The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-25
MARK TWAIN'S
DAUGHTER DEAD
Found Drowned in Bath
Tub.
WAS VICTIM OF EPILEPSY
Aged Humorist Talks Of His
Bereavement.
Departed Daughter Had Managed
Farm which Father Had rurchas-
ed for Her--was Secretary ana
sole companien to samneI
L. Ciemeas.

Redding, Conn. Dec 24.-afark
Twain's invalid daughter. Jean, met
death tragicaliy this morning while
at the bath. bringing poignant grief
at Christmas time 10 Stormfeld.
She was his youngest daughter. en-
deared to him not only BY long rom
partnership hut by her frail nealtns
caused by recurrent attacks OF cpl
lepsv Her death leaves DR.. Clemens
without kin In this country to share
his sorrow.
Jean Clemens died probably Of
strangulation, due to an attack OF epts
fepsy or from heart failure. The body
was found In the bath room with only
the head partly submerged.
Miss Clemens had evinced physical
WEAKNESS of late, but yesterday after
noon she rode her favorite horse g
the postofice to get the christmas
mall and last night she carefully per-
pared O Christmas tree from which
she had planned TO distribute gifts to-
morrow morning.
When she arose this morning she
went to the bath room where her life
less body was found later. Her faii-
ure to respond 10 the maids knock
ings on the door revealed her death.
Bears Bereavement Well,
With, characteristic philosophy Mark
Twain Is bearing up bravely. Hun
dreds OF messages Of condolences are
arriving from throughout this country
and abroad. Death has already taken
from him his wife and his daughter
Susan.
Jean Clemens was about 30 years
old and was her fathers close com
panion In his literary work. Since
early womanhood she had been SUBJ
ject to epilepsy. but In recent years
her health had improved.
The body will be sent 10 Elmira, =.
", for interment where the fnnera'
will be held on saturday afternoon
1t was said tonight that Mr.. Glenn
ems will not be able 10 attend the m
neral. He Is now ~ years Old and
his physicians discourage, the unusual
fatigue that he YOU'D undergo pr
speaking Of his Daughters deatt
Mr. Clemens said
MY daughter. Jean Clemens
passed from this life suddenly thia
morning at TAO O'clock.
All the last half OF her life she waa
an epiieptic. but she grew better LAT,
terly. For the past two years we cpp
sidered her practically well. but shs
was not allowed to be entirely free.
Her maid. who has served us twenty
eight years, was always with hex
when she went TO New York on shop~
pibg excursions and such things. eba
had very few commissions Ia the past
two years and those she had were mol
violent. At 1850 o'clock this morning
maid went to her room to see why
she did not come down to her break
fast and found her in her bath tub.
drowned. II means that she had
convulsion and could not get out
s.she had been leading very activs
life She spent the greater part OF
her time looking after u farm which
bought for ner and she did much Of
my secretary work. besides. Last
night she and chatted later than
usual and she told me all her plans
about the housekeeping. Tor she Wis
also my housekeeper. said every
thing was going on smoothly: that
thought I would make another trip
to Bermuda In February and she said
to put II on until March and she and
her maid would go with ma. 80 We
made that arrangement.
But she Is gone. poor child sns
was all had left except Clara. who
married DR.. Gabrilowitsch lately and
has Just arrived in Europe"
Fears For Aged writer.
New York. Dec. 24--Samuei l. Glenn.
ems returned here last Monday from
his winter vacation In Bermuda ann
went at once TO his home In ReddinR.
Conn. The author complained OF pair
In his left breast. Since the death 81
his close friend. Henry ii. Rogers
year ago. Mr.. Clemens has felt much
depressed, and the death OF his dauEh-
ter today. his friends here fear. VIII
prove a serious shock to the aged
writer.
Miss Jean Clemens was one Of tha
two surviving daughters OF Mark
Twain, and was the one most iu-
timately associated with his recent
literary work. The other daughter.
clara, recently married the Russian
pianist. ossip Gabrilowitsch. and only
two weeks ago babe her father good
hive and departed for Europe with
her husband This left Miss Jean as
the remaining member OF the family
with Mr. Clemens at the family homes
stead at ReddinR, Conn.
The daughter was the constant
companion of her father. acting TO
some extent as his assistant secretary
and literary amanuensis. She was
young woman OF varied accornpllsh-
rnents having travelled widely and
lived for o time in Germany
Her literary tendencies followed
those of her father and she had hts
vivacity OF manner. and, to some ex-
tent reaembled him in personal an-
pearance. Her tastes were literary
rather than social. so that she did net
often appear at social gatherings In
New York. Her devotion to her fs-
Their was shown only yesterday, when
she personally teiephoned to The As
ISOLATED Press a statement from her
father humorousiy dismissing the TO-
port that he was dying. Miss Clemens
at that time spoke aftectionateiY Of
her fathers good health and made
CHEEKY reference to the happy family
condition at the holiday season.
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