Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-01-31
Sudden and Unexpected Demise at
2::45 P. M.-AppendiCitis
the Cause. .
Too Weak to Stand an Operation
Conscious Until a Few Mo-
ments Before Death.
Sketch of His Active Business Life
Ills Early Struggles and
Later Successes.

At 2 O'Clock p. m. Saturday the
condition of Alfred Dickey was
such as to give little hope Of his re-
covery. DR.. Sifton, assisted by Dr.
Rogers, of St. Paul who arrived Satur-
day said the patient was suffering from
an aggravated attack of appendicitis.
At 2 p. m. he was delirious and
as his strength was but slight at best,
the end was soon reached at 2:45 p. m.
He was taken i'll Tuesday night
at the residence of Mr.. Smart,
where he was rooming.
Dr.. Sifton was speedily called and
the services of trained nurse secured
without delay.
The patient was made aware Fri
day of his dangerous condition.
He accepted the disclosure with
calmness and at once made his wishes
regarding his private affairs known,
and the same were attended to prompt
ly. He was very weak owing to lung
affection of long standing.
His friends will learn with surprise
and dismay of his death as his illness
was regarded Wednesday as but a
slight indisposition. Tuesday night
he appeared in his usual good health,
but this has evidently been taxed too
! greatly owing to an unusual amount
of work done this fall.
After consultation the physicians
decided that an operation would be
| hopeless as the patients condition
was too weak. Thursday he thought
| he would not be long in bed. None Of
his closest friends realized the dam
gerous nature of his attack, much less
the general public to whom the news
of his illness and its sudden and fatal
| end will be great shock. He was
greatly interested in his free reading
| room project which was announced to
the public only the evening before he
was taken sick. Until Friday he
was in hopes of being out by the first
of the coming week and had a num-
Der of plans in connection with the
reading room that he was anxious to
discuss. Inexorable death put a swift
and stern quietus on the bright an
ticipations Of the coming years of
comfort and pleasure for him.
Mr.. Dickey intended to make a trip
to Europe in the spring in connection
with the business of the English fnan-
cial company Of which he was the
American manager. Before starting
for England expected to spent some
time at West Baden, Ind. and regain
fully his strength, which has not been
as great since the first of the year
when he returned from a two weeks
visit with his family in Indianapolis.
The unexpected death of Alfred
Dickey was the cause of general regret
and surprise Sunday. Late Satur-
day night it was decided to send the
remains east by the early Sunday
morning train and the same was done,
Mr.. Fl. P. Smart and Ex-senator L.
R. Casey accompanying them to St.
Paul, and Mr.. Smart to Indiana.
During the night telegram from his
son Alfred was received directing that
the remains be taken at once to Green
wood Ind, for burial Tuesday after
noon. Greenwood is small place
near Indianapolis, Ind. 1t was ex-
pected that the son would be at St.
Paul to receive the body and accom-
pany it to Indiana. Mrs. Dickeys
health is precarious and it is not
known whether she has been inform
ed of the death Of her husband or not.
During his last illness Mr.. Dickey,
while hoping to recover took the pro-
bable fatal termination with his usual
philosophy and coolneSs at the DEGREES
of the inevitable. He said he did not
fear death and that he regarded the
end of his life with no more agitation
or concern than if he were setting out
on a trip to indianapolis. He left no
personal messages outside of his
directions regarding his prope rty
given previously, in which it is said.
he desired his son to carry out his
plans for the free reading room an
nounced for this city, the day before
he was taken sick.
The cause of death is said to be ap-
pendicitis followed by peritonitis in
the acute stage. During his three
years services in the civil war he con-
tracted a pulmonary trouble and for