New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-01

HER AGONY But WAS OUTWITTED.
Thomas Ianahan lays the death OF MS VIE
and infant child on Tuesday night to the refusal
- ,vro musicians 10 attend her because they
were not sure Of receiving their fees Lanahan
e q r,achinist about twenty-eight years old
,.ho has baon ont Of work for some time. lie
lived. until Tuesday night. with his pretty young
u.ifa Susan twenty-fOur years OLD. ana TWO
Young children at 80. 1Sj9 Thrd-aFe' near
Ono-bundred- -and-third-st. on the top noor oi
that tenement-house. Not long aeo Lahah""'
owing 70 the hard times. lost his position ana
gradually his little hoard was exhausted MAJ
ters looked especially blue Cor the young couple
as Mrs. Ianahan soon expected 10 become i
mother. on Tuesday evening about CLOCK
the young wife was suddenly taken with laoor
mains and a messenger was hastily sent Tor
physician.
THE HTsBAND'S STORY.
Following is Lanahan's story OF what then
took place. lie told il 20 a Tribune reporter VINO
saw him at his home last night. lie is sturdy
lntelligent-looking young workingmah ana was
greatly affected as me went over the detais Inc
bodies Of his wife and child lay In the adjoining
room.
..Mv wife was taken suddealy.' he said ana
T d,d not know exactly what to do. l sent
save,tb-st. near Second-ave. and he came back
with doctor When h. was told what was the
matter. he sad L can have nothing to do with
the case and put on his hat and walked out.
Several more were sent for and they all refused
to come
MY wife grew rapidly worse. and l became
nearly distracted \ friend ran over to SaXs
drugstore. al the corner Of observation-disclosures
fourth-st. and found a doctor there. who came
over He took off his coat and went TO my wlie.
Then she said To him: Doctor ] haven I So'
any money now. but you'll set il sur" on SaluI-
dav' The doctor said then he couldn't 90 any
''i'"S He THREATENED THE PHYSICIAN.
II was almost beside myself and couldn't
hear TO see nv dying wife treated 50. and !
pjcked up a heavy weight lying near my hand
and shaking it at him. told him he couldn't leave
the house until he had attended my wife. lie
hesitated then, and at last he said he couidh
do anything without some one to assist hm.
offered to send for any one ne wished Du' ne ne
insisted on going himself, SO ! let MN go out
with a friend Of mine. / wanted TO make sure
that he would come back ,...,o,o-
This friend told Lanahan how the physician
left him as follows: Il went with nlnl' as
thought he was trying 70 get away. we went
into Sax's drugstore and the doctor went mo
the rear and disappeared, for that was the last
l could find Of him.
HELP AT LAST SECURED
While Lanahan was talking he was constantly
interrupted by his sister-in-aw and several
friends who added details to his story. HIS
sister-in-law said that finally about II o'clock
two physicians were secured pr. Johnson oi 40
294 East undre1-and-twclfth-st ana DI
Ward of LeX'nGton-aVe ana one-nuilGI ,- en-,
eIeyenth-st They went to work, she said without
a word about money, administered chloroiorm
and attemnted to save mother ANA chlii' pu'
.beir efforts were unavailing as they had ar
rived too late. Lanahan and his sister-ln-law
said that Mrs Lanahan was strong ana heaItny
and IL she had been assisted in time there Wouid
have been no danger They spoke bitterly ol
their lack Of money and the physician's lack ~
humanity as being the cause of the deaih OF the
Young wife and her child. ,,,
The reporter called at the dspensary. which
,s near the corner Of One-hundred-and-seV-
nntbst and Second-ave.. but II was locked
m and no information could be obtained a can
was then made at SaX's drug store, at one
hundred a nd -fourth-st. and Third-aVe Where
Two Young clerks were in charge They sad
that they knew nothing Of any physicians 60
ing from there 10 Mrs. Lanahah mousse