Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-04-18
The Death of Edgar s. Porter.
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Porter, son of Mrs. John Addison Porter,
came a shock to his many friends, and
the fact Of his illness was not generally
known. Only few days before. he had
been out on the street and to all appear
ances in excellent health It was a fact
but little known, even among his init
mate friends, that the deceased had had a
heart affection for many years and the
heart failure, which caused his death,
was a recurrence of an old trouble
much aggravated by the exhaustion at
tending a severe attack of the grip, with
which he had been suffering. He had
been troubled with heart weakness from
boyhood, owing to a serious heart attack
of rheumatic nature when lad He
was first taken i'll with the grip about
out until few days ago, complained to
his friends that he felt misera-
BILE. He was down town last Satur-
day and after his return home
did not again leave the house. DR.. Dag
gett on diagnosing the case found that the
patient was suffering from the grip, COM
plicated with stomach difficulty which
was..attended with frequent alarming fits
of vomiting, which left the patient very
weak and exhausted. Late Thursday af-
ternoon Mr.. Porter was feeling much re-
ieved and the prospect was then consid-
cred good for his steady improvement DR..
Daggett left the patient at about o'clock,
when he was feeling as described. An
hour later an alarming change occurred
and Mr.. Porter's valet, who was in con-
slant attendance upon him, reporting the
fact at once, DR.. Daggett was sent for and
in his absence DR.. G. Purdy Lindsey was
summoned and hastened to the beside
of the patient. DR.. Lindsey found
Mr.. Porter in q critical condition from
heart failure and despite the use of the
best known remedies, the patient sank and
his death ensued at about 10 O'Clock, his
mother being with him. Mr.. Porter's
death causes deep regret among his large
circle of friends. Tall, manly, robust and
vigorous in appearance, his was a notice
able figure, and his generous disposition
| won him many warm friends. He
| was, as stated yesterday, thirty-thr
years Of age. He spent some time in study
| at Yale and was member of Delta Psi
| fraternity and belonged to various clubs,
including the st. Anthony Of New York
and also to one or more in London. He
was an enthusiast on athletic sports and
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| ties on dogs in the country and has ofici-
ated as Judge at all the great dog shows of
the Westminster club in New York and
| also at other big shows at Boston and
Philadelphia. He was especially fond of
dogs and owned several of the best bred
dogs in the country. He was the son of
| the late Professor John A. Porter and
grandson of the late Joseph Sheffield,
founder of Yale's Sheffield school Pos
sessed of wealth and a taste for travel, he
devoted considerable time to journeying in
this and foreign lands. He had made four
trips abroad, the first when quite young,
| accompanied by his mother. He was very
fond of London and its society and made
London his headquarters when abroad and
became associated with one of the most
fashionable clubs of that city, whose mem
bers rank very high in social standing in
Great Britain. He had intended to start
next summer on a trip around the globe.
For the last six months he had lived at
home with his mother at the family resi-
dence on Hllhouse avenue, where he died,
He was a member of the NewHaven Yacht
club and of the New Haven Kennel club
and was high degree Free Mason and a
member Of Wooster lodge of this city. In
New York he was associated with the New
York Kennel club and st. Anthony club,
He was nephew of William Walter
Phelps, our minister to Germany. Of his
own immediate family only his mother and
one brother, John Addison Porter, survive
him. At the funeral services on Sunday
the Rev Mr.. Lines of st. Paups church
will oficiate and the burial will be in the
family lot in Evergreen. The funeral will
be private, devoid of display, in accord
ance with wishes Of deceased oft express
ed.
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