Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-15
SUSAN B, ANTHONY DEAD,


long and eventful life OF Susan =. An
thony closed at 1910 o'clock this
morning. The end came peacefully.
Miss Anthony had been unconscious
practically all OF tho time for moro
than "a hours and her death had been
almost momentarly expected since
last night. Only her wonderful consti-
tuition kept her alive.
Dr. NJ. s. Kicker, her attending ply
stefan. said:
Miss Anthony died Of heart failure,
induced by pneumonia OF both lungs.
She had had serious valvular heart
trouble for the last six or seven years.
Her lungs were practically clear and
the pneumonia had yielded to treat
ment, but the weakness OF her heart
prevented her recovery"
Mayor James G. Cutler said tonight:
I'm the death OF Miss Anthony. Roch
ester loses a citizen who for many
years commanded the respect and ad
miration of our reople without regard
to belief IN or dissent from the princ-
pie for which no sacrifice was too
great, no effort too hard for her to
make. If she had not been so we'll
and so widely known as the champion
Of female suffrage az to overshadow
every other interest OF her life, more
people would think Of her as might
well be done, as the unwearied worker
in every cause for the uplifting not
only of her sex but of humanity. As
mark of respect to her memory I
shall request the display Of the flags
OF the city at half mast on the dav
of the funeral"
Miss Anthony was taken i'll while on her
way home from the national suffrage ron
vcntion in Baltimore. She stopped IN
New York. where a banquet was to he
given February 20 in honor of her sotb
birthday. but had an attack Of neuralgia
on the 18th and FASTENED home. Pneu-
monia developed after her arrival here
and on March both lungs became affect
ed. After that she became unable to re-
tain nourishment and showed an alarm
ing weakness. Last Saturday, however.
she seemed to improve and her friends
hoped she was out of danger Then came
the attack of heart failure Sunday after
noon following which she sank into un-
consciousness. From that time on almost
the only sign of life manifested was the
feeble beating OF the pulse and labored
breathing.
AnlHo FhitboUS neISFil nbd DcllcNc1 ttlat
she would recover. Early in hcr illness
she told her friends that she expected to
live TO he as old as her father who was
over 90 when ne died.
MARK A FAMOUS LECTURE TOUR.
Miss Anthony was greatly beloved and
respected in this city. which had been her
home since 1915. She ,lved to see a decided
change in sentiment from the time, in
the winter Of 1851, when she was Kissed
and booted when she attempted to give
Il lecture on abolition in Cornthian hall.
That lecture tour which started in Buff
falo, was a series Of riots but Miss
Anthony never Inched. The insults heap
ed upon her eliminated in Syracuse
where she was rotton eggcd and burned
in effigy. Her life for the past few years
had been in strong contrast to those
stormy times. She lived with her sister.
Miss Mary Anthony. whose devotion to
Susan B. as she invariably called her
was touching to witness. Their cozy home
was the mecca Of all suffragists The last
importart function held there occurred
last fall. when the State suffrage conven-
ton mo, her and n reception was held at
tho house which packed il almost TO suf-
location.
WANTS HER MONEY USED IN SAND
CAUSE.
tinuc on Tuesday and wednesday, March
8 and :. Miss Anthony was evidently dis
tributed by a desire to express some
wish in regard to her Will, and on We'd
nesday she said to her sister: Write to
Anna Shaw Immediately and tell her l
desire that every cent 7 leave when l
pass out of this life shall be given to the
fund which Miss Thomas and Miss Gar
rett are raising for the cause | have
given my life and all am to it and now
want my last act to be to give At all
havc--to the last cent. Tell Anna Shaw
TO sec that this done
In compliance with Miss Anthony's
request. Miss Mary Anthony wrote i'm
modiatcly and within an hour after
the letter was sent Miss Shaw unex-
pectedly arrived at Miss Anthony's
home. on the following day, when
she was permitted to see Miss Anthony
for few moments Miss Anthony re-
peated her request and with evident
emotion told OF her great love and
longing for the success of the great
cause that "underlies all reforms--the
greatest boon OF all---free1om.' She
urged Miss Shaw and her sister to see
that her wish was carried out at once.
She had no thought hut for her lifo's
work and the workers. declaring that
both were now. as ever. dearcr to her
than her life
Rev. anna Shaw said: "On Sunday,
about two hours before she became UNI
conscious I talked with Miss Anthony
and she said; To think have had more
than sixty years of hard struggle for a
liberty and then to die without it seems
so cruel | replied. your legacy will be
freedom Tor all womankind after you are
gore. Your splendid struggle has chang
ed life for women everywhere She re-
piled: If it has J have lived to some
purpose, and she begged me to prom Sc
that | and her niece. Miss Lucy Anthony,
would stand together until the end OF
our lives ana work faithfully for the
cause, as she and her sister Mary had.
Miss Anthony said of all workers their
faces pass before me one by one, can
not 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 If we
shall know in the hereafter. II we do
shall he with You when YOU win Oregon
and in every campaign for victory
| Then she added with a smile perhaps |
can do more over yonder than did here
Her work was her one thought"
ONLY ONE OTHER SURVIVOR.