The Washington times., 1907-02-03
Was Apparently in
Her Usual Good
Health.
Had Long Been Favor
ite With Washing
ton Residents.

Just as she crossed the threshold
Of the Belasco Theater last night.
and while her lips smiled her pleas
ure at the prospect OF seeing the
performance of The Girl of the
Golden West" Mrs. Mary A. CAL
linger, wife OF Senator GalIinger Of
New Hampshire. was stricken with
heart failure and died a few min
utis later.
Although she was pronounced
dead before the ambulance IN which
she had been placed could be started
from the theater. her body. through
a misunderstanding, was carried TO
the Emergency Hospital. Later It
was removed 10 the Hotel Norman
die. where the Senator has apart
ments.
Mrs. Gallinger's death came with
out the slightest warning. The
first the Senator knew Of her be-
ing i'll was when she swayed and
nearly fell imediately after they.
with two friends, had entered the
lobby OF the theater. She com
planned Of feeling very i'll.
Senator Gallinger is a physician.
and while Sidney Bieber. who hap
pened TO be in the lobby, went for
carriage. he placed his wife in a
chair near the door OF the lobby,
doing all he could TO keep her from
losing consciousness. When the
carriage arrived the dying woman
was placed nit
Died in Carnage.
~ the same moment the Emergency
Hospital ambulance. which had be IA
summoned by Manager Taylor. of the
theater, drew up, and Dr. Dear, who
accompanied the ambulance. examined
Airs. GaliinEer and pronounced her
dead. She was stricken about S:l5 o'clock
and died about $50 O'Clock. aIrs. Cal
linger had not been III, but was in Un-
usually good spirits last night Several
times recently she had complained OF
being shcrt OF breath but This was not
linger, the Senator, or the family physi-
clan.
The Senator. with Mr. aud Mrs. A. 3.
Woodworth, Of Concord, y. H., who
were Senator and Mrs. GaIling=Fs
guests for the evening. went 10 The
NoTmandie. under the Impression tnat
the body would be taken there. Owing
10 some misunderstanding. however. the
a.
body had been moved from the car
riage. was driven 10 the Emergency
Hospital. Wnen the Senotor reacaed
the NOrmandie. he was told OF the mis-
understanding. lie went Immediately
TO the Emergency Hospital, where he
remained until the body was renewed
to the Normzndie.
Take Remains to New Hampshire.
II will be taken 10 Concord. n. H,
at 5.35 p. m. tomorrow. Senator CALM
ger. his son. William II. Gallinger. Of
Washington. and the Senator's private
secretary. Mr.. Walker. will accompany
the body 10 the Gallinger home IN New
Hampshire.
The death Of the Senator's wife came
as a terrible shock not only 10 those
who were in the little party. but 10 the
entire Congressional set and other
friends In Washington. Mrs Gallinger
was exceedingly popular, and during
her husbands long term in Congress she
had been one Of the consPlcu0usiy hos
pitable hostessss at. the Capital.
Mrs. Gallinger, owing 10 the fact that
her husband is chairman Of the Senate
Committee ON the District OF Columbia.
District, more so than is usually the
case with members OF the Congressional
set
A Native IF New Hampshire.
She was a native of Salisbury.
y. H., and was between sixty
FIVE ard seventy years old In
addition 20 the Senator, Mrs. Calling
er is survived by two sons. William H.
Gallinger, OF Washington; Dr. Ralph
H. Gallinger. who is now practiclng
in his fathers old Office IN
Concord, and one daughter. the wife Of
II. A. Norton, manager Of the Tufts
Meter Company, Of Boston.
As Mrs. Gallinger was being carried
from the lobby. Mrs. R0oseveIts party
WAS just coming in the theater Mrs.
Roosevelt offered her landau. but the
carriage had already been procured.
Mrs. ROosevelts party was composed
Of Justice Moody. of the United States
Supreme Court; Mr.. and Mrs Douglas
Robinson, sister and bT0ther-in-law of
the President. Mrs. L0ngworth mother
of Representative Nicholas Longw0rth,
and Mr. McIlhenney. Of Colorado Find
ing that they could be of no assistance.
the party went TO Mrs. Roosevelts box,
and Witnessed the performance.
Commissioner Henry 3. f. Macfar-
land. in referring 10 the death OF Mrs.
GallingeT last night. said.
Il know the entire community Will
with Senator Gallinger iu
bis sad bereavement. which has greatly