The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-29
ror7NG FRANK MILLS DEATH
harvard Students Fatal Experience
at Opium Smoking.
-. IL, Nan, lro,.l. Sun

ANA of the young hioii az AAe'i ''i" JS''SA
sun COST one of them his life under pecu-
, u- startling circumstances. Three
H' -so,+s who had tasted almost every other
sun ~ dissipation a few days ago deter
folnI5 ~ 70 experiment with the delights of
rhle n, smoking. They were Frank Mills of
op Lusn a nephew of D. o. Mills, the
1aMitorn;e millionaire; G. +. Leland, whose
Caipo' is a prominent merchant in Bos-
la.Ae r,d Richard w. Nutter, of East Bridge
toi .o an Mass. They were a little shy about
"ays, , 10 one of the Chinese joints in this
gollef or these resorts are often raided by
GH, Lice and they did not want TO take
t ne ppbance of figuring in the police court.
g NJ, lacked about, therefore, for an oppor-
ln,y 10 indulge in the vice at their own
. .lnns in college. Finally they sought the
l.os;:tance of a young man, Nicholas Gen
. a1Y-o who is in every sense OF the word
u ,S,a If the boys" and who makes his head
CHARTERS at the COSMOS Club, on Boylston
qu aat in This city. This club is first-claSs
saes'bhng place, and is much patronized by
RffIaryard boys and fast young men about
Tbree or four days ago the young men
..-anged with Gentleman to bring all the
iaossSorv equipments for opium smoking
~ Mills room at the college on Thursday
syanino Gentleman says that he knew
Silis and Leland some time before, having
.t+an nloved roulette with them at the Cos
Wv. Elnh Gentleman's statement made
- Jov about his relations with the young
roen and its fatal end is probably true, and
is as follows
oo,ne 70 me and said: Nick, l understand
r ,nr'' hit the pipe Well, this knocked the
Wind ont of me. have been a moderate
mum smoker for years, but / supposed
opiv very few knew of it. who told
yo 1 tbatp asked. Well, says Leland, I
have been told SO by several Then he
want on to tell me that he and Mills had
been making every effort ever since they
entered the college to get chance to smoke
onium. and asked me if would not bring
LAYOUT to their rooms. l told him in a
half serious way that ! would some time.
This would not satisfy him, and he finally
nrayailed on me to promise him that l
rtyould 90 out on Monday night last.
After he had left me, l thought over the
nrolnise had made, and decided that had
done not only wrong, but a very fool
hardy thing. On Monday afternoon Leland
came around to the Cosmos Club and asked
ma if was going out, as had promised.
gave him bluff, telling him that friends
lad lust come on from New York to see me,
and could not leave them. This seemed to
dsappoint him very much and he ex-
claimed: when will you goP We'll, l re-
pled, some night next week. hoping that
his would satisfy him; but no, he must
have definite appointment. Then l told
him that did not care to go, but could get
him man for 50 or So dollars. No, he
would not have this. | must go, and finally
Ibid make a promise to go on Thursday
night wish to God had not kept that
appointment.
well, on Thursday night, at about 10
o'clock, Leland showed up at the Cosmos
Club. l went out with him. He had no
money so went to joint on Harrison
avenue, and bought 81 so worth of opium,
and then we started for Cambridge All
the way and on the car / was hating myself
were only boys. They had been drinking
and acted so fresh that l felt ashamed of
myself. Mills was the best fellow of the
three-that is, so thought. We went to
Mills room. After we had partially dis
robed we pulled mattress of the bed onto
the floor Mills said to me: L am
awful sorry, Nick, that 1 cannot entertain
you as would like to. All | have in the
room is this bottle of whisky. If |
had been sure you were coming | would
have laid in some wine.' Then we laid on
tbs mattress. lit the lamp and began
cooking the first pill. When it was prop
ery fixed on the bowl handed the pipe to
Mills, holding the bowl over the fame myself.
Much to my surprise he smoked as though
he had been used to it. taking what is called
the long draw said to him, why, Frank,
you have hit the pipe before this. He de-
MED this, but nevertheless, l can't believe
that man who had never run up against
opium before could have handled a pipe as
he did The other young fellows burned
their pills in smoking, thing which begin
ners always do, but Mills smoked as clean as
ldid cannot believe that it was his first
experience. Thus we lay for hours, doing
t t cooking and passing the pipe around in
turns. Then the boys began to feel the eff
tects of the drug. They remarked how
pleased they were, and Frank Mills, along
IN the forenoon, turned to me and said:
Nick old man, never felt so thoroughly
contented With myself and the world in all
my life. / tell you, boys. its grand. You
WI VIII come over again, won't you, NickF
linen no rolled back into comfortable po-
Sltlon, and fell into sound sleep. 1t was
his last sleep, for, although he opened his
eyes again, he never spoke or recognized
anybody.
Leland, Nutter and l did not sleep, but
lay There talking, as only young fellows
can talk when the opium has given what is
called a feeling There was no Interrupt
= .io On until we'll along in the morning, toward
81 CLOCK We had not paid any particular
a.Sentlon to Frank, supposing him to be
eSieeP, when all at once we heard him
cl9Ring and gagging. We looked at him,
a 1II were almost paralyzed with fright
wnen we saw that his face, which was
Usually - OF very healthy color, had become
o as Iyld as death. His mouth was wide open,
a.u ne was gagging for breath. We sprang
" ana Immediately alarmed the house A
student started for DR.. Wesselhoeft. In the
ueSn tlIne called for hot water bottles,
snu rubbed him theoretically. Dr. Vessel.
1 1ysIt came, and, after he had looked at
t HnS sent for DR.. Blodgett, with instruc-
w. , 70 orlng stomach pump. went for
!; ~ !, NILS older brother, who is a student
W ihe college, after telling the Doctor that
s -t,io sL uud Deem smoking opium. DR.. Blod-
s,5 soDh came in and said that he could not
Ta aE stomach pump in all Cambridge.
ppII,a!u and Nutter had left the room.
b,''55lg battery on his breast and
w y!oPaeGmlcally injecting morphine. l
iAeu with them until II o'clock, doing
S ainIaveyer could. At II o'clock DR.. Wes-
s s',Ioelt tod me that Mills was doing nicely,
bo 1H would be out and around in four or five
s rOuS, so left. At about 5 o'clock the
WHY afternoon met FREUD on the street
Is nJ oia me that Mills was dead. l could
eISo1 believe it. but won't at cnce to his
IT, brother, where | learned the truth.
fo~ vn alter telling him where | could be
rest folowedn INV "'''0' "''- - "
bis Spe unan was arrested this morning at
oa S uolIle IN Boston by the Cambridge police