Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
DEATHS TOLL OF GREAT.
Famous Men and Women Who Have
Passed Away.


Passed Away.
The neurological list for the year in
cludes many familiar and distinguished
names. Two of the men, while dying,
commanded the undivided attention of the
entire civilized world-Edward VII and
Count Leo To1stoy. whose end came No
vember 20. ten days after he had wan
dered away from his home in a vain en-
deavor to find the rest and peace that his
mind and soul, troubled with their long
search after the ideal, longed for.
The death Of King Edward occurred in
buckingham palace May 6, after short
illness, and fourteen days later occurred
the funeral, one of the great spectacleS
of the century, with nine reigning mon
archs present. A third death that at
tracted worldwide attention was that Of
Mary Baker G. Eddy. founder OF Lnris-
tian Science, her end taking place in Bos-
ton December 4, when she was in her
ninetieth year.
Mark Twain on Death Roster.
With others we'll known In every
civilized corner Of the earth who died
were Samuel l.. Clemens. who made the
pen name of Mark Twain the synonym
Of geniality and optimism: Alexander
Agassiz. the scientist who put American
scholarship par with that of the
old world; Bjornstjerne Bjornson, whose
skill as fictionist helped make for
Norwegian literature the prominent
place it occupies; Robert Koch, discov-
erer of the bacilli of tuberculosis, cholera
and other diseases; John Q. A. Ward, the
sculptor who disproved the assertion of
foreigners that artistic genius could not
spring from American soil; Julia Ward
Howe, tine grand old woman whose
Battle Hymn of the Republic" en-
deared her to three generations; Flor
ence Nightingale, heroine of the Crimean
war and founder of army field hos
pital service; Giovanni " Schaparelli,
discoverer of the canals on the surface
of Mars: Goodwin Smith, Canadian
for Of the OF
Cornell University; William James,
Harvard's famous professor and eX-
FOUNDER of pragmatism; John La Fargo.
worlds famous American painter and
designer of stained glass, and Choula-
lonkorn, King of Siam.
Distinguished Americans in public
life who passed away included two menu
bers of the nations highest tribunal,
Associate Justice David j. Brewer;
Senators Samuel ID. McEnery of LOuisi-
ana, John w. Daniel of Virginia, Alex
ander s. Clay of Georgia ard Jonathan
L DOlIlN I'll VI lONd dlu W. oOW-
ers, solicitor general of the United
States, and Henry NJ. Hoyt, counselor
of the State Department.
Other Prominent Dead.
Other deaths were those of Darius o.
Mills, banker and founder of the Mills
Hotels; Mrs. Flora A. Darling, founder
of the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton; Cardinal Satoli. first papal apos-
tolic delegate to the United States: Brig.
Gen. Robert L. Meade, who commanded
United States marines in Panama. Cuba,
China and the Philippines; Thomas H.
Dodge. inventor of the cylinder printing
press; w. p. Roberts, the youngest briga-
der general of the Confederate army;
Thomas b. Jeffrey. inventor Of the pneu-
matte tire: George Fl. Williams. Attor-
ney General during Grants second term;
Thomas r. Walsh. Colorado mine owner
and multi millionaire: NOrd Alexis, !
former President of Haiti: John \. Kas |
son. former United States minister to
Austria and Germany; Charles ii. Treat, |
once treasurer of the United States; Eliz- |
abeth Blackwell. pioneer woman physi- |
cian known widely for her unusual abili- |
ty; DR.. Henry G. Piffard, famous expert |
on skin diseases; Sir George Newnes. |
prominent English publisher: Princess |
Fedora, youngest sister of the German /
emperor; Vice Admiral Juan Williams I
the father of the Chilear navy" Will |
liam n. McVickar. Protestant Episcopal |
Bishop of Rhode Island: Duke of Allen |
con- grandson of Louis Philippe; Joseph |
Thomas, inventor of the hoOpSkirt; Will
liam J. Rolfe and Frederick J. Furnivall. |
noted ShakeSpearean scholars: James l..
Houghtelins. founder of the Brotherhood
of St Andrew: John c. Carlisle. Secre-
tary of the Treasury during Cleveland S
second administration; p. Edward Sim
Of
Chamber of Commerce; Robert Treat
Paine. philanthropist:i Earl Spencer.
member of a Gladstone cabinet; Pedro
Mont. president of Chile: Wilkinson
from Florida; William Holman-Hunt.
English painter; Azad-e-Mulk, regent
of Persia. a progressive; Winslow
Homer, American artist; Rebecca Hard
ing Davis. famous american author for
the past half century: Charles Gilbert.
French baritone. WIFI had sung in grand
opera in America for several seasons
and was a great Favorite: Willard S.
Whitmore. inventorIOf the papier-mache
process of eleetrotybing: Serge Mouromt
sew, first president Of the Russian duma:
Larkin G.. Mead. American sculptor:
William Seligmani banker and philan
thropist; Bishop .bhn Wesley Smith Of
the African Methodist Episcopal Zion
merly president tf the Western Union
company: eX-Senators Thomas
C. Plat and Ihvid B. Hill of New
York: Octave CAanute, father Of the
acceptance" r. !. Wilson. the financier:
Prince Francis q Teck, brother of Queen
Mary of England; Henri Dunant. founder
of the International Red Cross: Duke
of veragua. dihet descendent of Chris
topher Columbts; Sir William Agnew,
founder of London Punch; Hugh j.
Grant, twice mayor of New York city:
Michael CudaN. the beef packer; the
Duke of Charres. a grandson of King
the civil war IN the Union side: e. v. ".
Rossiter. ffty-one years in raiIroadins