The Portland daily press., 1893-10-04
CAPE ELIZABETH.
Sudden Death at south Portland.

Sudden Death at South Portland.
James O'Neil, of this city, died at
South Portland Monday night, under
somewhat peculiar circumstances. Mr..
O'Neil was supposed to be well man,
and his death was far from looked for.
Monday afternoon he took a brief va
cation as he thought, and about o'clock
called at the house of James Todd, at
South Portland. After having been
there for short time he complained of
feeling sick, and in few moments fell
forward to the floor and was apparently
unconscious.
Thoroughly alarmed, the family called
DR.. F. I. Brown who on arriving ordered
stimulants to be given. AT that time
Mr.. O'Neil was on the floor, breathing
with difficulty, and with very low tenn
perature. DR.. Brown at first thought that
he was at the point of death. but he came
around to certain degree, and his con-
dition became somewhat better. He
did not become conscious, and after few
hours failed rapidly, and died about 10
o'clock
DR.. Brown had no doubt that Mr..
ONeil's death was due to natural causes,
while not fully satisfied ofthe exact cause.
He had never met him before, and only
saw him after he was unable to speak.
1t is thought possible that death was due
to some hidden and unsupported trouble
that suddenly developed itself. DR..
Brown did not deem an inquest necessary,
and Mr.. Tobin, the undertaken who was
called, was of the same opinion.
Mr.. O'Neil was unmarried. He was
Industrious, and was much liked by his
many friends. He was about so, and
made his home with brother It is
thought that he was not feeling we'll,
and SO did not try to work Monday af-
ternoon, but went over to South Port
land. While there he happened to meet
Mr.. Todd, and called at his house.
Mr. James e. Thurrel has taken the
contract to build the house for Rev. L.
II. Bean at South Portland Messrs.
Smart and Shea are building the cellar
which is approaching completion. The
house when finished will be A fine one
and an ornament to the village.
M IT, IGlGUuSl anu w lie, Mr.
Thurrel and Mr.. John E. Fisher of South
Portland left for the Worlds Fair on
Monday last.
Capt.T j. Griggs of the bark Arlington
of South Portland, on his present voyage
took a novel cargo. 1t consisted of five
railroad cars complete. He shipped them
from Wilmington, Delaware, for the
Spanish Main for the Savinilla Railroad
company. They were shipped in pieces
as they could not be carried whole. Capt.
Griggs is on his return home with
cargo of mahogany for parties in Chelsea,
Mass, and is expected about the middle
of this month. ~
Capt. E. W. Norwood, son-in-law of Capt.
Griggs of the schooner Uranus is loading
coal at Philadelphia for St. Johns, Porto
Rico. His wife accompanies him.
Capt. j. B. Norwood, who with his wife
has been visiting his brother E. W. Nor
wood at South Portland, has returned to
their home in South West Harbor.
Mr.. III Pittee and wife of South Port
land are visiting in the family of their
daughter, Mrs. Al Hutchinson in Brun-
swick
Mrs Colt, wife of Capt. D Colt of South
Portland, who has been dangerously i'll
of malarial fever, is improving and is be-
lieved to be out of danger. DIR. Thombs is
in attendance.
Mrs. Nichols, wife of Capt. E. 7. Nichols
of South Portland, is dangerously ill Of
spinal meningitis She is the sister of
M. G. Pingree, M. d.
People worshiping in the Congregations
al church at Spurwink, are making quite
extensive repairs on their church build
ing. 1t is shingled and other internal re-
pairs are to be made. They have built a
good supply of'horse sheds, which were
very much needed.
A peculiarly hard case is that of Mrs.
Thompson of South Portland, the wife
of William B. Thompson, who died re-
Gently in South Dakota. Mr.. Thompson
and wife were married about fifteen Years
ago, and he Immediately left for the
West, where he has spent the rest of his
days, except one brief visit to his wife,
Very recently she received letter from
him, but no intimation of illness, and on
Thursday, the 14th inst, she received
telegraph despatch that he was dead
The blow is heavy one for her, as she
is advanced in years and no child to COM
fort her, and also quite i'll His remains
of course will be buried there.
Mrs. Elizabeth M. ID. Pingree, who died
in South Portland the 2Sth ultimo aged
nearly II years, was the widow of l.. f.
Pingree who passed on before her some
months ago. They had lived in South
Portland about thirteen years, having
previously lived in Portland. Mrs Pin
gree had been in poor health for some
time, and her death was not wholly I'M
expected. She and her husband were
members of the New Jerusalem church in
of M c. Pingree, NJ D., and besides him
she leaves one son and several daughters.