New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-26
SUDDEN DEATH IN THE GRANERrY
LES. FRIEND. SAY HE DIED NATU-
RALLY. But THE PHYSICIAN SAYS HE

FOUND CARBOLIC ACID.
Herman F. Dale. fire insurance broker. at No.
Sc Pine-st. died abou: o'clock last night IL
the apartments he had occupied with his mother
and two brothers for fifteen years. on the arst
floor OF the Gramercy. No. "a Gramercy Park
He found lying unconscious IN his bed by
his mother. He died soon afterward. His
friends said last night that he had died from
apopexy DR.. j. r. Conway. OF No 321 West
Twenty hrst-st., was called in with an as
sistan,, before the young man died and he has
made statement to the police that he pumped
diluted carbolic acid from the dying mans
stomach. and also that he found vial that
had contained the acid. In hi. room.
Al 6 o'clock last evening the attendant at the
telephone in Bellevue Hospital got the following
message: Send an ambulance here IN a hurry
and bring stomach pump. This is No. "a
Gramercy Park" There were no further de-
tails. brit the ambulance, with Dr. Davenport
was hurried away from the hospital Half an
hour later the ambulance returned. and the doc
tor reported that the pat!en: had died
sergean, Jordan. at the Eas, Twenty cond-
st police station. when informed OF Mr. Dale's
death. callei two detectives in a hurry and SAINT
them out 10 investigate.
When a reporter called AT the Grarercy d.
rectly after the visit to the police station. he
was referred 10 NJ. Dale. brothe-. MY brother
died from heart disease he said. There Is
nothing at all about his death that would cause
US think Il suicide"
General Daniel F. Sickles who is a friend Of
the family. present when the young man
died He told the detectives and the reporter
that Mr. Dale had died from apoplexy. as his
father had died He secuted the idea OF suicide
and said that the young man had for several
months been treated for alcoholism. General
Sckles said thai Mr.. Dale had been 10 all the
previous night.
The detectives called on DR.. Conway, who had
attended Mr.. Dale. The doctor declared that. as
far as he could remember, he had never seen the
youns man who died before he was called In
last night He said he had carried his instru-
ment bag with him when he and his partner. Dr.
Parker were called. but on reaching the apart
ment had found that he needed stomach pump
He telephoned to the hospital as the quickest
way OF getting It, He and DR.. Davenport, he
said, pumped out the contents OF the dying
mans stomach and found a quantl:J OF diluted
carbolic acid. He declared that he af,erward
found in the room a vial. unlabelled, that had
contained carbolic acid. The friends Of the pa
tient told him, he said, that he had suffered
from toothache considerably. and was In the
habit OF using caroolic acid to alay TIE pain.
Or. Conway wrote out these statements for the
police
Coroner Hoebe- investigated the case and
gave certificate OF death from accidental
poisoning" The COrOoer said he was satisfied
that the young mans death was purely accl-
denta.. At his suggestion. Policeman Oppel'
was Withdrawn froH the house. Mr.. Dale was
in tho insurance business at 40. 80 Pine-st.
WITH his brother Eugene. The firm name IL
JOnn G.. Dale. SoEs & Go.