The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-12-28

BARNES, OF tne Runner hotei, uitu u
the Charleston General Hospital a
dusk last night. after Z heroic battle
with death covering a period OF ST,
weeks. The end came at the clos,
of day in which everything known
to science was done to save her life
and just a little after the darkness.
came she passed, ending one of the
most tragic cases in the history OF
Charleston.
Beautiful as are few girls. super
iorly. educated, only eighteen years ol
age, one of the most widely known
and most popular girls who ever lived
here, and one who reveled in the
sheer joy of living. she was distinct
in a city which has been famous for
its beautiful girls for two genera
tions. Her father. Mr.. H. H. Barnes
is nationally known as hotel man
and one of the most amiable in the
country. Her mother, as Miss Rose
Hudson, was a beauty of st. Albans
of two decades ago and for genera
tions her progenitors were gentle
people Miss Barnes was one of three
beautiful sisters, the other two be-
ing Mrs. Charles Smith Decker, of
New York. and Mrs. Lipscomb Nor
veil, Of Beaumont, Texas. Her bro
ther is Robert Barnes of Parkersburg,
one of the most popular of the young
er men of Charleston when he lived
here.
Miss Barnes was the youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry H..
Barnes, who have lived here for
three years. Her mother, however,
was widely known in the valley for
Charleston to live it was just resum-
ing an old residence. Miss Barnes
was educated in the public schools in
Bluefeld, Ursuline Convent, Cincin-
natl; Chatham School at Warrenton,
Pa; Stuart Hall, Staunton, Va,
where she was graduated last year
with honors, and Sweetbrier College,
where she was in school when taken
ill.
Mrs. Barnes, who has kept con-
slant vigil at the bedside of her
daughter, was in a complete state OF
collapse last night and is being at
tended by a nurse, while Mr.. Barnes
and brother, who were with their
daughter and sister, were both pros
trated. Mrs. Charles Decker, of New
York, will arrive today, but it is
doubtful whether Mrs. Norvell, of
Texas, will be able to come. Funeral
arrangements have not been complet-
ed. The death of Miss Barnes, be-
cause of her personality, her position,
her beauty and her culture. was
shock to the community and one of
the most tragic incidents in the his
tory of the city.
Miss Barnes illness, which result
ed so tragically, dated from last sum-
mer, when a diagnosis indicated she
was suffering from appendicitis. Only
sporadic attacks influenced the physi-
clans not to resort to surgery, and ap-
parently in abundant health she en-
tered Sweetbrier College, Sweetbrier,
Va. She was taken i'll late in Octo-
Der and her mother took her to hos
pital in Lynchburg for an operation,
but she recovered sufficiently to be
brought home, and, on November 8,
she was operated on at the Kanawha
Valley Hospital. The operation seem
ed successful in every way, but she
developed what is known as stitch
infection, something rare and condi-
ton that does not develop once in a
thousand cases. She showed indica-
tions of convalescing, but at no time
was her condition such as to indicate
an early recovery, although il was be-
lieved because of her splendid physi-
cal condition she could successfully
combat the infection. But she grew
worse and, following sec
ond operation of a minor nature, she
was brought to her home in the Ruff
ner, where she showed improvement,
probably largely psychological. On
Friday night she suddenly developed
three degrees of fever and the physi-
clans then determined that another
operation was necessary. She was
taken to the Charleston General Hos
pital on Saturday morning and il
was discovered that the infection had
spread to such an extent that her re-
covery was doubtful. She had a
sinking spell ON Saturday night and
she just lowered between life and
death. On Sunday morning her
brother. Robert, who had been called
from Parkersburg. submitted to blood
but even this was in vain.
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