Show t FAMOUS WOMAN LIVED 92 YE YEARS I I Death of Baroness Burdett Coutts First British Peeress in Her He Own Right I QUEEN VICTORIAS FRIEND PATRONESS OF ART SCIENCE AND LITERATURE 1 I 6 4 M MM M M M 6 London Dec 30 Baroness Burdett 4 Coutts who has as been ill III at her res resIdence rc f f since Christmas eve over is dead deat f 4 The death of Baroness Burdett f I 4 Coutts Coutta occurring at the age of 93 ro f years besides depriving the tho country 4 I 1 4 4 of one ut of Its greatest and rind most fa a amous f 4 philanthropists removes from London a unique personality As a alink alink link with the almost forgotten past f 4 4 4 her life beginning during the reign 4 of tho the Emperor Napoleon she lived f 4 4 during the reigns of five British soy sov SO 4 4 Inheriting an immense for fortune fortune 4 f tune she so used it ft as to die beloved f 4 by the whole nation MM tt t MM 4 4 M MM M London Doc Dee 31 In commenting upon the death of Baroness which occurred yesterday esterday King Edwards Edwardf statement made a few years ago that he regarded the baroness after his moth mother er us ItS tho the most remarkable woman in England Is reechoed In numerous me memoirs and editorials in n this mornings London newspapers which universally deplore the tho nations loss in the death of the famous philanthropist Among many public men who enjoyed the friendship of the baroness and md who were ivere always as honore honored guests In her home may be he mentioned General Gordon David Davitt Livingstone and Henry I M r Stanley the explorers and especially Sir Henry Irving whose funeral was con conducted conducted ducted dueled frim her house She was es cs by h the whole nation from Hi tIr queen who bestowed on her the warm warmest est C It friendship to the humblest citizen Her wonderful vitality led those about er to believe as late as Friday when I fibs In rallied that her hI life lire might be pro prolonged longed but on Saturday she ie grew brew Conscious to the Last She was conscious to the last moment nile aille to recognize the members of her household to each etCh of whom she ahe bade a last farewell She died peacefully nt ot JO this morning During 4 the lust last illness of the baroness numerous royal a inquiries were made at her home hoine Queen Alexandra wending a specially gra gm dons clous message which the baroness was wa ble lo to appreciate and re ond to All ll II the tho members of the royal roul family fa mil have wired their thelT condolences to the husband of ef r the baroness The baroness had hall been III ill for tor nearly near nearh two iwo h o months and confined to her hr room for tor the last six si weeks Wc Hex Iter illness began with cold lohI which developed into acute bronchitis Patroness of Art ArtIn In 19 i years n ears she ahe had led Id a rather secluded life liCe passing her time either at atI 1 I FT r town residence or at her country lace on the outskirts of London near High Gate where she formerly enter entertained entertained tamed largely She was a great patron patroness I rca ess of or art science and inter interfering Interfering fering fring little in politics Until l quite recently she Rhe lie was as a well 1 figure to Londoners Londoner driving her donkey chaise In the vicinity of her lumc was waa the first peeress created In her own right and arid the first f woman presented p with ith honorary honorato citizenship in London It is understood that the baroness leaves a fortune of oC more than a pc mas No o arrangements for the funeral have as yet rrt been beon made |