The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-20
She is Mourned For All Over This
Broad Land.
MANY MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY.
They Are Sent TO the Bercaved Mother
From Every ScctiOn-The Fune-
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NARRAGANsETT PIER, 7. T., Sept.
ia-After "a painful Illness OF many
weeks. Miss Winnie Davis. daughter of
Mrs V. jefferson Davis. died at noon yes
terday at the Rockingham Hotel whittier
she came the first part OF Tie season TO
spend the summer. The disease to which
she finally succumbed was malarial gas
trius.
Al times her condition became very Sc
rious so that consultations OF physicians
were deemed necessary. but frequent rai-
lies gave renewed hope that she would
ultimately recover. During the past
week especially was her condition consid-
cred favorable. and it was thought that
her removal from the hotel would be pos
sble IN a few days. as The hotel had
closed for the season. leaving the patient
and attendants practically alone In the
A FATAL RELAPSE.
Saturday night. however a relapse I'm
Miss DAVIS condition was noticed, and
throughout the night She lost strength
pegcepubly Yesterday morning the pny
sicians said that the end was not lar
on. and al noon death came TO end the
SUFFERING which at times had been M
tense Airs. Davis had watched unremit-
flngiy al her daughter bedside, ana snc
Arransenents Tor the funeral have not
been completed and Will not be de-
cided upon until Mrs. James A. Hayes, Of
Colorado, daughter Of Mrs. Jefferson
Davis, is heard from. Mrs. Davis is sun
prostrated and unable TO read the many
messages OF coincidence which have acriv-
cd from an parts OF the country. Iele-
grams have been coming in rapidly an
day.
Late this afternoon the physicians in
attendance on Mrs. Davis reported that
her condition was about the same She
Is yet too ill 10 be able 10 read the mes
Bages OF coincidence that are arriving
from ali parts OF the country.
On Wednesday afternoon the remains
of Miss Davis Will be removed 60 the
pariors OF the Rockingham Hotel, where
Trey may be viewed by friends.
Tho funeral services will be held at
Richmond Va, on Friday
AN EVENTFUL CAREER.
Miss winnie" Davis. as she was called.
was born in the Executive Mansion at
Richmond. Va, az the close OF the war
In June, lS6f-and when she was In Ions
clothes she was sharing her fathers
prison cell with him. She had her eN-
pcriences OF war before that. for she
took part I'm the retreat from Richmond.
iotting along for hundreds Of miles in an
ambulance Even az that early stage in
her career she showed that she was wOr-
thy 20 be a soldiers daughter; for ac-
cording 10 her mother. who ought TO
know sine never fretted or was cross.
and n the ambulance gave particularly
hard bounce over rough roads her baby
checks would flush with pain, but she
kept her tears back for more trying occa-
sions. Her father had been az Fortress
Monroe for a year when Mrs. Davis ana
Winnie ioined him. The other children
being older. were left IN Canada with
their grandmother Winnie was sth a
babe IN the arms. all day lons she would
play contentedly IN her fathers prison
room She was much petted by the or
ncers and their wives. but she preferred
10 be with her father IN his cramped
quarters. rather than 20 enjoy the free
dom that DE could not share
FINELY EDUCATED.
The Arst I'VE years Of the little Wlnnies
life were spent in England then she was
brought back TO Memphis. Tenn. At an
unusually early age she showed taste
for reading and her parents directed her
young mind through the helds where the
best literature grew Her father was
particularly proud Of her precocity. and