The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-02
DEATH CAME SUDDENLY.
County Detective Henry Wetherhorn
stricken at Police Headquarters.

stricken at Police Headquarters.
County Detective Henry Wetherhorn
died suddenly shortly after II O'Clock
yesterday morning. at his residence, PA
Bolton street, west.
Mr.. wetherhorn left his home
directly after breakfast in his
usual health. He had been TO
police headquarters and was on his
way to the City Exchange when he was
taken III. He had just passed Colonial
Park ard returned to the Office of Super
intendent of Police Screyen. 1t was seen
that the county officer was an i'll man,
and Police Surgeon Osborne was sum-
moned from the office of the desk SER
geant. The physician saw at a glance
that the detective was suffering from
acute indigestion, and gave him an eme-
tic. This relieved him and DR.. Osborne
left the office. Mr. Wetherhorn appeared
much brighter after the vomiting and
seemed in good health. He joked with
the city officers around him and remark
Ell to City Detective Stark that when
he was first attacked he thought
the end had come. He spoke of his wis
dom in returning to headquarters, when
the spell came over him, and was joking
about his condition when he suffered
second attack.
Detective Stark ran out OF the office
and called in DIR. Keller and DR.. john
son. About this time DR.. Osborne came
up from the station house and the three
physicians worked on the sick man.
The second time he recovered from the
attack of indigestion, and got into DR..
Osborne's buggy to 80 home. lie had
only been at home a few minutes when
he died. DR.. Osborne was with
him and he expired before anything
could be done. The cause of his death
was acute Brights Disease. For break
fast Mr.. Weatherhorn had eaten a plate
of prunes he stated when stricken at
police headquarters, and at that time
remarked that he would never again eat
prunes.
Mr.. Wetherhorn was told by DR.. Van
Marter Wednesday night that he would
be taken off suddenly. The Off
Ger insisted on the physicians
stating his condition and DR. Van Marter
said: ''Wetherhorn you may die ten
years from now, one year from now, ten
days from now, or this very minute. You
will drop over without any warning"
While he had insisted upon knowing the
truth, the intelligence appeared to greatly
annoy him and he repeated the words to
many of his friends. He had known for
some time that his health was bad
and there We're but few things that he
could eat without disagreeable results.
Mr.. Wetherhorn was 46 years of age
and was born in Charleston, but came to
this city when quite a young man. He
was at one time a member of the city de-
tective force and when Solicitor General
Osborne was elected to that office he was
appointed county detective. He was
known a shrewd officer and took part
in almost all of the important arrests
made in this county during the past
twenty years. He was familiar with all
of the noted crooks and made a study of
crime He was a man who would go
through fire and water to help/a friend,
and was well known for this good and
exceptional trait. Besides a widow, he
leaves two daughters, Misses Sophie and
Jenrie Wetherborn, to mourn his loss
Messrs. Levy Wetherhorn of Charleston
and Solomon Wetherhorn of Waynesboro
are his brothers. The funeral will prob
ably take place from the family residence
on Bolton street Sunday afternoon. The
services will be conducted by Rabbi T. p
Mendes and the interment will be in Lau-
rel Grove Cemetery Ys,.ra ,,.,