The herald., 1894-12-30
THE THE PAINTINGS LAY THINGS or CHANCE,
A Sister and Two Brothers Meet
by Accident.
The Young Men Lying Sick in Diff
ferent Hospitals.
Tho Newly Appointed Superintendent
Nurse 1T tho County Hospital makes
= Startling Discovery.

One OF those strange happenings
which II is seldom the lot Of humanity
10 experience occurred recently in this
city. The facts are % follows:
Luther e. and Samuel Etter are sales-
men who travel for different San Fran
cisco firms. They usually reach this
city at about the same time, and while
here room ct the Revere house. 1923
West Second street. In the latter part
OF November Samuel, the younger of
the two, arrived, but found his brother
had not yet put in an appearance.
Within few days after reaching this
city Samuel was taken i'll with typhoid
fever and removed to the Sisters
hospital. He left word. however, for
Luther, describing his whereabouts, and
he on arriving visited the hospital and
arranged everything as comfortable for
his brother as possible.
Luther had been slightly i'll for some
time, but kept on attending to business
until the 9th OF December. That morn
ing he felt 80 badly when he arose that,
having an intuition that something
might happen to him before nightfall,
he left his watch and other valuables
ct the Revere house before going out.
That afternoon, about o'clock, while
on First street, between Los Angeles
and Wilmington, he became 60 Ill that
he dropped into one of the many hotels
in that locality and taking . room went
to bed and to sleep.
The next morning several OF the other
Yoomers hearing strange noises proceed :
ing from the room, notified the land.
lord, who opened the door and found the
young man raving in delirium. An
examination OF his effects showed that
although his clothes were we'll made
and OF ine texture, he was utterly PEN
niless.
The landlord telephoned to the county
hospital and had him transported there.
At the hospital Luther was found to
be suffering from an attack of malignant
typhoid fever and was placed in the
fever ward, where he at present lies,
very low, the disease having JUS.
reached its critical point.
The younger brother, Samuel. who
was suffering from the same disease At
the Sisters' hospital. missed the visits OF
his brother and knew nothing OF his
whereabouts until the facte OF Luther's
illness were brought him by Father
Joseph Doyle of the cathedral, who
visits the inmates of both the Sisters
and county hospitals and administers
spiritual consolation to them.
The above is the fret half OF the
story and now comes the second half,
which. to cay the least. brings about a
strange elimination OF circu ma tsnces.
Two weeks ago yesterday Miss Phoebe
]. Etter arrived in this city from Chi.
csgo and took a room at the Menlo
hotel. 400 South Main street.
Miss Etter is graduate Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Nurae's Training school
in Chicago, and for tbel past three years
has been engaged in that line of work.
at one time holding the position OF
superintendent nurse at g. prominent
hospital a short distance. outsids the
Windy city. 4nSs
The lady intended to locate perma-
nently here, and brought letters Of in
production TO several we'll known citi-
zens, which we're presented.
Last Wednesday evening she was re-
quested over the telephone by DR.. Martin
Hagan, superintendent Of the county
hospital, to call at mis- Office the next
day.
On Thursday DR.. Hsaan told her that
she had been appointed superintendent
nurse OF the county hospital, commence
ing January 1st meet, and asked her to
visit the hospital and make q quiet in
spection OF it. but to give no informa.
tion to anyone while there and to ask
no questions.
Miss Eta went out to the hospital
and after thoroughly inspecting it, re.
turned to the Office and asked to see the
record book.
While turning over the. leaves the
name Etter caught her eye. and motto.
Ing the surname ,was that OF one OF her
brothers, she at once returned to the
feuer ward and when the patient was
pointed ont to her, discovered that on
her previous tour she had been stand
ing unconsciously within three feet oil
the cot. s
Approaching the bed she cried,
Luther" bat there was no response.
just then q patient occupying an ad.
joining bed told her to speak louder, az
the person she was addressing was deaf.
Raising her voice she called again, and
then the sufferer. slightly turning over,
glanced her way and at once feebly ex-
clsimed: "Ohl Phoebe. is it you?'
Mise sEtter was nearly overcome at the
realization OF her worst fears but never.
theless wac delighted to find that she
would be enabled to look after and
nurse her brother back to health.
The brother was too feeble to talk
much, bat was enabled to tell his sister,
to her additional dismav, that her other
brother. Samuel. was also in the same
predicament as himself, and occupied q
cot in the Sisters hospital. adding that
Samuel knew OF his illness, the informa.
tion being carried to him by Father
Doyle. who had been very kind to both.
The lady was naturally greatly dis.
tressed by the condition in which che
found her two brothers, and additionally
Mortified to find them occupants OF char
liable institutions when they we're per-
iectly able to command better accomo-
dations and treatment.
Misc Etter at once visited the Sisters
hospital, and finding Samuel suficien t.
~ recovered to make removal safe, she
took him to some friends ct Compton
yesterday morning.
Luther Etter is too Ill to be moved.
ana although the doctors are very san-
guine as to his recovery. it will only be
Drought about by the most skillful and
delicate nursing.
lhe sister knew that her brothers
were commercial travellers, but she had
not seen them for several years. in fact
since leaving their home in Lafay cite,
Ind. She knew. however, that they
would visit Los Angeles, and was aware
Of the fact that they generally reached
this point at the same time, but did
not dream that they were at present in
The city.
Mrs Etter and har two hroAho.s ha Mo