The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-21


ing from the street 10 his house, which
! is on high terrace. He sat down and
cha tied with his wife about the women
at the convention. Suddenly he gasped.
clapped his hands TO his heart and fell
back unconscious. doctor was hastily
summoned. and arrived within a very
few minutes but his efforts to revive
him were hopeless from the first. With
IN Twenty minutes after the attack the
faint motion of the heart ceased entirely,
and the great ex~slave statesman was
dead. q.
Mr.. Douglass leaves two sons and
daughter. the children of his first wife.
HIS econd wife. who is a white woman,
survives him. The story of the second
marriage is a romantic one. Miss Helen
Pitts, whom he married vas Ney En-
gland woman OF middle age, clerk In
the Office Of hesecordeS of deeds of the
District OF Columbia when MIR. Douglass
was appointed TO that office. She was a
member of a literary society to which he
belonged. They were thrown much to-
gether and finally became engaged. Her
relatives opposed the union bitterly, on
account of his color but finally yielded
have for some time been living near the
Douglass home on Anacostia heights.
The news Of the death OF Frederick
douglass reached the National Council of
Women during the evening session. Mrs.
May Wright Seweli the president of the
council. announced 1t 10 the audience.
She said among other things. 1T is sure
~ TO be regarded as historic coinei-
denee that this man. who embodied a
century OF struggle between freedom and
oppression. spent his last days as a wit
ness of the united efforts of those who
have come from So many different Places
and along such various avenues TO form
ulate some plan for new exposition of
freedom in the ranks of women to the
world. to society and to the state"
Frederick Douglass was born In Tucka-
hoe, near Easton. Talbot couaty, Md. in
February. iN7. HIS mother was a negro
slave and his father white man. He
was slave on the plantation of Col. Ed
ward Lloyd until n the age OF 10 he was
sent 10 Baltimore 20 live with a relative
OF his master. He learned 10 read and
write from one Of his masters relatives.
TO whom he was lent when about 9years
of age. His master allowed him later TO
hire his own time for Sc week, ana he
was employed in a shipyarI and. In ac-
cort.auce with a resolution long enter
tanned. fed from Baltimore and from
slavery September 3. 1855 He made his
way 10 New York and thence % New Bod
ford, Mass. where he married and lived
for two or three years. supporting him
SELF by day labor on the wharyes and IN
various workshops. White there he
changed his name from Lloyd TO Doug
lass. He was aided in his efforts for
self-edueat.on by William Lloyd Garrison.
In fhe summer or 1871 he attended an anti
slavery convention at Nantucket ana
made a speech wh2ea was so well received
tina: he was offered the agency of the
Massachusetts Ant-Slayery Society. In
this capacity he Travelled and lectured
through the New England states for four
years. Large audiences were attracted
by his graphic descriptions OF slavery and
his eloquent appeals In lS45 he went 90
Europe ana iecturei TO enthusiastic aa-
dienees in nearly all the Large towns OF
/ England. ireland. Scotland ard Wales
Ia 1915 his friends In England cont rIbut.sa
$50 to have him maBum!ttei in due form
az law lie remained tgo years IN Great
Britain and in lsi7 began al Rochester.
y. Y. the publication OF Frederick Doug
lass Paper. whose ti;ie was changed 10
the North star. weekly journal. which
he continued for some years. His SUP
posed snplica tloa IN the John Brown raid
in ISS9 led GOV Wise. % Virginia. to make
a rcquisiton for bis arrest upon the gov
eEaor OF Michigan. where he then Mss.
aa3 IN consequence % this AR. Douglass
went to England and remained SIX or
efghr months. lie then returned 20
Rochester and continued che publication
os bis paper Wnsn ihe civil war began,
IN 1866. be urged upon Pre~sscn; Lincoln
;9e employment OF eo,ocel troops and
the proclamation of emancipation. In
SSs9. whSa PERMISSION was given 20 employ
s'leh troops. Re assisted "A eallzting men
10 8ll coioret3 regiments. especially tie
FsEty-tagEth sa3 Fgety@Hfsh Masxaehu-
sets Afger taa ahollslon % slavery he
discern tlnaei his parser asa apfglesI asrr.-
sels 20 the preparation ard delivery of
declares before iyccums, In September
iSsa. hs became editor Of tae New Ma
tsanal Sra. in Washington Cry. which
waS continues by MS sans. Lewis
anA E-slevtes In ISL he
was appointed assistant secretary 70 IRE
commission n Saato Tsazstrgos an4 on
hAs srefusu f'TesssiessG Grant appointed
as9s oBs % The territorial c0anel 81 Ehe
gastgsct ~ Columbia. fa ls7z ~ uas
elected presidential s4ector AZ large 70.
TIE state oG New YORK. and Was ap-