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he was stricken with cold and on
the advice of Dr. H. Lyman Hooker he
remained in bed at his home here.
Monday he became unconscious and
medical consultants were called in.
Tuesday he improved and regained
consciousness
After a good day yesterday, Mr.. De-
pew began to decline at z o'clock last
night. Members of his family were sum-
roned TO the bedside. These included
Mrs. Depew, q son. Chauncey NJ. Depew.
jr., and niece. Miss Anne Depew
Paulding. When 1t became apparent that
he was dying the servants and the
household staff we're summoned TO the
bedside.
In advanced age. Mr.. Depew always
viewed life from o young mans View
point and was an incurable optimiSt.
On his ninety-third birthday he agreed
TO Join the New York Young Republican
Club. because he felt that contact with
young men was the only way to keep in
touch with the worlds activities.
Wanted 70 Reach ice.
nE FlHQ EAHESS8G0 LIE pE1tEA NoAAA
live TO be 100 years old.
Useful or not" he said. everybody
has 0 right TO live as long as he can;
as for me ! an going TO do my best to
set a record" Commenting on an an
nouncement Of the Federal Public
Health Bureau Service that mans span
Of life had been increased Is years
since 1870. TO Sc. MFR. Depew said he
I believed common sense rather than
money glands or monkey glands Is what
, ss lengthening the span OF life"
In one after dinner speech he revealed
he had talked with the soldiers of every
war In which the United States had
been engaged
do you know" he said on anothei
occasion. that II you live long enough
nearly everything will come TO you? II
Is only matter Of time and the beauti-
ful thing about It Is that when you have
advanced In years your stating the thing
are Dragging about yourself, because II
Is what comes In the course OF nature
Il have had my ups and downs. good
luck and bad luck losses and gains. and
when ! come TO sum 1t up ! think
have got on the whole what deserve
! II is all matter as 10 what. during the
later years, the waves will cast upon
| the sands Of time II II gives you
| friends Notwithstanding your years: II
| IL gives you health: IL IL gives you work
Eiffcient 10 keep your mental and
I physical activities alive, then life II
| worth the living"
Political Career.
Mr.. Depew retained his interest In
/ politics until the end. In February
| 1927, he predicted the reelection Of
| President Coolidge IL prosperity shoulc
! the Preaident would even carry New
York state against Gov. Alfred r
Smith. should the latter be the Demo
! cratic nominee.
MT. Depew entered politics at ths
same time a. the Republican party rar
It's fEst candidate for the presidency
John C. Fremont, In 1855. making
| stump speeches in his behalf. Two
years later Depew was esteemed sucf
a valuable adherent 10 the Republican
cause that he was sent 10 the Republi'
can state convention In 1853.
In the exciting campaign Of 1860 ht
took the stump In behalf Of Lincoln
and built up personal following tina
enabled him year later 10 become tn
| Republican representative In the Stat'
~ strongly Democratic.
His career Was not only linked with
| the building Of great political party
bat WA also linked with the bliiidiDl
of great railroad system,
The consolidation OF the New Yort
! Central with the New YoFk ~ Harlem
] Railroad ca. occurred Ia 1869. and o
! this new organization. known al III,
New Tork Central ~ Hudson HiveI
Railroad, Mr Depew SsE appointed at
t0rneY. His career In this was unique
Ia that In contrast ~ most men wh1
have risen IN this field he had no pfaG
teal experience Ia Fsilfoadlng.
The growth Of the Vanderbilt system
represented one Of the Tl0et fKtra0rdi.
nary movements In transportation. anf
| Mr., Uepew grew with IT, Ten years
after hia entrance into the system NJ
attorney f0f single line. ne vas gen
eFsi counsel " all the Vanderbilt roads
and was director In each of them
! including the Lake Shore * Michigan
Southern, Michigan Central, Chicago 4
Northwestern, 81. Paul ~ Omaha, WsA
Shore and Nickel Plate
Nj Depew had many diverse interest
~ his long life, but he always had
deep affection for i1.s alma mater, Ysl
University. from which he was gradu
aisn with Phi Beta Kappa rank u
1885,
FOR many yeaFssfls ysk nisIgbe
Of thE Yale Corporation, serving f0r