The evening times., 1899-09-20
DIR. BALTZEIL DEAD.
4 Distinguished Maryland Physician
Succumbs TO Heart Failure.

FREDERICK, Md, Sept. 20.-Dr. Will
lam II. Baltzell, one of the most distin-
guished citizens of Frederick city, 6ied at
his home yesterday afternoon, after lin
gering illness from an attack Of heart
trouble, aged siXty-seven years. He was
a son Of Dr. John Raitzell, who for many
years was a successful practitioner His
elder and only brother, John BaltZe ], was
a lawyer Of distinguished learning, who at
an early day removed TO Madison, Wis,
where he soon arose to the position of
judge Besides his two sens, DR.. John
Baltzell left four daughters-Ellen, who
married Robert Ford, late judge Of the
court of appeals; Eliza, who married DR..
Harvey Montgomery, of Rochester, n. Y;
Alice, who married Columbus Morgan. a
distinguished lawyer, and Fanny, who
married Joseph Key, of the fanily of
Francis Scott Key. Mrs. Montgomery is
the only survivor of the family.
DR.. BaltZell was born in Frederick city
IL the year 1882. He graduated al Prince
ton College in 1851 and at once entered
upcn the study OF medicine in the cflice of
the late DIR. William Tyler, and in due
| time took his degree at the University Of
| Pennsylvania. Shortly thereafter he mar
ried Miss Josephine V. Nelson, daughter
cf the late Judge Madison Nelson and a
/
/ 1855 be removed to the city of Chicago,
where his marked abilities at once CON-
| r,andeE recognition and secured him lu-
| cTative practice.
Upon the breaking out of the civil war.
! recognizing that his warm Southern SYM
psthi5s were likely TO prove bar TO his
I p 3gress and comfort, he returned to
| Maryland and settled in Prince George
| county.
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his native city, where he practiced his
| profession up TO the time OF his last ILL
ness.
Besides his professional attainments.
! which were fully abreast Of the latest
advancement in medical science DR.. Bait
/ zell was a fine classical scholar and well
yersed in the political, scientific, and gen.
eral literature of the day. He held at
various times public positions, and for
many years prior to his death was the at
! tending physician at the State Deaf and
Dumb Institute, in Frederick city
| He leaves a widow, one son, John Bait
| zeIl. three daughters, Mrs. William Key,
| of Cuba; Mrs. Leonard Jamison, of Balti-
mare. and Mrs. Robert Ladow, OF Wash
ington, and ten grandchildren.
William B. Rice. seventy-fve years old
| of New York died yesterday at his sum
mer home in Bar Harbor. Bostoniar
| BY birth, he moved to New York, where hs
| became identified with and later proprietor
of large dry goods establishment. 'Ac-
| cumulating competence, he retired from
business several years ago. He had re-
| Gently been troubled by Bright's disease,
and had failed rapidly since the Armory
| fire. a fortnight ago. which he attended
| with much exertion to himself
David n. Plume, of Waterbury, Conn.,,
| died yesterday, in his thirty seventh year
| after a years illness with complication
| of throat and lung trouble. He was the
| active manager of the American Ring
| Company. and member Of the Waterbury
| Club and of the Union League and the
| Lambs clubs, of New York.
Father Louis Zabiensk, died yesterday
from Brfght's disease, at the rectory OF
St. Alphonsus' Church, at 312 West Broad
way, New York He was born in Balti-
| more in 1871, and received his education al
the Jesuit School of Loyola, in Baltimore
and at the Redemptorists' School, in North
East Pa. He was ordained a priest in
1895.