Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-21
A PHYSICIAN KILLED.
AweNT4sLE ACCIDENT YESTERDAY
TODR. NJ. A. RUST.
A.. ynsecure roothold Upon = Ladder
Causes Him 60 PiunEc Eighteen
or Twenty Feet.

~ " 4. Rust was accidently killed at
his residence, No. II south Second street,
,csterdav afternoon.
About a quarter 20 o'clock, returning
f,,p some professional visits. and as he
,,orol bis home, driving in his buggy, he
on.erved That ventilator or skylight on
,hc roof WAS out Of order. Immediately
won dismounting he went 20 the upper
te1t 20 ascertain the trouble with il. He
f-sf sent coiOred man up the ladder into
f5c c0ck-loft. and he being unable TO
rcnody the fault the Doctor himself fol-
lracd and ascertalned that the yentilator-
catch were loose.
THE TATNL PLUNGE.
The Doctor said he would 90 down and
cc' hammer
Tpon descending from thereof the ladder
twisted or was oycr0alanced under the
U.,rt0r's feet and threw him over the balus-
t-ado into the ball bellows distance of
twenty feet. lie struck thelhsnd-railing IN
lis descent and fell upon his forehead.
WOUNDS AND DEATH.
DR.. william Augustus Lee was fOund at
Nr. Rontts drugstore near by and was
,ammonod 10 Dr. Rust's side. but found 1t
vas impoSsihie to do anything to relieve
lin. and death ensued in few minutes.
There was no fracture of the skull and
pn dislocation of the spinal column, but
from the way he fell and from the presence
al heavy bruse on the forehead II ls
eurposed that tho Doctor suffered con-
en- on Of the brain and died from that OF
nervous shock.
THE TBAP-DooB.
Dr Ru.t's residence consists of n base
rert and two floors above. and cock
lie latxya0u fhp rocf and the ceiling OF
the topmost floor.
Ipon the uppermost landing n ladder,
anout nine or ten feet long, gave access
from that floor through II trap-door INTO
the loft. I'm TINS loft the Doctor and his
servant had been attempting 70 fix the
ycnt,l3tOr.
When tho Doctor started down the lad
darto 60 IN search OF "A hammer the lad
der loosened from its restIng-place TN
some unexplained manner fell down on
tuo halustrade. while he went over 1t and
down the well OF tho steps, striking the
land-rail in mis- descent and landing IN the
narrow part of the hall between the STAR
case and the back perlor.
BIoGEAPmCAL.
Dr. NoritZ Augustus Rust was bornabout
Feventv-twO wears ago near Vienna, Aus
tr.a. and graduated at the University OF
that place and afterwards perfected him.
"II ut the uNlAtASAllt5 pA lptliii oIi't "' -
ana finally went 60 London. where he was
omployed in the hospitals and praciiced his
profession and married.
CAM TO ANTBICA.
Dr. Rust came TO this country about
lel3aud was for some time located IN New
York, but upon the advice Of Or. Strecker,
a. this city. who told him that there was q
good opening here for at least one German
rlysician. he came 10 Richmond and had
over since resided here and had accumu-
lated comfortable fortune.
AIIARSED PHYSICIAN.
The Doctor was one of the most erudite
men IN the profession and was the posses
sor of more diplomas probably than any
other doctor in Virginia. He was man Of
tuipt and modest manners, but OF strongly
marked characteristics and firm opinions.
I.-a great many years he enjoyed very
...Adcrable practice but advancing years
rl5 declining health compelled him to re-
lr1wsh a good deal of 1t, and for some
tine past he had been refusing TO 90 out at
night, except in the most urgent cases.
Ills wife and ono daughter survive him.
His funeral Will take place from Grace
Episcopal church at T.. NJ. to-day.