The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-06
DEATH AT A WHIST PARTY.
MRS. C. H. LOOMS EXPIRES AT 4
MEETING OF WOMEN'S CLUE.

She Had Long Suffered From Heart Disease
While She Was In tho Best OF Spirits
Among Her Friends-secmed to Faint.
Mrs. Louise Taylor Loomis OF 81 West Hath
street. was stricken with heart disease while
playing cards at the weekly meeting OF the CO.
lonial Whist Club held In the Studio Building
at 81 East Fi'ty-sixth street shortly after 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Although
two physicians having offlces In the
building were instantly summoned
they were unable to do anything for her. and
she died three minutes after being stricken.
without recovering consciousness. Her sud
den death caused great deal OF excitement
among the twenty women at the meeting and
ne soon as things quoted down a bit the mem
hers were dismissed by the President. Mrs
Robert NJ Bent.
Mrs. Loomis was the wife OF Charles II.
LOOMS OF 10 Hudson street. who is the New
York agent OF the Joseph Burnett Company Of
Boston. manufacturers OF nnvoring extracts.
She was AZ years old. The Loomises had
no children. Mrs. LOOMS and friend.
Mrs. Jacob p. Miller. who lives at the
Hotel MnJ"stic. joinod the Colonial Whist
Club about year ago The club
used to meet at tho residences
~
the rooms. at 90 East Fifty-siSth street for
Tuesday afternoons from the Cnvendish Whist
Club. which leases the suite Mrs. LOOMS has
been q sufferer from asthma Tor years and her
friends knew that her heart was weak. She
c.mrlnlned OF feeling u when she got ny, up
mSTaaaT to but f s sht after
She went to the Hotel Majestic. Joined Mira
Miller there and the So two wen, to the cub
best OF SPIRITS. and laughed and, chatted
with number q her friends whom she
10 play at o'clock and at Is o'cloSk were in
the middle OF the seventh game. when Mrs.
Of her ability that her partner called her at.
,%IOhi did / rlay that curd'" she said II
She took back the card and moment later
made another play equally startling. she dis
W he card exc aimed:
oh. what's tho mattery'
What il the matter Mrs; Loomis?" asked
She was rock to and fro IN her chair
Il don't know. ioa'll have to excuse me-,
have rolled from her chair TO the floor had It
not been for "a Mrs schrelmcr. who sat on her
Ar.. i + harry. Mr.. ~ Il Croriss and Mrs.
Bent. all in,in,st" friends o. Mrs ioomIst San
thought that she hat merely tainted. but DR..
Mary p Jswctt; wh2sr 9nlce i only q
conscious woman. sh. pronounced. her
fatally ill., Another physician Joined DR..
Jswett hut their Efforts to arouse Mrs Loomis
were futile. The club was dismissed by Mira.
Bent. but Mr.. Miller RENAME with the body
until Mr.. LOOMS had been notified.
The body was not removed from the club
rooms unit q o'clock. when an undertaken took
II home. having received "a permit from tho
Coroncr'- oillcr. Mr. Loomis when seen last
night said thai no knew his wife's heart was
weak, hut Il had ! cen getting stronger AMI her
sudden death was uneNpectci Mrs. Miller
when seen AZ the Hotel Majestic said
- We completely Frustrated by Mrs.
Ioomis'- death. ~ came So suddenly that even
those at the tabl, with her had but a seconds
Warning o' her illness. She was cheerful right
up To- tho time she was stricken and hadn't
complained once Of feeling III. she was my
oldest and dearest chum"
Mira Loomis before her marriage was Miss
Louise Taylo oi NestNcd. Mass.