The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-04-05
WARREN T. LELAND DEAD
WINDSOR HOTEL PROPRIETOR Ex.
PRES At THE GRENOBLE.
Operated Upon for Appendicitis Last
Friday--The Shock Suffered Prom tha
Loss of His Wife and Daughter in the
Hotel Fire Enfeebled His VftoIttv ,r,
Powers for r Reststtuu nts..s. 5g
'ers for Resisting e Diseu s e.

New York, April 4.-Warren F. Le-
land, proprietor of the Windsor hotel.
which was destroyed by fire on March
II, died at 5:53 o'clock this afternoon at
the Hotel Grenoble Mr.. Leland's death
followed an operation for appendicitis
performed on Friday last by his fam
lily physician, DR.. Leonard f. Pitkin. iii
consultation with DIR. William 7. Bull
and Dr. U. G. Janeway. Mr. Leland had
apparently been in good health UP to
Thursday last, Notwithstanding the
amount of work he had to do in con-
nection with the burning Of his hotel
and the grief he had at the loss Of tig
wife and daughter, who were among the
victims of the fire On that day he. HIM
conjunction with Rev. Dr. d. Parker
Morgan, pastor Of the Church Of the
Heavenly Rest, had completed arrange
ments Tor the memorial services. To-
ward evening he began to complain and
as his illness was evidently serious,
consultation of physicians was held and
on Friday it was deemed advisable to
perform an operation After the opera
ton the patients condition was satis-
factory, but he had a relapse on the fol-
lowing day and second relapse to-day.
At o'clock this afternoon he began to
sink rapidly and he died within two
hours.
AT the bedside when the end came
was Mr.. Leland's son, Charles Leland Of
Chicago, his physicians and nurse. Mr.
Leland's son Ralph and his daughter
Fannie, who had been summoned from
Chicago. were unable to reach their fa-
theirs side to see him alive. His only
brother is Charles e. Leland, at present
at Mount Clements, Mich, where he Is
under treatment for rheumatism. There
have been many callers at the Hotel
Grenoble during the past three days and
1t was thought that Mr.. Leland would
recover. His physician, however, real
lied that the shock which Mr.. Leland
had suffered from the loss of his wife
and daughter in the fire had enfeebled
his vitality and lessened his physical
powers for resisting the disease. 1t was
evident this morning that Mr.. Leland
could not recover.
Mr.. Leland was member of the Lelos
club, Riding and Driving club, Hotel
mems association, knight Templar
and a member Of many similar organi
zations. His home was on the DrexeI
in Chicago, and he accounts
ed Chicago as his place of residence. He
was essentially a self-made man. AS al
of hotels he was known the
length and breadth Of this continent. He
was born in Londonderry VT, in Aug
ust, 1S45. In early youth he removed
with his father to Ohio, where he
worked on his fathers farm. He at
tended school and afterwards attended
Hira college, where the late President
James A. Garfield was one of his precep-
tors. He was an apt student and
quick observer. He had faculty Of
knowing men and was very popular
with his college mates.
The funeral services will be held in
the Church of the Heavenly Rest at IL
o'clock Wednesday by the rector, Rev.
D. Parker Morgan. The remains will be
taken to Chicago, leaving at l p. M,
where on Friday the final service will
be held at o'clock from the Leland
family residence, No. 4651 Drexel Boue-
yard. 1t is the intention of the family
10 inter the remains of Mr.. Leland in
Lakewood cemetery, Chicago.