Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-07-12
SUICIDE INSYRACUSE
Son Of ambassador White
Shot Himself.
ILL HEALTH LED TO MELANCHOLIA.
Attorney Frederick ID. white WINS n
prominent Citizen of the Salt city
and One of the Best Educated
Men In the Emnire Sfnfe

81 RACUSE. July 9.-Attorney Fred.
erlck ID. White, son of the ambassador to
germany, Andrew ID. White, committed
SUICIDE at $50 O'Clock yesterday after
moon. He had been suffering from neu-
rasthenia. He went to Il bathroom Mt his
home, GOD James street, and shot himself
in the head with a rifle. 1t is stated that
the cause for the suicide was i'll health
following typhoid fever and nervous pros.
tration as Il result of the hot wave. which.
the doctor says, brought on melancholia
Young Mr. White was booked to sail on
the steamer Deutschland next Wcdncs-
day on visit to his father and in search
of health.
Mr.. Nhlte had appeared to he in usual
health during the day and had attended
to matters of business in the management
of the White estate. He was alone in
the house with the servants during part
of the late afternoon, Mrs White and
his son being out. SHE returned shortly
after . o'clock and sought him in his IL
brary. She found that he had been maxi
ing ont his usual monthly checks in the
transaction of business and had evidently
broken off abruptly.
She went through the house looking for
him and to the bathroom on the second
floor. She there found him lying dead on
the floor. y bullet from a rifle had passed
through his brain, and death had been
Instantaneous. Nc one had heard the
shot.
Some Is years ago. on completing his
course at Columbia Law college. Mr..
White had Il seve.e attack of typhoid
fever. from which ne never recovered.
Stomach and intestinal troubles resulted.
cncd and within n few years ncuyasthe-
mia developed.
About n year ago he suffered a severe
attack of the complaint. During the re-
cent hot spell another attack of the dis
ease came on, leaving him in a state of
acute nervousness.
The announcement Of Mr.. Whites
death was received with great sorrow in
this city. where he occupied prominent
position in social circles. \ cablcgram
announcing his death was sent to Embas-
sador White ut Berlin. As yet no arrange
ments for the funeral have been made.
Frederick ID. White was the only son
of ambassador White He was horn in
Ann Arbor, Mich. Dec. Il. 1859. He
was educated at Cornell university ana
also in the University of Berlin. Prus-
sia. He studied in Columbia Law college,
New York, from 1850 to 1881 In the
latter year he was admitted to the bar at
Binghamton. y. Y, and afterward prac-
ticed his profession in this city.
Much of his time in later years has
been devoted to the management of prop
erty owned by himself and his father
In 1850 Mr.. White married Miss Anne
Bruce, daughter of General Dwight II.
Bruce. Che present postmaster Of this
city. Besides his wife he is survived by
one son. Andrew ID. White.
Mr.. White was one of the most highly
educated men in Syracuse. He was espe
cially well Informed on scientific and his
torical matters. During his early life he
spent many years with his father in Eu-
rope. lie was brilliant writer and CON
versationalist and perfect gentleman in
the best sense Of the word.