The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-17
FIELD YIELDS TO
OREADPNEUM0N|A
DEATH FINALLY COMES TO MAR
SHALL FIELD, THE WORLDS
MERCHANT PRINCE.
PUT UP A BRAVE FIGHT
But Odds Were Against the Aged Man
In His Battle With Pneu-
monia--Life History OF
Great Merchant.

New York, January 16.-Marshali
Field, the m llionaire Chicago nler.
chant, died at the Holland house at
four o'clock this afternoon after eight
days illness of pneumonia. Death
came peacefully while members of the
family. who had been in almost con
stant after lance for several days We're
gathered around the deathbed, They,
as well as The dying merchant 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 the
end had been only briefly deferred
Those who were present when the
merchant died we're: Mrs. Marshall
Field, Mrs Marshall Field Jr.. Au
gustus N. Eddy, Catherine Eddy. Mrs
Henry Dibblee, Robert 7. Lincoln and
Mrs. Preston Gibson.
The rap of hope which flashed to the
watchers yesterday afternoon when
the seemingly dying man suddenly raj
. lied and for a time appeared to gain
strength rapidly was first dispelled by
an announcement after the morning
consultation Of the physicians today.
Fields rest had been disturbed dur
ing the latter part Ct the night and
when morning came II was found that
the Improvement of yesterday had not
been maintained. From that time until
the end the approach of death wa
steady and irrestiahle BY noon the
last atom Of hope again had fled. AT
two O'Clock the word came from the
sick room that Marchall Field was
very low and the end was expected
any moment
Br Frank Billings. Mr. Fields physI,
clan who came from Chicago said tha,
Field was unconscious for three hours
before his death and that his tempera
ture was 107 when he died
Fields body will be taken TO Chica-
go tomorrow morning by special
train. No funeral services will be
held here.
Fields Illness developed about
week ago while he and Mrs, Field were
on their way from Chicago to this
city. He was travelling on the Penn
sylvania Limited and was taken i'll
early Tuesday morning just before
/. the t1-ain Eeache1 IJttsbqrg ... ,
4 sThereS physician boardcd' the tsaih
@and came on, 10 this. city with .Fiela
z When. they arriyed here at 10; 80 Tues
EdaXliighi FiFld,.SaS pkon at ohce to
the Holland hoiise, a New York ply
s'clan called and consultations held
Field was at once placed in charge
of trained nurses and later. his family
physician and Stanley Field, Fields
. nephew, were sgmmoned from Chi
fCago.
"Wednesday it was aun6need that
while Field had high temperature
he was improving. Later in the day
however, his condition became moro
serious and a consultation OF phys
clans was held II was then announc-
Z cd Field was suffering from .pneu.
monia. Congection. il was said. at that
time was slight There was an i'm
provemeut in Fields condition. Thurs
DAY aud on the following two day.
there was no intimation the patient
was not progressing fayorably. Or
Frank Billings of Chicago Fields fam
lily physic an had arrived from Chica.
go In the meantime. and his presence
seemed TO cheer Field greatly Bill
ings has been a personal friend for
many years and the effect of his arriv.
al on the patient was taken as a fov-
orable indication of Improvement in
the condition of the SEX man. Sat
-urday night. however. there came
sudden change for the worse. Through
that night and Sunday there was no
appreciable change in the sick mans
condition save thai his strength seem.
ed gradually to wane
During Sunday night Field appeared. j..
TO be sinking rapidly and Monday
morning the physicians announced
that all hope Tor his recovery had
lseeu abandoned. Field himself appar-
entity believed the end was. at hand
aud by his request al members Of his
family were sumn.Uned 10 the bedside
Everyone presen1 regarded the scene
as death watch and all had neryed
themselves for the closing Of the final
chapter in the career Of the great
merchant
Fer hours there was no appreciabIe
change in the condition Of the sick
man and the tinv strand which held
him was expected TO break at any mo-
ment- Suddenly. however. about mid
afternoon there came a remarkable
change. Strength. which gradually had
slipped away from the patient seemed
suddenly to be rushing back. He loofI
edsuR and smiled. asked Tor a drfpk
ard then sank into a peaceful. restful