The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-11-24
WILL Be
BURIED WITH ALL
P0MP He L0ATHED
Remains Taken to His
Estate Today in Rare
Casket.


Casket.
TROOPS TO GUARD
Government Fears Outbreak
at Funeral.--Story of
Tolstoi's Death.
Yasnaya JPolyana. Russia.-Amid
all the pomp and ceremony which he
leather throughout the last half al
his life, and. encased In a rare and
beautiful casket. the BODY Of Conn
Leo Toistoi, who died in a vi..age hut
at Astopoya yesterday morning, will
De brought back here today for bur.
lae body will be LAID away at the
1901 OF Poverty Oak, a tree on the
iolstoi estate beneath which he wish
ed his remains to be inferred.
The funeral. will be held tomorrow
and the government will send troops
for fear Of an outbreak by revolu-
ii n:sts.
Count Tolstoi's family is expected
to have a long legal battle with NJ.
Tchertkoh. Tolstoi's representative
over the publication OF his manu-.
scripts and unpublished novel. Toll
stoi wanted the publication to be for
the benefit of the world, through sale
OF his works at low prices. But his
family will make every effort to reap
the profits Of the copyright, through
royalties that would be added to the
sale price of his works.
Astapova, Russia.-Count Tolstoj
died peacefully at $3.50 Sunday morn
ing. DR.. Makovetsky and the other
attending physicians and the Count,
ess Iolstoi were at his side when the
end came. 1t was recognized Ions
before that His case was hopeless and
at S clock In the morning, after the
couatess had been summoned and
the other members of the family had
gathered in the adjoining room the
physicians iSyued a bulletin. announc-
ing the activity of his heart had al
most ceased, and Tolstoi;s condition
was extremely dangerous.
Several Of the physicians were
greatly overcome by the approaching
death Of .Russia'sf great writer.
Tolstoi, accompanied only by DR.,
Makovetsky. loft his homo at Yasuays
E!Poliana for the purpose of endins
his days In solitude. to which he wal
more and more inclined during his
latter years. His pilgrimage led him
to the Monastery Shamardine in the
province ofKaluga, where he remain,
ed :as a guest 81. his sister Marie, who
is a nun OF the Cloister.
Learning that mis- retreat had been
discovered, he insisted upon proceed
ing on his journey to Caucasus, where
he hoped to spend hts last days Close
to the Tolstoian colony, on the shore
Of the Black Sea. But during the
railroad Journey he was overcome
with e~1haustion and cold, and DR.
Makovetskyi was compelled to have
him transferred S,the flag station Of
Astopova,. where he was made II
comfortable las possible In q rude
wooden building.
For five days he had lain their SUI.
fering, first from bronchitis and lat
er from inhammation OF the lungs
Specialists were called from Moscow
and other places, but notwithstand.
ling their utmost efforts the heart OF
the great Russian responded but
|feebly to the r~estoratives. On Sat.
|urday the attacks Of heart failure in.
creased alarmingly. and many hours
prior to the end the physicians ha6
given up hope.
Countess Tolstoi was admitted te
the sick room for the first time las
night, but her husband failed to rec.
ognize her.
when she learned, several days ago
that his illness was serious. but tn,
physicians had deemed it advisabl,
that she be kept away from the coun,
fearing her presence might cause tn.
patient emotion. The other members
of the family were admitted to thu
presence of their father. and hi
daughter Alexandra has been in con
slant attendance.
Tolstoi had suffered several seriou
attacks of heart failure during tn
night. During the early morning
hours, these followed each other ii
rapid succession. but were quickl
relieved. Between the first and tn
second attack, the members of hi
family were admitted to the bedside
1he patient slept little. Doctor
Thtichurovsky and Usoff neverthe
less held out but slight hope, and ID
not hesitate to predict a quick end.
During one of the heart attack
Tolstoi was alone with his eldes
daughter, latina. He suddenl
clutched her hand and drew ner t
him. He seemed to be choking, bu
was able to whisper:
4 "Now the end has come. That
all"
latina was greatly frightened an
tried to free heself, so she might ru
for a doctor, but her father woul
mot release his grip. She Gale
/. loudly. Tolstoi raised his head, the
/ drew himself to a sitting position
When he had recovered his breath b
said:
'There are millions OF people an
many sufferers in the world. WI
are you always anxious about me!
: ToIstoi's Career.
Count Lyos Nicholaievitch Tolst,
was universally regarded as Il
!, greatest Of modern Russian move
lists. But his fame did not rest sol'
ly on his work as q novelist. Hoswl
-equally we'll known as . social r,
Count Tolstoi was born at Yasnay
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