The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-19
DEATH OF HOR ACE RENNIE.
He Dies Suddenly at the Home OF His Sister
Yesterday Morning at O'clock.

| Few men were better known in Wichita
| few years ago than Horace Rennie. He
came to Wichita in 1885 or 1856, and pur-
| chased the business that Ross Bros. were
then conducting and continued the bust
ness till the beginning of the real estate
| boom when he engaged il that, being a
member of the Mercer Real Estate and In
vestment company in 1857. He made
money and invested it all again. and
! finally lost it. He remained here till a
year ago last March, when he went
to ST. Louis He remained there
a few months, and not liking the
I place, went to Hot Springs, and, after a
| few months sojourn there, located in
| Springfield, Mo-, where be made his home
up to the day of his death.
| Mr.. Renne had been under the doctors
care almost continuously for six months.
! He complained of heart trouble, but the
doctors constantly assured him that he
had no organic heart trouble; they were
sure of it. They told him few months
rest and good care OF himself would make
everything all right. Alas
Deal n rides on every passing breeze.
! He lurks in every flower"
| Having occasion to come TO Car
thage on some business, his friends
[ advised him to continue to Wichita and
/ visit some relatives he had here. He
reached here Friday night, feeling almost
exhausted. He was taking medicine pre-
scribed for him by his physician at Spring
/ field, and finding no relief intended to
| come TO town yesterday and consult some
physician. Monday evening he retired
about 10 o'clock, feeling about as usual.
At half past II he came down stairs hur-
riedly, gasping for breath, and called TO
his sister as he went out of DOORS Come,
quickn' She reached him almost as soon
as be sat down Oh the lowest of
! four steps on the west side OF the
house in the open air. She put
her arm around his neck and
he said to her, Il am dying"'
! These were his last words. She was
alone. BY strong effort she moved the
body so that she could lay it out on the
ground, threw light cover over the face,
and ran across the street to arouse the
neighbors Mr. Burns was the first neigh
| Dor reached, and he went for Mr.. Dudley,
| who also lived near, and the two carried
| the body intothe house, where restoratives
were Immediately applied, although it was
apparent from the first that it was use
! less.
The coroner was notified early yesterday
morning and he and Dr. s.. John went TO
the house and after hearing the
full details, decided that there WAS
no necessity for either an inquest
or an autopey. When they were ready to
leave the premises the relatives decided
that in view of certain circumstances
connected with the history of the life Of
the deceased, an autopsy ought TO be held.
In accordance with this expressed DESIRE
at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon Drs. ST.
John and Klrkwood performed the opera
ton in a most skIlIfnl and scientific man
ner in the presence of the coroner, Mr..
Gill, Mr. DIETRICH and an EAGLE reporter.
The autopsy proved beyond a peradven-
ture that death resulted from hearts dis
ease 1t was enlarged at least one third,
and was in bad condition. The left kid
ney was in a frightful condition, having
an enlargement on the lower end as large
as full grown mans fist.
Mr.. Rennie was born in New York, was
a remarkably fine looking man. He was
fleet high, straight as an arrow, and
would weigh POO pounds, and was between
81 and SO years of age. He will be buried
this morning at 8 o'clock. from his sisters
home on east Central.