Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-06

81 reached the Theater just before the
second act she complained OF terri
bic pain In the left side, and Informed
me that she had very bad chill In the
afternoon. Her respirations We're 40
per minute, pulse l20. temperature l04la.
| advised her to have her manager at
once acqualnt the audience with the
fact that she was seriously Ill., and that
she be promptly taken to her hotel. This
she persistently refused to do saying
she must sing that night The people
who witnessed that performance viii
probably never forget her sufferings, as
II was apparent to all that she was
dangerously sick"
When the united pleadlngs OF Or.
Plnkerton and her manager failed 10
persuade her TO ring down" FOR the
evening, the doctor did all in his power
to brace her for her work and arrest
the progress OF the disease. A bot
tie of champagne was brought and Civ
en- to her by the teaspoonful, and when
theatcr closed that evening. while
aware that she was far from we'll not
one in the audience dreamed that their
favorite songstress had sung her last
note on earth.
on Thursday her condition had be-
come worse and when the physicians
called to see her she said with a smile,
In an expression familiar to theatrical
folk when they refer 10 future dates.
We'll. doctor, | think | am booked"
Booked for where" the doctor IN
CURED
For Paradise. doctor"
The doctor admonished her that she
must not talk in that strain andnot to
thus give up the fight as il would be
the more difficult to restore her TO
health.
THAT is all right doctor. but / shall
sing my next song In heaven. But I
am not afraid to die doctor am not
afraid 10 die"
On Friday she complained Of racking
pains and showed symptoms OF deir-
ium, ON Saturday she asked 10 sign
a check TO he sent to her narents as she
never failed 10 remit them a Roodly
amount ON that day She had to be
supported and assisted IN the task. TO
her private secretary Mr.. Consadine,
and others she said,
That Is the last check / viii ever
sign"
When demonstrated with she sweet
~ replied, yes. Dan; THAT is Ny
LAST and its for nv dear old father"
And then remembering that her hus-
band had died on the SABBATH She con-
tinued to mutter And tomorrow viii
be Sunday; tomorrow VIII be Sunday"
DR.. Plnkertou realized that the fnal
summons was not far off, and inquired
II there were any business matters she
wished TO transact ana she responded
feebly.
II would like. II It were Gods will.
to live another year. | want TO see
my dear husbands monument COM
pleted. Then, too. during the coming
year | had hoped to build q nome for
my family. where all might come to-
gcthcr. and where when ! needed rest
| might retire. Then there Is my new
opera; | was having Il written espoc-
tally for my company and myself and
| would Ike so much 20 have put thnt
on. These three things | have greatly
desired. doctor. but If 1t s Gods win I
am willing TO die.
ION Monday" she said tho COM
pany Will go on-~wll go ou--apd l.
must-wait here" indicating that she
stlll had hopes Of recovery
ON Monday morning the Grim Reap
CT gathered her Into his she0f Before
her soul took It's flight. SAYS Miss Mar
tin, her biographer, she asked for The
company-all all" Every member TO-
spondel and as they filed the hall ana
doorways, naught could be heard but
sobs Of anguish. Michclena.. Pruettc,
Hruder.ck, MCl pFtOdck ana Cons lllNe,
broke down. and cried like children.
while the weeping ~ the ladies formed a
sad accompaniment The sound OF the
crying reached the ears Of her whom
they all so tendo'.y loved. so deeply
mourned. and with an effort To look
az each she rallied for an instant and
said distinctly I'm not afraid
And then the curtain fell nc the end
OF lfe's drama.
All salt Lake mourued with the
stricken ones and extended their SYM
pathy and sent many beautiful tributes
10 the death chamber where, On the
Templetou hotel, IN the little plrlor.
the company held It's own private FUN
eral service. The company saug three
or four selections. the last. "IIomc
Sweet Home" which was sobbcd more
than sung.
Miss Abbott's body was taken to Chi
cago where she was born Just 80 years
before and buried at the side OF II. !.
We.herell. the husband whom she loved
so sincerely and whom she welded ip
foreign land. The discourse over her
remains was reached by Prof. David
Swing and the concou.se in attend-
ance was one Of the largest ever seen
at funeral IN the Worlds Fair city.