The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-25
BENRr X. oILMAx WIZ RECOVER.
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Aner Esriy Thursday Eventna.

Henry X. Gilman. the real estate agent who
was nearly suffocated by Illuminating gas In
his room at the Rutland apartment house on
Thursday night, as reported in Tar Bun OF
yesterday. Ia still Mt Roosevelt Hospital but
his condition is so much improved that the at
tending physicians think he will be able to go
out tomorrow. J. Howard MONTGOMERY, who
has the principal interest in the Rutland. is
also Mr. Gilman's most Intimate friend. He
told n SITS reporter yesterday OF the circum-
stances by which Mr. Gilman came very near
losing his life.
Mr.. Gilman, he said. had been com planning
Of feeling III for some time. On Thursday he
called at Mr.. MontRomery's ofIlce. and to-
gether they went TO lunch at restaurant on
Pine street. Mr. Gilman was in good spirits.
but spoke OF having severe pain In his head.
lie said he feared he was going to have the
grip lie had IN appointment Mt O'Clock to
show some people a vacant apartment in the
tendent, and shortly before that time he and
Mr.. Montgomery parted.
met the 'e eSpe with with %hem he lad an "Tpoint
ment showed them over the house. and made
another engagemont for the evening at \
About o'clock he went out telling the hall
boy that he was going to u Turkish bath. lie
did not return until quarter before y. when.
rooms on the NTH floor. The elevator boy
lighted the gas for him.
next morning one OF the hall boys was passing
the door OF his room and smolt gas. lie
turned the knob and entered. Mr. Gilman was
lying on tho bed dressed in paiamas. his head
hung to one eide, and he was breathing eteI-
The boy tried first to wake him. then went TO
the gas bracket and turned of tho escaping
Finding that Mr.. Gilman was unconscious
the hoy hurried down stairs and notified As;
to MIR: Montgomery and sent tho boy to sum
mon DIR. II. w. llanforl and DIR. {. W. Cutler.
wnG II The %Hn for the wSs wTs
restoratiyes. but finding that he was very inr
GGs tooy nsnt th hs SS in the
mean time. had ordered him removed to
4 Carriage was got and the uncon scious man
was driven at hot speed to tho hospital, which
Is only three blocks away There he was
house staff again tried to revive him. Halt an
hour later, when Mr.. Montgomery arrived, DR..
P 1ie p; y; Wesley noos f or Snn that
day, however. Mr.. Gilman remained comatose.
and IL was not until evening that he was re-
On saturday morning Mr.. Montgomery. who
had been kept advised by telephone hourly.
found him very weak" Mr.. Montgomery
eaid to tho reporter. and apparently rather
the occurrence. 80 far as no could rememher;
but he said ne could remember little or moth.
Snd also LeeG meene ne psope with
whom he had an appointment; but after that
PRETTY much everything was a blank. SO far
as he could recolect he had started for the
vendome to take Turkish bath thinking that
It might prevent an attack Of the grip; but
whether lie took bath. or whether he got to
the Nendome Mt all. was something that had
pissed entirely from his memory. lie could
not remember getting homo or gol ng to bed.
In fact, a whole day OF his lie had been
blank to him.
Gilman did not live ct the Rutland" Mr..
MONTGOMERY continues but at his fathers
small rooms on the nth floor. and when he
was detained In town over night he used them.
The bedroom Is very small and triangular
In shape. Tho gas bracket is within three feet
OF the door leading into the hall won't up
to examine tho bracket on saturday. and
found that the ftopcock turned completely
around. In turning out the gas Gilman might
very easily have turned 1t on again. or the
gas might have blown out. When the window
To open in the sitting room adjoining there Is
very strong draught In the bedroom-a
draught strong enough to blow tho door shut:
tried IL on Saturday to see il the gas could
he blown out by the doors shutting. L found
that II could. That's the way l think 1t hap
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