Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-01-29

DYING FROM SrARvATIoN.-Last Fri
day afternoon a well-dresssd man OF O
very genteel appearance entered the
War department, aud ascending by the
elevator to the second floor, alighted.
When in front of the Secretarys door
he was seen TO stagger, and then tall
helplessly to the marble thing. lie
was found to be unconscious, and was
carried by the messengers to an adjoin-
Jug room and laid on the lounge. DIR.
Lowe, from up stairs, was summoned,
and, as soon as he saw the unconscious
stranger, he at once said: "Why, the
man is starving" lie had partially re-
gained his consciousness, but was still
in a stupor. The Doctor at once called
for brandy, which the man at first re-
fused to take, as it was afterwards
found from temperance scruples. A
glass of diluted brandy was, however,
placed to his mouth aud his jaws closed
upon it with such force as to nearly
SKATER the glass A sandwich was
then offered him, which he seized with
ayidity and was about to swallow it all
without mastication, when he was pre-
vented. The sandwich was then fed to
him in small pieces, which he ate like a
famished beast, and then second sand
wich. lie was then fed with some
oyster soup and removed up stairs,
where he at once went 10 sleep. lie
awoke in the course of an hour, feeling
much better, but still weak. The doc
tor said that he was suffering from irrl-
tation of the stomach, caused by the
gastric Juice working on the walls of
| his stomach. He was in the first stages
OF starvation and bis pulse had run
down to forty-two After he had re-
covered sufficient strength to talk, he
told the circumstances by which he had
been reduced to such miserable con-
dition. AT the same time he evinced
great anxiety that the matter should
not be made public. His conversation
showed HIM to be a man OF education
and culture, as his clothes indicated.
lie said that he belonged to respected
family residing near Boston. lie had
been in the Army during the war and
lost an arm in the service. Since the
war he has been practicing medicine IN
his native town, but becoming unpopu-
lar for the decided stand he took on
the temerance question, he determined
to come to this city and begin the prac-
tice of medince here. AT the same time
he applied for a clerkship in tho War
Department. His sister, an invalid, &C
companied him, and they resided on
Seventh street, where he opened an OF
fee. Soon after his arrival his funds
began to fail and lie had no means OF
replenishing them. He found that he
could not purchase food enough for
both and so invented and excuse for
not eating with his sister that be got
his meal down town. This device work
ed well aud his sister was completely
deceived. He brought home food for
her TO eat, but was slowly starving Kim
self. Yesterday he spent bis last mon
ey in the purchase of bone, from
which his sister made soup, but he re-
fused to take any. He said that the
night before he had attended meeting
of Masonic lodge, but was too proud
to reveal his condition and ask for help.
His appearance and manner gave the
impress Of truth to his starement His
war record was looked up and found 10
be an honorable one. His case was
brought to the attention of the Secre-
tary Of War aud he appointed him 10
clerkship in the Surgeon-Generals of,
| flee. The circumstance excited great
interest in the departmeut.-Washing
fon Post