The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-08
OF BLOOD POISONING
Mrs. Henry WaIIenStein Died
Last Night at 1890
WOUND OF A ROSE BRIAR
In Her Thumb Causes Blood
Poisoning,

Mrs. Henry Wallenstein, wife Of th'
senior member of the firm of WalIensteir
& Coin, proprietors of the Boston Store
died at half past eleven o'clock last night
at the Wallenstein home. on North To.
peka avenue. Of blood poisoning.
Wichita people have never felt a ten
derer or more sincere sympathy than viii
be extended to Mr.. Wanenstein this
morning in the ruthless and heavy dis
tress CT sorrow which has so suddenly
and peculiarly come to him. Death and
Fate stalk the boidest and most cruelty
where happiness sits in the highest honor
Only few years ago, August, 1894, a
daughter Of the family, Pauline Walen-
stein, a very loyable and bright young
lady OF &C. met death by accident in a
runaway. she was the pride Of her
parents, the boast of her wide circle of
friends. Hardly had the acuteness Of this
sorrow healed by the years till a greater
one, IL possible, throws the black pan Of lis
gloom upon Mr. Walenstain, MS home,
his children.
Mrs. Wallenstein was a low to her
friends. She frightened, she comforted.
helped, wherever she went. always. And
II was in the ministry Of pleasure to
friends that she came by the wound that
was fatal
There viii come genuine and deep-felt
sadness over this city today for the loss
Of bright, Unselhsh woman. a devoted.
nigh-souled wife and mother Their home
was happy, lighted with The laughter and
play Of two bright little children. a boy
and girl OF 8 and 2 for whose sake the
grief Of the friends and father over Mrs.
Wallenstein's death is even greater vet.
4 week ago last night Mrs WaUenstetn
mingled in happy humor among the guests
at the wedding Of Miss HAYS and Mr..
Prints and helping IN the Contamination
or the event. At the wedding banquet
she was admiring the beautiful bridal
roses al her plate, and in handling one Of
them her thumb was pricked with the
thorn The injury was so slight that not
much attention was paiG u the wound
until 1t began to thro5 and pain her after
wards. From this slight wound blood moi
soning set IN. which caused her death last
night. Everything possible was done for
her relief and every remedy known to sci
ence was applied 10 arrest the growth Of
the poison which was rapidly eating lis
way 10 death. DIS Hoffman. Purdue.
Oldham, AIcAdams and Mccoy were in at
tendance and held consultations over the
trouble, and once they told Mrs. Wauen-
stein that IL would be necessary to ampu-
tate the right arm. She begged them not
10 do so and they listened with kindly
feeling to her wishes. Yesterday afternoon
il was reported that Mrs. Wallensteiu was
dying. The many friends were shocked
at the dreadful news and the home was
visited by those who respected and loved
her The intense pain that had acc0mpan-
led her illness from the first left with the
advent Of the dying hour and death came
10 her as sweetly and peacefully as the
soft wind that played about her window
Her life went out in a sweet sigh. Greater
grief was never seen than that Of the low
ing husband and little daughter and son
as they stood about her bedside: hut grief
however great and the involuntary
prayers, even though they reached 10 the
foot Of the great white throne, could not
call the winged spirit back.
kilograms were sent to relatives in diff
ferent parts of the country, announcing
the death. and friends wao had known
Mrs. Walenstein so intimately began 10
gather in while friends Of the bereaved
husband called TO try To offer coincidence
and help. In The yard stood a large group
of his business and personal friends, talk
ing about his great grief and the miscor-
tunes watch had come like tragedies into