Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-05-10
Supposed That. Taken III on the Street.
He Sought Rest in the First
Place He Came To.
He Had Been in His Room hut Few
Minutes When he Died, ApOplcXy
Being the Cause.
The Remains Removed to an Undertaking
Establishment and Friends Mott
fed His Career.

Hed his OareeE
Ex-Lieut Gov Andrew Shuman is
dead.
He died at 10:45 o'clock Monday
night in Room at Is Quincy street.
a lodging house kept by B. J Wheeler
and wife, and called the Wheeler
House. Mr.. Wheeler said that few
minutes before the time above named
the we'll known editor of the Erening
J007ldt came IN and asked for a room.
He seemed to be tired and expressed
himself rs desirous of retiring immedi
ately. Mr. Wheeler called his wife.
who showed MIR. Shuman to room on
the second floor, and Immediately left
him
In about five minutes afterward," F."
continued Mr. Wheeler, "he called for
a towel. While my wife was getting
it we heard Mr.. Shuman choking.
rushed into the room and found him on
the bed, lying on his left side, with his
head hanging over the edge. His face
was black, and he was breathing
heavily. lifted mp his head and placed
it on the pillow.
II shouted to my wife to run for
doctor, which she did While she was
gone, Belle Hoyle the chambermaid
and rubbed his head and hands, hut
he died in about ten minutes after he
was first seized with the fit. Just a.
he died DIR. Spalding came in. J."
Mrs. Annie NJ Wheeler, his wife
corroborated the statement of her hus-
band. She said that Mr. Shuman, al
though they did not know him then,
came to the house and was given a
room. After entering it he called to
her to get a towel and when she re
turned with it she found her husband
just entering the room and saw Mr.
Shuman on the bed in what she sup
posed was fit She ran out for doe
tor, and found DR. Herman Spalding
at his Office, 235 State street, who re-
turned with her When they arrived
the doctor pronounced Mr.. Shuman
dead
The only other inmate of the house
at the time was the chambermaid
Belle Hoyle She said that she was
in the room at the time of Mr. Shu-
mans death 4 few moments before
she was engaged in a game of cards
with Mr. Wheeler, and while they
were playing they heard some one
choking Mr.. Shuman being the only
person in the house they went to his
room and found him black in the face.
gasping for breath and remained with
him until the doctor arrived and pro-
nounced him dead.
DR. Spalding said that at II o'clock
he parted with DR. Swayne Wicker
sham at Bodeman's drug store at State
and Jackson streets and had reached
his Office steps when a woman rushed
mp and asked him TO go with her 20 Is
Quincy street.
There is q man dying there. was
her explanation, said the physician
u went with her and found man.
whom Immediately recognized a.
GOV Shumau. living ou his lett side
saw at once he was dead The immc
diate cause via. apopIeNy After sati-.
yiug myself that bc va, deNl / a,hrj
the people o. call au onrer which thes
did, aud lrft ihe remains ln hIs
charge and returned % the drug Store
where found pr Wpker,ham ebn.
alteruamnatiau agreed vlth we s-
h iht Wsp eft No ShumAu ltath
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