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Show WOMAN HURT BY HORSE AT DERBY DIES Miss Davison, First Suffrage Suf-frage Martyr, Noted for Daring Exploits. LONDON, .1 une 9. Emily Wilding Davison, the martvr to the militant efforts ef-forts of women to obtain the suffrage, died Sunday at the Epsom hospital as the result of a fracture of the skull sustained sus-tained in an attempt to stop the king's horse, Anmer, during the running of the derby on Wednesday last. Only the matron of the hospital and two nurses were present at the deathbed. A few moments before her death' two comrades draped the screen surrounding surround-ing the cot with the fateful colors of the Women's Social aud Political union, which she wore when she made her sen- national attempt to interfere with the great classic of the British turf. Expected to Scatter Field. Mill Davij.au had a . lUeutl.v expected to gain the track at Tattenbam corner in time to intercept and scatter the field, but was detained a moment bv a spectator who tried to restrain her. She reached the track in time to be atruck bv the king's horse, which was running in the ruck. The woman turned a complete com-plete somersault, coming down across the legs of .foe key Jones, who had been left prone and unconscious after the fall of hit mount. She struck on her head and it was believed at first that her thick hair had saved her from more than concussion, but a later examination examina-tion showed a fracture of tje base of the skull. An operation was performed but the case was hopeless. Noted for Daring. Miss Davison was noted for her daring dar-ing feats in behalf of militancy. One of her earliest exploits was to barricade barri-cade herself in a cell, and the was oulv subdued with the aid of a fire hose. On arnother occasion she cast herself down flight of stairs in jail and was seriously seri-ously injured. Hhe was one. of the moat persistent Invaders In-vaders of the house of commons, which she sained at one time by way of the ah shaft. Her last exploit before the fatal Bpeom ac ident. waa the assaulting of a Baptist clergyman In the belief that he waa fhancellor l.lovd-Oeorge. The Inquest will be held Tuesday. The funeral will take place In Isondon, and member of the Women's Political and Social union will take a prominent part. i Dead Woman Praised. Fpfaklns- with great emotion at e Hyde Park meet Ins 9un1ar, Mrs. Pes-l Pes-l per 1 ssld that she hoped that the case of Mtss Davtaon wouM kindle a flame In the souls of men which would end thn present awful situation. Miss McOowan, another suffrsgette leadsr, said Miss Davison had livsn her life to call attention to the wronsa of women- Hhe knew Miss Davison had always held the view that a woman's . life would liave to be sacrificed before i he women of thlft rmintfy wodld net Justice In strtkina contrast to ths meeting of (he Constitutional soelet v In Hyde I'm rk Sumln f . whleh mei wit h onl' mild herkllng, attempts of the W. s P 1 1 . ft pea k era to sddress the crowd re -Htilted in fonnldersble disorder, sntl a nuTTrber of fights between the male bodyguards body-guards of the women and spectators. Message From Miss Panghurst, At one point the women were rushed off tbsir rei and the police had to escort them from the park. fleveral arreste were made. The Dally Hkef h has re eaftaad s menssge from (7hriatobel Fank-hurst, Fank-hurst, who Is now In Paris, in which she said "Miss Davison died for women. Hhe did this to call attention to their wrongs snd win for tliem the vote. The government's govern-ment's refusal to arant the vote drove her to make her protest. The argument has not convinced Mr. Asqullh of the ftertouftneaa of Tils position, but perhaps the woman's death will. "Mine Davison's memorv will live In women's hesrt and history for all ;lme. There will he a public funeral In honor of this soldier who hss fallen In (he war for freedom." |