The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-19
YALE SOPHOMORE DEAD.
FOUND LYING IN VACANT LOT
YESTERDAY MORNING.

Suicide of Henry Idle Root Took High
est Rank in HiIIhouse High School
and Was Hugh Chamberlain Scholar
at Yale-Tempornry Insanity Caused
by Overstudy.
Early yesterday morning the body OF
Henry Ide Root, Yale sophomore
was found on sand heap on the corner
of Orange and Grove streets, and with
in fifty feet of the young mans home,
IS Grove street.
The announcement of the death OF
young Mr.. Root comes as a very severe
blow to a large circle Of his friends.
classmates and acquaintance IN this
city. He was always diligent student,
stood we'll in his classes and two years
ago graduated from the Hillhous high
school, taking the highest rank.
| During the past few weeks he had not
been in the best of health, and some
days ago consulted DR.. Arthur S. Che
ney in regard to his nervousness, and
also in regard to insomnia, with which
he was suffering. That he was not in
the best Of health his family knew, but
thought that 1t was only temporary i'll
ness never dreaming that the case was
serious.
Thursday evening shortly after 7
o'clock he left the house saying he was
going out. A few minutes afterwards
one of the family going to the room
which was occupied by the deceased.
found on his desk a note addressed to
his mother The note was hastily open
ed and it's contents were almost incom-
prehensible He intimated that he
would make away with himself, but
gave no reason as to how or why.
The authorities were Immediately no
titled His brother made up searching
parties, and all Thursday night Mt.
Carmel and East Rock and the woods
at Whitneyville were being secured for
some trace of the missing student.
Until o'clock yesterday morning
the searchers carried on their work,
but with discouraging results, and in
the early morning returned home.
AT about 7:30 in the morning ]. W.
Woodward, the grocer at the corner Of
Grove and Orange streets, on the way
to the Root home with some early
morning provisions, and accompanied
by his blue Belden setter dog. ran
across the snow-covered body in the
vacant lot across the street from the
store.
Medical Examiner Bartlett who was
Immediately called, after the removal
of the body into the home on Grove
street, conducted his official examina-
ton and reported death due to carbolic
acid taken with suicidal intent.
The officials refuse to disclose where
the boy obtained the acid, but it was
not at Sperry's store, the nearest phar-
macy to the boys home.
The news OF the boys death was
great shock to Mrs. Mary L. Root, the
boys mother, but she was attended i'm
mediately by DIR. Cheney, and was re-
ported last night to be bearing up and
in as comfortable condition as could be
expected.
The deceased, together with his moth
err, lived at IS Grove street with the
brother, DR.. Robert x. Root. an in
structor in English at Yale. Harry
half of college life.
Entering Yale he took the Hugh
Chamberlain Greek prize of $50, which
is the highest honor a freshman can
get and he Is the second boy Of New
Haven and a graduate Of Hillhouse
high school to take that prize. He also
last year took the Mclaughlin prize in
English.
The death of the deceased is I'M
doubtedly due to temporary insanity,
brought on by overstudy. He was
boy who could not be dragged from his
books They were his companions day
and night, and he would not listen to
the advice of relatives and friends to
care little more for himself. His for
mer instructors speak in the highest
terms of him while all others who knew
him mourn sincerely over the untimely
death
The funeral services will be held from
st. Thomas church on Sunday after
noon, Rev. Mr.. Beardsley officiating.
The interment will be in Providence.