The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-02-08

Sunday.
CALLED TO HIS LAST HOME,
Robert H. MacBride's Life Ended
Suddenly Friday Afternoon by
Heart Disease.
The death of Robert q. MscBride
late Friday sfternoon crested a great
deal of surprise among the people of
this city, and at first report it could
hardly be believed until it was verified
by the brief report in The REPUBL1-
CAN, the information being secured JUST
as the paper was ready TO 60 to press.
The incidents leading up to his death
were of the ordinary character and
what he expected some time. For the
past four or five years the deceased has
occupied room over Mrs Devey's mil
linery store and has lived there alone
very quietly 1t is understood in a gen.
eral way that he has devoted some time
to literary work for eastern papers ana
magazines. In this direction Mr.. Mac
Bride possessed unusual attainments
and was regarded as one of the best
newspaper writer's in the north west.
He wrote with mind that could arouse
the deepest feelings of kindliness and at
the same time possessed the faculty of
producing the keenest satire.
Friday afternoon Mr. MgcBride was
seated in his room when the attack
came on and was evidently SO distressed
that he went into the hallway and
walked up and down several times,
groaning in the agony OF his pain. He
finally opened the door of the telephone
Office and asked them to send for DR..
Warne, and word was sent Immediately
to the physician. The ladies in the
rooms off the hallway were consider
ably frightened at his condition and
Mrs. Elce took an overcoat and went to
where he was sitting on the steps of the
stairway and placed it taround bis shoul-
ders, but he said nothing to her. At
ter Mrs. Elce returned to her room Miss
Julia LaFortuIe went to his assistance.
As she approached the door Of the hall.
way she saw Mr.. MscBride throw up
his hands as if struggling and draw
himself together. She hurried to him
as he went through the same motion
again and caught him, as he fell back
ward, in her arms. She asked if she
could do anything for him and in
answering her Mr.. MacBride uttered q
few uninteIligible words, and with the
effort the life passed out of his body.
A few uloments after DR.. Warne ar
rived and removed the body to the
room of the deceased and made an effort
to revive him but death was too quick
for him. There was not the least heart
action and the pulse could not be felt in
the faintest motion. In the midst of
his loneliness he passed to his Maker.
The deceased was born in Philadel.
phia about 5S years years ago, his faith
or being minister. BE received q
common school education but all
through life was q great student in lit
erature. When the civil war broke
out Mr.. Mac Bride was sent TO the front
IS war correspondent for the New
York Journal and Washington Post,
serving the papers in such capacity
as to bring forth high praise from the
men in charge of the papers at that
time. He came to Mitchell il an ear.
~ day and for number of years pub.
lished the Mitchell Mail, and through
the columns of that psper the people
have had an opportunity to Judge OF
his varied literary ability.
Mr.. MacBride has been troubled with
heart disease for good many years
and occasionally has had serious at
tscks OF it. One time about five years
ago it required the efforts Of his ply.
sicians for three hours to resusictate
him. Since then he has had milder
attacks, until the last coming harder
than any of the rest, ended his life.
Last week and part of this Mr..
MacBride had been sick but not to any
alarming extent. The day before his
death he called at the office of DR..
Warne and was in particularly good
spirits and talked over the news events
OF the day. he remarked at the time
that he was feeling quite we'll, being
much better than for the few previous
days.
He ha. but few relatives living. Il
is Understood that he has cousin
Mrs. John Rogers, living at Plankin
ton, who was notified late in the after