The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-31
NEARING THE END.
"Bud" Ellis is Dying OF Typhoid
Fever.
Lived High on Amount Allowed Him
From Fathers Estate.

Philadelphia, Dec 3l.-"Bud." or more
properly ]. Elmer Ellis whose life Is fast
ebbing away in a cosy room Of pretty New
York fiat ON Forty third street, is we'll known
in this city for 10 was here not long ago
tnat Bud" found the woman he afterward
married.
"Bud" Ellis has led "A cbeckered life fast
life. but he stood the awful pace at.which he
went while he the wayside strewn with
the wrecks OF those who sought TO rival him
Now he lies stricken with typhoid fever and
il Is but question Of "A little while when he
must sucoumb.
Ellis father was the founder Of tho Ellis Lo-
conotive Works at Schenectady. 1t was
hoped the young man would succeed his
father in business and increase the Ellis mil
lions, but his talents were not OF the busi-
ness kind. New York attracted him and
there he spent most of his time. He soon be-
came familiar figure on Broadway.
The all-night supper resorts tho cafes and
oil the world whose life begins at o'clock i'm
tho evonn2 and ends Mt sunrise knew this
young man from Schenectady. Ee was gen
erous with champagne. one OF his favorite
pastimes was 10 surround himself with ten or
fifteen congenial friends and buy champagne
until dawn. lie owned fnst horses. IL was
his custom 60 visit the road houses above the
city and purchase the visible supply of straw.
cased bottles
The young mans family did not care 10
have him at Schenectady. His ways were
not adapted 10 life in the upper part OF the
state. He received from the estate of his
father 800 week as spending money. The
bills for his rent and his board and clothes
were sent 10 the trustee under the Ellis will.
Young Ellis put 80. n" and his name on the
bill. and that was all that was necessary.
The landlord and the tradesmen received
their checks promptly.
The Si00 week did not go far. To make il
suffice, the trustee divided 10 into three por-
tons. Ellis was generally out Of money on
the day between his tri-weekly remittances
when he received the check. however his
generosity 10 hs friends was limited only by
the last dollar.
Ellis was of powerful physique, and the
wine he drank did not seem to affect him
much. He concluded nj one time TO let
others attend TO the vintage interests Of New
York and went up TO schenectady with the
avowed purpose Of gcinR to work. His fam
lily rejoced, but he was back again in New
York within few weeks.
lHe surprised his family again by marrying
Miss Evaa Long In Philadelphia. He had met
The girl inJtica when he was bov, and when
no saw her in changed surroundings in Phila-
delphia his old love returned. He and his
wife separated year or so ago. He had n
way of saying goodbye and then disappear
ing for week at time. The young wife.
who lives in n Broadway apartment house,
receives SO a week from the Ellis estate
"Bud" figured in many lively episodes. ON
one occasion he got into n serious row with
the occupants Of an adjoining box Mt Weber
q Fields, and the police had Ia be called i'm
TO restore order. Another time he drove 90 "A
hotel at Kinpshridgo and left his team, val.
ued at $gCO, in the hotel sheds While he
was dining with n lends q handsome blonde
woman went To- the sheds, ordered the team
out and drove 20 New York. When Fills
heard OF this he was frantic. And whun, later
in tho evening. he saw the rig being driven
slowly along Broadway. near Thirtieth street
he ordered the fair occupant arrested. She
that she was an old friend OF Ellis. and that
IL was nll joke, and was discharged.
few Gays ago his mother and her second
husband, n Mr.. IN ittley. heard that some.
thing had happened to the young man and
instituted n search. They employed dctec.
tivos. who looked over the records ~ the DO. |
lice stations, police courts and the morgue.
and finally located the Young man in the |
Forty third street Hat Then they went To |
New York. and every day they visit the place |
and watch anxiously bv Buds" bedside.