Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-21
End Was Peaceful.

Astapoya. Russia, Nov. 21.-Count
Leo Tolstoi died peacefully early sun
day morning. DR.. Makovetsky and the
,t1,er attending physicians. and Coun-
tess Tolstoi were at his side when tne
end came.
II was recoEnized long before that
his case was hopeless and at O'CLOCK
in the morning. after the countess nao
been summoned and the other mem-
bers OF the family had gathered IN an
adjoining room, the physicians issueed
hnlfetin announcing thai the activity
~ the heart had almost ceased ana
that Tolstors condition was dangerous.
Tolstoi, accompanied only by DR..
Makoyetsky, left his home at Yasnaya
Poliana for the purpose OF ending MS
laws in solitude, to which he more anu
more inclined during his latter years.
Hi. pilgrimage led him to the monas-
tery at Shamardine in the province of
KaluEa, where he remained as the
guest Of his sister, Marie, who is nun
In the cloister.
Learning that his retreat had been
discovered he insisted on proceeding on
his journey to the Caucasus where ne
hoped to spend his last days close to
the Tolstoi colony on thes hores OF the
Black sea. But during the railroad
tourney he was overcome with exhaus-
ton and the cold and DR.. Makovetsky
was compelled to have him transferred
to the flag station at Astapova. where
he was made as comfortable as possible
in the rude wooden building.
Efforts Of Physicians Failed.
For five days he had lain there suf-
fering first from bronchitis and later
from inflammation of the lungs. Spe-
cialists were called from Moscow and
other places. but Notwithstanding their
utmost efforts the heart of the great
Russian responded but feebly to the re-
storatives and stimulants administered.
On Saturday the attack Of heart
failure increased alarmingly and many
hours prior to the end the physicians
had given UP all hope.
Countess Tolstoi was admitted to the
sick room for the first time Saturday
night, but her husband failed TO rec
ognize her. She had hastened to him
when she learned several days ago
that his illness was serious and the
physicians had deemed 1t advisable
that she be kept away from the count
fearing that her presence might cause
the patient emotion.
Other members Of the family were
from time to time admitted to the
presence Of their father and his daugh-
ter Alexandra had been in constant at
tendance
The condition of the count was con-
sidered too grave to permit Of his be-
ing agitated by written appeals to him
to make his peace with the church.
Count Lyof Nikolalvitch Tolstoi,
usually called Count Leo Tolsto, now
elist and social reformer. was born
Aug. %. 1925 at Yasnaya, Poliana,
in the province Of Tula, Russia. When
% years old he entered the army and
served in the Caucasus and in defense
Of Sebastopol against the French al
lied forces. He first made reputation
IL literature by series OF vivid
sketches written from Sebastopol and
when he left the army soon after the
ly to literature.
Some Of His Books.
His War and Peace" a tale of the
invasion of Russia by Napoleon in
1912, is regarded in Russia as being
his masterpiece, tho his "Anna Kare-
nina" which appeared in 1867, and the
"Cossacksv found greater favor abroad.
where his "Kreutzer Sonata" transla'
tions Of which were published in 1890,
also attracted wide attention.
Tolstoi wrote much on education and
published a number OF short stories
and "reminiscences Of childhood and
youth. but Of recent years he had de-
voted himself to religious teachings.
He made return not evir' the key
stone OF the christian faith, and in
sisted that the literal Interpretation Of
! the sermon on the mount was the only
rule Of the christian life. The xelig-