Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-23
Noted California Fiction
Writer Expires Suddenly
On Ranch.
END UNEXPECTED
BLOW TO FAMILY
Urenie> Poisoning Kills London Within
Few Hours After Being Stricken
With lllness-Body to Be Cremated
and Ashes Buried in Oakland Friday
Mother III and Not Told Of Sons
Death-Leaves Considerable Property


London, best known Of CALIFORNIA; s
authors, died at his Glen Ellen, Cal.
ranch near here last night, victim of
uremic poisoning. London was taken
i'll Tuesday night and was found un-
conscious early yesterday morning by
servant who went to his room to
awaken him.
His condition at first alarmed his
hlster Mrs. Eliza Shepard. who sum
moned physicians from this city 1t
was at first believed that the author
was victim of ptomaine poisoning
but later it developed that he was
suffering from severe form of urema.
DR.. j. Wilson Shiels, of San Francisco.
D close friend Of the author, was sum-
moned during the day and declared
that the patients condition was grave.
Unconscious All Day.
From the time London was found
in the morning he did not regain con-
seriousness. About, midday he seemed
to rally but later suffered a relapse and
sank rapidly until the end came
Besides his sister, Mrs. Shepard
London is survived by daughter who
IS student at the University of Cali
fornia, his mother. who lives in Oak
land, Cal, and his wife, Charmion
London. Mrs. London was at her hus-
bands side when death came.
London would have been Al years old
on Jan. IL. Mr. and Mrs. London re-
Gently returned from a sojourn OF
several months in the FIa walian islands
and have been living on their Glen
Ellen ranch, one Of the most elaborate
ly equipped OF northern California
In kiondyke Gold Rush.
Jack London was born at San Fran
cisco, Cal. jan 12, 1875. After COM
pleting his high school education he
ertered the University of California
hut did rot complete. his course nnt
left college to go to the Klondyke dur
,irg the famous gold rush to, Alaska II
1897.
He went to sea before the mast ir
1892 and followed this the next yea1
with a trip which included a visit tc
Japan and seal hunting cruise In the
Rering sea. In 1894 he tramped thru the
United States for the purpose of max
ing a first hand study of social and
economic problems, which studies he
used. with his other experiences in his
prolific writing
In 1906 London built fifty-ave foo,
yacht, the Shark. in which during 1907
and 1909 he cruised the south seas
Body to Be cremated.
The body Of London will be cremate6
in Oakland tomorrow at noon Only
near relatives will be present The
body. accompanied by the widow, Mrs
Charmion London; a sister. Mrs Elizs
Shepard. and London's secretary, ]
Byrne. will leave Glen Ellen early to.
morrow morning.
At Oakland the funeral cortege will
be Joined by his two young daughters
Bessie and Joan London, and thei1
mother, from whom the author was di
vorced ten years ago. Arrangement:
for the burial OF the ashes will not b.
completed until after the cremation, bu
it is believed t ey will be inferred il
an Oakland cemetery.
That the writer's death was an uneX.
pected blow to his widow and physi
clans was admitted today by his sec
retary, who said that he had seen Mr.
London early yesterday afternoon anc
that he seemed Cheerful and confiden
Of recovery" y
London's properties, including tn,
Glen Ellen ranch., are almost entirel,
free from debt. During the past yea
he paid off more than $4,000 in mort
cages. One small mortgage remains.