Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-16
DEATH OF MINISTER RICE.
The Newly Appointed Minister to Rus
sia Dies at New York Hotel.

New YORK, May 16.-Mr. Allan Thorndyke
Rice, the newly appointed minister to Russia,
died at the Fifth Avenue hotel at en- early hour
this morning.
MIR. Rice died at $50 O'Clock this morning
There were with him at the time of his death
James Sargent, his valet of twenty years stand
ing; Henry Crisp. an experienced nurse; DIR.
Goldthwaite, of the Fifth-avenue hotel. and DIR.
Fuller, who had been in attendance upon him
for some time past. DIR. Fuller gives the fol-
lowing history of the case:
Mr.. Rice has been ill during the entire
spring, having been generally run dc WI from
overwork in preparing to go abroad. He took
toh is bed three or four days ago, suffering
from tonsilitis. His tonsils had formel 'ly given
him considerable trouble, and has been
clipped.
There was certain amount of ulcera tion ap-
parent with symptoms of quincy T he case
has not been considered dangerous, he ,wever,
even up to II O'Clock last night. Mondi y was
his worst day. On Tuesday night the abcess
began to discharge and he felt grea deal
of relief The patients temperature fe 4 and
his condition appeared to be favorable He
also had good appetite. DR.. Fuller add that
Mr.. Rice's nurse was an excellent one and
all done for the sick man that
possible. The nurse says tina at
o'clock when he and the valet were with the
patient. Mr.. Price expectorated some phleg n or
puss, felt greatly relieved and went to 81 eep.
At about o'clock the nurse endeavores I to
awake him to allow more phleem to be dis
charged but unable to wake him.
Sargent the valet. made all haste to DIR.
Fuller, and DR. Goldthwaite was also sum- MOI ed
The latter reached the sick be d first, AMI tr led
in vain to awaken the patient. When l)r.
Fuller arrived they united their efforts: wi IN
the same result MIR. Rice died within
ten minutes later DIR. Fuller says the g1ot1 ;
swelled suddenly and shut off the breath Such
cases are of very rare occurrence, and
in this instance was unlocked for,
though every precaution had been taken. Mr..
Rice's baggage had partly been sent ab road
DR.. Fuller had expected he would be a. BILE to.
sail on Saturday.
BRIEF SKETCH OF HIS CAREER
Allen Thorndyke Rice was born in Be ston.
June 1s, 1858. At the age of nine yea IS he
was taken abroad and for five years liv, ,d in
Europe. In 1867 he returned to the Z nited
States and remained here until 1871, whe q he
went to England and was graduated at o: Iford
in 1875: On his return to the United Stat s he
entered, as a student, the Columbia law SC. sool
In 1876 he bought the North american Re aetc,
Of which he has since been the editor He or
ganized, in 1879, and subsequently dires tied
the Charnay expedition, which was despac be d
under the auspices of the United States ND
France to investigate systematically the re-
mains OF ancient civilization in Central Am ee-
lea and Mexico In 1884 he bought a controls ng
interest in LIE Motfrs, one of the chief papers Of
Paris, Of which he is still a proprietor ] Ie
has always been actively interested in politi CO
and in 1856 ran on the republican ticket f. ,r
Congress in the tenth New York distric I.
against Gen. Spinola, but was defeated b y
local political leaders. He was q strong advo :
cate Of the Australian system of voting. Hts
has edited "Reminiscences of Abraham Lin :
coln," (New York. 1860, and contributed TO
"Ancient Cities in the New World" QssO.