The Columbus journal., 1898-03-16
MRS. THuRsToN IS DEAD MORE TROOPS ARRIVE
Announcement Received b,
Consul General Lee.
DIES on YACHT IN sAaUi aARBoR

Expires--New. Comes UsexPeeiedly. ~
the Stricken Woman was In Good
Heaish-alrs. 0allinger Tells os Straage
Premonltiep-Sk Of Mrs. Thursaon.
HAVANA, March l5.-Consul General
Lee received the following telegram
Yesterday afternoon from Mr.. Walter
B. Barker, United States consul at
Sagua La Grande: "The wife Of Sem
ator Thurston died on the Anita today.
Shall give every attention and wire you
from Bearea."
Meaxer advices say Mrs. Thurst0n
died Of apoplexy about = O'Clock Mon.
day morning when the yacht was in
sight of port. The Anita left Matanzas
Sunday night with all the party except
Congressmen Smith and Cummings,
who went by rail to s;sc:na. The pas
saRe from Havana to Mata1zas was
very rough and that to Sagua even
worse. 1t Is thought that this. together
with the rough passage down the coast.
may have hastened the end, but nothing
definite is known here as to the circum.
stances of Ms. Thurston's death, or as
to the time and place Of the funeral.
Had . Strange Pr<monitios.
WASHINGTON, March Senator and
Mrs. ThurstOn were members OF . con-
Rressional party which left Fort Monroe
March 2 for trip to Cuba on the yoaef
Anita. The party had stormy pl4hs
OF Hatteras and put into Charleston.
The trip was continued after q few
DAYS rest. The Anita first touched
Cuba at Havana and afterward went to
Matanzas and Sagua La Gran.le. The
brief announcement of Mrs. ThurstOn's
death was quite unsatisfactory to her
many acquaintances in this city and
every effort was made to secure details
as the demise was most unexpected.
Mrs. Thurston was in excellent health
when she left the city, having taken
an active part in the annual convention
of the Daughters Of the American Revo.
luton, which met here the week before
her departure.
Mrs. Thurston before her marriage
WA Miss Martha Poland, q niece of
Luke Poland of Vermont, prominent
wears ago in the house OF representa-
tives. Mr.. and Mrs. Thurston cele.
brated thei. silver wedding last fall at
Omaha.
Mrs. Senator Gallinger. who was one
of the party which left here for Cuba,
but who abandonded the trip when the
vacht had reached Charleston. was
greatly shocked at the announcement OF
the death. When Mrs. Gallinger left
Charleston Mrs. Thurst0n was in per-
| feet health and had best withstood the
storm of Hatteras, being the only one
| who was not made sick. She confided
to Mrs. Gallinger q strange present
ment, saying she had written to her
CON. now at Harvard, certain desires to
be carried out in case OF accident, and
added: II do not expect to return
alive"
Little was thought Of the remark. ant
Mrs. Thurston did not explain whether
she feared natural death, or some acci
dent to the vessel.
Sketch OF Mrs. Thurston's Life.
OMAHA, March l5.-Mrs. John n
Thurston was the daughter of Co!one
and Mrs. Luther Poland, her maide,
name being Martha l.. Poland. Sh
was a niece of Luke p. Poland, one o
Vermont's greatest characters AM
statesmen, who was chief justice Of tn
state and United States senator an
representative for many years. Sh
WAS born in Vermont about 80 year
ago, being little younger than he
husband. About IS years ago she cam
to Omaha with her parents and mad
this city her residence since. Colone
Poland died about o year ago. Mrs
Poland is living and is now at tn
Thurston home In this city.
Senator Thurston, who was at tha
time q rising lawyer, and Miss Polan
were married in this city on Christma
day. las2. The silver anniversary Q
this wedding was celebrated IN Christ
mas day in this city by a large receI
ton attended by hundreds of friends
not only from this state. but from state
in sll the western part of the country
Az . result of that union three childre
are now living. The Oldest, q Sol
. Clarence, is II years of age and is Al
tending Harvard college. The otht
children are girls, Grace and Gene, n
spectively II and II years OF age. The
! are in the city under the care of Mr.
Poland. Three SONS have died.
McKislsy Gables Condolences.
WASHINGTON. March l5.-Presidel
. Mckinley, on hearing Of Mrs. Thur
7 toms death, sent a cablegram to Senate
.. Thurston expressing deep sympathy Il
!. the sudden bereavement.
Submarin0 Boat Tested.
NEW YORK, March i5.-The sul
marine torpedo boat. Holland. left h
!. dock at Port Amboy today and made
run out into the bay. She was goI
about half an hour and, according
Q Mr.. Holland, behaved splendidly. n