tˈuː jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ, ˌɔn fˈoːɹ dᵻsˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, klˈɑːɹk dˈaɪd ˈæftɚɹ ɐ bɹˈiːf ˈɪlnəs ænd wʌz bˈɛɹid ɪnðə mˈaʊnt kˈɑːɹməl sˈɛmɪtˌɛɹi ɪn dˈuːbjuːk, ˈaɪəwə.
Two years later, on 4 December 1887, Clarke died after a brief illness and was buried in the Mount Carmel Cemetery in Dubuque, Iowa.