Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-06
Died Tuesday Evening From
the Effects Of an Opera
ton For Appendicitis.
SHORT BUT SEVERE ILLNESS
Was First Taken Sick Last Thursday-
Operation Performed on Friday-was
Born in vermont-Has Been . we'll
Known Hotel Proprietor in
Several States,

New York, April i-Warren L. Leland
proprietor Of the Windsor Hotel, which
was destroyed by fire on Marcn Il died at
5:54 this evening at the Hotel Grenoblr.
Mr.. Lelands death followed an operation
for appendicitis performed on Friday last
Mr.. Leland had appasently been in good
health up to Thursday last notwithstand-
ing the amount Of work he had to do in
connection with the burning of his hotel
and the grief he had at tho loss OF his
wife and daughter who were among the
victims Of the fire. on that DAY he n
conjunction with Rev. Dr Parker Nor
gan, pastor of tho Church of the Heaven
ly Rest had charge of tho ARRANGEMENTS
for the memCcial services. Toward evening
he began to complain, and as his illness
was evidently serious, a cousultnti tiou OF
physicians was held and on Friday it was
deemed advisable to perform an opera
ton.
After the operation the patients cond-
ton was satisfactory but he had a re-
lapse on the following day auC a second
relapse to-day. At o'clock this after
noon he began to sink sapidly and he died
within two houcS. At the bedside when
the end came was Mr.. LeRuIs son,
Charles Leland of Chicago. his physician
and nurses. Mr. Lclands son, Ralph and
his daughter Fannie, who had been SUM-
moned from Chicago We're unable to reach
their fathers side in time to -ee him
alive.
MIR. Leland was born in Londonderry,
Vermont. in August 1S45 In early youth
he removed with his father to Ohio. He
attended Hiram College, where the late
President james A. Garfield was one Of
his preceptors.
Early in the sixties Leland received an
invitation from his uncle Simeon Leland o
come to New York. At that time Simeon
Leland was the proprietor of tho Metro
politan Hotel which stood at the corner
Of Broadway and Prince street lie re
mained in his unclc's employ as CLERK for
several years When he left the Metro
politan he had gained sufficient experience
in running a hotel and had saved enough
money to go into the management of the
Leland Hotel in Springfield, H., with his
brother, Horace 5. Leland.
In 1870 Mr.. Leland and his brother took
the Deavan House in Albany remaining
in control for Il or Il years. In 1sN1 hs 10
came proprietor of the old Gardiner House
in Chicago. remaining it the Leland Hotel
In 1892, before the Worlds fair he sold
the Leland and acquired the Chicago
Beach Hotel, near the fair grounds, which
he maintained during the exhibition.
During the summer seasons OF 1894 and
1895 he had the Ocean House a Newport
and during the winters of 1895 and 1895 the
Windsor Hotel at Jacksonville. Fla In
| May, 1876 he succeeded Hawk X Wether-
bee la the lease of the Windsor Hotel in
this city.
Mr.. Leland was a member of the Lotus
club, Riding and Driving club Hotel Mems
Association. was a Knight Templar, and n
member of many similar organizations.
His home was on the Drexel Boulevard
in Chicago and he accounted Chicago as
his place of residence