Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-08-20
CALLED BY DEATH,

Passes Peacefully Away in the House in
which He was Born at Cambridge, Mass
Biographical Sketch of His Career.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Aug. 13.-James
Russell Lowell, the poet, died at 2:1O
j. m.
MIR. Lowell died at his home, Elm.
wood" in Cambridge, where he was
born February %. 1919. Since his re-
turn from the English mission. Lowell
put out his latest work, Democracy.
and Other Addresses" a collection of
his more important occasional adj
dresses in England. He spent most
of his declining years with his
daughter, Mrs. Burnett at Deer
foot farm. scarborough, Mass,
and with his grandchildren, whom he
adored. Here he did his last literary
work. Almost to the last he was a
hard, though erratic, worker. He had
not been seen so often in society of late
years as formerly, but up to five years
ago he seemed in robust health. His
liver, together with other ailments in
ciiental to his advanced age.
The exact cause of death is not deter
mined. but it is understood that govt
brought on liver troubles and led to
complications too serious for man of
Mr.. Lowelrs age and feebleness to re-
sist. Bowel trouble developed Sunday,
making the case hopeless. The poet
was taken i'll about five weeks ago.
About two weeks ago he became de-
7irious. and on Monday last he was con-
scious only at brief intervals. He seemed
90 think he was far from home and
dying to get back to Elmwood and his
family. At times he fancied he was
entertaining royal visitors. Though
evidently in much pain he made no
complaint Last Sunday he seemed
better and the delirium left him. Mon
day he was brighter than at any previ-
GUS time during his illness The
weather up to that time had been cool.
The sudden appearance of hot weather
had very bad effect upon the patient.
On Monday afternoon when the nurses
were changing the bedding. he suffered
intensely when moved, and finally said:
20, why don't you let me die" These
words We're his last. He seemed from
that time to lose heart and gradually
his life faded away. He continued in a
comatose condition until 2:15 o'clock
this morning, when he expired. There
were present at the time of his death
his sister, Mrs. Burnett, and her hus-
band and ex-Congressman Burnett, the
sister of Mr.. Lowell's first wife, the
nurses and the servants.
flames Russell Lowell was born in Cam
bridge, Mass, February q, 1919. lie entered
Harvard college when IS years of age, grad
uated in 1888. receiving he degree of Ii. b. ,
and was admitted to the bar in 1870 While at
college he wrote several poems for Harvard
lana, and his class poem attracted CON
siderable attention. One year after his
graduation he published a volume of
short poems inspired by his affection for
Maria White. the woman who, in 1-ii be-
came his wife. This work was entitled A
Years Life " For time Mr.. Lowell was
corresponding editor of the Anti-Slavery
Standard, in which paper all his poems
written between 1s43 and 1916 We're
published. Then the Boston Courier be-
came the vehicle of his productions, and in
that paper the first series of the ''Bigow Pa
2ers" were published, beginning with the is
sue for June. 1916, and ending in 1918. In
I-S44 he published a volume of verse con-
Gaining ga Legend of Brittany" and other
miscellaneous poems. 1.-The Vision of Sir
Launfal" followed in 1915. His first
attempt at literary criticism, "Conversa-
lions on the Poets" was issued soon after
ward. In 1851 the poet and his wife visited
Europe and his essays on Italian art and lit
erature followed. Mrs. Lowell, who was
herself poet died in 1854 The Atlantic
became it's first editor. In 1868 he became.
with Prof Charles Eliot Norton joint editor
of the North American Review, and con-
Einued his connection with that periodical
until IS72 The outbreak of the civil war
brought out the second series of the fBiglOw
Papers. Among My Books" and ''My study
Window two volumes of prose, including
the choicest of Mr. LowelTs essays, were is
sued in 1870 and were his last important lit
erary productions President Hayes, in
1877, appointed the poet and essayist min
lister to the court of Spain, from which
he was transferred in 1880 to the court
of ST. James He recalled by President
Cleveland in 1885, closing his diplomatic and
political career. During his residence in
London his second wife, who Miss
Frances Dunlap, and to whom he was mar
ried in 1857, died. Mr. LowelPS last pub
iished volume, democracy and other Adj
dresses" including most of his foreign
speeches, appeared in 1887.
Death of Editor George Jones of the New
York Times.
POLAND SPRINGS, Me, Aug. 13.-Mr.
Geo. Jones. of the New York Times,
who has been i'll with dysentery for
some time, died at a. m.
[Mr. Jones was born 20 years ago, at Poult.
coming to America from Wales. 1t was in
this village that Mr.. Jones met Horace
Greelev, and the two boys formed friend