The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-09
MID DISTANT SCENES.
Death of Edward Rosendorf-Mother
Failed to Reach Bedside in Time.

Failed to Reach Bedside IN Time.
The worst fears of his friends
have been realized in the case OF
Edward Rosendorf. who has / been
sick unto death for the past ten
days in the hospital of the medical
department of the University OF
Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia. At
ter a brave struggle for his life
against dreadful attack of pneu-
monia, struggle in which he was
unconscious within a short time
after the disease had laid hold Of
him, the young medical student
passed away at two o'clock Sunday
afternoon. At the time, his moth.
er, who was speeding to the sick
room as fast as trains could carry
her, was still this side of the Miss
issippi river. and could not possibly
have reached Philadelphia until
last night. or this. Wednesday
morning. The news reached Cor
wallis but few hours after the end
came. and sped quickly through
town, shedding deep regret and ex-
pressions of sympathy everywhere.
With the elder brother dying among
strangers in the far East, the moth
er midway of the continent in the
journey to his side, and three anx-
ious little faces in the family home
in this city appealing for news of
the absent brothers safety, con-
dition of pathos existed to touch
even the coldest human heart, and
the tear of many a friend fell when
the last sad message came.
So far, no arrangements have
been made for the funeral. No
word can be received from the
mother until this afternoon. Await
ing her on arrival in Philadelphia
was a telegram in which was con-
veyed the invitation of President
Catch for the obsequies to be held
at the college, amid the scenes
where little less than two years
ago the dead boy graduated.
Whether the invitation will be ac-
cepted or a more quiet funeral de.
termined upon, is not likely to be
known for a day or two. 1t is un-
derstood, but is not definitely
known, that the interment will be
in this city. 1t is supposed that
the mournful homeward journey
will be begun at once, starting per-
haps tomorrow and reaching Cor
wallis perhaps next Tuesday, This
however, is conjecture, as nothing
has been heard from Mrs. Rosen
dorf since she started East.
Letters are now being received
from the room mate and others a
the bedside during the late illness
From these.it appears that the at
tack assumed a grave character
!. from the very first. Mr.. Rosen
dorf, for three weeks or more prio
to his illness had suffered with al
ailment of the eyes, and had beet
unable to use them. Several let
tiers have been received here tha
: were dictated, his room mate serv
ing as amanuensis. The last o
these was to his mother. 1t wa
written the day that the fatal NAL
ady seized him.. At the bottom O
the page. written in his own hant
were few brief directions of
business chaIacter. On the bac1
, of the sheet were these words
l signed by the roommate: ED i
: a pretty sick boy, but we hop
nothing\serious will Come of it.
Within, a, short time after the NAL
ady fell, uncensciousness came on
, At first there were few lucid in
; tervals, in which the little boy il
+ the house was called for, and talke,
to by the patient. This lasted bu
!, a day or two, however, and thel
there were practically no periods Q
, consciousness. Once, according t
the latest letter, the room mate wa
| recognized, but only for moment
, A letter from the landlady at tn
!, house where he boarded, tells q
y the attachment that all had for1ne
for him, and of the gloom that pre-
walls on account of his grave illness
= At the beginning of the attack
r there was terrible pain in the ches
and abdomen, and the physician
were for time not able to te
whether it was pneumonia or ty
: phoid fever.
Mr.. Rosendorf was making
Y brilliant record as student in th
5 medical department of the univers
ty. He realized what fine oppo1
t tunity was open to him, and appal
D emily had determined to make til
most of it. In letter to hi
e little brother in this city, wri,
e teu but short time before h
d illness, he advised the latter to stud
K hard and make everything possib
it out of the opportunity before hin