The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-15
MOurnful interruption Of a Pleasant
Trip to Cuba.
SENATOR THURSTON'SWIFE
DIED OF APcPLEXY ON THE CON-
GREsSIoNAL YACHT.
Rough Passage From Matanzas to
Sagua Brought On the Attack-A
Most Remarkable Woman - A
Strange Presentiment-"I Do Not
Expect to Return Alive"

Havana, March 14.-Consul General
this afternoon from Mr.. ". Barker,
United States consul at Sagua "a
Grande:
THE wife of Senator Thurston died
on the Anita today. Shall give every
attention and wire you from Boca."
Meagre advices say that Mrs. Thurs
ton died of apoplexy about o'clock
this morning when the yacht was in
sight of port. The Anita left Matanzas
last night with all the congressional
party except Congressman Smith and
Cummings, who went to Sagua by rail
The passage from Havana to Matanzas
was very rough and that to Sagua
even worse.
1t is thought that this, together with
the rough passage down the coast may
definite is known as TO the circum-
stances of Mrs. Thurston's death or as
TO the time and place of the funeral.
Washington. March 14.-Senator and
Mrs. ThurSton were members of a
congressional party which left Fort
Monroe March 2. for trip to Cuba
on the yacht ANITA.
The party had stormy night off
Hatteras and put into Charleston. The
trip was continued after a few days
rest. The Anita first touched Cuba at
Havana and afterward went TO
Matanzas and Sagua la Grande. The
brief announcement of Mrs. Thurston's
death was quite unsatisfactory to her
many acquaintance in this city, and
every effort was made to secure de-
tails. as the demise was most uneX-
pected.
Mrs. Thurston was in excellent
health when she left this city. having
taken an active part in the annual
convention of the Daughters of the
American Revolution which met here
the week before her departure.
Mrs. Thurston, before her marriage
was Miss Martha Poland. a niece of
Luke Poland, of Vermont. prominent
years ago in the house of representa-
tives. She was born in Vermont a few
years less than so years ago and re
moved to Omaha with her parents
nearly 80 years ago. She was married
to Senator Thurston, who was then
struggling lawyer, on Christmas day,
1872.
They have three children-a 17-year-
old sou, who is now student at Har-
ward college, and two girls, Il and II
years old respectively, who are now in
this cit-. Three children were buried.
Mrs. Thurston took an interest in
her husbands public welfare. During
his campaign for the senatorshiD. she
was present at "a of the IS appoint
ments which he made. She was also
his counsellor as a lawyer. appearing
in court even with him as an assistant
in several important cases. She was
brilliant woman. She was literary and
painted very well.
She did not have much time to devote
to social circles. as she directed the
education OF her children until they
were of an age to enter the high school.
She was a member of the society of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton. and was recently elected vice
president of the national body.
Mrs. Senator Gallinger, who was one
of TIC party which left here for Cuba,
but who abandoned the trip when the
yacht reached Charleston, was greatly
shocked at the announcement of the
death. When Mrs. Gallinger left Char
lesion, Mrs. Thurston was in per
feet health, and had best withstOOd the
storm off Hatteras. being the only one
who was rot made sick. She confioed
to Mrs. Gallinger a strange PRESENT.
ment, saying she had written her son
at Harvard certain desires, to be car
ried out in case of accident, and added:
II do not expect to return alive"
Little was thought of the remark, and
Mrs. Thurston did not explain whether
she feared a natural death, or some ac-
c:Ge--t TO the vessel