The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-02
MRS. CLARK, JR., DEAD
Mother of Million Dollar Baby Passes
Away In Butte.
ILL SINCE CHILD'S BIRTH.
Her Boy Had become World Famous
by Being Winner of Prize Of
fered by Senator Clark For
First GrandchiId.

Butte, Mont, Jan. Mrs. Willis IN
A Clark, Jr who was the wife of the
youngest son of Senator William A.
Clark of Montana and gave birth OH
Dec. 2 to the first male grandchild of
the copper millionaire, is dead
She had been critically i'll since the
birth of her baby boy. who realized his
the million dollar prize he had offered
for the first male child that should be
born to any one of his four children.
Great were the preparations made
for the arrival of the new heir to the
Clark millions, and when DIR. Donald
Campbell announced that male heir
had been born the telegraph wires and
cables fairly spluttered with the joy.
full tidings which the happy father sent
broadcast to his friends the world over
His joy was short lived for within a
few days the mother fell i'll.
Despite all the care provided for her
she was attacked by blood poisoning
Six Of the best physicians in Butte
were summoned to her bedside, and a
special train was sent to Denver tc
bring DIR. Perkins, a famous specialist
to her bedside. For days her life was
despaired of. Then an abscess devel
oped IN her side, and the physicians re
garded this as Il favorable symptom
After an operation she seemed to mend
On Christmas day ii was thought that
she had passed the crisis. but a relapse
occurred, and she sank gradually unit
death came to her with the advent OF
the new year.
The baby boy for whom she gave her
life is Il lusty lad ana has thriyed won
derfully while his mothers life was
ebbing away.
Wedding Notable Event.
Mrs Clark was the daughter of John
NJ Foster, formerly of Connellsville,
Pa, who moved TO Montana in her in
fancy. She met Mr.. Clark for the first
J time at social gathering in Butte, and
the acquaintance rapidly ripened into
love
They were married on June 10, 1901.
Senator Clark, his eldest son, his
daughter, Mrs. Morris, and her hus-
band, Dr. Lewis Rutherford Morris of
New York city We're present at the
wedding, MI. Clark's other sister, Mrs
( DR.. Everett Nj, Culver of New York,
was prevented by illness from attend
ing, Some forty relatives of both fami-
lies We're ut the ceremony. Senator
Clark's present to the bride was check
for 100000. Her hubsand gave her d
necklace Of diamonds and pearls val
ued at 100000. Her sister-in-law gave
exquisite jewels,
II ever a young woman had reasons 70
be happy, il was Mrs. William A. Clark
Jr. Her husband was big. handsome
athletic Young fellow. He was active
and ambitious While he looked after
his fathers law business in Montana
he had time to make many judicious
mining Investments and Increased what
his father gave him until he was worth
al Of $3,000,000 in his own right
Then came the baby boy, and the
mothers cup Of happiness was filled.
Her father-hl-law. who was In Paris
when the happy event occurred, cabled
her his congratulations and said that
Baby Clark would have the promised
$1,O00,0OQ check III his Christmas stock
ing. then death and sudden end to
this young woman's rosy dream OF
riches and happiness