Daily globe., 1879-04-10
MORRIS LAMPREY.
sudden Death of This Estimable Cit1xea
After Three and q Half Days Illness.

OOSAOoA OC1tu O1 xn1S ESClmaDle C1t1zSA
After Three and Half Days Illness.
This community received startling shock
yesterday noon ~ the news passed rapidly
along the streets that Morris Lamprey was
dead. II did not know he was ill., or II saw
him ON the street two or three days ago. was
the almost universal response made to the an-
as comparatively few were aware
IF his illness and only his most immediate
friends knew of the serious character of the at
tack.
He first complained last Friday, but treated
the symptoms with indifference, surprising that
he was only afflicted with cold. Saturday his
ailment was increased by fever and he COM
planned of pains in his limbs and shoulders,
but still feared nor entertained no apprehen.
sion even of a severe Illness In fact, on this
day. he attended to business usual, only re-
turning home earlier than was his custom.
Sunday morning his symptoms assumed more
aggravated nature, and for the first time he
complained of his throat. Du ing the day he
was induced to let DR.. Dedolph, who was in
attendance upon one of his children, examine
his case and prescribe for him. Becoming
worse almost hourly, Monday morning about
o'clock DR.. Hand was called to his bedslde.'
Dr.. Dedolph bad pronounced his
disease an aggravated and malignant
case of diphtheira. When DR.. Hand was called
in he at once declared that Mr.. Lampfey's case
was hopeless. He found his throat greatly
swollen and coated with q thick membranous
substance, a sure and fatal index of the disease.
From that time to the hour of his death, IL
o'clock yesterday, all in the power of the ply
sicians, Drs. Hand, Dedolphe and Stamm,
was done to alleviate his suffer.
ing. Death was produced from exhaustion,
superinduced by sufocation, but even in the
event that he had escaped death from this
symptom of the disease his demise would have
happened from blood poisoning. the disease
having progressed to this fatal and hopeless
stage. He was unconscious the last twenty
four hours of his life.
No satisfactory reason is given for his having
the disease or for its v1rulent type as it is not
known how or when he could have been exposed.
He visited Litchfeld last week, and it is
thought may have contracted it ON that trip,
| as the dinhtheria has been somewhat prevalent
in that locality.
Morris Lamprey was born in Concord, New
Hampshire, fifty one years ago. His early life
was marked by nothing peculiar though being
the eldest child of parents of quite moderate
means he was early thrown upon his own re-
sources. Determined to engage in a learned
profession he took a college course at Dart
| mouth and subsequently studied law in the Of
fee of Mr. Chrsty at Dover N. H. He was adj
mitted to the bar at that place and for short
| time thereafter remained in the Office of his
preceptor. As that section furnished but linn
tied opportunities for young man he resolved
/
He had no definite plan as to location,
and when he reached Galena he drew lots
| to determine whether he should settle in st.
Paul or St. Louis. The hazard turned in favor
of st. Paul, and hither he came, now nearly
twenty-tour years ago. In st. Paul, ne first
entered the Office of Sanborn Il French, and in
the fall of 1855 he opened his first law office,
on Third street, beween Jackson and Robert.
The next year he formed y partnership p with John
Hurd, which was terminated in 1857 by the death
of Hurd. He continued the practice of his pro-
fession from the day he opened his Office until
last Saturday, with zeal and industry rarely
Witnessed. He was literally absorbed in the
practice of law, and long since reached com
manding position one of the leading attor
neys of the State.
In June, 1869, he married Eve Goodhue, ths
daughter of the late J. NJ. Goodhue, founder o.
the Pioneer, and besides his wife leaves four
daughters. the eldest eight years of age. Foul
?! hEnthers and four sisters survive him, both oi
his parents being dead. One brother, Usi, re
. sides in st. Panl. two others in New Hamp
shire, and the fourth in Boston. Two of hi
, sisters also reside in New Hampshire. Thes
, relatives have been advised by telegraph of tn
sudden death Of their brother, and the shocl
, will be all the more severe from the fact tha
! being their senior, and having been prosperet
in worldly affairs, he had to a degree give,
! them the advantage of his prosperity. H
, | was an active member uf Christ church con
: that church lifted large debt few years ago
: Politically he was Democrat, but never
4 politician, and never held an Office of any d.
4 scription save that of regent of the State un
: versity. position, without emolument, whic
q he has held for the past three years. 1t can
literally said that he never received dolls
d from the public treasury.
10 Mr.. Lamprey leaves large property, whit
is variously estimated at from 100000
Il $780, 900. This had been entirely accumulate
during his residence in St, Paul, and SO carcf
have been his business habits that it is prob
BILE no estate of magnitude in this county b
ever presented 20 little complication as th
g will. He never allowed a liability to star
against him. His affairs could not have be-
be placed in better shape if he had had amp
or warning of his fate.
-. Owing to the malignant character of the d
III ease the funeral will be strictly private, on
en- the immediate family being present, and t
=, hosts of friends who would otherwise desire
of i pay the last tribute of respect to his memo
will be deprived of the privilege. He will
u buried from his late residence, No. 88 Collie
ne avenue, at 10 A. NJ. to-day, Rev. William P.
% Brock officiating.