Democratic messenger., 1892-11-26
DIR. HOCCIS DEAD.
He Accidentally Took II Dose of
Deadly Poison.

nt iftNlfAf "a a'tlNn nun VIII
shocked on "Wednesday morning To lear n
through telegram from Mr.. William
Sydney Wilson that DR. Henry j. Houck
of this town had died very suddenly at
Ocean City where he was the guest of
Mr.. Wilson. The doctor had hy his own
mistake taken dose of Bichloride of
Mercury for chloral The details Of the
unfortunate occurrance are as follows;
On Thursday DR.. llouck. in company
with William sydney Wilson, Esq, went
TO Ocean Ciiy on cunning trip Of sew
eral days. On Monday he complained of
stomach trouble and insomnia and in
formed Mr. Wilson that he was not well
enough To 90 down the beach cunning
that day so Mr. Wilson went out alone
On his return al night, not finding the
doctor any better he proposed they should
go home the next morning, but DIR
IIouck said that he was only troubled
with slight attack of biliousness and
that they had better remain until We'd
nesday and shoot. On Tuesday morning
he got up and dressed himself, was cheer
full, but did not feel well enough To go
ont shooting. Mr.. Wilson went up the
bay little dreaming that DR. IIouck would
be dead when he again set eyes on him.
DR. lIouck remained about the Wilson
Cottage most Of the morning. Shortly
after noon he went down To the Atlantic
Hotel aud told Mrs Warrington who
was in charge in the absence of her hus-
band that he was physician and wanted
to get dose OF medicine out of The drug
store connected with the hotel, as he was
sick. Mrs Warrington got the key and
went with him to where the drugs were
kept He asked her to get him the bottle
of chloral She said she did not know it,
Handing him bottle labeled "Hyd-
chlor-cor, she asked him If that was il;
He took the bottle remarking at the time
that he could no. see very well. lie gave
il hurried glance. said il was all right,
and then and there took dose after
which he wrapped up some of the drug
and took il away with him Returning
to the cottage he told William Berry, Il
Snow Hill coloIed man. who had accom-
panied them on the "trip, that he had
taken a dose OF medicine which was
burning him terribly and that he wanted
some soda \ little while afterward he
got up and remarked tia, he would 20 TO
his room and take little nap" Berry
went out for walk but returned inside
An hour and went up 10 the doctors
room to see II he wanted anything. lie
found the unfortunate gentleman living
on the bed, cold in death. A boat WAS
immediately despatched mp the bay TO
inform Mr.. Wilson of what had happened
Mr.. Wilson hurried back To Ocean Citv
aud Immediately commenced an imvesli-
CATION rs to the cause of his friends
death. Mrs. Warrington showed him the
bottle which DR. Houck had taken the
medicine from and he saw that in the
dim light the doctor had taken what he
lhouShR W pC Shiotais but Nutl MI W H.
son ascertained from the Berlin druggists
was deadly poison
DR. lIouck's remains were taken To
Berlin Wednesday morning and brought
10 Snow Hill the same day. On Friday
they were carried 10 Frederick, Md, for
intermeut
DR. Honck was a man greatly esteem
ed by every citizen of Snow Hill. lie
had KIND word for every one. WAS al
ways cheerful aud every man here was
his friend. He had been with us only a
couple Of years but it was long enough
To endear him 10 the community and To
further the hope that he would live many
wears with US. While he did not prac-
tice his profession here having sufficient
income 10 enable him 10 retire from ac-
tive practice. yet he WAS learned in the
healing art and was possessed of great
skill as physician Every summer was
spent by himself and family at their
home on the suburbs of Baltimore City
and they had been back here only few
few weeks AT the time of his death. He
was very fond of cunning, and in fact.
during the cunning season. scarcely a
day passed 10y without his indulging in
his iavorite pasiime. lie was on one of
his cunning trips, 10 Ocean City, as the
guest Of William s. Wilson. Esq, when
he died. Several years ago DR.. IIouck
was well-known figure in Baltimore
City political circles. lie was an active
Democrat and al one time was member
of Baltimore City Council. lie WAS an
entertaining talker and his "reminiscences
of his political life were very interesting
TO hear. For several years past he had
been interested only as voter and we'll
wishcr for the success of his party. Many
of his old Baltimore friends like the new
ones he had made here are gricved that
be has SO soon departed To that "undis-
covered country from whose bourn no
traveller returns"
He leaves a wife and two sons; one son
by his first wife and the other by his
widow. each of when have our SYM
pathy in the great loss they have sustain
ed
The smallest "cat-boil" is large enough
To show that the blood needs purifying -
"A warning, which if unheeded, may re-
suit, not in more boIls, but in something
very much worse Avert the danger in
time by the use of Ayers Sarsaparlia.
Cured others, will cure YOU
Orphans Court.