The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-21
While Friends Believed He
Was Recovering, a Relapse
Came and the Former Sena-
tor Passed Into Eternity.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
OF THE DEAD STATESMAN
Career in New York Assembly,
Office of Governor United
States Senate and Final Re-
tIrement From Public Life.
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES IT

4 LBANY, y. \, Oct. 2O-Davta
~ bennett Hilfs life work ended,
bis body rests tonight al Well
ierrs hoost, his country home near
Aiban3s while his next Of kin, DIR. a.
- MIL brother, il speeding 20 Al
many from his home la Dexter. Ms.
Dr- hill expects "a reach Albany SAT-
urday, when funeral arrangements viii
De completed. The inferment will take
place at houtOuF Falls. Schuyler eoun-
-, where the former governor and for
mer United states senator was horn
siXty-seven years ago.
Senator Hill died at 3.f5 o'clock this
morning. He had been ill nearly three
weeks with a cold and a bilious al
tack, but his condition had not been
considered serious. He was sitting 10
in bed 10 take a drink of water when
he was seized with an acute dilation OF
the heart.
Death followed quickly. with no one
but nurse at his bedside.
Mr.. Hill had long been a sufferer
from Brights disease. which primarily
brought upOu him the condition that
ended in his death
Although he retired from active par
uclpation in politics following the pres
ldentlal election OF 1904. Senator HfIl
was deeply interested in the progress
or the present campaign AS late IS
last Friday he discussed TIE situation
70 make tour of the state ia the iu-
tetest OF the Democratic ticket.
Noted ms an Entertainer.
senator Hill had entertained many
men distinguished Ina national ana
state politics and his guests ALWAYS
found him a most hospita bic host. The
senator never married. died not smoke
and seldom tasted liquors
Wolferts RoOst two and One-half
miles from the capital, was purchased
by Senator Hill in 1893 from the heirs
OF Fritz Emmett the actor. The
house, a beautiful structure, with odd
hooks, corners and ga bles, stands in
the midst OF fourteen acre park ana
cost lts builder small fortune. An
artificial lake, fed from springs bv an
immense Dutch windmill lies between
the village and the public highway.
Governor White tonight issued a
proclamation REQUESTING that all the
flags upon the public buildings Of the
state be displayed at half mast until
funeral and that the citizens of tie
state unite in appropriate marks u
respect 10 his memory.
Death Announced by Governor.
1T is with sincere sorrow that 1 an
nounce the death of David Bennett
Hill, former governor Of the state Of
New OrlS.' said Governor White.
This sad event marks the close Of
a remarkable career For more than
thirty years David Bennett Hill was
prominent figure ia the public life Of
the state The force of his personality
impressed itself not only upon the peO-
pie Of New York. but upon the whole
country. and al the expiration Of his
final term as governor he became the
candidate for his party I'm the state Of
New York for the presidential nOmina-
ton before the Democratic national
convention. AS United States senator
from 1891 to 1897 NE found an ample
opportunity for the exercise OF his skill
as a parliamenIarian. his brilliant pow
ers as an orator and his uncommon
gifts as a leader OF men,