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Show The Sad F.ntl ul Matilda Ifierou. New York, 8. Matilda Heron, the celebrated actress died . here last night. The World has these details of the de;tih ol Matiida Herun. She lay wriippd in an old shawl which for years she had carried with her ivher-over ivher-over she went, and which she valued becauso her brother died wrapped in it. When an attendant attempted to remove it in order to arrange her bed Iqo dying woman said, "Don't take it away; I want to die in it; my brother died in it you know." Yesterday alttrnuou she said that she had given up all rind had made peace with heaven. Now she wanted to die. Towards the hist she tell into a dose and on waking aaid in a low tone: "Poor Tilly never did any harm to any one," These wero about her laat wordo. Her daughter Bijou was allowed to kiss tbe dead lace and then was led from the room. She was pale and quiet, moving as if mechanically and murmuring "Poor mnnnna." The aclrees had been afLUclud a long lime with an internal disease which enured hor great eull'er-ng, eull'er-ng, and tor tbe past three months confined her tp her bed. Her eccentric eccen-tric disposition prevented her at first from consenting to consult physicians, and by neglect the disease made rapid strides, until it became well-liiya well-liiya incurable. About a mouth ago she was prevailed upon lo consult a physician, who recommended a surgical sur-gical operation which was successfully performed and Lhe patient had a fair prospect of recovery, but she neg-ipcted neg-ipcted to diet herself as advised and lattt Monday she left her lodgingH and removed to the bouse where she died. The excitement and fatigue of moving mov-ing out hastened her death. Her duinestic life w.,3 unhappy. AH tbe money she made by "(Jamil Ie" was ep'jnt. Her marriago with Stachel aud her latter days would have been spent in actual poverty but for the salary which her daughter earned on tho slagc |