Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-28

BEDDING, Conn, Dec. 4.-Miss Jean
Clemens, daughter of Samuel L. Glenn
ems mark 'Twain), was found drowned
in bath tub in Mr.. Clemens home here
today.
1t is believed that Miss Clemens suf-
fered from an attack of epilepsy while
in the bath, and was drowned while in
a CONFUSION She had suffered 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 half past seven o'clock.
WAS AN EPILEPTIC.
"All the last half OF her life she was
an epileptic, but she grew better lat
terly, For the past two years we con-
sidered her practically We'll but she
was not allowed to be entirely free.
Her maui, who has served us 2S years,
was always with her, when she
went to New York on shopping excur-
sions and such things.
"She hao very few commissions In
the past rev years, and those she had
were not violent. At 1880 this morn
ing a maid went to her room to see
why she aid not come down to break
fast, and found her in her bath tub
drowned. 1t means that she had a
convuIsion and could not get out
LED AN ACTIVE LIFE.
she mad been leading a very active
life. Che spent the greater part of her
time looking after a farm which I had
bought for her, and she did much OF
my secretary work besides. Last night
she and 1 chatted later than usual IN
A. -l.r told oil hnT
plans about the Housekeeping, for she
was also my housekeeper. Issaid every
thing was going smoothly; that 1
thought 1 would make another trip to
Bermuda in February, and she said 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 mad left except Clara, who mar
ried DR.. GabriIowttsch lately, and has
just arrived in Europe
NEW YORK. Dec. 24-Samuel L, Glenn
ems returned here last Monday from his
winter vacation in Bermuda and went at
once TO his home in Redding, Conn. The
author complained of pain In his left
breast Since the death of his close
friend, Henry II. Rogers, a year ago, Mr..
Clemens has felt much depressed and the
death of his daughter today, his friends
here fear, will prove a serious shock to
the aged writer.
Miss Jean Clemens was one of the two
surviving daughters of Mark Twain and
was one most intimately 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
by and departed for Europe with her
husband This left Miss Jean as the re-
naming member of the family with Mr..
Clemens at the family homestead at Red
ding, Conn.
The daughter was the constant com
panion of her father, acting to some ex-
tent as his assistant, secretary and lite
rary amanuensis She was a young wo-
man of varied accomplishments, having
Travelled widely and lived for a time IL
Germany.
Her literary tendencies followed those
of her father and she had his vivacity OF
manner, and, to some extent, resembled
him in personal appearance. Her tastes
were literary rather than social, so that
she did not often appear at social gather
ings in New York.
ment from her father, humorously dis
| missing the report that he was dying.
Miss Clemens at that time spoke affec-
tionately of her fathers good health and
made CHEEKY reference to the happy fam
lily condition at the holiday season.
Her devotion to her father was shown
only yesterday, when she personally tele-
pkoned to the Associated Press state