Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-01-17
|SAAC WEED FOUND DEAD
accidentally Asphyzlated at Els Home,
Eighth and Rodney Streets.
HAD LIVED ALONE FOR SOME TIME
VIII Found, But the Signature
is Missing.
DECEASED AvESAvALUABLE ESTATE

Isaac Weed, aged about 75 years, was
found dead In bed at his residence, at the
4 northeast corner of Eighth ana Rodney
etreets. at O'Clock last night weeR, by Police
captain Kane and Patrclmen Bowman and
= Mcdaniel.
Death evid ,ntly resulted from accidental
Esphyxiation by coal gas. When the body
VAS found there was d gas stove in the
nom, which was burning. Two of the Jets
D the stove were not lighted, however, and
Is believed that the gas from them killed
Ur. Weed. So far as Is known, he had not
+ been seen since Saturday week. At least that
& y the last time he was seen by john
Stanard, who watches Rodney street reser-
soir, which Is acloss the street. Mr.. STAN
bard noticed on Monday that milk bottles
f1nd newspapers had begun TO accumulate
on the porch and becoming alarmed spoke
pf the matter to Mrs. James Tyre, who
Dives two doors below on Eighth street,
'Ihat night, however, light was noticed
No the second story front room and the
light set Mr.. STANDARDS mind at rest, rs
tt gave him the impression that MIR. Weed
vas either there or had gone away and left
~ light to guard against burglary. The
next day he tried the door, but was unable
% get In or get any response. This further
convinced him that MIR. Weed was away.
Agaln he inquired of Mrs. Tyre whether
the had seen him about. This set Mrs.
Tyre to thinking, that something might he
asuspicions TO Policeman Mcdaniel. and
later in the evening Captain Kane and
v Patrolinen Bowman and Mcdaniel went to
the house. They effected an entrance by
6means of u ladder which they placed to
second story window.
"a Looking 10 the room they saw the body
lying on the bed and when they raised the
window the stencil was almost unbearahle.
I11he room was exceedingly hot and WIS
Billed with gas As soon as the officers could
get in they began an investigation, with
d the result rs stated above.
Z So far as Is known, Mr.. Weed had lived
Malone since last July. He was native of
Virginia and came to Wilmington about IA
'yeHrs ago on the advice of his physician.
AZ the time he was In poor health and the
physician advised him to reside further
aAorth and In some more elevated place.
accordingly, he came to Wilmington and
felected Eighth and Rodney streets for his
home, as it is one OF the highest points in
Delaware. At that time his family, consist
1ng of his wife, six daughters and two sons,
we'd with him. As the daughters married
7 fhey left home, and the sons also went away
with asthma, went to Philadelphia to be
pented In hospital there. Her name is
Sarah Ann Weed. She lives with her
liqaughter, Mrs. Julia Eaton, wife Of Howard
Eaton, at No. 2100 South Broad street,
philadelphia. When Mrs. Weed went away
daughter left at the same time aud il is
Believed Mr.. Weed had lived alone ever
vince.
n. Another daughter, tho wife of ex-Gover-
nor Sprague of Rhode Island, and the two
lfons, Howard and Orris, live at Narragan-
sett Pier; another daughter, Mrs. j. Il.
Hemp, lives at No. 2ll West Fourteenth
Street, New York her husband being agent
for the Peerless Manufacturing 90. of
1l-.,nisville, KY, with offices on Union
Square; another, the wife of DR.. William
III Caldwell. proprietor of the Electro
Hydi opathic Institute of indianapolis, Ind,
and another lives 10 Kentucky. Another
Is the widow of Lieut.. Wheaton of Wash
}ngton. Mr.. Weed owned properties
,fn Poplar and Bennett streets worth
ubout IS, 600, and also had some large hold
isigs In Virginia. On October 30th, 1899,
a. his request William j. Fisher who was
tlose friend, drew up will, in which the
rroperty was divided between Mrs. Weed.
Mrs. Eaton and Mrs. Caldwell, but when
the will was found Thursday in Mr..
Needs trunk the discovery was made that
HIS signature had been cut off. He had
made Mr.. Fisher his executor and the wit
1issses were George M. Miller and William
"A. Moseley. The will is now void and no
iher will has been found. Mr.. Weed left
n valuable estate.
| When Undertaken Chandler made an in
vfstigation ThuTsnay he found S11 in money
upd many letters about the house.
The house Is large and modern and hand
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