The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-14
D. s. GREGORY'S MISHAP.
REACHING FOR TOOTHACHE DROPS, HE
0Nrs A hottie or LAUDANUA.

ia Ar,erwnrd Eaters . NeiGhbor's House,
Rune Up stairs, and siahs TO the floor
Upeoa.sieus Auer Drinking fro. = Vial.
Col. Dudley 9. Gregory lives at Brick
Church. mile from Orange. His father. whose
name was also Dudley g. Gregory. was men,
Der OF Congress and Was President OF tho New
Jersey Railroad and Transportation Company.
now one OF tho leased lines OF the Pennsylvania
Hailroad The name is on a locomotive OF that
/ ,ilrond embellishes North Rivor Terry ooAt'
and Ia attached to 4 street In Jersey City.
On Wednesday last Col. Gregory entered. I'M
announced, the boarding house OF Mrs. Emeltne
Valentine at Prospect and William streets. at
Brick Church. swallowed the contents OF vial
OF lnudanum. and became insensible. Physi-
clans, however. saved his life. He is hand
some man with white flowing side whiskcrs
and dark eyes. with archng brows. His wife
Is dead his family Of i've children Is scattered.
Some are in California some In the bahama
Islands and q married daughter resides In this
city. With time and ample means at his dis
posal and fine musical talent. Col. Gregory
has made many friends in Orange. He has
desk in the banking Office OF BENJAMIN D. Kirk
land. SO Zine street where no daily opens his
letters. writes articles for periodicals. or
smokes. and meditates rs his humor directs.
He bears the title u Colonel from the fact that
he led the Second Regiment OF New Jersey.
which was the first OF New Jersey regiments to
start for Washingt He returned to Jersey
City and again went to the front in another
regiment us private soldier. Various enter
prises. most Of them Of IL literary nature. has
since occupied his time:
Ii is Col. Greeory's habit to lock HE carved
desk In Pine street early in tho afternoon and
Mrs, Cadmuss residence in, Prospect street.
Brick Church before 3 o'clock: One Of tho
told tie, reporter Yesterday what happened
whom Col Gregory entered the house. 1t is two
boarlers we're startled at hearing the front door
burst violently open and the heavy steps OF a
and saw Col. Gregory. He stared wildly about,
and acted Ii e an insane man. Then he rushed
n n1 Mr. I'll the 0F The he
his hard e. toward his lips md in il was small
attempted to swallow the contents OF the bottle.
fciSed the hand in Which he iouris6ed tho
sGooi the tho VOL Women Oh off, he ersd
know YOU not the end has comet" The
from him. but he wrenched his hand away, and
suddenly turned and quilted the room, Then
in view Of the inmates OF the house he put the
vial to his Inns and drained the contents. It's
drowsy t %% and sank to the door. ''f""'u III
pr. THOMAS W, Harvey Dr. Richardson Gray.
printed label with the word Lsudanum." It
was only by heroic treatment that the phyysi-
terday he seemed as well as usual.
The explanation is AS simple as can be" he
said. but the people al Mrs. Valentines resi-
dence are certainly mistaken in saying that I
drank laudanum in tho house. may have had
tho vial. but did not take the drug there. l
desire earnestly also to correct the
statement / have seen in printed reports
In some newspapers that / under
tho influence OF liquor. An occasional glass
occurrence Of Wednesday happened in this
train at Brick Church station. I straineda chord
In my foot. and my physician directed me to
battle the Injured part with audanum. Tho
bottle was left on my dressing case with some
other bottles. among them a vial Of tOothache
drops. OF the same size IA the leudanum bot
tie. Each bottle was kept in its own place. so
that could put my hand on any one wanted.
The chambermaid on that Wednesday. in
,t hd,g THO dressing n, ease So, misplaced
turned home, am in the habit Of lying on my
bed and reading or writngin the afternoon.
and sometimes darken the room and go to
sleep until am called for dinner. On that
afternoon / fell asleep and was wakened by a
terrible toothache. j reached out my hand and
II foil on what supposed to be the bottle OF
toothache drops. Lauianum had never passed
my lips. and although the drug tasted strangely.
yet did not dream l was drinking poison.
soon began to feel strange and as in kind
OF dream, got up and went out OF doors. 1t
ing by visiting a friend who boards with Mrs.
Valentine. That was the way happened to go
to tho house. As to my attempting to commit
suicide" added Col. Gregory. rising. lit never
once entered my head. have every reason to
live and onjoy life"