The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-12
REJECTED DOCTORS AID.
CHRIsTJlN SCIENTISTS At IN APop-
LECTJt,S BEDSIDE
He was John Allen Campbell. n Rcputcd
Teacher of the Science-Prescribcd Mcdi-
cines Not Administered-A second Doc
tor Called When the Man Was Dying.

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John Allen Campbell. n teacher OF Christian
Science, died yesterday afternoon. at his home.
at ! Is EastNnety- second strectundcr circum-
stances which led to an inquiry by the Coroner
Campbell was sixty-four years old. He had
been tenant Of the apartment house in which
he died for the last five years. People Mt the
house said yesterday that he was somewhat of
rccluso and rather eccentric. He was
at ono time n chaplain in the navy. but
in recent years he had professed belief
in the teachings OF the Christian Scientsts.and
Ia said to have been well known as teacher
in that faith. He lived all alone in fiat on the
top floor and was seldom seen. He apparently
had no friends and even the landlord. Andrew
kopke. when hc went monthly to collect the
rent from the old man. had to accept it through
n crack in the door without being able to see
his tenants face. Campbell always paid tho
rent with check on the lorkcille bank. ana
from this fact il is believed that he was a man
OF some means. The other tenants in the
house also observed that he was strict vegc-
tartan. They did not think he had any business
and the first intimation they had that he was
Christian Scientist came with his death yes
tcrday afternoon.
The old man was not seen about tho place all
day on Thursday, but tho first knowledge that
anything was the matter in his fiat came when
an elderly man awoke Dr. 5. Sylvester Sobel OF
l42l Lexington avenue about ii o'clock on
Thursday night The man refused to give his
name to Dr. Sobel but asked him to go at once
10 attend a man at Is East Ninety second
street.
The doctor agreed and was taken upto Camp
bells fat. 4 man. who he aiterward learned
was Campbell, was lying on mattress on
the floor OF tho bedroom. The place was s'antiIy
furnished and the floors were bare. According
to the statement made 10y DR.. Sobel to tho
police Yesterday when he arrived. CamnHe'l
was unconscious. Beside him knct woman
about thrty,ivc years old and rather stylishlY
ressed. She was praying when the doctor
entered, and she got up and walked
away when he approached the patient.
After making an examination DR.. Sobel dag
nosed the case as one OF apoplcxy. He was
told BY the people in the fiat that Campbell had
been i'll for two or three DAYS.
When the doctor started to give the uncon-
scious man little stImuant the woman pro-
tested The other man then called the doctor
aside and told him that they were Chris
tian Scientists and that tho woman
was his daughter and was pupil
in Christian science Of the man whom the
doctor had been called to attend. All tho man
would explain about himself was that he lived
in New Jersey and that he had been telc
graphed for by his daughter. The father and
daughter had talk together after this. and
then DR.. Sobel was told that he would be per-
mitted to take charge OF the case
only on condition that at the first sign
OF recovery he should turn the patient
over to the woman. DR. Sohel decided not to
protest against this that night. and went away
after giving two prescriptions.
When DR.. SoOel called again about III O'Clock