The sun., 1898-12-25
SNC|DED IN A. HOTEL
Wilmingtonian Takes His Life
by Inhaling Illuminating Gas
in Philadelphia.
DIED IN TIE HOSPITAL
Is Found Unconscious in His
Room at the Keystone Hotel.
Letters in His Possession That
May Lead to His
Identity.

A man supposed to be II. L. Moore,
son Of Howard O. Moore, an insurance
agent. residing at No. 17l7 Scott street,
this city, died at an early hour yester-
day morning at the Hahnemann Hos
pital, Philadel phia.
The man was found in an unconscious
condition in room in the keystone
Hotel at Fifteenth and Market street,
Philadelphia, with the gas jet in his
room turned on.
Without notifying the police, the hotel
employees had the man removed to the
Hahnemann Hospital, where he died
within an hour after being admitted.
/ Deputy Coroner Kurtz was detailed on
the case as soon as the death was re-
ported to the Coroner, and pronounces
the man a suicide as tho result of his in
vestigation.
The clerks at the Keystone Hotel say
Moore registered on Friday night about
10 o'clock and Immediately went to his
room. Shortly after o'clock one of the
bell boys detected the odor of gas in the
hallway and finally traced the leak to
the room occupied by Moore.
Calling a clerk, they forced the door
and found Moore lying on the bed, par
TALLY disrobed and breathing family.
The man had evidently made prepara-
ton for deliberately ending his life. Bed
clothing was arranged over the window
and doorway, and the transom was
closed tight.
Summoning physician, the employees
worked with the man to restore him to
consciousness, but upon the DOCTORS ar
rival, he Immediately suggested that
Moore be taken to hospital as the only
means of saving his life. At the hos
pital the surgeons tried to produce arti-
ticial respiration, but the great quantity
of gas inhaled by the man was fatal
When Deputy Coroner Kurtz examined
the mans clothing he found an envelope
containing sum of money and other
papers in the pockets. Communicating
with the addresses found failed to elicit
any response, so the Wilmington police
were notified to hunt up the name.
One of these letters was addressed to
his father, H. O. Moore, OF No. 1925
Delaware avenue, Wilmington, Del. This
letter talked of fortune buried near
Santiago, Cuba, which he was unable to
recover. 1t was dated December %,
written in lead pencil on Keystone Hotel
paper, and was as follows:
ITO MY DEAR FATHER: When you re-
ceive these few lines will be dead The
reason for this act | cannot tell, as it may
hurt others. A few months ago had a
fortune in my grasp and sunk it in the
ocean on the coast of Cuba and have not
been able to rescue it since on account Of
misplaced confidence l had in people l
thought were my friends. If you haven't
the money to bury me, write to Captain
Stewart McBrice, No. 80 Broadway, New
York, and tell him 1 am dead and that
the treasure is at the second little inlet
from the inlet to Santiago entrances to-
ward the wrecks. Your son.
HARRY"
Another letter without a date was as
follows
"MRs. CLYMER.-MY DEAR FRIEND: I
am too sick to come down for dinner.
Hope you will excuse me tonight.
HARRY E. MOORE"
In y postscript he says: "Goody-by.
l have made out my will to my father,
go please present your bill to him.
H. E. M"
An envelope containing sum OF
money and an express draft for $40 on s.
M. Price, Of New York, were found in
his pockets.
When the Police Department here was
first notified of the suicide they supposed
that the man was H. G. Moore, who re-
sided here a number OF years ago and
whose family for some time have been
residing in Philadelphia.
The letter, however, led them to be-
lieve it was an entirely different family
altogether, ard late last night H. G.
Moore went to the city for the purpose
of ascertaining whether or no the dead
man was his son. Up to the time OF 60
ing to press he had not returned.