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Show ever received the Order of Merit. dlM yesterday afternoon at her London borne Although she had been an invalid lor a long time-, rarrly leaving her room, her death was somewhat unexpected. un-expected. A week ago she was quite .Nick, but then Improved and on Friday Fri-day was cheerful. During the night, alarming symptoms developed and she gradually suink unconscious Sot unlay afternoon when an atiack of heart failure brought the rnd. Her funeral will be as quiet as pns-flhle pns-flhle In accordance with her wishes. During recent years, owing to her (eehleness nnd advanced age. Miss Xlchtingale had received hut few visitors. vis-itors. On My 12 last, sho celebrated celebrat-ed her ninetieth birthday. Klorenee Nlchtingale was born May 12. 1820 she was tho first woman wo-man to follow a modern army Inti battle ns a nurse, and in the Crlm--;ni war gained the title of "Angel of the Crimean " At the close of the war phe was enabled by a testimonial fund amounting amount-ing 1o $250,000 to found an institution institu-tion for the training of nurpes, th Nightingale Home at St. Thomas. She wac, also the means of calling attention atten-tion to the unpanltsry conditions of , the camp hospitals. In J 90S Bhe received the freedom ft the city of lndon and King Ed ward bestowed upon her the order of Merit, the most exclusive distinction in the gift of the British sovereign The membership of the order is limited lim-ited to 24 and It includes such men s Lord Roberts, Lord Wolesley, Field Marshal Kitchener, James R Rice, Prince Yaraagata and Admiral Togo. ANGEL OF CRIMEAN WAR IS CALLED I LONDON", Aug. 11 Florence Night-lrgale, Night-lrgale, the former nurse of the Crim-t Crim-t a;j war and the only woman who, |