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kin, there will be none who will mourn his loss, more than ourselves. For me, it is such a sweet remembrance that he had always a bright, genial, kindly smile whenever I approached.
May our dear Lord comfort you! We will not forget you nor him at the Throne of God.
Yours always to command and ever affectionately
Helena McCarthy.
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915 15th. street.
Washington, July 13th 1893.
My dear Mrs. Stanford:
We think and talk of you so much here that it seems second nature to write to you. I bring home the California papers every day from my office and in that way we have read all the details of the sad events in which you have been passing the last few weeks. To us it it such a consolation to know that Mr. Stanford's last hours on earth were spent by your side and that it was on your face his dying eyes rested. I am sure that this thought has often lifted you up when the future looked so sad and lonesome for you and it will help you to the end. Little did I think when I saw Palo Alto that I would recognize it again in reading the story of its loved master's funeral. The whole ceremony was so beautiful and so thoroughly significant of the useful and honored life which inspired it. I went all over the path with you in spirit and tried to bring to my mind just what the scene pictured to you. Thank God for your own splendid health that will enable you to do alone the many things you had planned to do together.
I am sure that you have received so many letters from this city that even if you have not read them will give you an idea of how many kindly words were said of Mr. Stanford and how deeply you were sympathized with in your loss.
The city has lapsed into its usual mid-summer dullness, a little more marked than ordinarily as all those who must be here for the approaching session of Congress are now out of town.
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The heat at times has been excessive though tempered by short spells of cooling winds. The city has been very healthy so far and one does not hear of much sickness except among very young children and those advanced in years.
The last hot spell completely prostated [sic] my mother and she has been quite sick for nearly a week. She has a kind of rheumatic fever but the doctor seems now to have it in good control. The action of her heart is very feeble and this taken with her general weakness and age has worried us considerably. As of old she thinks if she was not noticed so much and received so much attention she would get along just as well. She bids me send to you her most earnest sympathy and the hope that you are keeping in good health.
I do trust that this finds you well.
Very fondly yours,
Helena McCarthy.
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THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
RECEIVED at Menlo Cal June 23 1893 Dated Washington DC 23 To Mrs Leland Stanford
Please regard Washington mourners as present in spirit at funeral of our dear friend
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THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
RECEIVED at Menlo Park Calif June 21 1893
Dated Washington DC 21
To Mrs Leland Stanford Menlo Cal.
We are all sad tonight accept our love and sympathy
Helena McCarthy
