Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-09-22
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Richard A. Proctor, the Scientist, Strick


Richard A. Proctor, the Scientist, StricIesa
DO,cI. ia NetC York.
New York dispatch: Prof. Richard A.
Proctor, the noted astronomer, died of
yellow fever in Willard Parker's private
hospital in this city at 7:15 tonight. He
had been in the hospital since Tuesday
night but as late as nightfan to-day the
health authorities were reluctant to adj
NIT the true character of his ailment.
The professors death, however, at 7:15
was preceded by the characteristic black
vomit which set all doubts at rest. Prof.
Proctor arrived in this city on Monday
straight from Florida by rail and pint up
at the Westminster hotel. He had spent
the summer at his place called Orange
Lake, Marion county, Florida, and was
not known to have been exposed to the
disease. He was en- route for England
where he was to lecture this fall and win
ter and had left his wife and certain
members of his family in Florida. He
had engaged passage by the Umbria for
Saturday.
st. Joseph MO- special: The news
OF Prof Richard A. Proctor's death
reached this city this afternoon When
a reporter called at the residence of his
father in-law, Captain G. M. Thompson,
at Thirteenth and Francis street this
evening no information as to his death
had reached him II am not surprised
however to hear it, " remarked Captain
Thompson, ''and although l do not
know the cause of his death / suppose
1t is apoplexy. He was the most indie
fatigable worker | have ever known,
and during his four years stay in this
city he completed two works on astron-
omy, besides contributing to the North
American Review and syndicate of
newspapers. He was married in the
fall of 1884 to Mrs. Robert Q. Mallory,
my daughter, who was widow with two
children. He met her on the ocean in
1880, while both were passengers from
Australia to this country. He had by
his first marriage five children, one of
whom, Richard Proctor, is bookkeeper
for the wholesale drug house of Van
catta 4 Lind. By his second marriage
he had two children, both of whom are
dead. Six months ago he moved with
his family to Orange Lake, Fla, on ac-
count of the climate not agreeing with
hllu' nave Ildtl leItefS from MIN eV-
cry week since his removal and the last
one was written at 2 o'clock in the morn
ing. He said he was engaged for six lee
turers at the st. James Academy in
London, and said, The six lectures I
have mentioned will be good business in
every way. am the only scientific lee
turer who has ever yentured a course
there. | did this at my own risk four
years ago with splendid results and now
the owners moved by my success have
arranged the lectures. The public know
nothing of such things and the general
effect with them is that am venturing
what neither Tyndall nor Huxley have
ever ventured once | believe lie mar
ried his first wife in England. He had
few callers while in st. Joseph. Know
ing his fondness for company [ fire.
quently invited my friends up to see
him. He was always courteous and 20
lite to the few callers he did have. He
was glad to have them call. He still
owns the home at Thirteenth and Fran
els street in which he lived. He was to
have sailed on the steamer Umbria for
Liverpool Saturday, September Is, and
had written for two young ladies in this
city who were friends to accompany
him. His wife is at Orange lake and he
requested one of my daughters to visit
her and remain until his return. After
the st. James academy engagement he
intended making another visit to Aus
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