Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-04
DEATH OF SEAToN MUNROE
A Well-Known Washingtonian Expires
Suddenly.
An Autopsy Ordered to Settle RumOrs
That the Deceased Com.
mittel Suicide.

Mr.. Seaton Munroe died suddenly last
night at the Hotel A-no, on 10th street.
He entered the buffet Of the hotel shortly
before IL O'Clock and conversed for some
time with Mr.. Philip Roche, the proprietor.
He was bright and cheerful, and went out
apparently on his way home. He stopped.
however,, in the wash room, and 1t was
here that he was stricken, for his dead
body was found in this apartment by Mr..
Roche at midnight. DR.. Acker was imme-
dia;ely called in, and in the meantime eff
forts were made to resuscitate Mr.. Mum
rec, but he was beyond all aid, and when
the doctor arrived he pronounced him dead.
The body was taken in charge by the au-
thorities, and Mr.. Munroe's friends and
reis tives were notified, whereupon the re-
mains were removed to Gawler's under
taking establishment, where they were
viewed today by Coroner Hammett. DIR.
Hammett said there was doubt that
Mr.. Munrce's death had been caused by a
stroke of apoplexy, but that in order to
set at rest the suggestions that had been
given publica tion to the effect that the
dead man had committed suicide he would
have an autopsy performed, and for this
purpose he notified DR.. Glazebrook, who
will make the examination this afternoon.
The funeral arrangements were taken In
charge by Col Malcolm Seaton, an uncle
of the deceased, who was very much at
fected by the death of his nephew. The
funeral will take place from All Souls
Church next Monday afternoon, and the
pallbearers will be selected from the men,
berS of the Metropolitan Club, of which
Mr.. Munroe had been member since 1871,
and his numerous friends outside Of that
organization.
Mr.. Munroe was about sixty years of age,
and from the time he entered his teens was
Gre of the best-known people In Washing
ton, a leader in fashionable society and
welcomed guest to all gatherings. He was
the son of Columbus Munroe, a leading
Josephine Seaton, the daughter Of w. w.
SeatCn. who. with Joseph Gales, published
the famous National Intelligencer. Young
Munroe was finely educated, and after
&C mpleting his classical courses was grad
Iated from the Harvard law school, and,
while regarded as a lawyer of superior at
tainments. he did not practice his profess
of extreme genial disposition and elegant
manners, and was general favorite in
club and social circles here for third of
q century. During the past few days he
had been particularly bright and cheerful
over the appearance in the North American
titled "Recollections of Lincoln'S AsSassina-
ton He spent Thursday evening visiting
amoLg his friends, including Mr.. John A.
Baker, and was in the best of spirits. His
numerous friends are very indignant over
the reports that Mr.. Munroe had committed
suicide, and especially was this the case
among the members of the Metropolitan
Club. Mr.. Munroe had never married. His
mother survives him, and resides in Mary
land He was connected by close ties of re-
latior ship with nearly all the leading fam
lilies of the District. including the Hagners.
the Hills, the Randalls, the Ramsays and
others of high standing and distinction.