Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-29
SUlClDED BY MORPHINE.
And Heart-sicis. seeks Repose In
Death-siSty Grains OF the Drug
Taken to bring sureense of sor-
row-Duried Tomorrow Morning.

An unrcqutted love, WOUNDED
heart. feeling OF the emptiness and
shallowness Of life. sigh for another
shore where all these things are of a
sordid past; a moment OF desperation.
sixty grains OF morphine and one Of
the biggest hearted. most efficient fire.
men in the olty's service had fought
Els last blaze, climbed his last ladder
and gone TO meet the God from whose
plastic hand his image was formed
Last night at o'clock owen d. In
gram died from the effects OF large
dose OF morphine taken. presumably.
with suicidal intent. at his boarding
place. Mrs. c. Nelson's, on Calhoun
street For hours all that kindly hands
and medical aid could do was practced
to arrest the tide OF death. but all TO
no purpose and his attempt upon his
own life was success. The drug,
sixty grains. was taken about 2:SO
o'clock and It was some time before
1t was known and after that 1t re-
qured quite a while to secure ply
sicIan.
Drs. Stephens and Whitehead were
finally procured aud went to work on
their patient with a royal will. Coffee
in large quantities was pumped into
his stomach and everything else that
skin and experience could suggest was
done
At times he seemed to rally, but
only for a short time and just about
o'clock surrounded by his weeping
brothers. several of his comrades In
the me department and others. he
quietly breathed his last.
About seven months ago owen In
gram came to this city from san
Antonl3 where he had worked on the
fire force for two years and where he
had resided for several years He had
brother who was and is head sales
man az M1unig's dry goods store, on
Main street, and about the first OF
April secured a position ON CHIEF Ceilas
force.
He was quiet, brave and efficient and
often received words Of praise from
those who We're above him in work.
He was driver OF engine No. l part
OF the time and was holding that Office
at the time OF his death, lie asked
for Il short vacation a few days ago,
which was granted, and he had re-
ported for duty again only u few hours
before his death
Yesterday about II o'clock he
was AT the fire hall on Rusi
street and appeared In better
spirits and jolller than usual. Those
since remarked on It, But few min
utcs later a package and letter came
TO him from his former home. san
Antonio, addressed In a weU-lnown
feminine hand and proving the petrol
that announced his death,
From the moment he read the letter
sorrow and gloom were depicted on
his countenuce and he moved about aa
" In sad trance The sudden change
was SO remarkable that his compan-
Ions at once noticed 1t and tried to
arouse him to himself,
But ul 10 no purpose. He left q
few minutes later. leaving the pack
age containing three Of Alexander Du-
mas works on Il table upstairs, where
the FIRE laddies sleep, lie borrowed u
dollar from Assistant Chief Harry
Lacey aud going to an upper Main
grains OF morphine. lie returned inn
mediately to his boarding place and
IT. Is thought that he swallowed the
medicine before he reached there.
Arriving there he told Mrs. Nelson
that he was feeling bad and that he
wished a place TO lie down.
She told him there. was vacant
room upstairs and 10 so up there at
once. lie then commenced telling
those about him good bye, and they
supicloning something. began at once
. inqulre what was the matter. He
told them what he had done, said II
would do no good to try to save him.
for he was determined to die and end
his misery.
He then went upstairs to bed and
Mrs. Nelson at once gave the alarm
The fire department was notified and
they IN turn began to hunt a physician
In post haste.
But help came too late and death
came as stated above. only few hours
later
owen y. Ingram was reared In Her
mann, Mo-, little town not far from
ST. l.ouls. and whore his mother sun
resides. He has "A married sister lIy-
ing In Chicago, and these four con-
siitute, SO far as is known, all the
family.
several years ago he came to San
Antonio, where he has many friends,
ana whore he met and learned to love
gagged.
He came to Fort Worth. There were
some differences between them, prob
ably starting In nothing, and ending in
the letter he received yesterday. That
letter IS now In the possession OF his
brother and OF course Is private II
'''''' affNAN sAAtAAA any ANlOK WITNESS and
proved a death warrant
II had the result told above and
~ thereby eliminated from the story
betlra he became unconscious ne
wrote letter, jumbled aud scrawIed
ana showing his mental and physlcni
condition, In II he expressed tho hone
that chief Celia will allow the Are
department TO escort his remains TO
well.
After death his body was removed
to Causes mortuRry chapel on Weath-
ertord street, and will be prepared for
burial there, He was an honored mem
Der of the local lodge Of Ola Felovvs
and they VIII conduct the funeral AMI
burial exercises. 800
The funeral win be held al 40 Clark
street tomorrow morning at o O'clock
Rev Or. Armstrong OF Mulkev AIeuo-
rial church will oniclate and the pres-
enoe OF the IRE department viii ada
interest 20 the occasion,
lie was very popular with MI his
comrades, aud his death Is a loss 10 the
whole force. His mother and sister
nave been telegraphed for. but cam
not possibly come.
Thus Is ended a life that promised
lowing call. '''T
Attention. l. o. o. F.-Ail members
OF Fort Worth Lodge No. 25i ! n ~
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