The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-09
AN AWFUL END.
A Victim Of the Chloroform Habit.
Death Of @ Widow Of q Gallant
Confederate GoneraL
a Life Full OF Incident, Adventure
and Romance.
from Purple AID Flrs Linen to
Degradation and Rags.
Mrs. Gen. Thomas II. Scott Found Dead
in a Hall Bed Room on Main Street
The Story of Her Unfor-
tupaia naraar

In n hall bedroom on the second fool
of boarding-housc, corner Main and Pom
totoc streets, lies the body OF woman OF
distinguished lineage. Whether death came
to her by her own voition or whether she
died from over indulgence in drug that
has dragged her down TO degradation, no
one will ever know. All that is known il
that at an early hour yesterday morning
she was found ON the floor Of her room in
semi-nude condition, stark dead. No written
declaration of suicidal purpose was any
where to be found nor any instructions as
TO the disposition Of her remains. Hence
it is fair to presume that death came I'M
sought, and ended life OF squalid poverty
and hopeless struggle against habit
that poisoned the fountains Of seli-respect
and sapped the vitality Of body and soul.
For many years the deceased had been the
victim OF the morphine habit, and con-
sumed inordiuate quantities Of that
fatal drug. BY degrees even morphine
was powerless TO satisfy her insane cravings
and chloroiorm was substituted in It's
s,e n WY uonar sho inuuc WIN her
shIilcu nveui,' saw mnW was neoeSsary
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Tho lady wbose liie ended vcs,erl,v
ran The ganut of existcnce from the bigh'
c-t kew Of pro-perity 10 the lowest note of
dcsiitution. She had tasted of every
Measure. dared every danger and trayersed
The whole range of human sentiment,
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fcc,ion. 1rnm the iptoxicatiny excitement of
adyeniuIous peril 10 the deem depres-ion
consequent upon protracted INDULGENCE I'm
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garrett from purple and fine linen 10 raus.
snrh In brief words WAS her history.
She was born nj Musson station. near
Ration Rouge. La. and her maiden name
was
FANNY ADA SPARKS.
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