Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-10
GENE WITHERELL.
His Sudden Demise at the Windsor
Hotel Yesterday.
Miss Emma Abbott's Husband-The UnfOrtu-
nate Nan Sick on His ArriYaEThe Wife
Not Aware of His Illness.
Denver Repnbliean, January I.


The hearts of Denver's music-lo loving
people will throb in sympathy this morn
ing at the announcement of the death Of
Mr.. E. I. Witherell, which sad event oc-
Cured at the Windsor hotel at 10 o o'clock
yesterday morning.
To many this simple announcement
win not be understood, but when the
further statement is made that Mr..
Witheren was the husband of Emma Alb
bott, the prima donna, who has by her
sweet singing before the Denver public in
years past endeared herself in their
hearts the fact falls with more than
crushing we ght.
SICK on HIS ARRIVAL.
Mr. Witherell arrived III Denver on
Thursday morning last from Kansas City
and registered at the Windsor hotel. He
was assigned to room POS, and not feel
ing well sent for physician DR. .Blick-
ensderfer was called and found his pa
tient suffering from an acute attack of
pneumonia Vigorous measures were
applied but without avail, and later DR..
Stedman was called by DR.. BIickensder-
fer in consultation. The great difficulty
experienced by the physicians in hand
ling the case is said to have been the I'M
tractability of their patient, who de-
clined remaining in bed or having suff1-
Gent bed clothing over him, and had to
be restrained by force from accomplish
ing his desires in these directions
SUGGESTIVE NOTE
On Thursday afternoon Mr.. Witherell
sent to j. NJ BerkeY, the real estate
agent, note which, from its wording,
is possibly significant of the feelings of
the deceased at that time regarding his
chances of recovery, and is as follows:
Dear Sir-I am here suffering from an
attack of acute pneumonia and cannot
leave my hotel. 1 shall be glad to see
you here at once. as want to get away
before quit breathing -
To Mr.. Berkey he said: 81 understand
people all die who have pneumonia in
this country -
He was assured that such was not the
case as the reverse was the rule.
The remains were taken to the under
taking establishment of Coroner Rogers
upon telegraphic advice from Mr.. c.. H.
Pratt, his agent at Kansas City, who
embalmed and shipped them to that
place last evening.
40 WORD FROM THE WIFE.
No word was received from his wife,
who is en- ronte from Los Angeles, Cal. -,
and was announced to have opened a
week IS engagement at the Warder Grand
in Kansas City this evening.
Mr.. Witherell came to this city for the
purpose of giving deed to the Abbott
block formerly known as the Everett
block, on Lawrence. between Fifteenth
and Sixteenth streets, which had been
sold sometime since for the sum of S73,-
600. His fatal illness prevented the ac-
of the transfer, which will
be, however, completed later on, as the
property belonged to his wife
Emma Abbott s last appearance in
Denver was during the week commencing
October IS last, during which time she
sang to larger houses than were ever be-
fore congregated at the Tabor Grand. At
that time her voice was spoken of as be-
ing in better tone than at any previous
appearance in this city, while her per-
sonaf charms and graces were commented
on by press and public in a hattering
THE DECEASED.
But little is known OF Mr.. Witherell in
this city. From Mr.. Charles Parker, re-
siding at the corner of Twenty sixth and
Curtis streets, who is a cousin of the de-
ceased, the following brief outline of his
career was obtained:
Mr.. Witherell was born at Summer
Tllle, Me-, in August, in 1874, and re-
'eived a common school education at |
Lawrence and Boston, Mass. He after
ward removed to New York city, where
lie became connected with an agency for |
he sale of proprietary medicines, and |
respectable fortune. He had
)een acquainted with Emma abbott for
ome years, and twelve years ago be-
,ame her manager. Since his marriage |
o that lady ne has been devoted to her
md her interests, and has managed her
interest in most satisfactory manner
dr Witherell had property of his own,
which is estimated to be worth fully
800 900.
Make no mistake Ruv Salvation oil tho era,,-