The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-23
"PatriOtism Not Enough; I
Must Have No Bitterness"
Miss Cavell's Words.
DIED LIKE A HEROINE,
SAYS GERMAN PASTOR
Many Americans Shocked
by InflictiOn of Death
Penalty Oh Woman.
EDITORS CALL IT
4 COSTLY BLUNDER
State Department Won't
Act. but Officials Person.
ally Express Horror.
Special Cdb!e Despatch 10 The SuN

LONDON. oct. 22.-The last moments
OF Edith Cavcll, the British nurse who
was shot by a German firing squad at
Brussels. are described in a report made
by Mr.. Gahan. the British chaplain. who
gave her religious consolation Just prior
to her execution. The report is trans.
mitted by Brand Whitlock. the Ameri-
can Minister at Brussels. to tho Brit
sh Foreign Office and was made public
tonight by the official press bureau.
Mr.. Gahan in his report says:
"on Monday evening. October II.
was admitted by a special passport from
the German authorities to the prison OF
st. Giles. where Miss Edith Cavell had
been confined for ten weeks. The final
sentence had been given early tina.
afternoon.
ITO my astonishment and relief T
found my friend perfectly calm and re-
signed. but this could not lessen the
tenderness and intensity OF feeling on
either part during that last interview Of
almost an hour.
Nurse Died as Patriot.
'Her first words 20 me were upon q
matter concerning herself personally, bu.
the solemn asseve-ation whlcn accom-.
panied them was made expressedly in
the light of God and eternity. She then
added that she wished all her friends II
know that she willingly gave her lies
for her country. and said:
II have no fear nor shrinking she
said. have seen death so often il is
not strange or fearful to me. thank
COD FOR this ten weeks OF quiet before
the end. My life always has been hur-
rled and full OF difficulty. This time OF
rrs' mas been great mercy 20 me. They
nave all been very kind to me here bu,
TINS say. standing az do in view OF
Goa ana eternity ! realize that patriot
ISM Is not enough; must have no
hatred or bitterness toward any one
we partook Of Holy Communion to-
Gether and she received the Gospel mes
sage OF consolation with all her heart
At the close of the little service be.
gan 10 repeat the words of Abide With
Me. She Joined in softly at the en,.
We sat quietly talking until the time
came Tor me to 60, She gave me parting
messages for her relatives and friends
spoke ui her souls need at the moment
ana received the assurance of Gods
word as only Christian can do Then
! said 'Goud-by.' She smiled and said.
We shall meet again. The German
military chapli!n was with her at the
end and afterwdrd gave her "A Christian
burial lie said To me:
She VAS brave and bright to the
last She profcssed the Christian faith
ana she was glad To die for her country.
She died like = heroine"
Brand WhItock. the American Minis.
ter, in inclosng the letter he wrote ~
Baron Won der L.ancken, the German
Governor. At the request Of Presid.nl
fa!d-r of the court of Appeals in Rrus-
sells and the president Of the Belgian
school for Nurses, asking that Miss
'dvells body br delivered to the school
for nurses, of which she was the d.
reCtress. says:
u have not received written reply
to my note to Baron I.ancken on Il.
subject, but he came To see me ycster.
day afternoon and stated that the body
had been Inferred near the prison ~
st, GILES. where the execution took
place, and that under the regulations
governing such cases II was Impossible
10 eXhume the body without written
permission from the Minister Of Wa
AZ Berlin,
"Hr added that he had no authority
To ask for permission to exhume the
body, hut that Immediately upon tn,
return of the Governors ;eneral he would
request him To- take the matter up
II shall hope to he able to tell YOU
that We have at least been able 10
accomplish this small service"
Suggestions have been made from
various sources that a national me-
mortal he erected to Miss Cayell
The Daiip Telegram has taken up tho
proposal and invites Subscriptions for
, the raising Of money TO erect an im-
portant monument in London, SIR
George Frampton. r. A., has undertaken
to execute the monument grttu!touSlv
except for the cost of the materials.
| This cost il is estimated, would he about
t2, 900 tslO,000), The TcicOrGph starts
the fund with subscription OF 80
/ t2jO).
Mrs Humphry ward, the author,
suggests that Queen Mary b" asked -
head womau's movement u erect Y
memorial to Miss ttvell