The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-20
NORDSTRAM DIES
WILD WITH AGONY
"Shoot Me ! Shoot Me |" He
Screams to His Friend.
1T WAS NOT A SUICIDE
The Dane Who Dashed From His Window al
the Park Hotel After Hours Of Agony
Died Near Six O'clock Yesiel-
day Evening.
day Evening.

Gay EVenifg.
Martin Nordstram, the Danish decora.
tor, is dead.
1t was a fall to death when he drop
ped from the Park Hotel window to the
brick pavement below
After hours of intense agony death came
to him in a wild delemi of pain and ha
passed into eternity.
With his arms waving about his head,
with his body swollen and dstended and
twitching in intensest pain, the end came.
There was a CONFUSION of the body, the
arms fell back, the pain racked body
ceased its movement and Nordstram lay
still, very still. The vital spark had gone.
He was dead.
With him at the end were physicians,
and his friend, Mr.. j. F. Davis, of New
York, who has been courteous in his aid
to him. The body will be taken to New
York. and viii leave here at 1850 this
morning over the Seaboard
Death came from rupture of the blad-
der. this being the internal injury that
was not known of at first It developed
on close examination of Nordstram that
the confusion above the left eye had NOT
resulted IN fracture, and that while the
hip was badly hurt it was not broken,
the only broken part being the arm.
An autopsy was held Ion Nordstram's
body last night by Drs. McGeachy and Nc
Nlder, the superintendent of Rex Hospi-
tai. Miss Lawrence, being present also.
This autopsy revealed that death was
from rupture of the bladder this being
produced. 50 DIR. MoGeachy Judges, from
the eoncussion of the fall
NoTdstram was in great pain yesterday
afternoon and it was seen that death was
imminent. His body began to expand, the
distension extending from the bowels.
The ruptured matter forced itself up
through the body and death came in a
paroxysm of pain as it gushed from hrs
mouth
The details Of the terrible accident which
ended in death have been given. That
Nordstram was not suicide is insisted
on by his friend, Mr. Davis, for whom a
letter was found in Nordstrams room at
the hotel the morning of the tragedy
This Mr. Davis says was written the day
before and had no reference to any point
whence would show suicidal intent.
The theory of Nordstrams fall to the
pavement below the window is easily
found. 1t is known that he had been
drinking on Wednesday night and that he
was out with two friends He reached
the hotel at fifteen minutes past mid
night Thursday morning and walked up
the steps to his room, having notificM the
porter to wake him at six o'clock next
morning He left his friends in the room
opposite his at half past twelve In his
room he threw off his coat and hat, and
law down on the side of the bed Accord
ing to his statement afterward he got up
and took a seat near the window and the
rest is a blank. Whether he leaned o,it
of the window and fell or clambered out,
not knowing what lie did is hid in the
scroll of time. for this will never be
known on earth.
Criticism was heard of yesterday by
many concerning the length of time Nord.
stram was without medical attention
after he was taken to the police station
He reached there about quarter to three
and it was twelve minutes to seven before
a physician reached him at Rex Hospital
where he was taken after five O'Clock
1t is learned that parties passed .~e
Park Hotel at ha.- past one o'clock Thurs
day morning, and this shows that he fell
after that hour 1t was twenty five min
utes past two o'clock when Mr.. c.. b.
Edwards telephone to the police station
that man apparently drunk, was on the
street opposite his mouse. Captain Conrad
and Officer Barrow went at once to the
place and found Nordstram on the side
walk. an examination showing that he
was injured and bloody
The officers found that he could not
walk and hailing a passing hack put him
into it and took him to the station
house A piece of iron piping projecting
above the sidewalk where the body was
found caused the officers to think he had
stumbled against it and fallen. At the
station house the entry was of this pip
ing and that the man was drunk and
down.