Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-25
EFF. SHEPARD is DEAD
FROM THE EFFECTS OF ETHER
which HAD Bern Administered Pre-
pArafosy ts an Examination for
stone Ia the niadsier--Hss Lin.

NK. Yosk. March al-Col- Elliott
Fitch Shepard. editor II the Mail and
Express. died s,s<iisnly this afternoon at
has home. <o = West Fifty seconi
sfrssf He death followed the admins
fzation e ether by Dr. Charles Ne
fiurney and the family physician. Df. j.
" McI.ane. who szs about % make Al
examination to ascertain whether the
c,,ionels suspicion that be was suffering
from stone IN the bladder ~as correct.
Coionel shepard rad been ia gossd
health. bar nearly month ago he
noslced symptoms that led him 10 he
Aese that he ~ suffering With stone IA
the bladder tie iet il 80 and did not
consult a physician until q week arc.
when be vent O. Or Aeiane and todd
him II his susririoos. The doctor con.
1rfned them and advised him a. AZ least
submit - an examination and 20 IN
dergo al operation should Il be deemcl
necessary The colonel agreed "a this
and today wss decisled On Tor the ex-
animation.
Complained Of Pains
I'p 70 this morniag Colonel Shepard
had attended D. his business IN the usual
way Hs eas AT his oiiiee every day.
~ oas there anew Il the contemplated
operation when he went home last even.
inx he rleFs'ly told his manager. /. Is.
Drf'reece. that be probably Would not
b. down On Friday. but that be would
- there GA SATURDAY afrernoon. Ihls
morning about . O'Clock before the ar
rival = The doctor, be complained a
k..
would - - bed Hut first he went 10
the Telephone. called up the Office o, the
Maj. and Express and gave a mum.
oer q Instructions about TIE fu-
tnre conduct n the newspaper IN
case anything should happen % him. As
nobody Ia his Office knew he was III.
these Instructions caused considerable
wonder. but IL was never. the habit II
any one IN the ofhcc 20 question any
thing that the colonel did. and not even
any Inquiries were made "a 10 what
might be the matter.
litter telepkoning these instructions
the colonel lay down awhile. The dis
trees he suffered lrft him. and when the
physicians and nurses came in later he
xss IN good spirits tie had induced his
wife and youngest daughters. Mar.
guerife and Alice. who we're az home, 20
go 70 Scsrtoro Zoe The day. His son. Ell
iiott +. Shepard Jr.. was az heme-
Overcome BY Ether.
About o'clcck Colonel shepard said
that he vas ready Tor tho surgeons. and
thry. ~Ith the narse-. began the wt,rx -
putting him under ether lie had IN
halad the drug bat tao or three times
~hcn the phs s~icians ietectedl dangerous
symptoms and stopped the inaalstion.
Colonel Shepard sank rapidly. and Tor
time u xas feared tfsst he eonla not be
rallied foseFfnl rrsroratises we're al
nfnisfered. At the end ~ an houf
work With oxygen be was fcstorsd 20
partial consciousness. and he Continued
apparently 70 rally until about 1 O'clock.
Then. without warning aud for no ap-
parent reason. he tegan rapidly 90 sink.
1'fie oxygen tfcafment was resuulcd but
IL Was = 90 avail and AZ 20 o'clock be
dle,t lie waa unconscious. and hls
a.sth uas peaceful The cause n the
heath given b. the physicians was
o.,.ierna q the lungs.
Z immediately before Colouel Shsparis
tlsath enersases werr sent - Mrs. Shep-
arsi announcing that he xaa very l,w.
anf that b. mlght uot i've. She reached
fhe house AZ oclofk.
Inuesiia,ely friends p the family ho-
gan arriving about 6.D O'clock Cor
oeiiuz Vanderbilt uas ono x the first.
I,r John Hall came aheui : oel'ek
toionei Shepard va > member u pr.
Haf's church aud uae ar oiiicer there
Chaancsy NJ Drrex x4= the fourth or
fiftv visi.or string = carriages wa
cssnfinuoupIy al Tie fffh avenue side
- tbe house al TIE evening At late
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