The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-15
Great Author Has Been OvGr- taken By Sickness While
 on His Pilgrimage
TRAVELLING IN CROWDED
 CAR CAUSES HIGH FEVER
Faithful Physician With Him But They Are Worried Over
 His Condition

Tula, Russia, November 14-Brolxen down by the hardships of a winter jour ney, mental strain and a rupture with his family. Count Leo Tolstoi tonight lies with high fever in the little railroad station at Astapova, barely 80 miles from bis home at Yasnaya Poliana- Tolstoi is attended by Dr. Makovetsky, who was his sole companion when he left his peasant hut few days ago and carried along with him medicaments for just such an emergency. Tolstors daughter, Alexandra, is acting as his nurse.
 Photographic reports of his condition are far from favorable. Indeed. they are considered extremely pessimistic. The temperature of the aged writer is 104. indicating a probable serious congestion and of itself an alarming symptom in one of Tolstoi's years. The mental anguish of the patient handicaps the efforts of the physician to reduce the fever. Even if Tolstoi recovers there can be no question of his continuing the journey to the Cau- causus, where he hoped to end his life among the Tolstoian colony on the shore of the Black sea-
 Hoped to Escape Notice
 Tolstoi had hoped to escape notice after his hasty departure from Yasnaya Po- liana and spend a quiet week of farewell with his sister Marie, nun in the ancient cloister of Shamardino in the province of Kaluga, but he insisted upon leaving immediately when he found his retreat had been discovered. He drove in a car lpe bat rdf tx Kozelsh. accompanied by his daughter Alexandra and Dr. Makovetsy, In order to cover his movements and announced that he was going to Moscow, where he has house. Later, however the party changed cars and boarded slow local train proceeding in the direction of the Caucasus.
 Tostoi, with his two companions. made his way to an uninviting third-class com partment, which was crowded with peas- ants. The atmosphere was stifiing and he developed such a fever that Dr. Ma kovetsl1y thought it unwise to attempt to reach Dankov, the first town of any con siderable size along the south. They left the train at Astapova which is merely d little flag station. There is no hospital there and only a few peasant huts. The count was taken into the station build ing, where he remained during the night.
 Story of Pilgrimage
 Little by little, the story of the authors pilgrimage to date has become known. Tn company with his physician, Dr. Ma kovetsky, he went from Tula to the ancient cloister of Shamardino, in the province of Kaluga, where he remained today the guest of his sister, Marie. The latter for many years has been a nun at the cloister, which was founded 50C years ago. The nuns mingle with the world, devoting themselves to good works.
 the guest of his sister, after which he proposed to resume his wanderings with pr. Maxovetsky. His destination he re- fused to disclose.
 On the way to Shamardino, Count Tol- sto stayed over night at the monastery of Optina. Before entering the place he announced: q am the communicated and mathematical Leo Tolstoi. Is there any objection to my staying here?'
 The reply was: "It is both duty and a pleasure to offer you shelter"
 Tolstoi spent the day in the discussion Of religious subjects with an aged monk whom he had met on visit to the mon- astery F years ago.
 The following morning. the count re- sumed his pilgrimage. He was clad in peasants suit of rough material and wore high boots. He carried no pass ports and when he left home he took only SIT with him. However, his daugh- ter Alexandra, who had learned of her fathers intentions, contrived to secret S50 in pocket of Dr. Makovetskys clothes, and if the count suffers for the necessities of life, it will be because he elects to do so. Alexandra joined her father at Shamardino.
 Planned to Go to Canada
 Washington. November 4.A news agency dispatch from St. Petersburg says that 1t Is reported that after a brief stay in a monastery Tolstoi will proceed to Canada to join the Doukhebors, fol- lowers of his teachings.