Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-24
Died AT TIE 1NFIRMARY.

= Florida Clergyman Seized with Apo
pleXy in a Restaurant ana Dies With
out RegRining Consciousness.
Rev. William Harris, of Jacksonville.
arrived in Savannah yesterday morning
over the Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway, apparentlyin good health, and at
4 O'Clock in the afternoon was lying dead
at st. Joseph's Infrmary. Although it is
apparent that he died of apODleXy, the
real cause OF the attack will perhaps
always remain a mystery.
Upon his arrival in the city, after walk
ing about tor q short time upon the depot
platform. he went into the restaurant and
ordered his breakfast. After the meal
had been placed before him by one OF the
walters he asked for some hot water, and
IL being brought to bin he took
a small vial from his pocket, aud after
mixing the contents with the water,
drank II. and then commenced eating his
breakfast. The walters who saw MIN
drink t1e- mixture say the contents Of the
Vial resembled whisky, and they believed
Il to be whisky at the time. Soon after
drinking the liquid Mr. Harris was taken
sick and commenced vomiting, and ap-
reared II lose the power Of speech. lie
acted like "A man who had been overcome
IN an excessive Al'klADis anu
the walters not knowing hlm-and, in
fact, he was Il stranger to everybody
about the depot-c0ncluded that he was
drunk. Two Of them took charge of
him and carried him out into the
fresh air and tried To walk
him ,Ip and down the platform 10 see If
TIE air aud exercise you'd r lieve him,
but he continued to grow worse and vOm-
tied violently, and they were obliged TO
Ia i'm l.of ~. -fnnn
Tas sent for, and on his arrival found the
gentleman sitting in a chair, supported
o, each side by a waiter. lie was in a
comatOse condition and perfectly helpless.
lie soon after became unconscious and re-
NAMED so until he died. DR.. Stone saw
Immediately that his illness was rot
caused by liquor, but that he was suffer
ing with apopleXv, and had him removed
Is soon as possible to ST. Joseph'S Innr-
mary. where he remained in an uncon-
scious state until about ! O'Clock, when
he died.
Mr.. Harris was a stranger in the
CITY. and his name was not as
certained until letter OF intro
ducti0n was found in his pocket to
Gen. G. II. SOrrel. agent OF the Ocean
Steamship Company, written by the
Agent Of the Savannah, Florida aud
Western Railway at Jact sonvllle. The
letter showed Luab TIC uCNAEi Wds h0Ns
William Harris, of Jacksonville. and thar
he desired minister's ticket from Savan-
nah to New York. This was all the in
formation that could be obtained regard.
ing him. DIR. Stone had the letter shown
10 Gen. SOrrel. who telegrapbed the facts
Of Mr.. Harris death to the railroad agent
at jacksonville. and a dispatch was re-
ceived in reply stating that friends of the
deceased would arrive here this morning
and take charge of the body.
DR.. Stone reported the death to COro-
ner Dixon, but it being clearly appa-
rent from the doctors diagnosis of the
case that it was caused by apODleXy,
the Coroner considered an inquest unnec-
essary.
The vial from which the deceased poured
the liquid at the depot restaurant was not
found on his person. and DR.. Stone is not
able to say what it contained, but he is
confident that he had not taken intoXicat-
inc liquor Of any kind,