The sun., 1891-06-27
DR., JOHN |. NORTHROP DEAD.
,r BEIIEvED HE SHOULD GET THE
BETTER OF HIS INJURIES

,,,..d by tho Lighting or . Match,
.Jnn,tor Tish says-Omcers or the Pres
,nterian s.a Bellevue Hospitals Make
contradictory Statements.
Tia explosion OF alcohol in tho store room
n, tho Columbia College School OF Mines on
Thursday afternoon had a tragic result in the
daotb. shortly before o'clock yesterday morn
ing. OF Dr. John L Northror. the young in
struc,o or in biology who at the time OF the exc
rlosion was filling demiiohn with alcohol,
which he intended to use for the preservation
OF biological specimens.
Nothing definite could be learned on Thurs
day afternoon OF the cause OF the explosion.
Tho nearest light was supposed to be gas
;et. which was at least six feet distant across
the hall. 1t was surmsed that the high tenn
rsrature OF tho little room had rendered
the alcohol volatile and that per-
haps the vapor had been blown out to
tho gas iet by the drauRht and so
caused the explosion. Janitor Tigh. who was
with DR.. Northrop. was soon last night at his
homo, 90 Amsterdam avenue. He said that
tho explosion was the fault Of DR.. Northrop.
Jsn,tor william Simpson had gone with DR..
Northrop into tho alcohol room. while TiRh
etOOu IN tu0 ueil. ~. ENoAsAkSb osooooV uSWo
and turned the spieot
II was very dark in the little room, and as
the demiiohn was not placed exactly under tho
epiSot. the alcoho! ran on thsl noor. TlRh saw
DR.. Northrop strike . match to make light
and with the motion with which he lit 1t, he
moved 1t down toward the thin stream OF
alcohol runniHE ro% the spsse hSh he
out !" when the explosion came
The barrel wa. between the door and DR.:
into the room. lnstinotivsly Tigh turned and
sapIs Ensnss4 Sfet sa :T m
Ing and TiSd n to stop Pr but only
eeon from Bellevue Hospital. was dressing Dr..
NNorthrop's wounds, Dr.; Northrog asked that
h. e Dr. 81 IS
his physician. be notified. Dr. Brtddon is ono
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iose his eyeslTnt: IL, tod her not to 6e
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Northrop be admitted and that his physician
Mrs Northrop was with her husband until
Els S cousin. Mrs, y. q Lee. a. I27 East Txsnty;;
Cheer in spite Of his burns. He seemed to
fancy that his injuries we're mot not 50 very serious.
1S' pose 81 ri Be- out again IL coSpls Of weeks
sd:. s s sSsad Dfsns pa o. f:
wrote: 70 hear e any one else WAS WAS inlur.d:
Rd shsy b. asa aSa1
D.ath resulted from shock. At 6 O'CLOCK
fH ssled & Il: hosDi;sl ps I.erned
The which he !ook to Mrs
married nsrried sis Sister s and ia marrisd sister. Mrs John
I 9S deess M ISL as q Maess 1884, from
be had empIospens Tor a, time in his pro.
M 1883. I 10 % was to have sailed a week from to- o
Miss
Of botany in the Normal College.
trip and while there DR.. Northrop made obser::
59m Eoaay p; To
seiences noes on oe,. 49, 1886 The funeral viii s. on
sunday from tho home Of Mrs. Lee. L and yill be
college until the eeusy meets Ks.rs r. the ta
sRssss aa pssps h ssPf ss Ss pssn
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to Rote: I have an. emergency, case here.
has been ssa o at 81.
spSssqe. :whasd is isr IL 4 case Of burns
r'P'sel Msll.w. do not take burns at this hospital
and said: It'S a charity case, any way.
and Elm ees He
and back With hom
thu nf the landing and talEp0-
1 r. could ID not hear what they said. They
asked me several questi9nss s about tn the % patient. lent
was professor in the college ., and that he
more than ten minutes. and at last got i'm
and said # gop TcG ,aks him
M s6s 6st ann ooR Safk him IL ne
was surprised 70 hear this morning Of DR.;
bs Was s suassd oa
has1snsl hasn;,., by the delay at the Presbyterian
At the Presbyterian Hospital DR.. sprague's
said ha here not TGsa Of truth dnoIa in Dr.
sfGs 6sis. SAID hote. asked HIN What he had
and he said case Of burns, IT Then MS, he show-
ss 3d. Sins sSs Elm our
!he patient had Just been carried into the
talked with Or. Hupp. tho house SURGEON. and
hs nsglseted ths case brought BY our CTn un, am,
It more urgent. The doorman. Fred Leicksrt.
and tho accident ward nurse. Daniel Adams.
carried DR.. Northrop into the accident ward.
4 was pot three minutes from the time that
Snperintondent Wall seemed to be satisfied
with Ro.s's statement. He said that since the
fire In the hospital few weeks ago they had
room to isolate them hut that they always
took emergency cases. No questions are ever
asked he said, us to the patients ability to pay
for his care. Mr.. Wall took occasion to- say
that he did not understand the animus Of the
had been made from Bellevue. but that they
were utterly without foundation.
Injured by Horses Frightened by Fireworks
New ORLEANS. June 26-The Masons OF tho
city celebrated st. Johns Day yesterday at