Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-17
GREAT CAREER ENDS
Marshal Field, Multimillion- aire, Dead at New York.
HEAD OF BIC CHICAGO FIRM.
Died at Holland House After Eight Days Illness From Pneumonia. One of the Noted Dry Goods
 Traders of the World.

Traders of the World.
 NEW YORK. Jan. II. - Marshall Field. the millionaire Chicago mer. chant: is dead at the Holland House after an eight days, illness of pneu,no- nia.. Death came peacefully while mem
 bers of the family who had been in al
 most constant attendance for several days were gathered around the death
 bed. They as well as the dying mer- chant himself were prepared for the end. For days they had been swayed between hope and fear. but when the alarming turn came after a remarkable rally it was recognized that the end had been only briefly deferred. Those who were present when the merchant died were Mrs Marshall Field. Mrs Marshall Field. IT,. Augustus \. Eddy. Catherine Eddy. Mrs. Henry Dibblee, Robert C Lincoln and Mrs. Preston Gibson.
 The ray of hope which flashed to the watchers when the seemingly dying man suddenly rallied and for time sp- peared 10 gain strength rapidly WAS first dispelled by an announcement aft CT consultation of the physicians. Mir. Fields rest had been disturbed during the latter part of the night. and when morning came it was found that the improvement had not been maintained From that time until the end the ap- proach of death was steady and irresis- tible.
 Mir 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 he was taken ill early Tuesday morning just before the train reached Pittsburg. There physician boarded the train and came on to this city with Mir. Field
 When his condition became more seri- ous Dr. Walter R. James. who had been in attendance. called in Drs Ed ward G Janeway and Austin F. Riggs of this city. and after q consultation the physicians announced that Mir. Field was suffering from pneumonia.
 During Sunday night Mir. Field ap- peared to he sinking rapidly. and Mon day morning the physicians announced that all hope for his recovery had been abandoned. Mir. Field himself appar- ently believed that the end was at hand. and by his request all the mem bers of his family were summoned to the bedside. Suddenly. however. there came remarkable change. The strength which gradually had slipped away from the patient seemed sudden ly to he rushing back. He looked up and smiled. asked for a drink and then sank into a peaceful. restful sleep. He was better. the physicians said-much better-and there was even hope that he might successfully. pass the crisis. MT. Field did not rest well during the last hours of the night. The spread of the disease had recommended. and his condition. while critical. was not re- garded as hopeless. His condition. how ever. continued 10 become more desper- ate with every moment. and soon the last ray of hope had lied.
 Dr. Frank Billings. MT. Fields phr- sician. who came from Chicago. said that Mr. Field was unconscious for three hours before his death and that his temperature was 1O1 when he died.
 Mfr. Fields body will be taken to Chicago this morning by special train. t..
 Marshall Field was multimlllion. aire merchant and leader in the dry goods trade of the world. Mfr. Field was seventy years of age.
 NIT. Field was the head of the Chica. go firm of Marshall Field & Co. and of branch houses in Paris and Manchester.
 Entirely outside his enormous dry goods business he was estimated ro be worth Slyd.ODoO60. He lost a million in the Chicago fire.
 Marshall Field was born in Conway. Mass. in 1885 and spent the early years of his life on farm. He attend ed an academy until 1852. when he started in life for himself as dry goods clerk in a store at Pittsfeld. Mass
 In ls5s he moved to Chicago and at- tained a remarkable succsss for the firm of Marshall Field < Co. which is attributed almost entirely to NIT. Field. He made if rule never to borrow meney and never to issue a note. He paid cash for everything he bought not only in connection with his dry goods enterprise. but for all Of his dealings in real estate and in other investments.
 NIT. Field wss twice married. his last venture being still fresh in rhe public mind He vss married to Mrs. Arthur eaton Sept. last at West minister. England.