Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-02-03 | Page 1 | Races 3000 Miles, Sees Loved Ones, and Then Expires

Races Miles Sees Loved One Ones t tand and Then Expires Salt Lake Woman Wins Ride Against Death by Narrowest Narrow Narrow- est of Margin r I t. t t Tho 1 Feb 2 rs Mrs L I- I Ellen mien J A. A Kornick 2 29 years ear old wife of oC Herman A Ad Kornick of ot Salt alt lal Lake e won a race r acro across s the continent with death In an effort to tobe tobe tobo be bo with her parents Mr l and Mrs Charles Charies J. J Murphy of at Baltimore and then death triumphed Extreme unction was administered administered adminis adminis- to her at Chicago o where thelast tho the thola la last t lap of ot a mile Journey journe was begun beg Mrs Irs Kornick was taken ill at Los Angeles Angeh where nine Jie had gone with her husband to spend tho tIme winter winter win win- ter on account of Ill III health a and Hl decided to come corno buck back to Baltimore to die With her husband she sho started on Januar January 2 21 I. I without re returning returning returning re- re turning to her homo home in Salt LakeIn Lake Lake- In two days das her condition became alarming and arid ph physicians at nt Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago cage said she he would last but a s ort time The last sacraments ot of tho the church were administered d at Chicago and the tho trip east begun Moment b by moment Mrs grew glew weaker only her desire to see sec her hor parents two sisters and lIght eight brothers kept her hEn alive An n ambulance in waiting at nt tho tIme train took her nor to her parents parents' home hom where after atter bidding them farewell ver cr over again sho aho ho eX expired