Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-24
PASSED AWAY ON FASTER DAY
AS tile Sacred Anniversary of the
Resurrection" Drew to a close the
Soul of the Famous Actor Winged
Its Flight to the Bourne From,
: Whence No Traveller Returns"
tEy AssncIated k,rsa.l

WEST PALM BEACH. FLA. April
2i.- Joseph Jefferson died in his home
The Reefs" AT Palm Reach. at 6
O'clock last evening. Tho end came
after a day Of nnconscinusness and af.
ter Il heroic struggle Of days. which
had exhausted his vitality. ~ his
dtathhcd were his wife. his sons,
Charles Il. ard Frank Jefferson. his
nurse Miss Mabel bingham, Dir. X.
Il. Potter. and his faithful old servant,
| Carl ke,tler.
The end WAS MOI = surprise 10 his
family. Ever since his last sinking
l'Spell. which came after Il rally on
Thursday morning. and was followed
Ivy an apparent Improvement until
Friday The family has hecn waiting
for tie c,.d. Mr.. Jeffcrsons condi.
ton Saturday night grow steadily
worse ana the family, who had re-
tired. were summoned from their beds
Er. Potter was called Tho patients
&c ndIiion continued TO grow worse all
through The day. and tho brief bullc.
tins from the bedside contained 10
words Of encouragement
Alt. jefferson sickness, which end.
Ell in his death. was contracted It Is
believed. while on n recent visit to his
aon. Charles b. Jefferson. at Hobo
Sound, few miles above Palm Beach.
whore he went to meet his friend. For
mer President Cleveland Ii is he
licved that. from a slight indiscrction in
his eating there he suffered m attnck
of indigestion, Since his return to his
home this condition grew steadily
worse, with slight rallies. until the
end
The holy will he taken TO Buzzards
lay ON special train leaving here
this evening, accompanied by all the
members Of his family who are here
1t will reach New York on Wednesday
morning. md the family hope 10 reach
Buzzar,ls Bay,th evening of that day
Jefferson's Life.
Joseph Jefferson was born in phila.
,dclrlia. Feb 20. 1929. He was tn.
third OF the name coming of race OF
actors; His grandfather Joseph jeff
erson, tho first. was himself tile sen of
an eminent actor and manager. He
came to this country and in 1880 mar.
ried a Miss Fortune by whom he had
large family Of children. His son,
Joseph, the father nf Joe Jefferson"
marriel Mrs. I. Burke. widow with
one son. Charles Burke, who after
wnr'is became a great comedian. Mr..
Jefferson was educated for scene
painter, and it was from him hat JOS
cpl Jefferson got his talent for paint
ing. wl.:2h was his recreation and in
which he did some work OF merit.
Joseph Jefferson was brought mp In
he precincts OF a theatre city from the
Tine he vas an infant. AS baby he
WINS frequently taken upon the Stage
where child was required. his first
?nl'lic appearance having tccn made
as Il child in "Rolla." fIe was then
t"H' tuTee JehIS OI age. ttEfAS
J. ID. Rice was then attracting wide
attention in Washington in his re-
markable representations of negro
characters, an entire novelty on the
stage at that time. Little Joseph was
srcaly taken with the performance and
imitatei him with such success that
the co9ltGian took him upon the stage
hacked and dressed as miniature.
likeness OF himself. producing him he.
foe The eyes of tho audience from the
mouth OF bag turned upside down,
The effect was Startling and con-.
plete success. i
MELLOW Jack" Killed His Father.
From 1898 to 1912 Joseph Jefferson
travelled through the North anil West.
acting with his family. IN October OF
the latter year th.v arrived In Mo-
bile, where he yellow foyer was raging
and where lis father did Two weeks
after reaclling ther'. Mrs Jefferson
then cneitd n boir..itg house. Shn
soon gave his mp and with young Jos
ephE joined . company ana travelled