New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-10
MIR. WARTIN'SDEATH
SHOCK TO LONDON
Brother Tells of New Yorker S
Last HOurS-Funeral Will
Be Held To-day.

London. March 9.-The death Of Fred
erick Townsend Martin is great shock
and cause OF sorrow to London society, in
which he was so popular. lie was ia
vorite everywhere because he was always
so cheerful, bright and entertaining. Most
persons are unable yet TO realize he is
dead. for he was perfectly well and IN
GOOD spirits Saturday. Even his brother
Howard Townsend Martin. feels the same
way.
81 can't really believe that Fred is
dead he told The Tribune correspondent
this afternoon 81 have been constantly
thinking all day that nc has only gone
70 Paris or Scotland and will soon return
10 London. lie had been in unusually
GOOD spirits lately. On Saturday after
noon he motored with Lady Craven Mrs
Bradley Martin and me and dIned with
Lord Howe in Curzon street.
While I was undressing at midnisnt
he knocked At the door Of my room ana
said he felt badly He was leaning over
clutching his breast where he felt the
bad pains I wanted to send for doc
tor. but he said NO adding that he felt
all right again. Apparently he was ana
I went I'm TO sleep by him on cot. tie
had pains again. but did not complain
he only showed it by clenching his fists
suggested a doctor. and he acquiesccd'
but while Smith, his faithful old valet,
went for Dr. Vernon Fred had severe
main. breathed deeply once or twice and
was dead
The death was caused by angina pee
toris It Is now generally believed that
he did not have influenza last November
but heart trouble. While in bright splr-
its and Invariably pleasant. yet Mr. Mar
tin really never recovered from the death
of his brother, Bradley Martin. In tehfu-
ary. 1918. IT weighed heavily on him.
and even after the first shock had passed
he was always subconsciously affected
by Il.
Mr.. Martin was making preparations
TO go to Cannes with Howard Martin
Mrs. Bradley Martin and Lord and Lady
Craven tomorrow. He expected when nc
returned 10 London again to move MS
furniture 10 n new house In Great cum
berland Place, which he had leased with
$4,000 legacy left him by his friend
Henry Sands of Paris. Mr.. Martin had
stopped work Oh his new book, "snoos'
the publishing OF which had not yet been
contracted for but he expected 10 resume
il when he returned to London.
Lady Craven and Mrs. Bradley Mart'h
are deeply affected by the death, when
occurred at Just ] o'clock Sunday morn
ing. Hundreds OF messages Of coincidence
from America. England, France and other
parts OF the Continent reached the family
to-day.
The funeral will be held tomorrow at
noon at Christ Church Down street. May
fair The body will so TO tic uniten
states on the American liner New YORK
on Wednesday morning
81 will tell you curious thing sara
Howard Martin to-day. Fred told ne
inst . week or so ago: Howard, 1t VIII
Inc no trouble to bury me. I've fixed
i,re tomb i'm our old family cemetery.
halr WAY between Albany and Troy IL
,s only a little slab. foot or so above
the ground MI you've got TO do IS take
,Yav the stone at the end and put my
coffin in lie was laughing them ana
,o,o of ms ever dreamed for moment
,h., tho grave would 50 soon Id needc'.
Howard Martin will not be able TO a'-
conpanv the body to America because
Of III health.