The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-20
KILLED HIMSELF IN NAPLES
DEAIH OF REV. MALTBIE D. BAB- COCK, OF NEW YORK.
Cut an Artery in One of His Wrists and Swallowed Corrosive Sublimate -Gricf Caused at the Brick Presbyterian Church by the Announcement of Ills Sudden End-Trnvelled in the Same Party With Rev. Dr. smyth of This City,

City.
 Naples, May 19.-Further- investiga
 ton as to the identity of the American
 clergyman who committed suicide here yesterday in the International hospita
 by severing an artery of his wrist ant
 swallowing corrosive sublimate, and who was mentioned in yesterdays dis | patch as MT. MaIthie, an American
 evangelical minister, proves the suicide
 to have been the Rev. Maltbie Daven-
 port Babcock.
 | New York, May 19.-One of the clos est friends whom Rev. Dr. Babcock | had in this city was W. D. Barbour, ] a member of the Brick Presbyterian | church congregation. It was Mr. Bar bour who yesterday received a cable gram announcing the fact that Dr.
 Babcock died in Naples of Mediterra- mean fever and he at once cabled back for particulars. He had received no reply up to 9 o'clock tonight and the first intimation that Mir Barbour had that there was an element of suicide in the case was when he was shown to- night The Associated Press dispatch from Naples. He was intensely sur-
 plised at the information, but said: If
 this dispatch, which you have shown
 me is correct. and I do not doubt tEa.
 it is. pr. Babcock was out of his head when he took his life
 Continuing Mr. Barbour said: "Of all poisons corrosive sublimate is the last would think first class hospital Gas I know the International to bel would have lying about, and especially within reach of patients suffering from fever and liable to have delifiun. Surely they would not leave a patient alone and besides. I am sure some of the friends in the party were constant ly at his bedside. But then we can only theorize until we get at the details of this dreadful! affair.
 ITO give you an idea of the temper ament of Maltbie Babcock., he saw everything in the sunniest light and if you or I should have complained of a dismal or dark day, Babcock would be sure to see it a little less dreary than we would. He was just bubbllng over with good health and was an ath- lete. He never failed to take exercise regularly, just as regularly as his means. and doubtless more so.
 'Only the other day l received a let ter from him from Constantinople, and it teemed with cheerfulness and happi- ness. He spoke of his splendid health. and that of his wife. In fact the mans condition must have been perfect at the time that he wrote As soon as I received the cable announcing Dr. Babcocks death, I cabled for addition al information. I have up to now sent five cablegrams, but no word has yet reached me in reply. l addressed them to Dr. Riggs because did not think Mrs. Babcock should be bothered. In all of these I asked for particulars. I have figured the difference in time and I hardly think 1t possible for me to receive reply until tomorrow (Monday) morning"
 The Brick Presbyterian church was well filled this morning when the sud- den death of the pastor, the Rev. Dr. Maltbie D. Babcock, was formally pub lislled from the pulpit, and there were many eyes wet with tears as the an- was read.