Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-05-05
OVERCOME BIZ CAS-.
baltimore Insurance Agent Found
Unconscious in His Room at the Hotel


conscious in his room at Hotel Willis Sat-
urday afternoon.
lie registered at the hotel on Friday and
retired in the evening about 10 o'clock.
When chambermaid went to the room
at l o'clock Saturday afternoon for the pur-
pose of busting IT, she found the door
locked and notified the clerk. ]. Writ
Willis, son of the proprietor Of the
house, was sent upstairs to ascertain if
there was anything wrong, and readily de-
tected the odor of escaping gas.
With some misgivings he retraced his
steps and fastened to the office to summon
assistance. Calling John Fry, an attache
of the hotel, and J. A. Fuld, one Of the
guests, he informed them of the matter
and together they rushed up to the room
occupied by the stranger. They tried the
door but it was still locked and they had
to break it open.
When they entered the room the tran
SOM and the window were both closed and
the apartment was filled with gas. MIR.
q utassy lay on the bed unconscious and
was breathing with the greatest difficulty.
The PROSTATE man was quickly carried to
another room and message was sent to
DR.. John L. Wales, who came ut once. He
found the stranger suffering from conges-
ton of the brain caused by inhaling the
gas, and pronounced the mans condition
extremely critical. The physician promptly
began administering restOratives and when
he departed half hour later, the patient
was breathing more easily and seemed
considerably better. His condition at that
time, however, was still dangerous
An examination of the room in which
Mr.. d utassy came so near losing his life
revealed the fact that the gas had been
turned on to a full head. The gas fixture
is on the rear wall and upon il the man
had hung his curve-handle umbrella and
4 dress shirt The inside shutters had been
thrown open and it is suspected that the
latter had turned on the gus by coming in
contact with the key Of the gas fixture,
which is slightly loose. Il is thought the
man got up TO ascertain whether it was
daylight and that he did not know that in
opening the shutters lie turned on the gas.
Mr.. d utassy is about 40 years old and
has been coming to this city about once
month to visit the office of his company
on Orange street between Eighth and
Ninth. His residence in Baltimore is at
the Bristol, on Eutaw place. where he has
an invalid wife. He is said to have been a
general in the Union army.
\. \ letter, mailed in Baltimore at p M,
Thursday, was received at Hotel Willis
on Friday, but was not opened. Il is
addressed General George +. d tItassy.n
An advertisement on the envelope states
that his office is in the Nansant Building,
No. 10 East Lexington street, Baltimore.
Gen. G. F. 'Utassy died ut the Delaware
Hospital at 3,u5 o'clock, Monday after
noon. Deceased never gained conscious.
ness and had remained in that condition
over IS hours, i'll fact, ever since he was
found at room IL in the Hotel Willis at
noon on saturday suffering from asphy xa-
ton. Ills wife and brother were al the
generals side when he died, as were the
physicians, nurses and Charles W. Jack
son, his chief clerk
General d l'tasSy was 65 years old and
was native Of Temesnai, Hungary. lie
was of noble birth, and rs a soldier he be-
came distinguished in Europe, and i'll our
own late inpleasantness," The generals
rather was large landowner in Hungary
ami of the noble family of d'Utassy.
General d'utassy was educated in Ruda
resin and other military schools. He
graduated IN 1888, just prior to the break
ing out OF the Hungarian revolution,
caused by the oter-taxation of the peas
antry General Kossuth, who opposed the
rebellion, took d tassy on his staff lie
was but 20 years old at the time. lie was
made a prisoner and confined in a dun
genn, but finally escaped to Turkey, lie
served in the Crimean war with distinc.
ton, and after it had ended found his way
10 England and became the secretary Is
or naspard Dcpard, who was sent to Hall
fax, Nova Scotia
Just previous TO the breaking out of the
civil war, General d'Utassy went to New
YORK. He received commission as
colonel and organized the Thirty-ninth
New York Volunteers, who did good
service in the valley of Virginia. Before
the close of the war, d. Utassy was breyeted
brigadier-general. When the war closed.
the general became engaged in the insur-
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with the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance
Company of Hartford, Conn. About Is
months ago he went to Baltimore from
cincinnati with his wife and son. and DIR
ing that time lived at the Bristol" The
son died some months ago. lie was we'll
known III Baltimore and much respected.
coroner sparks held an inquest upon the
remains on Tuesday. lJr, John = Wales,
the ilrSt witness, testified to visiting tho
deceased at room II at the Hotel Willis.
aud finding him in an unconscious condi-
ton. lie had attended him until the hour
oil his death together with Dr. Palmer
and was able 10 say that death was due to
congestion Of the brain caused by iuhal-
ing poisonous gas. DIR. Wales said that he
learned from Mrs d Utassy that the gen
eral was accustomed 70 sleeping with the
gas turned slightly on, and he thought il
barely possible, that during the night the
gas might have been extingushed when
the gas is lowered by shutting off por-
ton Of the supply
James Willis, proprietor Of the Hotel
Willis, testified that deceased had been
accustomed 70 stopping at the hotel during
his stay IN the city and that several times
ne has been here during the last six
months. lie stated that deceased was
assigned to room Is, on Friday night but
owing TO his objections TO 0cctlpyins il.
was allowed 10 take room II. When asked
what possible objections he could have
had to room is, Mr.Willis, in reply. stated
that part Of the glass in the transo,n was
broken out. General IL Utassv did not
leaye call when he retired Friday night.
and he would not have known whether he
was up o. not, had not gas been detected
escaping from his room which led 10 Inc
discovery. 1t is customary to allow guests
70 sleep us long as they desire
john Fry. bar tender for Mr.. Willis. in
company with j, A. Fluid, burst omen The
door OF the room. General d Utassy was
lying on his back The door was locked
on the Inside aud the lower window blinds
We're open The window and ransom
We're tightly closed. His umbrella was
hanging on the gas jot
j, A. Fuld, guest 40 the hotel. partially
eprroboruted The testimony Of Mr.. Fry
He helped ~ break open the door of the
room and found deceased living prone on
NJ DICK Ia lcu. lis clothes were ar
ranged about the room, and gave the i'm
preston that lie had retired Tor the night.
liis glasses We're lying on chair by The
SIDE Of the bed. Mr.. Fluid further testified
that he bad taken dinner with General
II Vtassy previous 10 his retiring. and that
lic seemed IN an excellent moud
Writ Wills testified 10 having made re-
peated efforts to arouse the general from
his slnmbers but all without avail
samuel Fellheimer testified to meeting
deceased on Friday afternoon and 10 have
eenyersed freely with HIM lie seemed ii
jovi'd spirits.
i, harles W. Jackson stated that General
q tassy was southern agent for the