Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-30
CLEMENS DAUGHTER'
BROWNS IN BA1HTUB
VICTIM OF EPILEPSY SHE PROB
ABLY WAS STRICKEN WITH
THAT MALADY

Redding, Conn, Dec. 27.-Miss Jean
Clemens, daughter Of Samuel L. Glenn
ems mark Twain, was founu
drowned in a bathtub in Mr.. Clemens
home.
1t is believed that Miss Clemens
suffered from an attack of epilepsy
while in the bath and was drowned
while in CONFUSION. She mad sui
fered from epilepsy for a number OF
years. Speaking of his daughters
death, Mr.. Clemens said:
MY daughter, Jean Clemens,
passed from this life suddenly THIS
morning at 1870 o'clock.
All the last half of her life she
was an epileptic, but she grew better
latterly For the lase two years We
considered her practically well, but
she was not allowed to be entirely
free. Her maid, who has served US
tWenty-eight years, was always with
her when she went to New York on
shopping excursions ard such things.
She had very few commissions in the
last two years and those she had
were not violent. At 7:30 this morn
ing a maid went to her room to see
why she did not come down to her
breakfast, and found her in her bath
tub drowned. II means that she had
CONFUSION and could not get out.
She had been leading a very active
life. She spent the greater part OF
her time looking after iarm which /
bought for her, and she did much OF
my secretary work besides. Last
night she and I chatted later than
usual in the library and she told me
all her plans about the Housekeeping,
for she was also my hOusekeeper. 4
said everything was going so smooth
ly, that | thought l would make an
other trip to Bermuda in Februal y,
and she said to put it off till March,
and she and her maid would go with
me. SO we made that arrangement.
But she is gone, poor child. She was
all l had left, except Clara, who mar
ried Mr.. Gabrilowitsch lately, and
has just arrived in Europe"
Friends Anx Gus for Aged Aumorist.
New York, Dec. 25.-Samue1 L.
Clemens returned here last Monday
from his winter vacation in Bermuda
and went at once to his home in Red
ding, Conn. The author complained
of pain in his left breast. Since the
death of his close friend, Henry H
Rogers, year ago, Mr.. Clemens has
felt much depressed and the death or
his daughter, his friends here feared,
will prove a serious shock to the aged
writer.
Miss Jean Clemens was one of the
two surviving daughters of Mark
Twain and was the most intimately
associated with his recent literary
work. The other daughter, Clara, re-
Gently married the Russian pianist,
Ossip Gabrilowitsch, and only two
weeks ago bade her father goodbye
and departed for Europe with her hus-
band. This left Miss Jean as the re-
naming member with Mr. Clemens at
the family homestead at Redding.
Conn. The daughter was the constant
companion of her father, acting TO
some extent as his assistant secretary
and literary amanuensis. She was b
young woman of varied accomplish
ments, having travelled widely and
lived for some time in Germany. Her
literary tendencies followed those of
her father, and she had his vivacity
of manner and to some extent resem-
bled him in personal appearance. Her
tastes were literary rather than So
cial, so that she did not often appear
at social gatherings in New York.
Her devotion for her father was
shown only Thursday when she per-
sonally telephoned to the Associated
Press a statement from her father
dismissing the report that
he was dying. Miss Clemens at that
time spoke affectionately of her "a
theirs present good health and made
CHEEKY reference to this happy family
condition at the holiday season.