Show DEATH ETH OF AW LOVED POETESS POETESS POES t Mrs Sarah Carmichael William Williamson son Passes Away LIVED YEARS IN GLOOM 4 i f fONCE ONCE HIGH AMONG po Into a humble little litti cottage near Fifth South and nd State sate street the reaper reo per of souls thrust his cycle yesterday morn mornIng lug Ins and with talent silent hand gathered to tho th other side the spirit of ot Sarah Carmichael I Williamson a genius and born poetess who at one O e time was ranked the peer of American writers and whose work has been characterized as the I spontaneous outbursts ts of a soul 80 1 From her girlhood days poetry seemed to drip from her pen until about years ago when a dark cloud cast her literary sky into deepest gloom Her brilliant mind became affected and since that time she he has bOB s lived JIved in her hum humble humble humble ble little tittle home bOIRe secluded from all save her immediate attendants atte and aud few there are who knew the heights of literary I fame on which she once stood Her death which resulted from a general g breaking down occurred about 1230 yesterday I morning For nearly a year ear Mrs Will Williamson had bees been ill but during the sum auto summer summer mer iner her bet health Improved so much that I hopes were entertained that she would recover reco er Last Wednesday she manifested ted teda a change for the worse wo e and medical aid aM was unavailing against the hand of i death 1 With the passin of Mrs Williamson there came to 10 a elope close cl the remarkable and pathetic career of a born genius whose zenith of at glory was w s cast into gloom al at almost almost most before it had been Deen reached Mrs who was a Miss ilS Sarah Eliza Elite Elizabeth Elizabeth beth Carmichael was wax born bern in Setauket Long Island In hi 1 l When Whon a child of tender years she he was waa brought by her parents peren to the mountain valley selected by the thelloN Mormons one for tor their city of Zion Zon and here she sM has lIu spent s nt almost her he entire life Ute H Her r father was a car enter and with Ms 1119 dinner pelt paR In one hand and ond the e manuscript of a poem written by ills Mis gifted daughter in the Ute other he be might mf ht have been seen en almost any day going to his work ork and aad stopping at the newspaper office to leave the manuscript Loved Beautiful Things As some seine one eRe hap haf ha said of Mrs Will Williamson Willlam lawson lam oD The girl poet grew up shy and sensitive She was sad and out of tune with her surroundings She loved the beautiful things of 01 life but they were out of her reach Her companions could not appreciate her poetic nature or her melancholy moods and she was called queer So modest was she and so quiet quietly ly did she site work that when at the age ace of 15 IS she began belan to send sead her verses to the papers people were amazed and doubted the genuineness of her poetry The genius displayed In her ber works brought recognition reco from a few who urged u her to continue her flight In the realm of poetic imagination Her writ writings tags logs spread hex her fame abroad and at one onetime onetime onetime time she was declared by competent judges to be the peer of any American poet poeL Her story of the Lily of the Val Valley Valley ley lay won widespread fame and falling raIlIng under ulster the sight of X Dr r JosIah William Willlam Williamson son a surgeon In the army In Utah un under under under der General Conner Cooner caused him hint to seek seak out the girl pirl poetess and wed ved woo her After their thelt marriage which was ad adversely adversely criticised by br friends of both parties some of ot the best among Mrs Williamsons writings were ware collected and published h in a volume of ot poems The book te is now out of ot print but in y years ir I gone by It was a literary treasure In al almost almost almost most every pioneer home where the te t e ename name of ef f Its author was loved and revered Mrs Son was wad known throughout the length said and breadth of this valley vaHey and she was beloved for tor her beautiful P poe 7 When In the very zenith of Gf her liter literary literary ary sty carter career ner and only enly A it year ear after her hel marriage the Ute mind of the gifted ted poetess became deranged and for the past twenty o r or t years in a D friends she has fought an unequal bat battle battie tie tle against the darkness r that enveloped e a aher her at bright career until death ft ih released r her from m darkness S anti and shadows Mrs Williamsons husband preceded recede her herto herto herto to the world beyond and she leaves no family to mourn her loss but all who love her beautiful poetry will moUrn the passing pas of ot a soul that poured forth such melody mong the choicest of ef the poems writ written tea ten by Mrs Hrs Williamson will be remembered bared Faith hUb The Wounded Bird Dead Ded and an Ashes to 9 Ashes Ash sh s s |