The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-05-19
THE. DEATH !.
Of Mrs. John H. Brown at Detroit
Caused By lnhaiIng Cforoform
to Relieve Pain.

In our issue Tuesday morning, we
briefly chronicled the fact that the
wife of MI. John H. Brown had died
suddenly at her home in Detroit, and
that Mrs. James Rankin, Mr.. Browns
sister, had been summoned by tele-
graph.
A Detroit paper of Tuesday, gives
the following particulars of the un-
fortunate accident that led to the,
lamentable event:
The fumes of chloroform snuffed out
the life of Mrs. Nellie p. Brown, at her
late home, III Cass avenue, yesterday
afternoon. Her lifeless body was dis
covered by a servant in her home and
physicians were called Immediately,
but life had been extinct for some time.
Mrs. Brown was the wife of John H.
Brown, of the Brown Bros. Co., cigar
manufacturers on State street.
Yesterday morning about 9, Mrs.
Brown left her home on Cass avenue,
stating that she was going to see DR..
W. A. Dumas, dentist. She had been
suffering from an aching tooth, which
DIR. Dumas was treating, and it was
her intention to, have the root pulled
yesterday. She reached the dentists
Office and occupied the chair, accor ding.
to DIR. Dumas, the entire morning.
Heretofore have always tainted in
the dentists CHAIR" she remarked to
the doctor as she left the Office in good
spirits and started for home. She told
the doctor that she always was accus-
toned to using chloroform whenever
she suffered any ache or pain.
Mrs. Brown arrived home shortly
before noon. A domestic employed in
the Brown residence says Mrs. Brown
looked very faint and pale when she
came in and told her that she had no
appetite for dinner.
81 feel very nervous, she told the
servant, s'and will take short rest"
About 4:3O, fully four hours after
Mrs. Brown had retired, the girl went
up and called her. She received no
response and proceeded into Mrs.
Browns room.
| Mrs. Brown was lying on her face in
the bed, her head resting against a
towel on which could be detected the
odor of chloroform. A bottle of the
drug stood at the foot of the bed, The
girl shook her gently at first and then
raised her from the bed. The body
fell back, limp; and lifeless. The
domestic became frightened and i'm
mediatly telephoned for the dead
woman's husband. Mr.. Brown, who
had already started home, came few
minutes later and rushed to his wife's
room His efforts to arouse her were
in vain and medical aid was summoned
DIR. 81. o. Walker responded and
tried every means of reviving Mrs.
Brown. He worked over her for fully
an hour, but it was all in vain.
The coroner learned that Mrs. Brown
was accustomed to using chloroform or
most trivial occasions and would otter
saturate towel with the poison ani
inhale the fumes in order to alleviate
her suffering.
Mrs. Brown must have turned ovel
in bed and continually inhaled the
chloroform. She was lying almos
face downward which would impede
her breathing. The coroner will holt
an inquest, Wednesday afternoon
He is satisfied the death was accident
al.
Mrs. Brown was 30 years of age
/ She.was well known in the city, ant
her home was one of the most beauti
full residences in Detroit. She was Mr.
Browns second wife, and leaves tw,
boys. Funeral Thursday afternoon,
Mrs. Brown was lovely woman
very dear to her near friends, and ad
mired by all who made her acquaint
ance here, and the news of he
death is very much deplored in ou
city. Mr.. Browns first wife was eta,
Miltenberger," a lovely woman, raise'
in our city, and she left two boys VIII,
were treated with the tenderest lovin,
care by the mother, who has just beef
taken, and who has lelt two boys of he
lown, to the sorrowing husbands care