The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-13
FREDERIC ANSON DYING,
An Englishman of Noble Birth
in the City and County
Hospital.
DESERTED BY HIS RELATIVES
A rOther-in-LaW of A. F. Walter of
the London Times-HiS
Rapid Career.

Frederick A. Arson, scion of noble
English family, brother-in-law of Arthur
Fraser Walter one of the proprietors of
the london Times. and once leader of the
English colony of this City and captain of
the California Cricket Club, is dying on
ward cot at the City and County Hospital
of consumption.
He is sheltered there because his rela-
tives in England, who are not only of no.
BILE birth, but immensely wealthy, will not
send him sufficient money to either go
home to die or spend the remainder of his
days in comparative comfort in private
hospital. Frederic Arson belongs to the
family of that name of which the Earl of
Litchfield is the head and came to this
City about three years ago.
Five years ago he was employed in the
London bank of his cousin, Sir Samuel
Scott, reputed to have been one of the
wealthiest men in England. AT the lat
ter's death he left Auson $4,000, which the
around the world. He reached San Fran
cisco by the time it gave out, and remained
here. Whether or not he had done any,
thing to displease his relatives before leav-
ing England, or whether his adventures
during his tour were of character to
arouse their resentment is not known, but
it is fact that he held little communica-
| ton with them.
About two years ago DR.. P. J. H. Farrell,
who had known Anson's family in Eng
| land and who met the young man soon
after his arrival here, examined Arson
| and found him to be suffering from com
plication of troubles brought on by his
mode of living. He advised him to live
moderately, but his counsel was not
regarded.
| Arson was at that time in the employ
of Frederick w. Eaton of the telephone
company earning a salary sufficient for
his needs and being made much OF
by the English residents of the City.
! The disease in his lungs made rapid
/ inroads on his strength and he soon had
to give up his employment and become a
| charge upon his friends, who thought SO
much OF him that they were perfectly. will
! ing to support him until his condition
| could be made known to his relatives and
their assistance secured.
DR.. Farrell and other physicians who
! had diagnosed the case certified to his de-
plorable state of health. and his friends
wrote to Mr.. Walter and to his aunt, Lady
! Farquhar, who is very wealthy. Their ap-
peal for aid resulted in a remittance of 610
| of the ESQ asked for. This small sum per-
mitted Arson to go to the springs for a
| short stay, but was not sufficient to do him
any material good, and he soon returned,
debilitated, to his apartments on Stockton
street.
Another appeal for aid was sent, this
time by >Anson himself, and Mr.. Walter,
who recently fell heir to an estate OF
81, 000, 900, returned the following letter:
Dear Fred: 1 am extremely sorry that you
are not much better for the change. l hope
that it will not be necessary for you to go to
the hospital. If it is, however, you must not
expect me to pay the bill, as have enough to
do to look after my own. Yours affection.
ately, A. +. WALTER.
Lady Farquhar wrote that the expense
of educating her daughters used up her
income, and that she would not be able to
send any funds.
Then Arson decided to go to the hospital
and was removed to a cot in ward d. DR..
Farrell saws that he has but few days, OF
weeks, at the most to live and has writ
ten strong letters to the English relatives
including his sister, who is said to be
! wealthy, asking them to prevent his death
in public institution by sending funds tc
make him comfortable.
Arson is related by blood and marriage
to the Duke of Abercorn, and his family
ranks among the best in England.