Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-04-16
ELIzIBETH rITTKRssH sosArARTK
Death or q Celebrated Per'snage.
THE END OF A REMARKABLE LIFE-
SKETCH OF A CAREER COVERING
NEARLY A CENTURY OF TINE
ROMANCE, SORROW AND
RETIREMENT.

Madame Elizabeth Patterson Bona
parte, of Baltimore, whose history IN
connection with the family of Napoleon
is so we'll known, died Friday, at lis
O'Clock, p. NJ, in the 95th year OF hel
age. at the residence of Miss +. NJ
Gwinn. corner of Cathedral and Rich
mond streets, where she had long board
ed. Up TO within very short while
ago Madame Bonaparte was i'll the iull
possessiou of her faculties, but for the
past ten days her life had been slowly
ebbins away, and she died almost by
inches, her strong vitality and extraor-
dinary force Of will enabling her to re-
tain animation, even without food OF
nourshment, for length Of time almost
incredible. She WAS buoved by her wish
to see once more her grandson, Colonel
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, who sall-
ed from Europe March 18th on sum
mons by cable to her bedside, and who
reached Baltimore March &c.
Madame Bonaparte had always be-
lieved she would live until she was q
hundred years Of age, and WAS impress
ed with the idea that strong will would
carry her over century. She had al
WAYS taken the greatest care OF hei
health; she lived frugal, moderate
life. of late years rarely going out o.
doors, and using all precautions which
would tend 90. .2yt-.4' n5f -days. She
received every kindness from MISS
Gwinn and from her esteemed compan-
ion. Mrs. Sophia J. Clarke, besides the
skilled advice and attention OF DR.. JAS
S. Mackenzie, who had been her physi'
clan for thirteen years, up to the hour oi
As late in her life as her
goth year she was active in watching
over her extensive business AFFAIRS
When past her 85th year she almo"
every fair day gave personal attention
to the building OF the fire brick busi'
ness house on South street, adjoining
The Sun Office. On the street then, she
carried vet the traces OF. that beauty and
yivacity which were the charms OF her
youth, and her keen eye flashed with
lustre remarkable for her age, and IN
her figure she showed no bending, and
her step was firm and even elastic.
From Thursday, March q, she began
TO fade away sensibly. Her left side
became paralized. For the whole IN
tervening week she was unable to take
auv nourishment, and had to be kept up
entirely by stimulants. Even this she
was unable to take in any quantity
greater than by the spoonful. On Tues
day. April |, her mind remained clear,
and on the afternoon Of that day she,
for the first time. asked for spiritual adj
ylsers, and requested that Rev. DR. John
Leyburn be sent for. Rev. DR.. Leyburn
and Rev. DR.. j. T. Leftwich, OF the
Presbyterian church, spent ssme time
with her in the evening and administer
ed religious consultations. On the I'd ol
April she was not in condition to ap'
| preciate anything; she renamed un-
conscious all OF the Sd instant, and b.
degrees her life ebbed away at hfteer
mlnntes past one o'clock on the after
noon of the 4th instant.
Madame Bonaparte's first serious sick
ness began in December, 1873. whel
abe was attacked with acute bronchitis
she went to bed the day after New
YEARS., and since that time had bee
able to be up only at very rare or bri'
Intervals. during her illness she too
great pleasure in converting with Dr
| Mackenzie in regard to her past life, il
the course Of which her wit flashed fire
quently, giving spice 10 her commenta
ries on contemporary women in the ga
wsrld Of foreign courts, all OF which sh
yividly recalled. She also spoke wit
pride of her attention to business an
The success which, working like a CLARK
lhad attended her efforts 10 achieve in
dependence in the structure OF q larg
fortune. Towards the clsse OF her &C
tive life she once avowed to q bssines
man that her ruling passions had bee
love, ambition aud avarice. Love ha
long since fed, ambition bad brougt
disappointment, but avarice would re
man.
A REMARKABLE LIPE.
The death OF Madame Bonapar!
closes career Of peculiar and mourr
full interest. 1t really removes fror
the world one Of the most remarkabl
of American women. The life whic
has Just ended was in itself a histories
romance, and had been 30 linked wit
Ixa. wb;ch were at one time more cor