Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-23

John Mead Swallows an Overdose OF
Choral

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Choral
From an overdose OF choral John A.
B. Mead died at 5:45 Yesterday morning
at the residence Of his aunt. Mira A. b.
Watson, corner Of East Fulton and Shell
don street.
Saturday morning Mr. Mead returned
from trip TO Chicago. where he had
been 10 visit bic brother. James A. Mead.
Sunday night be was taken i'll and went
TO bed. Tho following noon he was at
tackled with nausea. severe pains in tho
stomach aud bowels and intense pain in
the back u his head. DR.. II. T.. Brig
ham. the family physician. was called.
The doctor noticed that the patients
face vas flushed and asked him IL he
hsd over exerted himself while in Chica-
90. He replied that he had not. The
doctor did not consider he was in seri-
Gus condition. and after prescribing for
him departed, thinking that he would
soon recover. Mira Mead and Mrs. Wat
son remained IN the room with him
until about 3 O'Clock yesterday morning,
when he said he was fc-ling better and
urged MrA Watson 30 retire. She went
81 her room and knew nothing moro Of
the matter until she Was called later.
About o'clock he was taken worse.
He said he experienced . strange sensa-
ton. He asked his wife 10 count his
pulse. as II beat too rapidly. He wanted
some medicine and asked his wife TO ac-
company him to his laboratory to get il.
He had made study Of chemistry and
had quito collection OF chemicals and
medicines He poured q drug from q
bottle into glass in the presence II his
wife and drank IT, Mira. Mead did not
know the contents of the bottle. She
assisted him TO his room and he soon
asked Tor drink Of lemonade. a. he
vas afraid his stomach would not retain
the medicine. When asked by his wife
what he had taken he replied that she
would not know IL he should tell her.
Mrs. Mead 1t once awakened Mrs.
Watson and telcphoned for DIR. Brig
ham. This vas about 40 q. m, and
when the doctor arrived he saw
poison. The doctor at once called
arrived shortly afterwards. Tho physi-
clans worked over the patient for nearly
an hour. but were not successful in
counteracting the effects II the drug.
Investigation revealed the fact that the
drug taken wac choral Coroner Lochcs
was summoned, bat from the evidence
AZ hand decssissl that no ipQuest vas
necessary. II IL thought by those who
investigated the matter and Who were
acquainted with the circumstances
Il the csee that Tie unfortunats
man wae suffering from such intenw
pain In his head that he poured out q
larger susouus Il the dru9 than he In,
tsrsied and the ovrssio~r was fatal
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