Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1901 — DEATH OF MRS. KRUGER. [ARTICLE]

DEATH OF MRS. KRUGER.

Boer President’s Wife Bnccnmbi to Pneumonia at Pretoria. Mrs. Kruger, wife of former President Kruger of the South African republic, died at Pretoria Saturday afternoon of pneumonia, after an illness of three days. She was 07 years old. Mrs. Kruger's long separation from her husband, combined with the recent death of her favorite daughter, Mrs. Smith, had completely broken her spirit. Mr. Eioff and many other members of the Kruger family were at her bedside wheu she passed away. Mr. Kruger, at the Hague, was not informed of his wife’s death until Sunday evening. Mr. Krugpr had just returned from church. He burst into tears and asked his companions to leave him ulone in his sorrow. The aged President said that he had loat a good wife, and that her death was the worst blow he had suffered in his life. He went to bed with his Bible in his Hand. The flag übore Mr. Kruger’s villa at Hilversum was at once lowered to.half mast. Mrs. Kruger was the President's second wife, being a niece of the President’s first wife. Her maiden name was Miss Duplessis