Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-20
TOLSTOI DIES
IN PEACE At
ASTAP0VA
NOVELIST SUCCUMBS
AFTER BRAVE STRUGGLE
Heart Failure Ends Career of
Famous Russian Writer Fol-
lowing Short Illness Due to
Exposure on journey,

JBy Morning Journa. speeiai Leased Wirel
Astapova, NOV. 20.-Count Tolstol
died peacefully here this morning Dr.
Makovettsky ana the other attend
ing physicians and Countess Tolstoi
were at his side when the end came.
II was recognized long before that
his ease was hopeless and at O'Clock
in the morning. after the countess
had been summoned and other menu
hers of the family had gathered IN
an adjoining room. the physicians
issued a bulletin announcing that the
actiyitv of the heart had almost
ceased and that Tolstofs condition
was extremely dangerous.
Several of the physicians were
greatly overcome by the approaching
death Of RusSias great writer.
His heart beat its last apparently
without clear moment 10 enable him
10 say farewell or cast forgiving
look upon his wife and children.
The countess all day was unceasine
in her pitiful imploring Of one doctor
after another TO gain entrance TO the
one-story Outdwelling with two WIN
dows facing the garden where Toll
stoi lay
After the first cardiac attack Dr.
Z
announee her presence to Tolstoi al
q favorable opportunltN. The second
ottarx came lust after a two hours
slson The members of the family
we're hurriedly summoned.
rrhe condition Of the patient how
ever was SO grave that he was ph'
to sleep agein by injections ol NOR
rhine as the only means OF detefrlhs
t,,a end
pbe family we're ialen admitted for
few minutes to the bedside.
Another attack occurred about 3
n,olork ana the family gathered again.
/ TN countess was with difficulty pre-
I toiIed unon to retire.
/ letter when the md came IN adl -,
4 t.4ss Ae. ccmufees aoW SOUS anf
/ thrne daughters were present.
Toistoi accompanied only by Dr.
Ntatoyntexv. left his home AZ Yasnaya
| polinia With the purpose Of ending
his davs i'm solitude. to which he more
lana more inclined in his latter years
I lis nilerimmaee led him to the mon
ast.rv m Shamardine in the province
/ nF Kaluea. where he remained as the
quest of his sister. Marie. who is a
nun in the clOister.
/ Learning that his retreat had beeh
, discovered. he insisted upon pl"ceVo
! ing on his journey To Inc tHhcaSus'
who're ne hoped to spend his last days
close TO the Tostoian colony on the
ehores Of the Black sea
But on the railroad journey he was
overcome with exhaustion ahu w.
cold and Dr.. MakoVotsky was COM
peIled to have him transferred 20 the
nag station at AstapoYa, where nt
was made as comiortabl ble as ppssi""
in the rude Woodeh puhuliiR; 4r.
rr..i,,a firet from bronchitis ant
later from inflammation OF ln'
INNS Specialists were called IRON
Noscotv and other places. but, not
withstandng their utmost efforts, IN
i,rtt' hnt feebly to the restoratives an'
etim,tlants administered
on saturday the attacks o. No.
failure increased alarmingly, am
many hours pior TO the end me p'lys,
clans had given up all none D"Gn ~,
toss rolstoi was admitted TO the Slci
, voom for the first time last night. bu
her husband failed to recognize nsi.
She mad hastencd to him when sh'
,,oes was serious. but the physician
hoa deemed il advisable that she D.
oixnt away from the count, iearll
mar her presence might cause "
: natient emotion.
, other members OF the iahilH ~, ~
, ,t,,e IL time were admitted 10 tn
y presence pl % NJ 70 heeu i'm con
80 attendanre
d SUI, ,r,,tstoi suffered several serious az
: ,n,, sarI, morning hours these tol
' ,i,,,d eacb other rapidly, but WeI
I nniokly relieved. ,,
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