Mrs. Clemens expires suddenly in Italy —— married to the author in 1870.

Florence, June 6. —— Mrs. Samuel Clemens, the wife of Mark Twain, the American author and lecturer, died from syncope here last evening. Half an hour before her death she had talked cheerfully with her husband. Mrs. Clemens died painlessly. The body has been preserved, and will be sent to the United States.

Mr. Clemens kneels continually by the coffin. He speaks to no one. It was on account of his wife’s poor health that Mr. Clemens decided several months ago to live in Italy. Mr. and Mrs. Clemens arrived at Florence last Nov. 8.

A month later it was announced that Mrs. Clemens had been so indisposed since her arrival in Italy that no one outside her family had been allowed to see her. In the latter part of January it was said that her condition had greatly improved.

(SD-Agencies)