New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-11-23
Famous Russian Author Expires
in Hut Of Lab0rer.
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HAD OVERTAXED HIS STRENGTH
Aged Author Lett His Home on Oct.
IL, Intending to End His Life
in Solitude.

Astopova, Russia, Nov. 20.-Count
Leo Tolstoy, the famous Russian nov
elist, died here. He was unconscious
for some time before the end came
and failed to recognize his wife when
she entered his bed chamber.
1t was Oct. IL, when for reasons
that have not yet been fully made
clear, Tolstoy fed from his home at
Yasnaya Poliania, practically desert
ing his wife and family. To the for
mer he left a note in which he de-
clared he could no longer live sur
rounded by luxury and had fed in or
der that he might spend his last days
in solitude. The disappearance of the
author was kept family secret for
nearly month and then the countess,
almost distracted by her failure to get
any news of her husbands where
abouts, made the fact known.
Count Tolstoy had lived for years
q most simple life and this caused
general apprehension that his mind
might be failing. His friends and mem
bers OF his family at once organized
themselves into searching parties with
the result that on Nov. IL he was
found on the estate of the AbrikOsoffs,
wealthy manufacturer, within eighty
miles of the home from which he had
fed
AS a matter of fact, in attempting
his flight, Tolstoy, who was eighty-two
years old, overestimated his powers
of endurance and quickly succumbed
to the hardships of the winter jour-
Eney. An Inflammation of the lungs set
in and when Dr.. MakoWetzky, who
had accompanied the count on his
flight, attempted to get him back home,
it was found that he could not even
stand the railroad journey, compare
lively short as it was.
Refuge Found in Laborer's Hut.
He had to be taken from the train
at the little station of Astapova, where
lodging was found for him in the
hut of railroad trackman. There he
was forced to remain, the infamma-
ton of the lungs gradually becoming
worse and sapping his vitality until
he could be kept alive only by the con-
slant administration of stimulents to
keep up his heart action.
The fact of his communication
from the Greek Catholic church
weighed heavily on Count Tolstoy's
mind In his delirious moments he
made constant reference to the fact
and when in possession of his facul-
ties would also refer to it bitterly
AS a consequence every possible eff
fort was made by his friends and even
by Emperor Nicholas himself to bring
about resembling of the decree of ex-
communication, but without result.
The holy synod remained obdurate on
the point, declaring that Tolstoy him.
self had given no indication that he
desired a reconciliation and refusing
to take the initiative in the matter.
Tolstoy also refused reconciliation
with his family, both his wife and chill
dren being denied entrance to his sick
chamber until he lapsed into uncOn
seriousness.
Count Tolstoy was prolific writer
and his books have had a worldwide
circulation. His WAR and Peace" g
tale of the invasion of Russia by Ma
polean in 1872, is regarded in Russia
as being his masterpiece, though his
Anna Karenina," which appeared il
1875, and "The Cossacks," found
greater favor abroad, where his
"'Kreutzer Sonata" translations OF
which were published in 1890, also at
tracted wide attention.