The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-13
POE TENNYsoN De AID.
PEACEFULLY HIS GENTLE SPIRIT LEFT
ITS MORTAL TENEMENT.
surrounded by Those He Loved, His Was a
Death Typical of His Earthly Career
Slowly, Painlessly His Life Ebbsd
Away, His Work Well Done.

q LONDON, Oct. 6.-Lord Tennyson
died at l;25 O'Clock this morning. All
the members of the family and Sir
Andrew Clark were present. So gen.
tie and painless was his passing away
that the family did not know he was
gone until DR.. Clark broke the news
Sir Andrew Clark said today that
death was partially the result of sup
pressed govt complicated with influ.
enza, but it was chiefly due TO natural
decay. He added that his life ended
as Lord Tennyson himself might well
have pictured and earnestly desired
as his lot.
A representative of the Associated
Press had an interview with An
drew Clark, one of the physicians
who attended Tennyson. Sir Andrew
said that Lord Tennyson's death was
the most glorious he had ever seen.
There was no artificial light in the
room and the chamber was almost in
darkness save where broad flood of
moonlight poured in through the west
window. The moon rays fell across
the bed upon which the dying mau
lay, bathing him in their pure pei
lucid light, and forming Rembrandt.
like background to the scene. All
was silent save the soughing of the
autumn breeze as it gently played
through the trees surrounding the
house-a fitting requiem for the poet
who sang of love and the beauty OF
nature. Motionless Lord Tennyson
lay upon his couch, the tide of life
gently, slowly ebbing out into the
ocean of infinity. No rocks of pain or
sorrow checked it's course or caused q
ripple upon the outgoing tide. AS
peacefully and gently as he had lived
so he died, looking until the end into
the eyes of those dear to him.
ALI the members of his family were
by his bedside and Sir Andrew Clark
remained by his side from the mo-
ment of his arrival yesterday until
the poet breathed his last. So gentle
and painless was the passing away
that the family did not know he had
gone until DR.. Clark broke the news
to Lady Tennyson, who bore the clos
ing scenes of her great trial we'll in
spite of her delicate health. The Hon.
Hollem Tennysop, the poets scr, says
his fathers Death was eminently
peaceful. He did not show
q single trace of suffering
to distress his sorrowing relatives and
friends. Once or twice during the
night he lifted his eyes to the faces OF
the watchers by his bedside and a
beautiful smile played over his tea-
lures. No doubt as to the future was
in his wan face and as the end came
he appeared to fall asleep. So rest
full was he and 80 calmly did he re-
spond to the reckoning hand of the
Angel of Death that those who
stood beside him scarcely knew
he had passed away Hallem
further says that Lady Ten
nyson throughout all his sickness
had ministered to all his wants go fal
as in her power and all hope was prac
tically abandoned early in the after
noon.
1t may be mentioned as q co-inel
dence that year ago today a mai
died who was as prominent in nj
field of labor as Tennyson in his. Vi
Oct. 6, 1891, Charles Stewart Parnell
the great Irish leader, passed away.
The Pail Mall Gazette thinks tina
Gladstone will appoint Algerno
Swinburne to the post OF poet lat
reate, made vacant by the death
Lord Tenpyson.
1t is expected that Lord Tennysonl
remains will be inferred in Westmini'
ter Abbey. The funeral will DO
MI hlip Ona