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Show WOMAN BORN ON BATTLEFIELD OF WATERLOO DIES AT AGE 93 Detroit. Mich.. March 24. Mrs. Mary Ann Sullivan, w-ho was born on tho battlefield of Waterloo, died yesterday at 8t. Luke's hospital. She was US years old. Her father, William South-all, South-all, belonged to the Royal Welsh fusiliers, fus-iliers, and her mother accompanied the troops to the war. Just beioro the battle, Mrs. Southall started to cross the field to get some brandy for a sick soldier but was ordered ba-ek by the Duke of Wellington, who shouted to her: "Go back, woman, the shooting has commenced " Terrified, the young woman wo-man ran toward a small grove, where she fell into a swoon, lying unconscious uncon-scious during, much of the battle. When her plight was discovered, there lay beside her a little daughter, who grew up to be the woman who died yesterday here. |