Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
Regarding the Death of the Brother
of Theo. r. Myers.

From Poweshiek Palladium.
! Last week we published short item
announcing the death of DR.. Fred w.
Myers in Mexico. The sad news was
a severe shock to his aged parents and
many friends in this vicinity as the last
letter received from him short time
ago announced that he was in good
health and doing nicely. Mrs. John A.
! Myers, mother of the deceased doctor,
received a letter Wednesday which
tells of the last illness and death of
Fred. 1t was written by r. B. Wat
son, manager of the Mexican Copper
Co., at Ramos, where the. Doctor was
located and by whom he was employed
The letter is as follows:
Ramos, San Luis Potosi, Mex.
June 81, 1900,
Mrs. John A. Myers, Montezuma, Ia.
My Dear Mrs. Myers: You have
doubtless heard from your son, Mr.. G..
w. Myers, of South Bend, Washington,
to whom / wrote on the 14th, of the
very sad death of DR.. F. w. Myers
which occurred in Aguascalientis on
the 18th inst. We wrote to him first,
knowing that he could break the news
to you with less Ishock than if welwired
you direct from here.
On Monday, the 2Sth of May, the
Doctor began to feel unwell, having a
headache and no appetite. He did not
think much of it at first and was able
to attend to his business. He got no
better however and toward the end of
the week we tried to get him to go to
Aguascalientis to consult with his
friend, DIR. Bennett, as to what was the
matter with him. He made light of
his sickness and would not go, saying
each morning that he was better and
would soon get we'll.
We had two cases of typhus fever
here in January. Both got we'll, large
ly due to the care with which the Doc
tor managed them. / asked him sew
eral times if he thought he had this
fever and he said no, that the symp-
toms were not the same. He thought
at first that he was going to have the
| smallpox but also gave up this idea.
On the following Tuesday, June 9Th,
he came down to the mine, ate quite q
breakfast and then went up to the hos
| pital. went up with him and he said
that as long as he could begin to take
food he would be all right shortly. He
| agreed with me, however, that it would
be well to go down and see DIR. Ben
nett as he had begun to have a little
went with him and they started at 3
o'clock on Wednesday morning in the
coach to catch the o'clock train. The
long ride in the coach and on the train
seemed to tire him good deal, so that
when DR.. Bennett met him at the sta
ton he was out of his head at times
and had more fever. The case was
| we'll developed and the doctor had no
| difficulty in telling what it was by that
time. Bennett took him at once to a
new hospital building that had been
finished for the smelter people and
there gave him every attention posi-
BILE. He gave up his other practice
almost entirely and stayed with him
night and day, but on Tuesday at 80
a. m. the end came He thought if his
strength had lasted another day that he
might have pulled through.
Typhus fever is contagious and is
very much feared in this country, much
more so than smallpox. 1t was there
fore impossible to have his body sent
home, though at the end of certain
number of years his remains may
be removed. The authorities gave
orders to have him buried at once,
which was done on the 18th in the
cemetery near the smelter. Some
American friends attended his body to
the cemetery where he was given de-
cent burial in the best part of the
place.
His death caused great sadness
among all his friends here for he was a
great favorite not only among his
American acquaintance but even the
natives were Imuch attached to him.
| By his great good nature, his comrade-
| ship and his devotion in case of sick
ness, he had endeared himself to us all
and we all felt that we had lost a true
friend when he died. You have our
most sincere sympathy; for the Doctor
had often spoken of you and always
affectionately, so that 1 know the sud
den, sad death will be hard to bear.
1 enclose picture taken the day be-
fore he was taken sick.
Again expressing my warmest sym
pathy, believe me,
Sincerely yours,
r. B. WATSON, Mgr M. G. Co.