The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-28
THE DEAD NAVAL OFFICER.
A Man who Took Poison. and then Noted Its
Enects-A Strange HaIiuciaation.

Man who Took Poison. and then Noted Its
Enects-A Strange HaIiuciaation.
The body OF the naval officer who COM
mitted suicide In Orange on Saturday was taken
to Compton'- Morgue, New ark. A telegram
was received by the County Physician
in reply to one he sent on satur-
day to Portland, saying that the mans
name Is Claude Aventine, aud that his
wife was In Portland, also asking that tho BODY
be kept. MIR. Dana, clerk In the Continental
Hotel, Broad street. on reading the account Of
tho suicide In yesterdays SUN, went to the
Morgue, and recognized the body as that OF a
person who registered In the hotel book on
Monday last, and started for Orange on the fol-
lowing day. The name on the register Is I" Q. l..
Aventine." The Initials Of the name are the
same as those on two pocket handkerchiefs
found on the body. The man convsrsed freely
with the hotel clerk, and made Inquiries after
an OLD shipmate. Lieut.. Carroll. He quit the
hotel on tuesday without paving his bill, with
the understanding that he was TO return and do
so after seeing his friend Carroll, who lived In
tue vicinity OF Orange. The following Is the
Concluding portion Of the letter he wrote to DR..
Th1yer Immediately preceding his death;
l leave this letter unseaied that you may add toit
SIMPLY 'n@ have gone 10 sleep TO a.aken on smother
any newspaper or journal For family reason. nave
s hat wo hsye 1eTsasS ei evsry
BECOMES OF my body as u is Tut the shell Ny .plr,
Please bury The rose wi'h me II is the credenlia Of
u) n4tlt1 IN years 10 come some one-A De
loved sister-nay inquire Tor Preserve lock OF
hsr handkerchief. or anything else about person
To give TO her ana say joyfully sailed. Father l
without Tear, trusting In toy INFINITE love and mercy
Inou eansI comprehend Thy earthly children when men
cannot
fiyS M; Letter 1n.s.sd .s they NAV .ad
me and asking me why stsy iong. must go
Darling my love. my life. come, con DO not
fear or falte Reach me your hand dear one. and
Doctor, goodby.
The following, In pencil, was added, robably
after the writer had taken the fatal poton.
The last act n the great drama OF life almost nnish
ed have this mouient swal owed the deadly drAught
that will give spirit Joy. win soon have passed 10
that bourne from whence traveller ever returned
bodily. Uncle Fred wrote you and gave his addies
pulse nov l3o, wiry Ny head feels full aud my
lower limbs ucmoe. IL will soon be over, and shah
have fathomed the great mystery. l WILL come TO you.
Doctor, advise you as learn hon The light begins
fade. oh, thou Divine Father have taken life
Thou gsyest me, but trusting ~ Thy mercy 20 with
out fear.
Dr. Thayer knows the address OF Uncle Fred Please
Cured. That there may be doubt about H. nj to
save lroube TO those acting IN n1cia capaciy
that have taAen two deadly puisons. KIND people.
think ieniently Of me ~ possible have nothing
I'VE for this shore. Al that dear to hey Ond.
gO without fear, am sans aud of sound mnl.
DIR. Ward is unable to ascertain what kind OF
poison was used by the man. In the letter was
mentioned q rose given to the suicide by Paul
Inc, anu which he desired to be buried with him.
The little. faded flower, with sinRle geranium
leaf, was found incOsed between two pieces OF
adhesive pl ister, on which was written. Stmper
Ftdele,' aud 81 Pauline. To thee l comel"