Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1893 — EX-PREST. HAYES DEAD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

EX-PREST. HAYES DEAD

Due to Heart Failure Induced by 1 a Cold. Unexpected Result of a Slight Indisposition —A Sketch of His Public Career. Ex-President Rutherford Birchard Hayes died at. 11 o’clock Tuesday night,at his home In Fremont, O. Ou Monday, Jan. 9, Gen. Hayes wont to Columbus on stkto university business, connected with manual training as a resident board of trustees, stopping with his niece, Mrs. Gen. Mitchell. Thursday morning he left Columbus for Cleveland, where he visited the university with reference to securing an instructor to take charge of the State University. Hs remained in Cleveland with his son, Webb, Friday and Satiiiftiayi and left there Saturday afternoon for Fremont. He was driven in a close carriage to the union depot, where his son

joined him, and immediately after entering the ear complained of cold and asked for stimulants. He finally consented to leavo the ear and went into tho waiting room, where stimulants were given him. These so much revived him that he insisted on returning to the train, saying he must go home. 110 was treated for angina pretoris, but while relieved of distress his heart never recovered its vigor, and life was suddenly terminated by~paralysis of the heart. While lying in his own room ho frequently referred to a visit to his wife’s grave, made on the preceding Sunday, and spoke of the quiet beauty of the snow-covered scene. Mr. Hayes was born at Delaware, 0., October 14,1822, of parents who were well to do, though not wealthy. He received a good education, graduating from Kenyon college at twenty, His boyhood was remarkably free from tho vicissitudes so common to the youth of his locality and his time and to this fact may be ascribed tho easy-going and plastic character which his manhood developed. In 1845 young Hayes began tho practice of law at Marietta, having graduated from the Harvard law school. Five years later ho removed to Cincinnati, anil in 1853 married Lucy, the daughter of Dr. James Webb. A Whig ’-y i> '.eritance. young Hayes fell In with the abolition element at Cincinnati and joined the Republican party at its birth. In 1856 he was defeated for common pleas judge. Three years later the city council made him city solicitor. In 1860 he was elected to the same office by the people but a year later was overwhelmingly defeated. His war record was creditable. Ho entered the army June 7,1861, as a major, serving throughout the struggle. In March, 1865, he was” breyetted Major-General “for gallant, and distinguished services.” At the close of the war he re-entered politics. He entered Congress in December, 1865. In 1867 aud iB6O lie was elected Governor of Ohio. In 1873 he was defeated for Congress. In 1875 Governor Ilayes was for the third timo elected Governor of Ohio. In June, 1876, he was nominated as the Republican candidate for the Presidency against Samuel ■JrTilden, and the history of that memorable struggle is fresh in the pubi'c mind. As a result of the decision of the Electoral Commission he succeeded to tho Presidency, March 4,1877. and served out tho term with credit to himself. In private life Mr. Hayes was unostentations. uuaggressive and companionable. He was devoted to his family, and on his retirement from office experienced profound pleasure in being able to settle into quiet domestic ways at Fremont. He devoted his time to raising fancy poultry, to attending on soldier reunions and to participating in worksof public charity. He was Grand Commander of the Loyal Legion, prominent in the G. A. It., and took an active part in the Conferences of Charity and Correction. Always frugal, Mr. Hayes retired from the White House with a competency. The death of his wife two years ago was a sad blow to him, and since then he has figured even less conspicuously than before in tl>e events of the time.

EX-PRESIDENT HAYES.