Evening star., 1903-07-27
DEATH OF MIDSHIPMAN
L. F. CLARK DIES AT NAVAL
ACADEMY.
His Case Puzzled the Surgeons Who
Treated Him-Other An
napolis News.


| ANNAPOLIS Md, July Is 1903.
| hfidshipman Lawrence Francis Clark Of
| New York city died at the Naval Academy
| on Saturday afternoon a 115 o'clock. The
cause of the young mans death puzzled the
| attending physicians, and a post-mortem
| examination was held this morning at the
Naval Academy Hospital.
| The examination was conducted by Dr.
| Van Wart, pathologist of Johns Hopkins
Hospital. and Surgeon Howard f. Ames of
| the Naval Academy. The immediate cause
| of death was shown to be a large clot
which had formed from hemorrhage of
the brain, which took place yesterday
| morning.
| A most startling condition was, however.
| disclosed by the examination. 1t develoed
that not only the brain. but the heart. kid
neys and liver were all seriously affected.
| and there was also injury to the hip,
| which, however, was not serious. There is
| some wonder as to how the young man
! could have passed physical examination
| for entrance to the academy just two days
previous to being taken ill., but it is stated
| that the diseases were all such as could
only be discovered by post-mortem ex-
| animation.
Clark was sixteen years old and his burial
| Will take place tomorrow morning In the
| Naval cemetery, opposite the Academy
grounds Services will be held at the Naval
Academy Chapel, and will be conducted by
Chaplain II. H. Clark. The pallbearers will
| be selected from the classmates of the de-
| ceased.
| Midshipman Clark was appointed by Sen
| ator Platt of New York. He was admitted
| on July Is, and after swearing in and de-
| posting his money, went direct from the
| superintendent's office to the sick quarters.
| where he died yesterday afternoon. Soon
| after his physical examination fever de-
| yelOD6d.
| with severe pains in the abdomen. and it
| is thought the physical test was too much
for him. His stepfather. Mr.. ii. z. Griffin
| Of East SD street, New York. with
| the young man when he died. and said he
| would make a thorough investigation of
| the case. He telegraphed to New \ lork for
| medical expert to be present at the cor
| oner's inquest today.
! In order to become better acquainted with
| the midshipmen of the new fourth class
| Commander Charles Badger, L. s. N COM
| mandant of cadets at the Naval Academy
| entertains four OF them at dinner every
| night. He will continue to dine the mid
| shipmen until he has entertained the entire
| 80 midshpmen who compose the newly
| entered fourth class.
For some time there has been friction be-
| TWEEN members of the fourth class midship-
men at the Naval Academy and the col
| ored walters in the dining room On Friday
evening at the dinner hour the trouble that
had been brewing for the past few weeks
| came to issue, when Midshipman Hugh c.
/
| of the colored walters and struck him on
! the head. The glass was broken in many
| fragments but the negrO's head was not
! cut. He merely rubbed his temple for a sec
| ond after receiving the blow and continued
| waiting on the table For this act Midship-
man Fry has been recommended for dis
| missal from the navy, and is under arrest
| on the United States prison ship Santee.
| Eye witnesses to the affair state that the
trouble arose from the negro waiter refus-
Ing to bring Fry glass Of water after he
had been requested to do SO several times
The government authorities have caused
| high board fence to be built around the
| house occupied by Mrs. Kate c. Kealsy,
the woman who has successfully resisted
the United States government for the past
| year. Mrs. Kealey's property Is on the
| site recently acquired by the government
for an addition to the United States Naval
Academy. All the other houses have been
| torn down and the street plowed UP and
| graded. This one house remains. its occu
pant refusing to vacate. Her reason for
standing firm is her husband, the late
| John Kealey, died intestate. and the
| money paid over by the government for
| this property was divided among his heirs.
| the widow only receiving q small portion.
| She claims the house hers and con-
| tinues to live there. notwithstanding she
| is practically walled in. She purchases pro-
visions in large quantities and through an
| agent fearing herself to leave the house,
| lest 1t be torn down during her absence.
| She is woman OF strong physical Prov
| ess. Is over six feet and has successfully
| resisted two attacks to invade her prem
| iSeS.
| DR.. w G. Tuck. postmaster OF Annapolis
| and recognized leader Of the republican
| party in Anne Arundel county, had as his
| guest on Saturday Representative Sydney
| E. Mudd who came here by invitation and
! at the request of DR.. Tuck: During the
| representatives visit he had a long con-
| ference with his host on the political sftu-
| alton in thu county and the best method
| OF settling the differences In the republi-
| can ranks discussed The republican
| county convention meets August IT or 1S,
| when 1t Is understood Senator Louis p.
| McComas intends to make a strong fight
J for control. The McComas faction Is pre-
| pairing for an aggressive anti-Mudd cam
| paign>in the republican primaries. and It
| is thought the principal opposition to Mr..
Mudd will come from other districts than
Annapolis, which is his stronghold, largely
because of his efforts on behalf OF the Ma
val Academy.
The result of tho conference was highly
satisfactory to DR.. Tuck and Mr.. Mudd,
the latter expressing confidence that the
Anne Arundel leader would control tha
county convention. Mr.. Mudd gave out
that the doctor would not be a candidate
| for clerk of the circuit court OF this county,
as had been announced. but he withheld
the name Of the probable nominsA