. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . receive the largest measure of praise. At a banquet, given in his honor by the New York Chamber of Commerce,Mr. Field said :— It has been a long, hard struggle—nearly thirteen years of anxious watch-ing and ceaseless toil. Often my heart has been ready to sink. Many timeswhen wandering in the forests of Newfoundland in the pelting rain, or on the CYRUS IV. FIELD. 7^1- decks of ships on dark, stormy nights, alone, far from home, I have almost accusedmyself of madness and folly to sacrifice the peace of my family and all the hopeso
. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . receive the largest measure of praise. At a banquet, given in his honor by the New York Chamber of Commerce,Mr. Field said :— It has been a long, hard struggle—nearly thirteen years of anxious watch-ing and ceaseless toil. Often my heart has been ready to sink. Many timeswhen wandering in the forests of Newfoundland in the pelting rain, or on the CYRUS IV. FIELD. 7^1- decks of ships on dark, stormy nights, alone, far from home, I have almost accusedmyself of madness and folly to sacrifice the peace of my family and all the hopesof life for what might prove, after all, a dream. I have seen my companions, oneand another, falling by my side, and feared that I might not live to see the yet one hope has led me on, and I have prayed that I might not taste ofdeath till this work was accomplished. That prayer is answered ; and nowbeyond all acknowledgments to men, is the feeling of gratitude to AlmightyGod. In 1869, Mr. Field was present at the opening of the great Suez Canal, ^^**^-- -I^:^^ ~%5i ^-^^ ELEVAIKD RAILROAD IN NE\\ MlRK. representative of the Chamber of Commerce of New York. In 1880 he madea tour around the world, and secured from the government of the SandwichIslands concessions for a Pacific cable, to be laid from San Francisco. He becamedeeply interested in the elevated railway system of New York city, and devotedmuch time and money to its development. The latter part of his life was spentin New York, of which he was one of the most conspicuous and honored troubles and financial losses clouded the few years just before hisdeath, which occurred on July 12th, 1892. WILLIAM McKINLEY. THE DISTINGUISHED TARIFF REFORM LEADER AND WAR PRESIDENT. When William McKinley was inaugurated the twenty-fifth President of theUnited States of America, March 4, 1S97, he took his seat amid troublous cry of oppression and starvation for three years had been wafted onever
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