The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-22
WORLD MOURNING
AGED HUHORIST
Tributes 10 Memory of Mark
Twain Pour In From
Hundreds.
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owitsch. the Russian pianist; Albert
BlgelOw Paine, his secretary and lit
erary executor and almost sol: the two
heart specialists who had fought hope
less fight to proIong life, and his faithful
family servants
Arrangements for the funeral are be-
ing completed and tributes from all over
the world are pouring in, attesting the
wealth OF affection borne for the be
loved humorist here and abroad.
Rulers, statesmen, fnanciers, clergy
men. and men in every walk Of life
unite IN adding each his quota Of
praise TO the man who, through the
medium Of his pen did so much TO make
the world happier.
Mark Twain's body viii rest in the
Clemens family plot at Elmira n Y.
beside the body Of his favorite daugh-
ter, Jean, whose tragic death a few
months ago broke her fathers heart
and brought on the end In the plot
are the bodies Of the Dhflosopher-humcr
lists wife. his infant son, LanghOrne.
and his daughter, Jean
Tomorrow morning the body viii be
placed aboard an express train at Redo
ing, which will make an especial stop,
and be taken TO New York where a
short memorial service VIII be held
at the Prebysterian Church, Thirty-sev-
euth street and Fifth avenue, Of which
the Rev. Dr- Henry Van Dyke, preach
e mad litterateur, is pastor
This was the plan Of the family when
A BfgeIow Paine, Mr. Clemens secre-
tary left for New Ork 10 complete the
funeral ARRANGEMENTS Paine conferred
during the day with friends OF the de-
ceased humorist in New YORK who will
assist HIN IN arranging for the service
Service to Be Brief
According TO Ossip GabrilOwitCh, the
humorist's sOn-in-Iaw, Dr. Van Dyke,
who had been one Of the family's closest
friends, VIII probably ofhCiace- Gabril-
Owitch said the service would be very
brief and not in the nature OF a public
memorial although the public would he
invited 10 attend
Arrangements for the funeral at FL
mira viii not be finally completed until
late this afternoon The body probably
viii be taken TO EImira tomorrow even
ing after the memorial IN New York and
burial uiH be Sunday IN the family plot
Beginning Of End
Wednesday was bad Gay for the
little knot of anxious watchers at the
bedside Of the sick author For long
hours the gray aQuiline features held
q deathIike mask. while the pulse sank
lower and lower Then late at night,
M Clemens passed from stupOr into the
FIRST natural sleep he had known since
he returned from Bermuda
Yesterday he woke refreshed even
family cheerful and in possession Of all
his faculties He recognized lis daugh-
ter, Clara Mrs OsSip CfabriOlWitsch !,
spoke rational word OF two, and, feel
ing himself unequal 10 conversation,
wrote out IN pencil Give me my
glasses" These were his last words.
Laying them aside he sank first into
reverie and later into the final UncOn-
sciousness- There was no thought at
the time, however, that the end was 50
near.
At O'Clock DR.. Robert HaIsey, who
had been continuously in attendance.
said Mr. Clemens Is not so strong at
this hour as he was at the correspond
ing hour yesterday. but he has wonder
ful vitality and he may rally again
Albert BigelOw Paint, however Mark
Twain's bi0ETa pher and literary eZeCu-
tor, said 10 a caller who desired 10 IN
euire for Mr. Clemens Il do not think
you viii have TO call often again
RestoTativeS Fail
Restoratives-diE italis. strychuine, and
oamphor-were administered. but the pa
tient failed 10 respond A tank Of oxy-
gen still stands unCaIIed for at Redding
station Oxygen was tried yesterday,
and the physicians explained that II was