Iron County register., 1893-03-30
A SUDDEN SUMMONS.

a SUDDEN SUMMONS.
Death of Col Elliott f. shepard. Editox
of the New York Mail and Express, I'M
der the Hands OF His Physicians. Who
were Administering Ether for an Ex-
animation Preliminary to an Operation
for Gravel-The Close Of an Eventful
Career.
New YORK, March 25.-Col Elliott
Fitch Shepard, editor of the Mail and
Express, died suddenly yesterday after
noon at his home, West Fifty-second
street His death followed the ad-
ministration of ether by DIR. Charles
McBurney and the family physician.
DIR. j. w. McLane. who were about to
make an examination to ascertain
whether the suspicion that he was suf-
fering from stone in the bladder was
correct. Col Shepard had been in
good health, but nearly a month ago
he noticed symptoms that led him to
believe that he had stone in the blad-
der. He let it go and did not consult a
physician until week ago, when he
went to DIR. McI.ane and told him of
his suspicious. The doctor confirmed
them and advised him to at least sub
NIT to an examination. and to undergo
an operation should it be deemed nee
essary. The colonel agreed to this,
and yesterday was decided on for the
examination.
Up to yesterday morning Col. Shep-
ard had attended to his business in the
usual way. He was at his Office every
day. Noone knew of the contemplated
operation. When he went home Thurs
n !, kA1l + Sc
ger. E. B. De Freeze, that he probably
would not be down on Friday, but that
he would be there on Saturday after
noon.
Yesterday morning, before o'clock,
prior to the arrival of the doctor. he
complained of severe pains, and said he
would go to bed, but first he went to
the telephone, called up the Office of
the Mail and Express and gave a num-
ber of instructions about the future con-
duct of the newspaper in case anything
should happen to him. AS nobody in
his Office knew he was ill the instruc-
tions caused considerable wonder, but
as it was never the habit of anyone in
the Office to question anything that
the colonel did. not even any inquiries
were made as to what might be the
matter.
After telephoning these instructions
the colonel laid down awhile. The
distress he suffered left him. and when
the physicians and nurses came in later
he was in good spirits. He had induced
his wife and young daughters Marguer-
lite and Alice, who were at home, to go
to Scarboro for the dav. His son, Ell
800 II T.. l.
About 1 o'clock Col. Shepard said
that he was ready for the surgeons and
they. with the nurses, began the work
of putting him under ether. He had
inhaled the drug but two or three times
when the physicians detected danger
GUS symptoms and stopped the inhala-
ton. Col. Shepard sank rapidly, and
for time it was feared that he could
not be rallied, and powerful restora-
tives were administered.
At the end of an hours work with
oxygen he was restored to partial con-
and he continued apparently
to rally until about 4 o'clock. Then,
without warning, and with no apparent
reason, he began rapidly to sink. The
oxygen was resumed. but it was of no
just before Col. Shepard's death mes
sages were sent to Mrs. Shepard an
that he was very low, and
that he might not live. She reached
the house at o'clock Immediate
friends of the family began arriving
about $50 o'clock. Cornelius ETander-
biit was one of the first to arrive. DR..
Hall came about Z o'clock.
Col. Shepard was a member OF DR..
Halls church, and was an officer there.
Chauncey NJ. Depew was the fourth
Or fifth visitor. A string of carriages
was continuously at the Fifth-aEenue
side of the house all the evening. At
= late hour no arrangements had been
made for the funeral
Elliott Fitch Shepard was born in James
own, Chautauqua county, N. Y, July 25, 1888.
He was educated at the university of the City
If New York. admitted to the bar in 1883 and
or many years practiced in New York city.
In 1861 and 1862 he was aide-decamp on the |
,taf of Gov. Edwin d. Morgan. who was in |
command of the department. of volunteers at
Elmira, n. Y, and aided in organizing, equip
ping and forwarding to the field nearly 50.OOC |
rcops. He was instrumental in raising the |
fifty first New York regiment, which was /
lamed for him. the Shepard Rifles. He was the |
ounder of the New York State Bar associa- |
ion in 1876. which has formed the model for |
he organization of similar associations in /
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