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Show I DEATH OF 3IISS AliROTr. The rfwect hlagcr llrcalhes Her lA-t, This morning at 7.1), In this city, Kmma Abb.tli, one of the brightest lights of tho Amsricau stage, departed de-parted tills life. The account of her da'li will be read with regret In every city in tho United States. Her popularity tqualtd, if not sur-pas sur-pas eJ, that of any other performer ou the lyric stagu of tills country. The members of her company are utterly prostrated with grief owing to the suldenness of her demise. Her manager, Mr. l'ratt, was scarcely scarce-ly able to speak about her, owing to tiie intensity of ills sorrow. "A btteranl purer woman," said he, "never wulk'il ou Ibis earth. She has b.-cn with ma eleven yean, aud n more luraiouiojs and happy family than ours never trod the boards of auy country. I am utterly utter-ly broken don n by her untimely Ueath." Miss Abbott was barn in Chicigo about thirty-ix years ago. She first appeared in public with the Maj.kto;i Uera Coniiany thirteen years ago, making her debut iu Dublin. While in Kuroiw she lurried Mr. 1Z. I. Wetherell. w ho acted ns litr manager In mrtnenhip with Mr. Pratt until twojears ago, when he died in Denver, of pneumonia, pneu-monia, and on tha same week of theyear that Miss Abbott died. Her career on tho American stage is well known to every lover of music, aud therefore little need be said of it. Her appearance In auy city or hamlet from the Atlantic At-lantic to the Pacific was regarded by the opera going jkj'jIIj as a musical festival; and many a tongue will this evening utter a fervent prayer that pe cu will bo the heritage of her svul in the vast byond. When Miss Abbott came to this city on Wedneslay last she was then suffering from a severe cold. Sne consulted I).". I'inkertou of this city. O-i Wednesday night Dr. 1'iukerton weut to tiie Theatre and saw her, and triad tu induce her not to appear that evening but to return to her hotel. She woull not a'ji Je by the doctor's ad vice, bjt took same tonics and went on with her work. On the following day, though growing still war??, she wanted toapDearagaiuou the stage, but thedoctor no litively forbade her, telling her that her trouble haJ developed into a bad case of pneumonia. Finally she conformed con-formed to medical advice, but he grew worse, nnd ou Saturday Dr. Pinkertoa preuouueed her case hoi!jss.Thismoruingat7:l ,iuthe Temjileton Hotel, she breatiied her last. Tuesorruw-strleken members of her company feel as if they had lost a dca-sister or fond parent, aud tho face of each bears mirks of niiny a tear and heartfelt sigh. Tho lody will be embalmed and forts ardtd to Chicago for interment. |
