Evening star., 1921-08-28

Bottom. aged "a years: Leiola: wife Of
Henry Hooker. died January 3. 1857,
aged 36 years; w. P. Johnston. NJ. D.:
1S11-1s76; Mary E. Johnston. wife Of
Gait. 1921 1888: Mary Jane. wife Of
NJ. w. Gait, 1s27-1ss2; Martha W;
Sanger, 1s13-1S77; w. p. Sanger. civil
engineer, U. s. Navy. 1slG-lSs0: Lucy
NJ. Cooper. 1S36-1909; Elsie French
Chew. beloved daughter of Robert and
her 18th year: Helen Margaretta
Smith, beloved daughter Of Covington
Smith, 1s16-1s61; Louisa B. Smith.
The story of the death of Mrs.
southworth was published in The
star saturday, July /, 1899. In The
Stars sketch of this able woman are
certain statements in conflict with
biographical sketch included In one
of her books, and no doubt author
lied by her, but these discrepancies
are not serious. Following Is a part
iof The Stars story or Mrs. South
worth's passing:
Mrs. Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte
Southworth. the celebrated novelist,
who for some time past has been
sinking, died last evening at $3.50
o'clock at her residence, seth and
Prospect avenue. Her death had been
expected at each succeeding hour
during the day. her condition becom-
ing much worse early yesterday
morning. She fought the battle long,
her wonderful vitality keeping her
up, but after battling for many hours
the thread of life was severed SO
peacefully and quietly that those sur
rounding the bedside were hardly
aware Of it. Death was caused by no
special disease. The life of the au-
thoress had been active for many
years, much longer than is ordinarily
allotted to human beings Old age
crept on slowly but surely. clogged
it's work until it gained a victory in
death. but it's progress was so quiet
as to be painless.
Being in falling health for several
years Mrs. Southworth was able to be
about. but was not able to do her ac-
customed amount of literary work.
Her fatal illness dates back to the
appearance of the warm weather this
season. The heat had a disastrous
effect upon her and caused her to
take to her bed from which she never
arose. Several days age it was seen
that her life could not be saved and
that death was only question of a
short time. She became totally un-
conscious yesterday afternoon and a
few minutes after O'Clock the mark
Of death appeared. Yet the spark of
life continued to glow feebly. Faint
ly and slowly the respiration came.
so family that it could hardly be
discerncd. Totally oblivious to
everything she calmly slept on and
at $3.50 o'clock she breathed her last.
All members of the family, who had
Eeen constantly in attendance at her
bedside during her illness. were pres
ent at the last moment.
IAN the members OF the household.
after the terrible etrain that had been
upon them. were nearly Frustrated.
The son. DIR. Southworth, who had
constantly attended his mother dur
ing her illness. had been without
during that time had scarcely tasted
a morsel Of food. A tele gram was sent
to Yonkers, n. Y, for James Valentine
Lawrence. jr.. a nephew of Mrs.
o'clock in the AFTERNOON. He will re-
main in the city until after the obse-
Quies. The exact time of the funeral
was not definit69yssennethc this
morning, but it IL the desire Of the
family to have 1t az early Monday
morning as possible. probably at 8
o'clock.
while for some years past Mrs
Southworth on account of her health
had not been able to attend church,
she was inclined to the Sweden