The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-06
A Trnyinsa'' Dies in st. Paul-She
had Resided In 81. Louis.

had Resided In ST. Louis.
A late communication from st. Paul tells
the following story:
Six weeks ago handsome and splendidIy
dressed woman reached st. Paul FROM St.
Louis, in pursuit of health, which for a
year had been seriously impaired. After
remaining for day or two at q leading
hotel. she took up her abode at Mrs. Rob
inson's. on sth street, where she remained,
mostly confined TO her bed, until her death,
which occurred on Wednesday night. This
woman was about 2S years Of age. and the
physician and clergyman who have in
cessantly exercised their skill in the
attempt to save her life, or falling
in that, to prepare her for the life
to come, oil agree in stating that she was
not only remarkably attractive in personal
appearance, but possessed accomplishments
which indicated that she was we'll bred, and
had received high degree Of culture. She
passed under the name of Cora Warning
ton, and no one knew anything Of her real
name OF her early history until shortly prior
to her death. Even then, however, not
much could be obtained, aS she beSltated
about referring to her friends and relatives,
although importuned to do so by her phy-
scian and when finally she did eyince
such q disposition, 1t was too late, for her
strength was exhausted and her voice re-
duced to an inaudible whisper.
1t seems that the maiden name Of this
melancholy wreck Of once beautiful girl
was May Easton, and that some years ago
she was married in San Francisco, CAL. to
an Italian opera singer named Fallnl.
| This was marriage Of love. as she stated
| in one of her lucid moments; that she
could have married wealthy man In Cali
! fornia, but she preferred marrying for love
rather than for money. After visiting the
principal cities of the United States In COM
| pany with her husband she spent several
years in the gay capitals Of Europe. Signor
Falini, however, fell upon evil days, and
after reaching the highest pinnacle OF pop
ularity and prosperity he rapidly de-
scendcd to poverty and death, leaving
his young and beautiful vile TO nnd
her way back to her friends in the
| United States as best she could. Years of
such brilliant life as she had led In CON-
pany with Adah lsaacs Menken and other
! celebrities of similar character, however,
had its disastrous effects upon any morals
! which may have previously been hers, and
! instead Of returning to her home and the
friends Of her youth, she fingered among
the brilliant butterflies of the larger cities,
and from all indications was for While the
gayest Of the gay. Her wardrobe and jew
els were very valuable, and she was not
without an abundance of money, consid-
cradle surplus remaining after her DEATH
During the last year or more of her life she
was mistress OF man in Kansas or Missouri,
who, upon the failure Of her health, sent
her to st. Louis to receive the
best medical aid of that city, which
being unavailing, and the weather
becoming unfavorable, she was sent to ST..
Paul to spend the summer, in order to test
the invgorating climate of Minnesota. Ar
irving here, although possessed Of plenty of
means. she seems to have felt that as cast
away she could look only to Pariahs for as
sistance and comfort in her hours Of sick
ness and helplessness. Shortly after reach
ing this city she was the recipient of all the
attention and care that kindness could be-
stow, and two of the leading physicians of
the city were in daily attendance upon her,
and exercised all their skill to preserve her
life. During all the weeks of her sickness
she was iu constant receipt Of letters
of love and affection from the un-
known friend in Kansas, and every let
ter contained i remittance. This same
friend nus been corresponding by telegraph
in regard to her health for the last few days,
but Cora Warrington, or May Easton Fa-
seriously ill, and would soon be better.
This friend expressed desire to be sent
for when oil hopes of her recovery were
past, and his last dispatch announced that
he would reach St. Paul to-day or to-mor-
row. She died, however, night before last,
land was buried the next afternoon. Her
J money, diamonds, and clothing-valued ut
n thousand dollars or more-have been
placed in charge of the physicians, who
will pass them over to her relatives if they
can be found.
! SinglllArly enough, this woman, who for
q year has been gradually declining, in
spite of the highest professional efforts to
restore her health, and who had the neces-
sary means to enable her to try the vir-
tues OF Turkish baths and every other
jexpensive but unaVailing means TO reach
the end aimed at, could not be convinced
that she was rapidly approaching her
grave. Though suffering considerably, she
was cheerful, and apparently unconcerned
as to her future, to the last. The day be.
fore she died she was told that she had but
a very few hours to live, and almost her
last words were: "Oh, nonsense No such
Thing. I'll soon be better !" On Wednes-
day, however, she for moment seemed to
,realize her situation, ami for the first time
consented to accept the ministratlons OF q
clergy man. When one was sent for 1t
proved TO be TOO late, for hefore bis arrival
she sank into Inconsistencies, from which
she only rallied long enough to mutter
"Good nightW and the fallen woman en-
tered the mysterious portal.