Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-10-22
JULIA Ward HOWE,
FAMED POET,DEAD
Author Of Battle Hymn Of the
Republic" Passes Away.
WAS NIhETY-ONE YEARS 0LO
rer Death Was Que 70 Ola Age,
Which. With Cold, Weakened Her
t-eart---wrote For Fifty Years.

tteart---Wrote For Fifty Years.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe. poet ana pa.
triot. and the writer Of the famous
Battle Hymn OF the Republic" passed
peaceful, away at her summer home.
oak Glen. in Middletown, X. |.
Mrs. Howe had been i'll since Wed.
nesday last. when she had a severe
chill Death was due 10 old age. which,
with q cold. weakened her heart She
was in her ninety-second year.
On Sunday Mrs Howe appeared to
be recovering from her cold but CON
tinued to remain In bed Monday her
condition changed suddenly for the
worse and she lapsed into unconscious.
ness which ended in death.
At her bedside were her three
daughters. Mrs Florence Howe Hall,
Mis- Laura Elizabeth Richards and
Mrs John Elliot. with her husband.
Julia Ward Howe, the Grand Old
Woman OF American literature, will al.
ways be remembered as the author OF
the famous Battle Hymn OF the Re
public"
Mrs. Howe was tho daughter OF
Samuel ward prominent New York
banker and was born in New York
city on May %. 1919 Her mother was
a descendant OF the distinguished Gen
eral Marion. of Revolutionary fame.
and was a highly cultivated woman.
who inculcated in her daughter the
love of poetry at an early age.
Mrs. Howe soon became proficient
in several ancient and modern Ian.
guases and in music. When twenty
four she was married 10 DR. Samuel
s Howe. OF Boston An extended tour
abroad followed. during which they
visited England. ireland, the Italian
lakes. Rome. Florence and Paris.
About this time Mrs. Howe com.
menced to write poetry and few
years after her return. in 1912. brought
out Passion Flowers. her first book.
Her literary work once started, con.
tinued for over half century. during
which time she produced a great many
poems and number of magazine ar
ticles.
She also wrote an excellent biogra-
ply OF Margaret Fuller. published In
1883. Modern Society was a scath-
ing analysis of some OF the ideals and
practices which are more or less prev.
alent in this country From the Oak
to the Olive" was a book of European
travel and a companion volume was
"A Trip to Cuba" Her books OF poetry
included Words for the Hour" (lS56),
Later Lyrics" (iS66) and From Sun.
set Ridge" f1S9S). A book OF her
"Reminiscences" appeared in 1899 and
proved very interesting reading. as she
had met number OF distinguished
people In her long career.
But her popular fame rests on the
famous Battle Hymn of the Repub.
lie" the song OF the Civil War. II Is
sung to the tune of John Brown" and
commences: Mine eyes have seen the
glory of the coming Of the Lord" Mrs.
Howe wrote II early one morning.
The night before she had been out
and her party had narrowly escaped
being captured By troop OF Confed.
crates
As they came into Washington they
sang John Browns Body" and the
tune kept ringing in Mrs. Howe's head
all night When she awoke before
daylight she began to make verses
TO It.
II was frst published at Charles
town. Mass Captain James Greenleaf.
an organist of the Harvard church. set
the notes for the music. and Massa-
chusetts regiment made them first
noted by singing them at Fort Warren
in 1861