Los Angeles Sunday Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 8, Col. 1
Sun., Dec. 18, 1904
DEATH COMES TO MRS. CLARK
Mother of Montana Senator Reaches Life's End
Son, Unaware, is Speeding Across the Atlantic
Her Life an All-but-Completed Century
Mrs. Mary Andrews Clark, mother of United States Senator William A. Clark, and of Ross Clark, both of San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, passed away at her home, No. 933 South Olive street, at 9:15 o'clock yesterday morning, after an illness of little more than three days. On January 24, 1905, she would have celebrated her ninety-second birthday. Bronchitis and a mild attack of pneumonia, combined with a weakened condition of the heart to cause death.
Mrs. Clark enjoyed her usual fair health until last Tuesday at midnight, when she became suddenly ill, and suffered severely for a few hours. The pain subsided under medical care, and thenceforward death drew near with quietness and peace. Friday evening Mrs. Clark fell gently asleep, and the end came while she slumbered.
Arrangements for the funeral await the homecoming of Mr. And Mrs. J. Ross Clark, who will arrive from San Francisco this morning.
Senator W. A. Clark, unaware of the serious nature of his mother's illness, sailed from New York yesterday morning on a White Star line steamer for Europe. A cablegram announcing the death will await him at Queenstown.
Mrs. Mary Andrews Clark was born on a farm near Connellsville, Pa., January 24, 1814. Her girlhood was spent amidst the rugged and ofttimes perilous scenes of those pioneer times, when Western Pennsylvania was little more than a bridled wilderness.
At the age of 23 she was married to John Clark, a respected farmer, and with him and the children who came to them she spent the succeeding nineteen years of her life on a Western Pennsylvania farm. In 1856, the Clarks moved to Southeastern Iowa, where, on a farm near Keokuk, they loved and prospered modestly. In 1874, Mr. Clark died, and eight years later, in 1882, Mrs. Clark and several of her children removed to Los Angeles here to make their permanent homes.
Eight children were born to Mrs. Clark, six of whom are living. They are:
William A. Clark, of New York;
Mrs. Eliza Abascal, No. 1641 West Ninth street, Los Angeles;
Mrs. T. F. Miller, No. 909 Lake street;
J. Ross Clark, No. 730 W. Adams street;
Miss Anna Clark, No. 933 South Olive street;
And Mrs. J. M. Newell, No. 939 East Twelfth street.
The two children who died were Mrs. Sarah Boner and Joseph K. Clark.
Mrs. Joseph K. Clark, whose home is in Portland, Or., was with Mrs. Clark in her last illness, as were the other daughters.
There are fourteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren to share the sorrow of her death.
Mrs. Clark was a beautiful, stately woman. She lived the simple, but not the narrow life, mingling with the cares of wifehood and joys of motherhood the pleasures of a keen acquaintanceship with the world of progress and events. "Be not the first by whom the new is tried, nor yet the last to lay the old aside," was one of her quiet creeds. So fresh was her interest, so clear her mind, that nearly a century of years had not stricken from her hands the management of her own household, nor fagged (tired) her in following through the printed page the things of moment in the world. At 91, she had seen her country grow up, and was fairly abreast of the times.
Mrs. Clark's children were devoted to her: between "her boys" and their mother was the warmest attachment, and the home-comings of "Will", known to the world as "Senator Clark of Montana, the multi-millionaire king of copper," were sources of never-failing delight yo the stately mistress of the unpretentious home on South Olive street, where the Senator spent the most of his time when in Los Angeles. It was a custom he never violated that the first meal of the day, upon his arrival there, whether it were breakfast, luncheon or dinner, should be partaken of by him with his mother, at his mother's table, and he always sent her flowers.
In religious faith, Mrs. Clark was a lifelong Presbyterian. Her charities were many and the farthest removed from ostentation. In matters of giving, she was her own "private secretary." For Christmas Day Mrs. Clark and her grandchildren were planning a quiet program of hospitality for a number of people to whom the yuletide brings no special meed (reward) of joy. As she would have wished, her going away will not destroy these plans.
Sun., Dec. 18, 1904
DEATH COMES TO MRS. CLARK
Mother of Montana Senator Reaches Life's End
Son, Unaware, is Speeding Across the Atlantic
Her Life an All-but-Completed Century
Mrs. Mary Andrews Clark, mother of United States Senator William A. Clark, and of Ross Clark, both of San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, passed away at her home, No. 933 South Olive street, at 9:15 o'clock yesterday morning, after an illness of little more than three days. On January 24, 1905, she would have celebrated her ninety-second birthday. Bronchitis and a mild attack of pneumonia, combined with a weakened condition of the heart to cause death.
Mrs. Clark enjoyed her usual fair health until last Tuesday at midnight, when she became suddenly ill, and suffered severely for a few hours. The pain subsided under medical care, and thenceforward death drew near with quietness and peace. Friday evening Mrs. Clark fell gently asleep, and the end came while she slumbered.
Arrangements for the funeral await the homecoming of Mr. And Mrs. J. Ross Clark, who will arrive from San Francisco this morning.
Senator W. A. Clark, unaware of the serious nature of his mother's illness, sailed from New York yesterday morning on a White Star line steamer for Europe. A cablegram announcing the death will await him at Queenstown.
Mrs. Mary Andrews Clark was born on a farm near Connellsville, Pa., January 24, 1814. Her girlhood was spent amidst the rugged and ofttimes perilous scenes of those pioneer times, when Western Pennsylvania was little more than a bridled wilderness.
At the age of 23 she was married to John Clark, a respected farmer, and with him and the children who came to them she spent the succeeding nineteen years of her life on a Western Pennsylvania farm. In 1856, the Clarks moved to Southeastern Iowa, where, on a farm near Keokuk, they loved and prospered modestly. In 1874, Mr. Clark died, and eight years later, in 1882, Mrs. Clark and several of her children removed to Los Angeles here to make their permanent homes.
Eight children were born to Mrs. Clark, six of whom are living. They are:
William A. Clark, of New York;
Mrs. Eliza Abascal, No. 1641 West Ninth street, Los Angeles;
Mrs. T. F. Miller, No. 909 Lake street;
J. Ross Clark, No. 730 W. Adams street;
Miss Anna Clark, No. 933 South Olive street;
And Mrs. J. M. Newell, No. 939 East Twelfth street.
The two children who died were Mrs. Sarah Boner and Joseph K. Clark.
Mrs. Joseph K. Clark, whose home is in Portland, Or., was with Mrs. Clark in her last illness, as were the other daughters.
There are fourteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren to share the sorrow of her death.
Mrs. Clark was a beautiful, stately woman. She lived the simple, but not the narrow life, mingling with the cares of wifehood and joys of motherhood the pleasures of a keen acquaintanceship with the world of progress and events. "Be not the first by whom the new is tried, nor yet the last to lay the old aside," was one of her quiet creeds. So fresh was her interest, so clear her mind, that nearly a century of years had not stricken from her hands the management of her own household, nor fagged (tired) her in following through the printed page the things of moment in the world. At 91, she had seen her country grow up, and was fairly abreast of the times.
Mrs. Clark's children were devoted to her: between "her boys" and their mother was the warmest attachment, and the home-comings of "Will", known to the world as "Senator Clark of Montana, the multi-millionaire king of copper," were sources of never-failing delight yo the stately mistress of the unpretentious home on South Olive street, where the Senator spent the most of his time when in Los Angeles. It was a custom he never violated that the first meal of the day, upon his arrival there, whether it were breakfast, luncheon or dinner, should be partaken of by him with his mother, at his mother's table, and he always sent her flowers.
In religious faith, Mrs. Clark was a lifelong Presbyterian. Her charities were many and the farthest removed from ostentation. In matters of giving, she was her own "private secretary." For Christmas Day Mrs. Clark and her grandchildren were planning a quiet program of hospitality for a number of people to whom the yuletide brings no special meed (reward) of joy. As she would have wished, her going away will not destroy these plans.
Los Angeles Sunday Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 8, Col. 1
Sun., Dec. 18, 1904
DEATH COMES TO MRS. CLARK
Mother of Montana Senator Reaches Life's End
Son, Unaware, is Speeding Across the Atlantic
Her Life an All-but-Completed Century
Mrs. Mary Andrews Clark, mother of United States Senator William A. Clark, and of Ross Clark, both of San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, passed away at her home, No. 933 South Olive street, at 9:15 o'clock yesterday morning, after an illness of little more than three days. On January 24, 1905, she would have celebrated her ninety-second birthday. Bronchitis and a mild attack of pneumonia, combined with a weakened condition of the heart to cause death.
Mrs. Clark enjoyed her usual fair health until last Tuesday at midnight, when she became suddenly ill, and suffered severely for a few hours. The pain subsided under medical care, and thenceforward death drew near with quietness and peace. Friday evening Mrs. Clark fell gently asleep, and the end came while she slumbered.
Arrangements for the funeral await the homecoming of Mr. And Mrs. J. Ross Clark, who will arrive from San Francisco this morning.
Senator W. A. Clark, unaware of the serious nature of his mother's illness, sailed from New York yesterday morning on a White Star line steamer for Europe. A cablegram announcing the death will await him at Queenstown.
Mrs. Mary Andrews Clark was born on a farm near Connellsville, Pa., January 24, 1814. Her girlhood was spent amidst the rugged and ofttimes perilous scenes of those pioneer times, when Western Pennsylvania was little more than a bridled wilderness.
At the age of 23 she was married to John Clark, a respected farmer, and with him and the children who came to them she spent the succeeding nineteen years of her life on a Western Pennsylvania farm. In 1856, the Clarks moved to Southeastern Iowa, where, on a farm near Keokuk, they loved and prospered modestly. In 1874, Mr. Clark died, and eight years later, in 1882, Mrs. Clark and several of her children removed to Los Angeles here to make their permanent homes.
Eight children were born to Mrs. Clark, six of whom are living. They are:
William A. Clark, of New York;
Mrs. Eliza Abascal, No. 1641 West Ninth street, Los Angeles;
Mrs. T. F. Miller, No. 909 Lake street;
J. Ross Clark, No. 730 W. Adams street;
Miss Anna Clark, No. 933 South Olive street;
And Mrs. J. M. Newell, No. 939 East Twelfth street.
The two children who died were Mrs. Sarah Boner and Joseph K. Clark.
Mrs. Joseph K. Clark, whose home is in Portland, Or., was with Mrs. Clark in her last illness, as were the other daughters.
There are fourteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren to share the sorrow of her death.
Mrs. Clark was a beautiful, stately woman. She lived the simple, but not the narrow life, mingling with the cares of wifehood and joys of motherhood the pleasures of a keen acquaintanceship with the world of progress and events. "Be not the first by whom the new is tried, nor yet the last to lay the old aside," was one of her quiet creeds. So fresh was her interest, so clear her mind, that nearly a century of years had not stricken from her hands the management of her own household, nor fagged (tired) her in following through the printed page the things of moment in the world. At 91, she had seen her country grow up, and was fairly abreast of the times.
Mrs. Clark's children were devoted to her: between "her boys" and their mother was the warmest attachment, and the home-comings of "Will", known to the world as "Senator Clark of Montana, the multi-millionaire king of copper," were sources of never-failing delight yo the stately mistress of the unpretentious home on South Olive street, where the Senator spent the most of his time when in Los Angeles. It was a custom he never violated that the first meal of the day, upon his arrival there, whether it were breakfast, luncheon or dinner, should be partaken of by him with his mother, at his mother's table, and he always sent her flowers.
In religious faith, Mrs. Clark was a lifelong Presbyterian. Her charities were many and the farthest removed from ostentation. In matters of giving, she was her own "private secretary." For Christmas Day Mrs. Clark and her grandchildren were planning a quiet program of hospitality for a number of people to whom the yuletide brings no special meed (reward) of joy. As she would have wished, her going away will not destroy these plans.
Sun., Dec. 18, 1904
DEATH COMES TO MRS. CLARK
Mother of Montana Senator Reaches Life's End
Son, Unaware, is Speeding Across the Atlantic
Her Life an All-but-Completed Century
Mrs. Mary Andrews Clark, mother of United States Senator William A. Clark, and of Ross Clark, both of San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, passed away at her home, No. 933 South Olive street, at 9:15 o'clock yesterday morning, after an illness of little more than three days. On January 24, 1905, she would have celebrated her ninety-second birthday. Bronchitis and a mild attack of pneumonia, combined with a weakened condition of the heart to cause death.
Mrs. Clark enjoyed her usual fair health until last Tuesday at midnight, when she became suddenly ill, and suffered severely for a few hours. The pain subsided under medical care, and thenceforward death drew near with quietness and peace. Friday evening Mrs. Clark fell gently asleep, and the end came while she slumbered.
Arrangements for the funeral await the homecoming of Mr. And Mrs. J. Ross Clark, who will arrive from San Francisco this morning.
Senator W. A. Clark, unaware of the serious nature of his mother's illness, sailed from New York yesterday morning on a White Star line steamer for Europe. A cablegram announcing the death will await him at Queenstown.
Mrs. Mary Andrews Clark was born on a farm near Connellsville, Pa., January 24, 1814. Her girlhood was spent amidst the rugged and ofttimes perilous scenes of those pioneer times, when Western Pennsylvania was little more than a bridled wilderness.
At the age of 23 she was married to John Clark, a respected farmer, and with him and the children who came to them she spent the succeeding nineteen years of her life on a Western Pennsylvania farm. In 1856, the Clarks moved to Southeastern Iowa, where, on a farm near Keokuk, they loved and prospered modestly. In 1874, Mr. Clark died, and eight years later, in 1882, Mrs. Clark and several of her children removed to Los Angeles here to make their permanent homes.
Eight children were born to Mrs. Clark, six of whom are living. They are:
William A. Clark, of New York;
Mrs. Eliza Abascal, No. 1641 West Ninth street, Los Angeles;
Mrs. T. F. Miller, No. 909 Lake street;
J. Ross Clark, No. 730 W. Adams street;
Miss Anna Clark, No. 933 South Olive street;
And Mrs. J. M. Newell, No. 939 East Twelfth street.
The two children who died were Mrs. Sarah Boner and Joseph K. Clark.
Mrs. Joseph K. Clark, whose home is in Portland, Or., was with Mrs. Clark in her last illness, as were the other daughters.
There are fourteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren to share the sorrow of her death.
Mrs. Clark was a beautiful, stately woman. She lived the simple, but not the narrow life, mingling with the cares of wifehood and joys of motherhood the pleasures of a keen acquaintanceship with the world of progress and events. "Be not the first by whom the new is tried, nor yet the last to lay the old aside," was one of her quiet creeds. So fresh was her interest, so clear her mind, that nearly a century of years had not stricken from her hands the management of her own household, nor fagged (tired) her in following through the printed page the things of moment in the world. At 91, she had seen her country grow up, and was fairly abreast of the times.
Mrs. Clark's children were devoted to her: between "her boys" and their mother was the warmest attachment, and the home-comings of "Will", known to the world as "Senator Clark of Montana, the multi-millionaire king of copper," were sources of never-failing delight yo the stately mistress of the unpretentious home on South Olive street, where the Senator spent the most of his time when in Los Angeles. It was a custom he never violated that the first meal of the day, upon his arrival there, whether it were breakfast, luncheon or dinner, should be partaken of by him with his mother, at his mother's table, and he always sent her flowers.
In religious faith, Mrs. Clark was a lifelong Presbyterian. Her charities were many and the farthest removed from ostentation. In matters of giving, she was her own "private secretary." For Christmas Day Mrs. Clark and her grandchildren were planning a quiet program of hospitality for a number of people to whom the yuletide brings no special meed (reward) of joy. As she would have wished, her going away will not destroy these plans.
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