Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-21
Night Station Keeper Victim of
Heart Disease.
BODY FOUND WITH LIFE EXTINCT
His Death Believed to Have Been
instantaneous.
S x E &c HI OF HIS LIFE

August H. Voss, the night station keeper
of No. I police station, died suddenly this
morning about I o'clock in the kitchen of
his home, at 13OS Goth street Death is sup
posed to have been due to an attack of
heart failure The body was discovered
about 7:2O by the wife of the unfortunate
man, and DR.. Clifton Mayfield was called.
but the victim was beyond human aid ar
skill. Policeman Englehart entered the
house and carried the remains from the
kitchen to the first floor
Mr. Voss was on duty last night as usual
and seemed to be in his usual health This
morning, after o'clock, he was joking with
Some of the men, and when he left, at 8
o'clock, for his home he seemed to be per
fectly well. On his way to his home he
stopped at several stores and made small
purchases. According to his usual custom
ne went to the kitchen upon his arrival, .t-
tended to the fire in the range and looked
after the ashes. He had lighted a gas
stove and had taken two kettles to the
spigots at the sink and was filling them
when the fatal attack came He had evil
IDENTIFY attempted to catch hold of some
thing in his fall, and when his body was
discovered by his wife his head was living
up in a corner between the wall and the
range.
Inc WIGS discovery.
In falling the body struck the faucet of
the pipe and partly turned it on, and the
water dripped out upon the floor 1t had
peen Mr.. Noss' custom after attending to
MS usual morning duties to waken his wife,
ana she would prepare breakfast This
morning Mrs. Voss slept a little later than
usual and dressing hurriedly she quickly
came down stairs to the kitchen. Both of
ut ha e;,,l-
and the two kettles beneath were full Cf
water and running over. The water from
the drain pipe of the boiler had spread over
several yards of the floor, and the feet of
tle PROSTATE form We're wet by the over
now now The gas stove. as stated. had been
llShted. Mrs NosS is not strong but she
managed to pun the body away from the
corner: ana then turned off the faucet of
the boiler, checking the flow of water.
When DR.. Mayfield appeared few min
utes later he pronounced death to have
peen instantaneous. There were no bruises
on the head or body from the fall, and it
Is said to be certain that death resulted
from heart disease.
Old in the Service.
Mr.. Voss was one of the oldest station
Keepers IN the employ Of the police depart
ment, and he was esteemed by all the men
who served in the station in which h was
connected. He was formerly a victim of
vertigo, but of late years enjoyed an immu-
nifty from such attacks. Some time ago ne
went to physician, who pronounced him
afflicted with heart trouble and about three
weeks ago he had an attack while at the
station. Speaking of the matter to his wife
afterward he said he thought at the time
he was going to die.
The wife was Frustrated by the sudden
ploW, ana her sufferings We're painful to
witness. Besides the widow the deceased
leaves two sons, Charles H. Voss and VIM
IL Voss, both married, who live in the city
The aged mother of Mr.. VosS is also living
having attained the ripe age of ninety
seven and she made her home with her
son. On account of her advanced age she
is in delicate health. Only a few days ago
the deceased jokingly remarked to some
friends that he ought to consider himself a
boy, because his mother was living, and she
had nearly reached the hundred-year mark
Native of Germany.
The deceased was born December 10, 1880.
at Hanover, Grmany, and came to this
country while a youth, being about eight
years Of age at the time. Since being in
this country he has resided almost con-
tinuonsiy in the District. He was a watch
maker by trade and al one time kept a
jeweiry store on 32d street
He was appointed to the police force July
Is, 1862, and after holding the office for
several years resigned May Z, 1868. He was
reappointed January u. 1871, and on Feb
rrary l, 1878, was appointed a detective.
He was legiSlated out of office January 81.
1888, and on July 13, 1887, was reappointed
as a station keeper, having remained in
that office ever since. For some years he
was night station keeper at No. 4 precinct,
and about two or three Years ago was
transferred to the Georgetown precinct,
where no remained