The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-01
;FNT WITH HIS LAYOUT.
,.1Ns OF A GAMBLER SHIPPED
Home WITH HIS OUTFIT.

and South AmeFIC9s oA~ " a. OFoA-
% nv Yellow Fever While on e
Voyage.
=. March Nathaniel Fenuell, of
1 - Kan, bought his son Joseph an
-. ~ gambling tools costing S422, and
-. "a. him good-by, as Joseph left his newly
.--iad wife and set out on a gambling
o. of the world. Last Tuesday Joseph
oIl,s ashes and his faro layout were
80 his widow in Kansas from the quar-
- bospital on Swinburne island
r,.nneIl was a passenger on the Honduras
"A Central American Company's steamer
r,,do which arrived at this port on Sept.
. After his death, which Health Omcer
al pronounced due to yellow fever, a
nllgn rvas fonnd among his effects which
i ID! the course of his travels since he
J., W;cbita- and according to which Fen
~ ~ r,Tst have exercised his skill chiefly
chance acquaint ances on steamers and
80 - mis- CITY he sailed for Liverpool,
II tom there went to Dublin. Then
Ia NJ 70 Liverpool, to Bordeaux, and Paris
, e. trip through Spain he stopped for
nile at Lisbon. The next entry shows him
y Buenos Ayres, from which place he made
- m the capitals of several South Ameri-
~. ~ states He boarded the Hondo at
Sinrston, Jamaica, taking passage for
;reyton San Juan del Nortel, but ap-
GENTLY found poor game among the labor
~s on the Nicaragua canal, for he re-em-
'oryad before the vessel had left the port.
Ia intended only to go as far as Belize, and
. % from there to New Orleans, but found
'i6self shut off by quarantine, and at
Seiize engaged passage TOR New York.
The Hondo also took on at Belize a pas
anger named Fisher, the agent of an
TnSlish syndicate which is exploiting the
rrfues of Sparta grass at Sandy Greek,
British Honduras. Fisher is a young man,
nd fond of good time. He had won $3.50
n one nights sitting at Belize. Throughout
he voyage, until Fennell became too ill to
,lay. he and Fisher would sit down in the
moking-room after breakfast each day and
,Iav poker. with beans as counters. Moth
ng was seen of Fennell's sporting appara-
ms. and 40 one on board suspected that he
was other than he described himself-a
miner on prospecting tour. No one ever
ioined the two poker players, but onlookers
ioticed that Fennell usually won.
The supposed miner was a stout, thick
set full-blooded man of middle age, and his
indulgence in food and drink caused Purser
Kissing and Mr.. john S. Williams, who
nave both travelled for generation in the
ropics, to demonstrate with him. He
augned at them, and replied that he had
ested the climate before. Mr.. Williams
lad been assigned to share Fennell's state
.oom, but he thought he saw something sus-
,icious of fever in his roommate's appear
lnce, and changed his sleeping place.
When the Hondo was about six days out
from New York Fennell left the card table
at midnight in estate of high preparation,
due partly to whisky and partly to the close
-oom He said he meant to have a salt
water bath, and in spite of warning he per-
listed in taking one. The next morning he
vas unable to leave his stateroom. He had
oeen ailing with an organic disease for
ome time, and those of his fellow passen-
gers who were familiar with the dangers of
he climate early foretold his death.
81 cautioned him against drinking" said
Mr.. Williams to Sun reporter last night,
from the first day he came on board.
After his imprudent cold bath, and when |
saw him growing weaker, l said to him
I'm not priest, nor bishop, nor padre,
but you'd better tell me about yourself and
your family, for you are going to die He
would not believe me, and would say moth
ng about himself except that he came from
Denver. asked him how much money he
had, and he replied, Not enough to make a
gad for rifle charge l could tell he was
cot a miner, but did not suspect that be was
gambler by profession.
Purser Gissing says that the only game
FenneA played was poker, for which he
borrowed pack of cards from the steward.
Just before the Hondo reached quaran-
tine, Fisher got the purser to advance him
s65 on draft on the steamship company.
This sum was given to Fennen as Fishers
let losings. Fennell gave $40 to the stew
ards when he was taken ashore to the
quarantine hospital.
Two days later, on Sept IL, he died. He
was in almost continuous delirium while on
the island, and could hardly answer ques
lions
Where is your homer asked DR.. Smith.
"Wait-wait," he answered, putting hi.
hand to his head. Then, after a pause
"Wichitan
Your wife's nameF'
"Wait-one minute-Addie."
How much money have youw asked the
doctor.
wait, wait" Then sharply, 81 can take
care of my money myself"
The health officer decided that Fennel
mad died from yellow fever, and accord
ingly the body was cremated. Besides tn,
diary, clothing and $43 90 and an English
sovereign, there was found in his trunk {
faro layout and accompanying implement,
OF his trade. The layout was a cheap affair
On small board, which folded on two
hinges, the cards were cheaply painted ovel
baize cloth. There were severa
dozen chips, dealing box, {
chipping board for cutting the card.
so That they would fit the box, chip racks
ana three mahogany cases filled with pack
OF cards. These cases were the only hand
some pieces of furniture in the. collection
out the cards were of the very chaapes
Inscription. Evidently Fennell must hav,
found himself forced to part with the S42
outht, with which he left Wichita. There
was also an immense revolver and a car
tldge belt. His only jewelry was watch
and cuff bottoms, worth abont $3.50.
LIT. Smith wrote twice to the wife's ad-
uress, and after a delay at the Wichita
bpoostonce. received this letter, dated Sept
q, from Fennell's family physicians:
mIs. ADA Fennell of this city has called upol
ute 10 answer your two letters in regard to he
tHusoand- She is Frustrated, and has a babl
r ~, weeks old. She requests me to say sh
Swoulu nke the trunk sent to her in my care
Sne wishes me to extend her thanks to all VIII
nave SHOWN her husband kindness, and to than]
you Tor your interest.
- ioq VIII see, If you will examine his trunk
t tI1U ne mas been sporting man. He is well
4IoWn here. His wife was expecting him home
ne mas father, mother, several brothers an
country - W.
e yrs. Fennell would like TO know if she ca
MS address. j n TrInEN
p IN the next day came letter from o. Il
d J. C, Bentley. LAWYERS. acknowledgin,
say: