Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-03-08
Fssad Dead Ia No 81.

Ysstaday morning. about ix O'Clock,
one q the attendants at Tho Ormsby
Houss discovered. through tho open
door. OF . room. the ~lifeless body Of q
man lying on o bed. He Immediately
informed Mr.. Forrest. the night clerk.
who went 10 the room indicated and
there found that tho dead body was that
Of Mr.. d. VALLEY. the well.known pro-
prietor OF the Como Hot Springs. Mr..
Forrest locked the door Of tho room and
At once went In search OF Cofoner Me-
der. He found that ofioer In . few mo-
msnts and gave him the key TO the room.
When 10 had become known that Mr..
VALLEY was dead, II was remembered by
somo Of the inmates Of the hotel that
they had hoard cries OF distress about
the hour Of one; and u 10 probable that
he died soon after that time. Upon eI-
animation OF the premises, 1t was dis
covered that tho deceased had opened
tho window OF his room and the door
also. This was done, doubtless, to get
air and make his cries OF distress moro
readily heard. Mr.. Forrest tells US
that Mr.. Valley retired soon after tho
night train had Left, and that be.
foro going to bod ho complained
Of not feeling well. Indeed. we
hear that he had said that while at the
Glenbrook, lately, he came near chok-
ing to death in tho nighttime. A post
mortem examination which was made M
an official duty by the county physi.
clan. DR.. Dawson, yesterday, (assisted
by DIR. Whito) revealed the fact that tho
immediate cause Of death was q sort OF
asphyIia resulting from a ~surcharged
condition Of air-cells OF the lungs. Up
on n close examination OF the heart. II
was ascertained that one Of the ventri-
cles was abnormnlly thick and tho other
quito " unnaturally thin. while tho
valves Of tho aorta (the great artery
which conveys the blood from tho
hearty wero in q diseased condition.
and that the aorta itsolf was Of nm ex.
traordinary size. The snck which con.
tanned the heart and tho heart itself
wero filed with venous blood whose
color and condition indicated the
~non.action upon itself Of the re-
spiratory organs. II had not been
entcd, or subjected 10 the influence
OF atmospheric air. rs II should have
boon. Also the lungs were disten-
dsd with serum. Tho conclusion reach.
cd by these medical gentlemen II that
the cause Of death was q diseased con-
dition OF the heart. Mr.. VALLEY wal q
native Of Massachusetts, and SO years OF
ace. We think he informed MS. last
Summer. that he took the land where
the Hot Springs are. In payment Of q
dobt. Anyhow, whom no first settled
there he was very poor. indeed: and II
was only by degrees that he and his eI-
collsnt vito built up tho houses and bus
mess there and made the same the very
important watering place and sanitarium
Il Is now. BY all men Mr.. Valley was
held in high esteem a. q person OF per
feet integrity and possessing tho best
qualities Of q noighbOr and citizen.
His remains were to be removed to the
Springs yesterday. We hear that his
wife has quite lately been seriously sick.
The shock will be q heavy one to her.
She will end q wido sympathy in her
distress. Mr.. Valley was q member OF
the Masonic AMI Odd Fellows societies.
Carson appeal, March 7h.