The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-09-09
FRHNK WRITER'S DEAD.

The Mell-knoWn Morton Miller
Passes Away as a Result of
Heart Disease.
Death Came Early Monday Morn
ing and Caused a General Gloom
Over the Community.
Mr.. Frank Waters of Morton, prob
ably one Of the best known men in
Southwestern Minnesota, and known
generally all over the United States
and even in the British Isles by his
brands Of -four, died at his home in
Morton at one o'clock last Monday
morning. Heart trouble was the cause.
For long time prior to his death
Mr.. Waters had been suffering from
rheumatism, but these attacks were
not able to constrain him from attend
ing to his regular business, and al
though sharp at times, Mr.. Waters
would overcome the pains by appear
ing on the streets and at his place of
business with the energy and hustle
that always characterized the man.
About two weeks ago he left Morton
for Milwaukee, and on arriving at
Minneapolis he was taken i'll, and was
obliged to go to bed as soon as he ar
rived there. In the middle of the
night he arose from his bed and took
a sleeper for Milwaukee. Arriving
there he was obliged to go to bed, and
telephone messages we're sent out to
the men he wanted to see in that city
to meet him at his room at the Plank
ington. He transacted his business
with these men, in bed, and as soon as
he heard of the next train coming
west, he arose, dressed himself, order
ed d cab to take him to the depot,
where he secured sleeper berth and
came through to Minneapolis. On ar
irving at the latter place he was CON-
pletely exhausted, yet determined that
as soon as he was refreshed by short
rest he would take the first train out
to Morton. This was the next morn
ingaand on arriving at Morton Mr..
Waters looked more ghost than his
former self. He was put to bed in the
Commercial Hotel, under the care of
his friend, George Welsh, and DR.. F.
W. Penhall was called in. DR.. Pen
hall Immediately diagnosed the case
as heart trouble, and Mrs. Waters
and daughter, Maud, who we're then
visiting in Ohio, we're summoned by
telegraph. Mr.. Waters continued to
improve slowly, however, after secur-
ing the needed rest, and under DR..
Penhall's care, and when his wife and
daughter arrived on Tuesday of last
week he was considered SO far. out of
danger that it was considered safe to
remove him to the Waters residence.
The removal was made, and shortly
afterwards Mr.. Waters began to de-
cline. His old family physician, DR..
Harrington of Mankato and DR.. Finn
of this city we're called in for consulta-
ton with DR.. Penhall early Thursday
morning. At that time the feet of
Mr.. Waters we're practically dead,
and this deadly appearance was ex-
tending upwards rapidly. The two
visiting physicians diagnosed the case
the same as DR.. Penhall, approving of
the latter's treatment in every way,
and at that time it was determined
that clots of blood, owing to the partial
failure of the heart, had formed them
selves in the arteries or blood vessels
at the knees and consequently there
was no circulation of the blood below
that point. This produced the death
of the feet and limbs below the knees,
(which already had commenced drying,
= While Mr.. Waters had frequent
rallying spells the physicians realized
that death was only a matter of q few
days. Hot bags of bran we're applied
to the limbs, DR.. Penhall was almost
constantly by the bedside with fre-
quent calls by DR.. Finn, but Mr..
Waters was beyond the hopes of all
medical skill, and the active spark of
life so seldom found in humankind,
continued to grow dina until, at one
o'clock Monday morning it was ex-
tinguished, and the restless soul passed
into the haven of eternal rest.
! Shortly after five o'clock Sunday
afternoon delegation of Masonic