Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-07
JOSEPHINE R,pLiSo DEAD.
Daughter OF the Author Of The Light
that Failed" Expires.

Now York. March G.--JoBcphlnc Kip
ling, the six ycnr-old daughter Of Hud-
yard klpllng, and the Oldest Of his three
children. died shortly after o'clock.
this morning. from pneumonia. The
chlld's death took place at the home II
Miss Julie de Forest In this city. Miss
de Forest " n friend OF the kiplinTa.
and Josephlnc had been taken TO her
home 10 that she could be nurHcd apart
from her father. The girl became III
the day after Mr.. Kipling took TO his
bed
II Ia not definitely known whether the
news OF the death of his child was COM
inundated 10 Mr.. Kipilng. but II IL
generally believed that his condition
u such that physicians VIII not tell
him until he IN stronger. lie continues
10 Improve, having slept naturally the
greater part of last night lie has
taken no solid food. and II may be-
4 week before he II able to do 80. He
~ ruhsistlnE on beef extract, milk and
other iiuid nutrimcnts.
Elsie. Mr., kipiinRa thrcc-ycar.old
daughter, passed u good night.
'rhc following bulletin was Issued at
$3.50 y. m. to-day by Mt. klpling'a
physicians:
"Mr Kipllng has done better the last
twonty-four hours. and now that res.
plration IN now almost complete. he
has some discomfort from the more
free management Of the lungs. due to
the greater rubbing Of the innamcd
pleurn. This N q very common ac-
compartment TO pneumonia. The next
bulletin WIN not be- issued until
Mr. Doubleday. at $3.50 o'clock. said:
MIR kiplinR has had splendid day.
that II. comfortable day. lie N be-
ginning gradually to take nouriHh-
mont of . more substantial kind. OF
course, he has the appearance 81
man who has been at the point of
~. lie has not been told of his dnuRh-
tor Joscphlnc'r death. Elsie has been
somewhat better today and I think she
II Wen on the rond 90 recovery"
In all probability the body Of little
Josephine viii be taken 10 the Kipllng
home In Vermont for burial but no
definite ARRANGEMENTS have yet been
the author OF his chlld's death for sew
ernl DAYS. II was said nj the hotel
his morning that Mrs. Klpllng has not
been allowed IN her husbands room for
nearly week, notwithstanding tho
roncfal understanding that she has
been nj his bedside daily.
After talking the matter over with
Mn Doubleday last evening. Mrs. Kip
linz made this request TO the news
papers; 1T IL Mrs. Kipling's earnest
wish that all matters connected with
the funeral Of her daughter Josephine
may be entirely private. She appre-
cintcs the fact that Information con-
corning Mr. kipllng h of public In.
tcfort. hut this sorrow II her own and
she feels sure that newspaper report
crH or editors viii not wish To intrude
upon her privacy"
Mr. Doubleday went on 20 say that
this meant that. Mrs. Kipling aid not
wish even the time or place OF hor
daughter'H funeral 10 be made public.
Mr., Doubleday said there were n num-
bcr of reasons that induced her TO
make that decision and one 81 them
wna TINT FOR Mr.. ltiplirR's sake. tho
death and funeral " Josephine must
be passed an quickly and quietly Ms
possible. Mrs, Kipling knew. he said.
that the papers could IND out every
thing IN they tried, but In this case
she asked them not 20 do so.