Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-13
OBITUARY.
Clara Barton, Rcd Gross Founder,

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 Washington, April 1G.-Miss Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross society, died at her home in Glen Echo, Md, at g o'clock this morn ing. The cause of her death was chronic pneumonia, with which she was stricken about a year ago. Her brother, Stephen Barton of Boston, was with her when she died. Miss Barton was born at Oxford, Mass in 1921.
 Miss Barton had been confined to her home Red Cross," at Glen Echo, since last fall, when she returned from visit to New England. It was thought her trip was beneficial but soon after ward she was taken seriously i'll. She celebrated her 90th birthday anniTer- 1 sary December 25, when she received many messages of congratuation from all parts of the world.
 | Miss Barton was 40 years of age when she first turned her attention l to the great works of humanity which have made her name famous. Her ex- 1 perience as a school teacher and or | ganizer of public school systems in 1 New Jersey, taught her methodical habits and gave her the experience in executive work which made her com manding figure in the direction of Red | Cross affairs.
 | That organization was established in America in 1881 and Miss Barton was l it's president from that date until 1904 Before that time she had made a name for herself by her services on battle l fields. beginning in the civil war and extending through the -Prus- sian war. Congress recognized her | good offices in the first case by an ap- | propriation of S15,000 to be disbursed | by her in searching for missing men after the various great battles of the war.
 Miss Barton's work became more 1 extended with the organization of the American Red Cross and covered the new field Of catastrophes in time oH peace. She distributed relief to the 1 sufferers from the JohnstoWn flood and went to Russia in 1892 to carry food to the famine sufferers there. In the following year she was minister ing to the destitute survivors of the tidal wave which struck South Caro- lima and Florida. In 1898 she was aid ing the Armenian families decimate6 by the Turks and when yellow fever appeared among the American troops in Cuba following the battles around Santiago, it was Clara Barton who l organized field hospitals and person ally spent her time on the battle lines Her last work of national importance was in connection with the great Gal weston flood relief in 1900.
 Miss Barton will be buried in tht little cemetery in Oxford. Mass, heI birthplace.
 Brief funeral services will be helt at the Glen Echo home Sunday after. noon In accordance with Miss Bar. tcn's wish. expressed shortly befor, her death, her friend of long standing Mrs. John A. Logan, will deliver brief eulogy. Rev. Dr. John Val Schaick and Rev. Dr. Curry, Univer. salist clergymen, will also officiate Miss Barton leaned toward Universal ism, but held membership in n. church.
 The funeral party will leave her, Sunday evening and further services in Oxford will be conducted Monda, at noon by Rev. William E. Barton o Chicago, cousin, and Rev. Percy H Epler of Worcester, Mass.
 Willard B. Tucker.
 Middletown, Conn, April 12.-Wil lard B. Tucker, proprietor of the Tuck CT garage. died suddenly at his hom, in Silver street, this afternoon, at o'clock He had previously been il good health. Medical Examiner ] Francis Calef, who was called, ascribet heart disease as the cause of death MT. Tucker was AZ years old anC leaves widow. His business partner c. N. Blatchley. died suddenly les than two weeks age,