The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-22


mel u. Clemens mark Twain died at
his home near Redding at $50 o'clock
last night of angina pectoris. he be-
came unconscious at about O'Clock
and sank gradually until his death.
He did not again recover conscious
ness.
His spirits kept up to the last and
he tried to joke little with those
about him. The physicians scarce
~ expected that he would ilve
through the night, but early Thurs
day morning he dropped off to sleep.
The early morning hours gave him lhe'
hest sleep he had had in some days
and he woke early, much refreshed.
Because of the benefit he had de-
rived from the nights few hours rest
hone revived that, after all. he migne
rally sufficiently to prolong his HE
nv a few days at any rate, even
though ultimate recovery seemed I'M
rossible. His condition remained I'M
nroyed until early in the afternoon.
throughout the forenoon he was part
IL conscious. now and then reailzlhs
his surroundings and occasionally
speaking few words to express soihe
wish or to ask question as TO ms
own condition or matters about ms
mace. He recognized those at MS
BEDSIDE during these periods. Then
he again would lapse into uncon-
sciousness.
Early in the afternoon it was plaln
that he again was sinking. The maj
unconsciousness came gradually, ana
those about him thought it might be
merely one of the periods whlch ne
had experienced before in TINS III
ness He did not rally, however Al
no time during his last hours did ne
appear to be in great pain and the
end came easily.
with Mr. Clemens during the nlsh.
and day were his daughter, Clara, her
husband. ossip Gabrilowitsch, Albert
BELOW paine, his secretary Dr
Robert n. Halsey, and the nurses
Late in the afternoon his personal
physician, DR.. Edward Quintard, ar
rived from New York and joined the
group at the bedside.
Death claimed the distinguished
author and humorist just one Weef
from the day that he was brought =
New York weak and helpless from ms
last soiourn in Bermuda. On the way
up from Bermuda he said to Rober
Bigelow Paine, his secretary; DR.
stant companion in illness:
This is bad job; Well never pui
through with it,
On shore once more and longing 70
the serenity Of the New England hills
he took heart and said to those wh
noted his enfeeblement in sorrow
"Give me a breath of Redding al
once more and this will pass"
The death Of H II. Rogers, clos
friend, was severe blow. The deaf
of his daughter, Jeane, who was sci;
ed with an attack of epilepsy las
fall while in her bath, was an adde
blow from which he never recovered
It was then that the stabbing pain
in the heart began. Mark Twai
died as truly as it can be said OF an
man of a broken heart.
Still Greatest Humorist.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-Samut
G. Blythe. probably the best know
American humorist of the preser
day, had the following to say
Mark Twain. Twain was the grea
est American humorist when he wa
alive and is the greatest America
humorist who is dead"
From Roosevelt.
(Spacial Cable TO the United Pres
from Theodore Roosevelt.)
PARIS, April 22-It is with dee
and sincere regrets that hear OF tn
death of Mark Twain. He was unigu
not only among the men of America
letters but throughout the whol
world. He was not only great humo
ist but great philosopher. We as
nation have right to be proud OF n
literature.
James Whitcomb Riley.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, April 22.-
1T is hard to imagine Mark Twain
dead man. He was so keenly ally
and human said james Whitcom
Riley. ellis humor was based IN