The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-20
Venerable Diplomat and
Author in His 95th
7 e ar.
FUNERAL WILL BE
HELD ON FRIDAY
Remains Will Be Taken to High.
land Fass and Buried Beside
Wife, Who Passed Away 80
Years Ago-Equally Well
Known in Public Life
and in Letters.

New York. December Io-John Bige.
| low. the venerable diplomat and au-
| thor. died at his home here to-day.
Mr.. Bigclow died in the ninety-hftl,
| year of his age in tho old-fashtoncd
house on Gramcrcy Park that had long
bocn his residence. Three days ago
he suffered return of AN ai,mcnt in
cidcnt 10 advanced age. which laid
him low last June at his summer home
In Highland Falls. For more than two
days he suffered intense pain, but
eight or ten hours before death there
came partial paralysis of the sense.
and for several hours he lay smiling
at those about him, but una BILE to
speak.
Tic had been facing death for sew
oral days. and he realized It," said his
son. Major John Bigelow. Jr., to-day.
At the bedside were two OF his four
childrcn-Mator Bigelow AMI Miss
Grace Bigclow-and his granddaugh-
ter. Miss Charlotte Harding.
One of the first to be notified Of
Mr.. Bigelow's death was Andrew Car
negie. whose birthday, November %.
conceded with that OF the ageI dip
lomat. The two were close friends,
and they spent part OF their last Joint
birthday together at Mr.. Bigelow's
residence as had been their custom
lor several years.
Funeral Arrangements.
Funeral arrangements were practi-
cally completed Tonight. The services
will be held at st. Georges Episcopal
Church in this city Friday morning at
$3.50 o'clock. The body will be taken
to Highland Falls, where the burial
will take place in the family plot at
1880 o'clock in the afternoon
Mr., BiGclOw Will he buried beside
his wife who died nearly thirty years
ago The selection of pallbearers will
probably be announced tomorrow.
known In public life and in letters. He
iswns-- born IN Maiden, Ufster county.
New York. November rs. 1917.
Mr.. Bigelow was admitted to. the
bar in 1899. and. interesting himself
In politics. he became inspector of Sing
Sing prison. lS45-i6. In 1919 he OBJ
tanned an interest in the New York
his editorial duties with William Cullen
Bryant. He relinquished his editorial
work In 1851 to become United States
consul at Paris. stepping from that
France. in which he continued until
1867. ~
Enters Politics.
Returning to New York he entered
politics, and in 1875 became chairman
Of Governor Tildens Canal Investigate
ing COMMITTEES, becoming Secretary OF
State OF New York the same year and
continuing as such for two years
MIR. BiGelow was executor and trus-
tee Of the late Samuel J. g'ilden, presi-
dent of the board of trustees OF the
New York Public Library, trustee of
the Metropolitan Museum of Art pres
ident of the .Tilden Trust, president of
the Century Association, honorary COR
responding member of the New His
torial Society of Massachusetts His
torical Society and Maryland historical
Society and member of the American
Academy OF Arts and Letters
He was the author of many histor-
ical. biographical sociological and
economic works, OF which "Restro-
pcction of an Active Life" was the
latest.
Mr.. BiGelow received the degree OF
doctor of laws from Union and Racine
Colleges in 1886. and from New York
University in 1882