The Washington times., 1910-11-20
CollapSes Completely at
Death of Great Rus
sian Author.
UNABLE TO SPEAK
TO HIS FAMILY
Body Of Count TO Be Buried in
Village Where He
Was Born.

APALOV0, Russia, Nov. 20.-With her
husband lying dead I'm the bare room
of a railroad flag station, the condition
OF Countess Tolstoy rapidly grew worse
today. and physicians who have been
attending both her and the aged count
became seriously alarmed for her life.
After spending all Of yesterday and
iast night IN desperate entreaty Of
the physicians for the privilege of s>e-
ins her husband alive once more, tue
countess was allowed 70 b, present L
the death Of the author and social re-
former, which occurred at dawn today
she collapsed Immediately after
Count Tolstoy's last spark % lie
ficzCred out
To Be Buried At Home.
II is understood that the body OF
Count Tolstoy viii be taken back to
the village Of Yasnaya Poliana. where
he was born and where he spent his
youth It is believed that his known
wishes In regard 70 his funeral will
be obeyed- Whatever the form, how
ever men consigns the great seeker
ct truth 20 has last resting DIace
the ceremonies viii undoubtediv h.
witnessed by gathering OF the
greatest R-el OF Russia Though he
died without making his peace with
Jne cnurch- from mich ne had been
communicated, J-e great Russian
writer is sure 10 be hOnored in DEAN
even as In life, by the superior intel
Died Before Dawn.
Count Tolstoy's death occurred Al
o'clock lie died without regaininK
SUFFICIENT consciousness TO enable him
10 say fz-evVell. or cast a loving look
upon his wife and children
H.
several DAYS. was seen TO be at hand al
. clock, and Dr. MskovetsEy and Other
ply sicians attending issued a bulletin
Say ihE mt heart acton had almost
ceased els sinking followed q series
of intermittent cardiac attacks The iast
one came at ? o'clock, and the countess
tour sons, and three daughters were
summoned 70 the bedside. Later the
countess was prevailed upon TO retEre.
she was summoned again at $50
Aue count couct--on after each heart
attack was what the physician called
-deceptively encouraging The patient
slept for a little. seeming 10 breathe
more comfortably. The rhvSicians bov--
ever. did not hesitate TO predict a speedy
death
Clung to Daughter.
During one Of the heart attacks Toll
stoy was alone with his eldest daughter.
Tatina- He suddenly cIutched her hand
and drew her 70 him Choking, he wbis-
pered-
Now the end has come: that is all
= latina was greatly frightened. and
struggled 10 release herself that she
might summon help, but the dyinE
mans embrace was too strong. She
called loudly, and tne physicians en-
tered Camphor WIS injected. which
brought lnr2eGiate relief 30 the patient
TolstOy soon raised his head and then
drew himself Up to a sitting position.
breaIhlng with difficulty, he said:
There are millions OF people and
many Sunerers IN the world. Why
always anxious about Yne2~
These proved 10 be his last words on
Realized His Condition.
Though he frequently Iapsed into un-
consciousness, Tolstoy seemed to realize
mis- critical condition All persons, ex-
cept members OF hts family. were ex-
cluded from his room, and ne was not
even allowed to receive a communfca-
tion urging him TO make his peace with
the church.
ToIstoy. accompanied only by Dr.
Makovetsky, left his country home IN
Yasnaya POliana last month, intending
to spend the rest Of his days in sOli-
tude- This idea had been growing with
him for some time
He was driven from one retreat to
another BY the representatives of his
family and friends, who were searching
for him He first visited his sister,
Marie at the monastery at Shamardine,
where she Is q nun in the c1cister.
Started for the Caucasus.
Then he insisted upon going 10 the
TolSrOian colony in the Caucasus. on
the journey his strength failed him, and
he was placed IN the flag station at As
tapova- where he vas made as COM
Portable as possible in the rude wooden
building
For five days he law there, suffering
from bronchitis and Inflammation of the
lungs Not Sl the Moscow specialists
could gain a favorable response TO the
remedies applied
Yesterday all hope was abandoned.
The countess, who had followed her
husband, despite his protests, and her
own physical condition. was admitted
The count did rot recognize her then,
however, and he died without looking
upon her face in a rational moment