New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-24
SUJCrDE or A PROFESSIONAL NURSE.
AFFECT POVERTY DRIVES HIM TO TIA LETTER
TO THE CORONER.

AFFECT POVERTY DRIVES HIM TO TIA LETTER
TO THE CORONER.
Affect poyertv sickness and the hopelessness Of his
struggle TO live drove Julius Rosentha professional
nurse to desperation and death. In the little han
bedroom which he had occupied at the apartment
house No OPS West Thlry-sxth-st, he was yesterday
found dead having poisoned himself by means OF a
hypodernlic injection Of morphine. Eosenthal was
born in Berlin fortycigt years ago, and in 1866 came
10 this country. Nearly all Of his waking life ha1
been spent in attendance the sick. That he was
an enthusiast in his calling Is shown by the fact that
throughout the yellow fever epidemic he served in the
hospitals at Memphis, Tenn, only ceaSing waen ne
himself caught the disease. Since that time RoSenthai
had always been more less Of invalid and could
rarely obtain or fulfil any employment.
In the last few months of his life he was almost
entirely destitute, and underwent extreme pHvauos
As days and weeks went by. bringing no ray Of hope
10 tighten the shadow Of his sunless life he grew more
and more respondent, and finally resolved TO end LIE
and life's troubles The last that was seen OF MIN
was when he went to his room carly on Friday night
Saturday and Sunday passed but he did not appear
and then Mr.. and Mrs. Schloss, who kept the house.
became frightened. In company with Charles Mo
Gov a boaIder. Mr. schoss yesterday went 70 Rosen
that's room. They first peepel through the keyhole
but heavy blanket was drawn across 1t and they
could see nothing. The door was locked. Thea, re-
cclving no answer to their calls they broke into the
room.
Rosentlal lay undrrSscd the bed His face was
placid and peaceful and he seemed ~ be sleeping lie
had evidently been dead about forty eight hours.
In the room were found two letters one addressed
to Jesse Scgman d CO., bankers, No. 81 Broad H."
and the other 10 the Coroner; packet containing
cards and official papers, hypodemic syringe, three
bottles half filed with h dark liquid, and a vallss
containing clothes.
Only ~ 50 In money found in his pockets'
The letter addressed "TO the Honorable Coroner OF
the City of NevYorkT tell. with pathetic eaTncsness
of the trials through which ROscnthal had passed
before he resolved 10 take his life. II was
As follows: Il tired OF living and have
therefore taken poison hypodermicaly Have been sick
and suffering for long time and can take only liquid
food Not able TO find situation and there is no hope
for me in the future Very much neglected by former
friends and not being able to find natural DEATH have
taken my own life To Mr.. and Mrs. Ignatus steen-
haTdt OF san Francisco, Cal. Julius baele (Kuhn G
Loeb Exchange Place and DR.. Henry Schwag, of No.
26 East Twentiethst, return my heartfelt thanks for
their noble kindness during my misery. This Il my
last farewell and the blessings OF the good Lord IN
Heaven be with them forever would prefer to leave
the world as poor gentleman rather than face this
life beggar and thief. The grave Of pauper has
no teTrors for me.
At the head Of the letter was the following inscrp-
ton Born January 8, 1914 al Berlin Prussia Came
to America July, 1866; died August n, 1891"