The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-11
LLOYD ASPINWALL IS DEAD
FORMER MAN AMOUR TOWN DIES
~ COMP4RATITE POUERTY.

IN COMPARATIVE POI EhTI.
Death Caused by nm Affection of tho Kid
neys-Und Been Unconscious for Several
Days and Died ut the Metropolitan Hotel
lie Hnd SquRndrred n Great Fortune.
Lloyd Aspinwall dad Yesterday at the Met
roroltan Hotel. Broadway and Twenty sew
enth street. formerly the Coleman House His
name. once as well known as Berry Wall's.
George Laws or Fred Orchards. II less con-
spicuous, had been as little heard of late as
that OF the hotel In which he found his end A
singular fatality seems 10 have swayed the des-
TIMES of the'boyhood'circe Of which he was
member and most of his early intimates died
before he did althou IN he had only reached his
3Sth year. single survivor with memory
OF youthful DAYS called Yesterday In the per.
son OF the dead mans brother William II. As
pinwal From older men Of club circles the
young man had dr!fted away in his last half
dozen years OF adverse fortune. during which
he gave up one after another the ten or u dozen
clubs. Of which he had formerly been an
tive member. For the last three lays Of his
existence he was unconscious 81 his sur
roundinRs. Once. on Saturday afternoon.
when he was looking at his brother his lips
moved as though he would speak. Thon his
brows contracted as though he realized his in
ability 20 frame words lie lapsed again from
consciousness. and the neubritis. from which
ne nAil SUItTcU lNT u year, anu VIII III llolh
him dumb md HELPLESS since some time on
Thursday night. corred him peacefully away
He had lived for a year at the Metropolitan
Hotel very quietly for one who had followed the
career OF a high liver About year ago he fell
In what seemed to he fit. and DR.. Washburpe
OF 81 East Twentv-ilrst street who was sent
for. told him that IL was urWmic poisoning
and that he would have to be very careful or
the disease OF his kidneys would carry him off
I'LL
pidiy Last Thursday night whom he came In
II was noticed that he seemed to be in bad con-
dition. and Proprietor HertinR and his WIFE
whose son was AspiuwalIs friend. sent to his
room early on Friday morning to find out how
he was. Aspinwa lay on the floor in his
street clothes unconscious. DR.. Washbnrne
was sent for and everything possible was done
for him with lttle appreciable result In re-
Spouse to.a telegram hts brother came on from
Providence on Saturday and called in Dr.
George NJ Swift, his own physician. The doc
tors gave the patient hot air bath. and It was
after this that he gave the tleeting sign OF re-
turning consciousness.
The dead man was the son OF the late Gen.
LLOYD Aspnwall. His grandfather William Il
s. a q e. Rowland. merchants in the tea trade
and conducting general packet business. the
firm later becoming Rowland : AspinwalL and
continuing as such down TO 1892 when it died
u hamilton. Gardiner g.. II nwland had retired
from il Sn sfGrs Of ys1s , HsoTs and 9.a A
only as did not interfere with his pleasanter
course I;,, 4 Lie William H. IA! Aspinwa;, the
prornence in Shipping circles that he became
the first PRESIDENT Of the Fan anna Railroad and
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, and his
name was given to the railway terminal on the
Atlantic side OF the American isthmus, OF late
Aspin vall,rlarried.. in the year OF attaining his
majority. Miss Cprnslia Sutton; whose father.
Another Of whose daughters WAS Mrs, Ely God
dsrd.
Mrs. AsrinwalI received large sum from
her PARENTS and tGyice later. upon their, deaths.
.ame into more. Her husband received money
from his Iather's mothers and grnndtather,s
smopg them tie yion Ca,umSt tEIaesuet and
clubs, He never owned a Yacht, hut liked
yachtinE. He did own some Traceh23rses. al;
the Seventh Regiment aud, including term Of
staff service under Brig. Gen. William q. Ward.
ssrvsd in the National Guard ABOUT ten years
He was still at tho time Of his death carried on
H.. es I I a. Gst, a. r, Major
interested in rifle practice.
DIV, During the financial difficulties which were
fathers firm. but It is said. for wholly differ.
snt reasons. trouble arose between Aspinwall
snd his Tiie and In there re- was sepnration Mrs
Mrs. Asrin.wall died in January. 1897. and her
dsueh iaHd followed her within Wee week Her
Crosby. his mothers only SURVIVING sister.
During an examination into h- Affairs before
nigh, have 30 or % cents in that bank. and
that he wa, at the he, LIVING al guest Of Ills
nue.. .The:businsss OF his firm had at that time
dwnd de nd to n9hnE he o ss9 lie testified
and that he didn't know what money he had
received aiteryard, Whatever it was, Part had
iaton he SAID H. was not then iiy i'n with with
his wife and children. and they were not de-
pendent upon him for suupOrt. Once after
the separation his wife saw him when he was i'll
ofpneumonia but there was no reconciliation.
y me or ten years ago, Then Mr.. and Mrs
Aspinwall were living together in Fast Tween
house caught fire one mornin9 Ihe .nread Of
the household escaped with din!culiy, Mrs
she had a very valuable collection. but was cut
off and was compelled to sock saf"ty on the
sons. Mrs. Aspinwail sat calmly for several
minutes until an extension ladder was raised
and she was rescued
the police court on charge OF having forged
his brothers name TO a note for 81. 400 His
sccuser wa. the holder , Of the note; The case
JIM or iso5 4 iSRaIaIy or sarstaE%rT of "A a
papers of his made efforts to restore them
either to him or TO tho people who seemed
most in,erested n them, and did var, Of the
work with considerable publicity. Asrinw
At tho time had ceased 10 maintain his own es.
tablishment and was living in boarding houses
faid to numTer ninety rom n:iormer! well we'll,
known Casino singer, to whom II was snid he
had soon after his marriage given horse
The singer sent her manager to get the let
tiers and later sent check to the landlady who
had notified her of their existence, as n mark Of
her appreciation.
Beside. William II. A.pinwall, the Rev. Dr.
J. A. Aspinwall Of Washington Gen. LLOYD A
plnwalrs brother Is in the city T. attend the
a. $50 O'Clock on Wednesd morning.