The Diary

Beautiful bright day. Steins calls at 7 A.M. reports Dr. Sch. saying that there was again a slight improvement, but pain when taking off the water. To Store at 9 AM, Georgie Paula & Helen Cassebeer going to 9^th street Church, After dinner with the Children to Grandmothers house, where they play with Hettie & Ella. I go to Zieglers, walk with Mrs. Ziegler to Alberts house We all feel dreadful, Dr. Schnetter having found Albert to perspire copiously. I leave at 11½ PM almost heartbroke, yet hoping still.

Splendid day. Stein calls at 7 A.M. reports Albert having had a quiet night, and no worse. To my horror a despatch comes at 9.30 A.M. that Albert is dying. I jump into a Coupè drive uptown and find Louise, the boys, Dr. Schnetter bathed in tears. __ Robert Stephens reports that Albert at 9.15. AM had taken Brandy & Coffee, when soon after he breathed very heavily and at precisely 9.27. AM drew his last breath. Our excitement and anguish is indescribable, I hurry downtown again and telegraph to Theodore "Albert died this morning, you must come soon" then take will of R. R. to Brill to have photographed, take a spoonful to eat, then hurry uptown to meet J. J. Diehl, Undertaker who has been placing Alberts corpse on Ice Find Louise with her two darling children, who are weeping