The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-08-14

LAND TERRIBLE TAKING OFF-TH
COMMUNITY HORROR STRICKEN.-Il
oil the years through which we hav
attempted the chronicle Of passin,
events In our little community, moth
ing has demanded our notice which
for shocking suddenness and sadness
approached the fearful occurrence Of
last Monday. Indeed, We have seen
the messenger OF death overtake It's
victim In many ways on the bed Of
languishing sickness. by the bullet Of
disguised assassin, in the shock Of
battle, by the strength of cruel ma.
chinery and from the sudden thun.
derbolt Of the Almighty-but never
have We seen ID instance when his
unexpected presence causei . more
profound shock Of mingled doubt, sor-
row and horror than when the rumor
ran along our streets last Monday
noon that Harry Hatch had accident
ally poisoned himself and was DEAD.
Only . few moments before many OF
Us had seen him on the street. Dur
ing the hour previous he had been In
the Auditors Office making estimates
upon certain county bridge work !;
from there he passed out along the
street and came into this Office ut
twenty minutes past eleven o'clock
with . notice to bridge builders for
publication went out-and In fifteen
minutes was . corpse.
The particulars Of this tragic acci-
dent seem to be about as follows: Mr..
Hatch had complained in the Audit
or's Office of not feeling right, and
from this Office he appears to have
gone directly to the City Drug Store,
and, passing though the room to the
prescription case At the rear, he asked
VIM. Chambers-who is clerking
there and was II the time sitting with
his back to the case talking with Jas.
Satiey-where the glass was. With
out turning around, Mr.. c. pointed to
. tumbler standing on the table aud
went on with his convers stion. No
one saw what next took place, but
from the denouement Mr.. Hatch must
have poured into the glass several ia
ble.spoonfuls Of creosote. from an
bottle plainly labelled,
which stood on the case. This he
took to the soda fountain at the other
end Of the room. turned enough soda
water into it to fill the glass aud, rails
ing it to his lips, drank . few sips.
Taste or smell then told him he had
not what he expected, aud the atten-
ton Of Mr.. Chambers is now again for
the first time drawn to him "a he
comes back saying, whats this I've
been drinking? viii it hurt me ?"
The smell told Chambers instantly
what it was, and he said, answering
the first question only, "Creosotc !"
John Ferguson, who was busy wait
ing upon customers at the other end
of the room, now had his attention
and, taking in the situation
at . glance, sprang for the quickest
emetic he knew OF, sulphrate Of zinc,
and at once administered dose. This
he repeated in q few moments, and
no signs If favorable re-
suits, he ran out for physician. Mr..
Hatch by this time showed evident
signs Of impending doom; he began
fast losing both his physical and men,
tai faculties, aud before Ferguson re-
turned with DR.. Ensign whom he
had found within few DOORS he had
been assisted up stairs aud into r. II.
Kinks office where he was supported
in chair almost totally unconscious
and incapable Of motion. A farther
emetic of ipecac was given and the
man, just retaining sufii.
cient volition to swallow it. showed
30 fearfully active and deadly was
the poison that not more than ten
minutes elapsed from the time he en-
tered the store In the full strength of
vigorous manhood until be was inert
and still in Deaths embrace. He
died without any struggle and with no
apparent pain, the drug acting upon
The heart and at once paralyzing the
very seat of life. His only exclama-
ton, after the first one Of inquiry, and
an injunction . moment later to "hur-
~" with the emetic, was, "I'm going
FAST"
The deceased had been a citizen OF
Upton for quite number Of years
and being IN active. energetic business
man, was widely known and possess
ed large circle of friends. He leaves
! wife aud one son, who have the
sympathy Of the community in their
terrible affection. May the hand
which afflicts sustain them in their
dire extremity.
The funeral Of Mr.. III. took place
from his residence at four o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. 1t was prob
ably the largest procession of
like mournful import that ever
passed through the streets Of Upton,
10 out sixty vehicles being in line.
Kynett and Swearingen
,fficiated. The deceased was . men,
Der Of the Masonic fraternity, aud the
brothers of the mystic tie turned out
u large numbers, both from Upton
md Clarence. to give the burial hon.
,rs prescribed by their order.
We append the verdict Of the Coro.
ner's jury in the matter. The evil
fence ELECTED In the investigation is
given in the relation Of
The circumstances above, and being
quite voluminous, is omitted here:
STATE OF IOWA, =.
CEDAR COUNTY,
An inQuisition holden at Upton,
Cedar County, Iowa, on the 18th day
Df August, 1873, before b. Wilhelm,
Coroner Of said county, upon the body
II Harry Hatch, there lying dead, by
The jurors, whose names are hereto
the said jurors upon their
oath do say, that the said Harry
Hatch came to his death at the town
Df Upton. Iowa, on the 18th day OF
August, 1873, at about II o'clock A. NJ.
Df said day, by poison, to-wit: Greco
sote, taken by his own hand through
that the death Of the said