The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-19
IAN OVERDOSE OF OPIUM
DE. THEODORE ROCKVAY DIED
 FRO1r ITS EFFECTS.

Probably Taken to Relieve Intense Physi-
 cal Pain-It is Believed to Have Induced
 astrol<e of ApopIexy-A Veteran of the
 War With an Honorable Record-Had
 His Office at :6S Crown Street.
 pr. Theodore Broadway, aged sixty three years, and we'll connected, died at the New Haven hospital at 3 o'clock this morning from a stroke of apoplexy, combined with an overdose of opium, taken, it is thought, for relief from phy- scal suffering.
 The doctor was veteran of the late war having served five years and q half in the Eighth Connecticut, most of the time doing surgical duty. He was honorably discharged with the rank of major. During his army life he con- tracted chronic diarrhoea, from the ef- fects of which, though he has doctored ever since, he never fully recovered.
 For many years he was a resident of New Britain, enjoying a large and ex- tensive practice. He made a speciality of the treatment of cancers. About four years ago he moved to Youngs- town, Ohio, and had built up a good practice, but the climate did not agree with him and he returned to this city about six months ago.
 | He was cousin of MT L. L. Stoddard. the we'll known tobacconist, and had made MT. Stoddard's residence his home since his arrival here. About six weeks ago he rented two rooms at 265 Crown street and opened an office. He used one room as bedroom and continued to take his meals at Mir. Stoddard's. He was in usual health yesterday morning and was at the Stoddard resi- dence for breakfast. He did not return to his office until almost noon. About o'clock Mrs. Parret, who occupies the rest of the house, heard groans coming from the doctors apartments. She rushed in and found him lying on the floor unconscious and seemingly in ter rible agony. Assistance was called and tion showed the man to be in serious
 
 hospital in the ambulance.
 There were symptoms of poisoning, and the stomach pump was applied. A small quantity of opium was found. A more thorough examination clearly stroke of apoplexy. At Ii o'clock last night he had not regained conscious ness.
 Early in the evening a story was, cir- 1 tempted to take his own life because of financial troubles and general de- spondency. This, was strenuously de- nied by MT Stoddard to a Journal and Courier man at 10:30 o'clock last night. He said:
 The doctor has been a severe suffer- CT from chronic diarrhoea ever since he was in the army, and has been espe- cially troubled in the past few days have not the slightest idea that he took the opium With any other intention than to relieve his suffering.
 He had no reason whatever for talk ing his life, as his finances were in good condition and his domestic relations were pleasant. He is the father of a son and daughter, both of whom are married and live in the west.
 The doctor was one of the founders of Grace hospital, and was for several years president of the State Homeopa- thic association. While member of the legislature he framed the we'll known law compelling all doctors to have a diploma from the state before being allowed to practice.
 He is an exceedingly skilful physi- clan and surgeon, and I am sure that if he had been desirous of committing suicide he would have taken something which would have accomplished his purpose in few minutes instead of lingering in misery for hours, as he is now.'
 MT. Stoddard's son-in-law said that he and the doctor had made arrange ments to fit up his office during the coming week, and did not think it pos- sible that he had any intention of kill- ing himself.
 BISMARCH,S OPINION OF US.