The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-14
Curtain Has Fallen Upon the
Eyentful Life of Noted
Sulfragist.
HEART TROUBLE MASTERS
WONDERFUL CONSTITUTION
For Half Century She Was the
Foremost Woman SufTragist
i'm America.

ROCHESTER, y. Y, March l5.-The
long and eventful life OF Susan Il An
thony closed at 12:iO o'clock tEis morning.
The end came peacefully.
Miss Anthony Ind been unconscious
practically for twenty-four hours and her
death had been momcntarIly expected
since Sunday night. Only her wonderful
constitution kept her alive,
Dr. NJ S, Rieker. her attending physi-
clan. said Miss Anthony died Of heart
failure, Induced by double pneumonia She
had had serious valvulor heart trouble
for the last six or seven years Her lungs
were practically clear. and her pneumonia
had yielded to treatment. but the weak
ness of her heart prevented her recovery.
Miss Anthony's last public appearance,
which was at the National Woman Suf-
frage convention in Baltimore few
weeks ago, was really the beginning OF
the end OF tho great sufira gists career.
Under the weight of her s. years, and
worn by the almost constant pains of
neuralgia she was Ill when she left her
home In Rochester for tho convention
city.
At Baltimore her health was a little bet
ter, but IL was with the greatest difficulty
that her friends kept her away from the
daily sessions of the Baltimore conven-
ton. She chnfed under the enforced re
tiremcnt TO her room, and was only half
content with the minute reports which
reached her from the convention hall,
Dominated Convention.
But even In her absence 1t was her mind
which dominated the convention Every
piece Of business tranSo octed there was
considered by her before action was tax
en-, and II was her advice which cleared
away many tanglcs.
when the discussion on raising money
for the work OF the coming year was
reached, Miss Anthony insisted on going
to the meeting. She sat on the platform,
and was the first TO respond to the treas
urer's appeal. She stood up and held out
Il want to begin by giving you my
purse" she said Just before / left
Rochester they gaze me birthday party
wanted me to do what / liked with the
money and I'd like TO send Il 10 ore
gon.
1t was at this convention that she puo-
Iicly gave her last word TO the cause to
which her life was devoted That she
recognized her approaching end was APP
parent. IT was near the close of the con
vention when she took the place Of Julia
Ward Howe.
This is a magnificent sight before me"
she said slowly, when the, applause
had ceased, and these have been Won
dcrful addresses and speeches l have lis
tened to during the past week. ] am here
for little time only, but my place must
be filled, as theirs were filled. The fight
must not cease you must see that II
does not
When she realized that her life could
no longer continue, Miss Anthony evil
IDENTIFY was disturbed by a desire to ex-
press some wish with regard to her Will,
and on Wednesday last she said TO her
sister
! Write to Anna Shaw immedia tely, and
tell her / desire that every cent / have
when l pass out OF this life shall be given
to the fund which Miss Thomas and Miss
Garret arc raising for the cause. / have
given my life and all | am 70 II. and now
| want my last act to be 10 give IL all
/ hayc-the last cent Tell Anna Shaw
to see that this Is done"
In compliance with Miss Anthony'S re-
quest, Miss Mary Anthony wrote immedi-
ately and within an hour after the let
ter was sent Miss Shaw unexpectedly ar
rived at Miss Anthonys home. on the
following day, when she was permitted
TO ece Miss Anthony for a few moments,
Miss Anthony repeated her request, and
with evident emotion told of her great
love and longing for the success of the
! great cause that undcrlies all reforms
the greatest boon of all-freedom."
Miss Anthony said of all workers
! Their faces pass before me one by one
/ cannot even call their names. but they
are a host OF loyal. splendid women and
| / love them every one. How good every
| body has been TO me. ] wonder IL We
! shall know In tho hereafter. II we do
! shall be with you when you win Oregon
! and in every campaign for victory"
Then she added with n smile Per
haps | can do more over yonder than
| did here
Her work was her one thought.