Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-09-02
INA. DUNCAN TO Nm. HuYrER.

Mr.. DUNCAN To Mr.. HUNTER.
UNITED STATES CONSULATE,
NAPLES. July ~, 1872
Sir: have TO announce the death OF
Mr.. Robert Apple OF San Francisco.
California. which took place last night
In one Of the hotels OF Naples. He died
Of q strange aud terrible disease Of the
stomach, which several OF the leading
medical men Of the University
here pronounce different from any.
thing they have ever observed.
Il 10 supposed to have had its
origin from the breathing Of arsenic or
other poisonous erhalations In the silver
mines OF Nevada. where Mr.. Apple had
been for o long time a mining engineer.
He had suffered from this disease for
many years. and had been In Naples.
returning from the east, fHghtfully
Ill with Il for the last four or
Ave months. Mr.. Apple left. by written
request, his personal effects here In Ma.
plss 10 q relative and friend, Mr.. Adolph
Zimmerman OF No. II Schlssichs Strasss.
Berlin, who had arrived here from Her
lin, q few days before his death 10 take
care Of him. But he also left q consid,
cradle fortune by will. Of which Mr.. q.
l.. Weller, OF 4l9 California street, San
Frapcisco, IL named executor. This
will, together with $4,000. In U. s.
Bonds. Il deposited at the Austrian Ma.
tioual Bank, Vienna. This is given rs
Mr.. Apple informed me some time 10.
fore his death. He also told me OF
$25, 900, in U. s. Bonds, deposited with
his bankers, Selisman Bros, at Frank.
on.the. Main, Germany. Further partic-
ulsrs Of his property no said would be
found In his will, and also his note
books which are now In possession OF
Mr.. Zimmerman. These particulars
were given me at q time when Mr.. APP.
pie thought he was going TO die without
having anybody but me. as Consul. to
take charge Of his effects. and give no.
tios Of his death. l will write direct to
Mr.. Weller oil these particulars, and
will also inform the U. s. Consuls Gen.
eral at Vienna and Frankfort, no that
they may take steps to prevent the will
and bonds from being delivered except
to properly authorized parties. / am,
etc. b. o. DUNCAN.
u. s. Consul.
The Mr.. Hunter to whom this last
letter was written. 10 the chief clerk OF
the State Department. and has special
charge OF that branch OF ths Foreign
Service which includes the consular bu-
reap.
BY Consul Duncan's letter II seems
that Mr.. Apple died Of "a arrange and
terrible disease" believed to have had
Ito origin from the breathing OF arsenic
or other poisonous exhalations In the
silver mines Of Nevada. Mr.. Apple had
at one time quite an extended experience
In the base metal mines OF Eastern Ne.
vada, whsrs u IL barely possible he
might have suffered from the breathing
Of such eIhalations, but his friends here
are inclined 10 think his disease had an
other and very different origin. He had
been treated here for q complication OF
disorders that might have been mistaken
for ar,snical poisoning. and several OF
our vsll.known physicians had pre-.
scribsd for him freely without effect.
Finally be went to q Chinese doctor. and
strange 10 say that person seemed to
form . correct diagnosis Of Mr.. Apples
ailments and treated him with marked
success, until he went 10 Europe and
lost the benefit Of the Chinese physi-
clans advice and medicine,
Ar. Apple, ~ We have said. was one
Of The Oldest Comstock miners. He
wasa German, eccentric In his ways.
hrm In his personal convictions, and
strange In his ideas. very often. Ito
vas one Of the owners Of the ground