The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-05
THE MORPHINE ROUTE.
H. d. Blossom Of Sun River Attempts
to End His Life by Taking
Morphine.
He Took Enough of the Deadly Poi
son to Kill a Half-DOZen
Strong Men.

rived in Great Falls last Friday and
stopped at the Ulm house. There was
nothing singular in this for he often
visited the city on business. Nothing
strange was noticed in his conduct and
his actions and conversation excited no
comment. He was out and in at the
hotel every day and generally went to
his room to go 10 bed at an early hour.
Wednesday night he retired as usual
and not appearing at the breakfast table
Thursday morning Mr.. Gallagher, one Of
the proprietors of the hotel, went up 10
his room and knocked on the door and
asked Mr.. Blossom if he was sick. Mr..
Blossom replied that he was not sick,
but wanted to sleep awhile longer. No
further attention vas given to his alb
senco that day. During the evening
there was a light in his room, which was
a sure indication that he was still
around. Friday morning he did not put
in an appearance and at noon the pro-
prietors became uneasy about his con,
tinued absence, and Mr.. Gockstetter
went up to his room and knocked at the
door, but received no response. The
door was then forced open and on enter.
ing the room found Mr.. Blossom in bed
and apparently dead. DR.. Weitman was
Immediately summoned and on his ar.
rival at the he made an examina.
ton and found there was life and al
once commenced to restore the unfortu.
nate man to consciousness by applying
all the remedies know to the profession
to remove the deadly effects of the NOR.
phine poison.
In one of his vest pockets was found
a small vial abouthalf full of morphine
This was conclusive evidence that he
had administered the deadly poison with
his wi hand with suicidal intent.
There were also three letters found in
the vest pockets, one addressed to his
wife at Sun River, one to the l. o. O. F.
lodge, and n to the proprietors of the
Ulm house, in which he stated that the
Odd Fellows would take care of his
body, and for them to send the letter ad
dressed to his wife to Sun River.
During the whole of the afternoon and
up to the hour of going to press this
morning DR.. Weitmap, the proprietors,
of the hotel, and a number of MIR. Bios
SONS old time friends were constantly
engaged in trying to restore him to coL-
s%cIOusness.
Mr.. Blossom has suffered financial
losses recently and this is the only rea-
son assigned for the rash act. He has
hosts Of friends throughout the northern
part of the state, and for twenty years
has resided in Sun River, and his repu.
tatlon for honesty and goodness of heart
is unimpeachable.
Mrs. Blossom was notified at Sun
River and she left at 3 o'clock with her
son in a buggy and not arriving at s
o'clock last night it was feared that
some accident had happened to them
and a couple of men with a team and
carriage were started out to find them.
The snow along the road was drifted
badly in some places.
The gentlemen who went out last
evening to find Mrs. Blossom and her
son came on to them at Willard, three
miles from the city. Night overtaking
them and driving around snowdrifts
they lost the road and were just getting
back on it when found. Mrs. Blossom
was suffering severity from the cold but
the little boy and baby were not 30 bad.
ly chilled. They arrived at the hoteI
shortly after 10 o'clock. They were
seven hours coming from Sun River.