,
he around the sick room. Mr.. Field did M
n rest well during the last hours of the mia h
ng The disease spread in the lung and n
he condition at a. m. today was dssc1ib,
by the physicians as worse than Ia
La, evening" His condition continued to h
pr come more desperate with every momor
ir- however and by noon the last ray of ho
mt was gone. At O'Clock IL was announc
ps that the patient sinking steadily. n,
: ] At S:0 o'clock word came from the 81.
room that Mr.. Field had only a few mo
IN minutes TO live. Death came at o',Io
with the members of the family gather
on at the bedside.
Funeral Services Friday Noon.
CHICAGO. Jan. 16-The funeral OF Ma
shal Field will be simple and unostentaftol
lon Members of the family and intimate frta,,