:::There seems to be some dispute over his cause of death. Both Wills and Rogerson attribute it to his worsening cystitis. Macmillan, on page 61 of Faith on the March, quotes a NY Times article that says he died of heart disease. Probably both suggestions should be included. The Watchtower to which I've added a link also includes Menta Sturgeon's account of his failing health on his speaking tour and how, on the train trip he was asked by Russell to make him a Roman toga from sheets; Russell literally rose from his death bed so Sturgeon could dress him in it.