The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-13
Wills Her Every Possession TO
Wonan's Suffrage
HAD REMARKABLE Y TALIIY
Was SO Years Old, and Her Whole
Life Has Been a Struggle for
the So-called Emaneipa-
ton of Woman.

Rochester n. Y, March 1S.-The long
and eventful life of Susan B. Anthony at
12:4O o'clock this morning ended. The
end came peacefully. Miss Anthony had
been unconscious practically for twenty
four hours and her death had been mo-
mentarily expected since Sunday night.
Only her wonderful constitution kept her
alive. Dr.. S. NJ. Ricer. her attending ply
sieian, said Miss Anthony died of heart
failure induced by double pneumonia.
She had had serious valvular heart trou-
BILE for the last six or seven years. Her
lungs were practically clear and the pneu-
monia had yielded to treatment but the
weakness of her heart prevented her re-
| covery
Miss Anthony's life in later years since
her retirement from active participation
| in the affairs of the national suffrage or
ganizaton has been comparatively quiet,
but her interest in the work to which she
had given the best years of her long life
did not abate. She devoted more of her
time to the pen and wrote many histori-
cal and reminiscent articles on woman
suffrage In spite of her S6 years, her
mind to within day has been clear and
strong. and even in her last sickness she
was actively engaged in planning for the
| future.
! Had Travelled Widely.
Since she retired from the presidency
of the suffrage party about three years
ago Miss Anthony has Travelled widely
and lectured more than was wise for one
| of her age.
In 1904 she went to Germany to attend
| the International congress of women. the
result. of plan which she devised in 1898
at the fourth anniversary Of the first
women's rights meeting
Miss Anthony was received at the court
by Emperor William and his wife, whom
she charmed by her simple manners and
| dignity.
In the following year Miss Anthony
was at Portland, Ore. at a great gather
ing of women suffragists. This year she
went to Baltimore, and it was this jour
ney that overtaxed her strength.
| She was attacked by neuralgia and had
to take to her bed. She was obliged to
cancel an obligation to attend dinner
given in her honor in New York City as
symptoms of pneumonia were detected.
| 1t was difficult for her to give up, and
she insisted on going to New York, even
in the face of her Doctors warning. She
became suddenly weaker however, and
was forced to take her bed.
Last Public Appearance.
Miss Anthonys last public appearance.
which was at the National Woman's Suf-
| frage convention in Baltimore few weeks
ago, was really the beginning of the end
of the great suffragists career. Under
the weight of her SO years, and worn by
the almost constant pains of neuralgia,
she was i'll when she left her home in
Rochester for the convention city.
| At Baltimore her health was little better
| but 1t was with the greatest difficulty
| that her friends kept her away from the
daily sessions of the Baltimore conven-
! ton She chafed under the enforced
retirement of her room and was only
/ half content with the minute reports
which reached her from the convention
| hall.
| But even in her absence 1t was her
mind which dominated the convention.
| Every piece of business transacted there
was considered by her before action was
taken, ana it was her advice which clear
1 Gu away iildiiy lAHBleS.
Offers Her Own Purse.
! When the discussion on raising money
I 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 1
urer's appeal She stood up and held out
| a purse. Il want to begin by giving you
| my purse" she said. Just before 1 left
Rochester they gave me birthday party
and present of $50 | suppose they
wanted me to do what liked with the
money, and I'd like to send that to Ore
gon.'
| 1t was at this convention that she pub
| licly gave her last word to the cause to
which her life was devoted. That she
recognized her approaching end was ap-
parent. 1t was near the close of the con-
vention when she took the place of Julia
| Ward Howe who was prevented by ILL
ness from taking her part on the pro-
gramme. AS she came forward to speak,
the house rose and applauded and cheers
continued for fully ten minutes.
Speech at Baltimore.
This is magnificent sight before me-"
| she said slowly, when the applause ceased,
'and there have been lots of addresses
| and speeches listened to during the past
! week Yet | have looked on many such
| audiences and in my life time have lis
tened to many magnificent speakers all
| testifying to the righteousness, the JUS
] tce and worthiness of the cause of wo-
man suffrage. | have met and known
| most of the great women who have la
| bored for the cause. | have heard them
| speak, saying only In slightly different
| phrases exactly what ! have heard these
| newer advocates of the cause say this
week Most of those who worked with me
! in the early years for the task have gone
| on. | am here for a little time only, but
! my place must be filled as theirs were
| filled The fight must not cease you
must see that 1t does not"
Up until her last illness overcame her
| Miss Anthony looked to be scarcely 20.
| and except on the days when she was
| tormented. with neuralgia, from which
| she suffered intensely during her later
| years. she possessed the energy of a
| woman of 80.
Beloved in Rochester.
Miss Anthony was greatly beloved in
| this city, which had been her home since
|