Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-06
EMMA ABBOTT DEAD.
The Popular Singer Passes Away In sai'
Lake CITY.
TBy telegraph 70 the Dispaechl

tBy telegraph 70 the Dispsschl
SALT LAKE CRY, UTAH. January p
Emma Abbott, the great American prima
donna, died at the Hotel Tempieton, ~
this city. at 7:40 this morning OF pneu-
monia. She was taken Ill on WEDNESDAY
night, but persisted in going on the stagt
and singing her part IN Ernani, notwitn,
ftanding her physicians advised her nos sc
do so. On New-Year's day she was taken
alarminply i'll and q conference of physi-
clans was ordered. From that time she
has grown worse until this morning, wnen
she died.
The scene at her death-bed was pa
thetic one. The great singer was consc,ous.
almost to the last moment. despite tne iac'
that opiates had been administered. hei
last words were am not AFRAID 10 ae.
There were present at the bedside Aiice
Ellerton, Miss Nellie Franklin. Miss yer,
non. Mr. Pruette cher manager). Mr.. and
Mrs. Michelena, Miss Annandale, OF nei
company: Manager Pratt aud wife, OF tne
hotel, and DR.. Pinkerton.
TO BE BURIED NEAR HER HUSBAND.
The body was embalmed and enclosed IN
handsome casket and will go from here
to Denver, thence to Chicago and thence
to Gloucester, Mass, where her nusoanu
is buried Her will provides for that dls-
position Of her remains.
Miss Abbott confidently expected to die,
and told her physicians on New Years Gay
that her next song would be sung. IN
Heaven. Since that date she has falleo
rapidly, and although her manager Las
tefegraphed all over the country that sne
was going to get well she never wave n
in her belief OF her ultimate death. Two
weeks ago she telegraphed the Albany
Hotel, at Denver, for the room in when
her husband died. A singular coincidence,
connected with the affair Is that she dled
on the anniversary of her husbands death.
A short burial service was held this al
ternoon at the hotel by Rev. DR.. McNelce,
of the Presbyterian church. The body lett
for the East at 10 o'clock tonight.
Emma Abbott was born in Chicago ABOUT
forty years ago. While an infant her fstner
moved to Peoria, ILL.,, and tried TO earn ,
living by teaching music. Emma devei-
oped a talent for music and was accus-
toned to sing Mt parlor entertainments, the
hat being passed around for contributions.
In this manner she attained con-
siderable local notoriety, and tn%iy
attracted the attention OF Clara Louise
Kellogg, who brought her to New ork
and succeeded in obtaining for Miss Ao-
bolt the place of principal soprano IN Dr.
Chapin's church. at the corner OF Forty
fifth street and Fifth avenue, While there
she became so popular with the congrega-
ton and impressed DR.. Chapin's parish
toner's so favorably with her musical aolli,
ty that the sum of SlO,0 900 was contributed
to send her to Europe to complete mel
musical education.
At this time Eugene Wetherell was
member of DIR. Chapin's congregation, ana
he was selected to look after the money
contributed for the sopranos education.
He had On additional interest in the young
singer. They lived in the same boarding
house, in Fourteenth street, and their
mountaineering ripened quickly into q
mutual appreciation which resulted III
marriage. :.
Emma Abbott went TO Paris and studied
vocal music under Marchesi and acting
under Charles fletcher. On her return To
America she sang in concert, but decided
to present grand opera IN English. FROM
the beginning of her second season, Emma
Abbott's financial success was unbroken.
BY saving her earnings and by investing
them carefully she was worth In all
probably $1,000 She had the largest
repertoire of any woman that ever sang
in English opera. Besides the operas
mentioned. this repertoire includes
Norma "Semiramide," Fra Diavola,"
liking for Day." THE Mascotte." The
Mikado,n Romeo and Juliet" Pima
fore" 1.-THE Gondoliers," Lucia di Lam
mermoor," 1.-The Three Cavaliers" and
la Traviata," which she did later in her
career in spite of the fact that she had pro-
tested so vigorously and effectively against
il in her early London experience. The
death of her husband two years ago IN
Denver was q severe blow to Miss Abbott
and for time she was Frustrated.