The San Francisco call., 1910-04-23
MARK twain
: MOURNED BY
ENTIRE WORLD
PrOfOundest Grief Is Expressed
IN Redding, Where Clemens
Was Sincerely Loved
Entire Countryside Will Follow
Body on Start to Last
Resting Place

Of the death of this great American
author.
His position, like that of Joel Chan
der Harris, was unique, not only in
american letters, but in the literature
OF the world
HE was not only a great kumOrist,
but a great philosopher, and his writ
inEs form one OF the assets in American
contributions 10 the world of achieve
ment OF which we have a right as a
nation 10 be genuinely proud.--Tribute
paid 10 Mark Twain by former Presi-
. cent Roosevelt at Paris.
REDDING. Conn. april 22.-The lit
tie village Of Redding was in mourn
ing today for its benefactor and friend.
Mark Twain. who had endeared him
self by his kindly good nature and
generosity Tomorrow morning, when
the body is taken 10 the train for New
York, where funeral services will be
held in the Brick church. all business
VIII De suspended and the villagers and
- farmers from the surrounding hills
VIII pay their last tribute to the dead.
~ All day the villagers passed the
:*louse and parties in motor cars from
p .neighboring cities drove up the river
road and stopped TO look over the low
lands 10 Suormheld on the hill. There
mas not been such a gathering in the
N-l-age since Clemens gave his beneft
for the library TO which he recently
save money for a new building
Late today the body was prepared
flannel he SO constantly wore in the
fatter years OF his life, viii be placed
. in plain mahogany casket. which
p VIII arrive here tomorrow morning.
. SYMPATHY Il EXPRESSED
p llany messages Of comfort were re-
.celFed today by Mrs. Ossip Gabrilo-
p rrirscl. Mark TWain's 0nlyl living daugh-
.rer. Among them were telegrams from
President Taft and former President
Roosevelt.
A message was also received from the
authorities OF Hannibal. No. asking
. that Clemens body be brought there
for burial Mrs. Gabrilowitsch IN re-
ply saying that as the family burial
-ro-nds were in Elmira, y. Y, i was
. thought best the body be taken there
The body viii be taken 10 the station
ar 10 q M tomorrow and placed on
board the Pitrsfeld express Il win be
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Gabrilo-
Witsch Albert Bigel0w Paine and serv-
ants who have been in Mr. Clemens
= er7sice FOR many Years.
Upon the arrival OF the body IN New
York II VIII be taken 10 the old brick
Presbyterian church. where services
VIII be conducted by Rev. Dr. Henry
Van Dyke. assisted by Rev. Joseph II
TWitcheD OF Hartford. the latter a life
long friend Of Clemens.
WILL REST IN ELMIRA
At the conclusion Of the New York
services the body VIII be taken to FL
mira, ~ T. IN the Lake Forest the
private car OF r. r. Loomis. vice presi-
dent Of the Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western road.
literary colony here is building. win
stand as permanent monument Of
the towns most distinguished citi-
zeu. The building is 10 be known as
The Mary Twain memorial library"
one of Clemens last acts was to
draw O. check for $4,000 as his contri-
bIri0n toward the building fund. Dan
Beard Ida Tarbeu. jeanette Glider and
Dr ~. g.. Deming- whose wife is
great granada lighter of Nathaniel
Hawthorne. have raised $1,000 more.
and the Work Of erecting q building
is 10 begin ~ once. Besides his fnan-
l-al assistance Clemens gave q great
part Of his private library to the in
. s-itution-
DIED N WORKROOM
Mark Twain died in the room in
which he had done most Of his writing
. I'm the last three years. Here, prOpped
xlp In his bed, with volumes OF smoke
@'issuing from his cigar or pipe, he
. scrfbbled or distated his autobiography
.eald other works.
= 4 fe whours before his death he con-
sTersed at some length with his literary
executor, A BigelOw Paine. regarding
his manuscripts. There is large
amount Of unpublished work, besides
. his autobiography. which is a collection
. of incidents and short stories OF his
life According 10 Paine, there are
=: many short stories, several longer ones
. and al 1.-THE odds and ends Of a lifetime
Of literary activity
There are stories which Mark Twain
began and cut short. either from IA
.-tigue or lack Of interest. Then there
. are others which he finished. but dis
carded because he thought them unit.
Mrs. Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Mark
Twains daughter viii retain Storm
held as a home and viii hare at least
during the summer months.
Whole World GrieVes
TSoeciol Dispatch 10 The Call
REDDTNG. Conn. April 22.-Tele-
grams from an 1LLS lL llle WDrlQ nave
been pouring in upon the stricken
household all day. So numerous were
they that Confidential Secretary Paine
has had no time to read them.
Among the first Telegram he opened
was from the people Of Hannibal. No,
begging that the body Of Mark Twain
be buried there. amid the scenes he
immortaltzed in "Huckleberry Finn"
and Tom Sawyer" Later a. reply was
sent to Sidney J. Roy, whose name was
signed 10 the Hannibal disaptch, stat
ing that the authors wish was that he
be- buried beside his wide and children
At Elmira-
Another touching telegram came from
Captain Horace Bixby OF St. Louis, who
taught Clemens how TO become a pilot
on the Mississippi river, SO years ago.
CAPTAIN Bixby is now in his eighty
sixth year but is still pilot
one Of the first messages of condo
lence received came from Henry Wat
terson. editor Of the Louisville Courier
Journal. It read. I grieve for the
Ia ssing Of a dear kinsman and a life
iongfriend. and my heart goes out to
you"