The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-09
RICHARD OLNEy DIES SUDDENLY, AGED 82 YEARS Cabinet Officer Under Pres ident Cleveland Succumbs
 In Boston. WAR DECLARATION
 PLEASING TO HIM Final Hours Frightened by Realization of Hopes on
 U. $. Stand.

Boston, April s-Richard Olney, sec retary of state under President Cleveland, died at his home here last night.
 MT. Olney. who was 82 years old, had been sick several weeks, al- though 1t was not until yesterday that his condition became serious. In an announcement issued by the family today it was said that he died sud- denly at 8:45 o'clock last night. Mrs. Olney and their daughter, Mrs. Geo. R. Minot of this city, were with him at the end. MT. Olney's other daugo.- ter, Mrs. c. H.~Abbot, is residing tenn porarily in Paris.
 + The end came after protracted period of intense suffering whicf1 had failed, however, to shake the courage or good humor that had marked his S2 years, or to divert his mind from the intense interest that he had main tained in the quarrel with Germany. Three days ago he lapsed into semi consci ous4ess with a smile on his face. He had just been advised of the presidents message to congress ask ing that a state of war be recogniz- ed and his Joy was unbounded. It was the consummation of his most earnest hope.
 Throughout his final sickness up to late last Thursday MT. Olney's mind had remained perfectly clear and he followed every move in the interna- tional struggle. Those who were with him said that the one thought in his mind wSS that something be done." A little earlier he had been rejoiced over the news from Russia. He had never trusted the Nautocracy and regarded the Russian government as the weak link in the chain of the Allies. Ee feared that Russia would make a sepalcte peace with the Teu- tonic empires and as he became phy- sically; weaker this fear preyed on his mind more and more. The news of the revolution heartened him won- derfully and President wilson's call to arms made him happy and content even at the approach of death.
 It was rarely that MT. OIney would speak for publication. His most re- cent expression. made only few days ago, was in reply to the query as to ought to make a big loan to the AL
 
 would like to have such a loan made, but he doubted the constitutionality ,h such action by congress.
 Five years ago when MT. Olney was rounding his 77th anniversary he was operated on for an intestinal trou- ble that had begun to seriously affect the robust health that, had been his for more than the usual lifetime. Last October there was recurrence of the trouble that had been temporarily relieved. He did not improve great ly and in January a third operation was done by Dr. William A. Brooks, the surgeon, and his personal friend for many years. Though not per manently benefited, MT. Olney got on his feet again and returned to his law office, to which he made almost daily visits until late in February.
 Since then he had failed steadily and it was apparent that the end was not far off. Yesterday afternoon he suffered paralytic stroke that left his right side paralyzed.
 It was typical of MT. Olney that little was known of his sickness and in keeping with his notions that the announcement of his passing was de- layed for a day. From the time that he entered President C1eveland's cab inet as attorney general in 1893, be- coming secretary of state two years later, no man in New England had been sought out more consistently by newspaper men for his opinion on current events, and none probably furnished less copy
 When in 1904 he was awakened by the telephone little after midnight to be told that the Democratic na. tional convention had before it a prop osition to nominate him for president. the only comment elicited from the man who was "boomed'' as the one who had twisted the lions taiP in defense of feeble Venezuela was that 4''it was an extraordinary early hour" at which to disturb a mans slum' bers
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