. Life and character of William Taylor Baker, president of the World's Columbian exposition and of the Chicago Board of trade. he loved spots which my infancy knew. From the summer visit of 1871, our mother hadjust returned to Chicago, leaving us children to comelater with our Aunt Mary, when the great Chicagofire broke out, so that Father had her return to Attle-boro again immediately, where we all spent the falland winter, and where during this time, the last childwas born. The summer of 1873 was as usual spent inthe East, and during this visit our mother renewedacquaintance with all the fri
. Life and character of William Taylor Baker, president of the World's Columbian exposition and of the Chicago Board of trade. he loved spots which my infancy knew. From the summer visit of 1871, our mother hadjust returned to Chicago, leaving us children to comelater with our Aunt Mary, when the great Chicagofire broke out, so that Father had her return to Attle-boro again immediately, where we all spent the falland winter, and where during this time, the last childwas born. The summer of 1873 was as usual spent inthe East, and during this visit our mother renewedacquaintance with all the friends of her early days,and returned with us all to Chicago about the firstof September of that year. Not long after this, shestarted from the house one Saturday afternoon togo to a matinee, but within an hour she was broughtback upon a stretcher in an unconscious condition andwith a terrible gash across her temple. She had takenan omnibus to go down town, when the horses becom-ing frightened engaged in a mad runaway downWabash Avenue, which resulted in her being thrownon her head against the curbstone of the street while. ELIZA ANNIE DUNSTER 107 foolishly attempting to get out of the person following behind in the general panic,stepped on her skirt and caused her to trip. At firstit was thought that she was not dangerously injured,but after a few days she again became delirious, inwhich state of mind she repeatedly called for her chil-dren and for her husband, he being in New York Cityat the time, and not having been sent for as her con-dition was not at first considered really serious. How-ever, after a week of suffering, she died September17, 1873, but not before Father had returned to herand consciousness had been regained, so that with theknowledge that the end was at hand, she was able totell him and her five little children her last good three days while waiting the coming of relatives,Father wept by her casket night and day, and his greatgrief was
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