DEATH OF MRS KRUGER.
EXPIRES AFTER THREE DAYS’ SUFFERING. A VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, July 20. Mrs Kruger died at Pretoria after three days’ suffering, tho cause boing pi, imonia. She was aged 67. THE DEATHBED SCENE. KRUGER BURSTS INTO TEARS. A PATHETIC SCENE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, July 22. The official staff and numerous relatives present at Pretoria surrounded the deathbed of Mrs Kruger. A Belgian and two German doctors had latterly been in attendance. Although informed of his wife’s illness Kruger was dumbfounded. On hearing of tho death ho burst into tears, and asked to be left alone. Ho bad frequentlyspoken of rejoining his wife. His friends say-s that tho only tie binding him to South Africa is now broken, and many anticipate that it will havo a disheartening effect on the Boers still fighting.
REGRET FOR DEATH OF MRS KRUGER. SYMPATHETIC AVORDS FROM TIMES. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright London, July 22. English newspapers express genuine sympathy at the death of Mrs Kruger. The Times says that Mrs Kruger exerted a womanly influence more than once, notably after the Jameson raid, on the side of moderation.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 164, 23 July 1901, Page 2
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