The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-23
BUTTE News.
DEATH OF MRS. FUTILE
Surgeons Had Recourse to an
y Operation as a Last Resort.
END CAME UNEXPECTEDLY
Husband Was Far Away From the
Deathbed OF His Wife-Had Been ALL
ing for Some Time-Prominent
in Charitable Work.

The account of the death of Bishop
Tuttle's wife in st. Louis on the 18th
inst. is published by the Globe Demo-
crat as follows:
Mrs. Harriet Tuttle, wife of the
Right Rev. Daniel s. futile, bishop of
the Episcopal diocese of Missouri, ex-
pired yesterday afternoon at o'clock
in st. Luke's hospital, after an opera
ton, performed as last resort in the
hope of saving her life While Mrs.
futile had been ailing for some time.
her death came unexpectedly and was
a surprise to her relatives and many
friends. Bishop futile, who has been
in Boise City, Idaho, for the past few
weeks in connection with church work.
was yesterday morning notified by tel
egraph that his wife's condition was
serious, and left that city for st. Louis
yesterday afternoon. Mrs Tuttle's
death occurred on her 5Sth birthday
she having been born Aug. IS, 1871.
Nearly two weeks ago, shortly after
Bishop futile left for Boise City, Mrs.
futile went to Cincinnati on a visit to
her daughter, Mrs. Christine Ramsey.
AT that time she was far from being
in the best of health, but for some time
mad felt greatly improved. Tuesday
she left for her home in st. Louis, 1927
West Chestnut street. While en- route
Mrs. futile was taken suddenly i'll with
a violent return of her trouble. Upon her
arrival at her home it was thought ex-
pedtent to have her removed to ST.
Luke's hospital, where it was deemed
advisable to perform an operation to
save her life.
The attending physicians yesterday
morning. upon seeing there was but
one forlorn chance of prolonging the
life of Mrs. Tuttle, decided upon an OPP
GRAFTON, which was performed. Mrs.
futile, however, continued to sink rap
idly from that time, and passed away at
2 o'clock.
Or. George M. futile, a son of Bish-
OPP and Mrs. futile, was the only child
at the deathbed of his mother the other
sonss and daughter being away from
the city
Mrs Tuttle has long been prominently
identified with charitable work in ST.
Louis, and through her untiring efforts
was due the forming of many organiza-
tions and their successful conduct in
St. Louis. Directly identified with the
work of her husband, she was known
and highly esteemed throughout the
Episcopal diocese of Missouri.
Mrs. Tuttle leaves a mother, Mrs.
Harriet Foote. her husband. Rt. Rev.
Daniel s. futile; three sons, George M.
futile, Herbert E. futile and Arthur
l.. futile, and one daughter, Mrs. S.
M Ramsey of Cincinnati.
Mrs. futile, formerly Miss Harriet
Foote, was born in western New York,
Aug. IS, 1871. In 1866 she removed with
her family to st. Louis, where she mar
ried Bishop Tuttle, then engaged
throughout the west in missionary
work. Together they went into the
Northwest Territory, engaging in mis-
sionary work in Idaho. Utah and Mon
tana. In 1868 they made their home in
Salt Lake City, where they remained
until 1856, when Rev. Tutte received
the call to the bishopric of the
diocese of Missouri in September
of that year. Since then Mrs. futile
has been foremost in the work of the
various charitable organizations and