Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
DEATH OF MINISTER RICE.

The Newly-Appointed Representative to
Russia Stricken Down.
New YORK, May 16.-Allan Tbo~ndike
Rice, the newly-appointed minister to
Russia, died suddenly at 3 o'clock this
morning, 1T the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
where he was. a guest. Mr.. Rice had
been suffering from a throat affection
for q few days past, but was not sup
posed to be in any danger. He intend
ed to sail for Europe yesterday in the
Inman steamer City of Paris, but was
compelled to delay his departure owing
to his sickness. There were with him
at the time of his death, James Sargent,
his valet of twenty years standing;
Henry Crisp, an experienced nurse;
Dr.. Goldthwaite and DR.. Fuller, who
had been in attendance upon him for
some time past.
DR.. Fuller states that Mr.. Rice has
been i'll during the entire spring. having
been generally run down from over
work in preparing to 60 abroad. He
took to his bed three or four days ago,
suffering from tonsilitis. His tonsils
had formerly given him considerable
trouble and had been clipped. There
Was a certain amount of liberation ap-
parent. with symptoms of quincy. His
case had not been considered dangerous
even up to IL o'clock last night. Mon
day was his worst day. On Tuesday
night the abscess began to DISCHARGE and
he felt a great deal of relief. The pa
TENTS temperature fell, and his condi-
ton appeared to be favorable. He also
had a good appetite. DIR. Fuller adds
that Mr.. Rice's nurse was an excellent
one, and that all was done for the sick
man that was possible.
The nurse says that at | o'clock this
morning, when only he and the valet
were with the patient, Mr.. Rice expec-
grated some phlegm or pus, felt greatly
relieved, and went to sleep. At about
2 O'Clock the nurse endeavored to awake
him to allow more phlegm to be dis
charged, but was unable to wake him.
Sargent, the valet. made all haste to
Dr.. Fuller, and DR.. Goldthwaite was
also summoned. The latter reached
the sickroom first, and tried in vain to
awaken the patient. When DR.. Fuller
arrived, their united efforts were with
out result. Mr.. Rice died within ten
minutes later.
Dr.. Fuller says the CLOTHS swelled sud
denly n shut offthe breath. Such cases
ny GA OCCURRENCE liz III b1lS
instance was unlocked for. though
every precaution had been taken. Mr..
Rice's luggage had been partly sent
abroad. DR.. Fuller had expected he
would be able to sail on Saturday.
Mr.. Rice was a man of broad cultiva-
ton and superior literary ability. He
was born in Boston, in June, 1858. His
boyhood was spent largely in Europe.
He went to England in 1871, and was
graduated at the University of oxford
in 1875. On his return to New York
City he attended Columbia College Law
School. Mr.. Rice bought the North
American Review in 1876, and was up to
his death editor of that publication. In
1879 he organized the Charnay expedi-
ton to investigate ancient civilization in
Central America and Mexico. Since
1884 Mr.. Rice owned the c~ontroll-
ing interest in LeMatin, a news.
paper published in Paris. He was
nominated for Congress in 1886, but was
defeated. Mr.. Rice edited "Pemi-
niscences of Abraham Lincoln" and
contributed to .Ancient Cities of the
New World" and had written many
things of high literary merit.