The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-19

George p. Fleming Reaches
the Receiving Hospital
With Dead Babe i'm Arms
EXPIRES ON THE STREET
Family on Way From East to
South Left Destitute in
Its Sad Bereavement

OAKLAND, June 1s.-Csrrying the dead
body of his infant daughter in his arms,
but ignorant of the fact that death had
already robbed him of his child, George
+. Fleming arrived breathless at the Re
ceiVlng Hospital this morning and begged
Steward Harry Borchert to save the life
which had already fed. A glance at the
whitened features of the babe showed
Steward sBorchert that the little one was
past all earthly aid. but the heart-broken
father could not believe that his child
had passed away, and begged that a doc
tor be called. DR.. George G. Reinle an
swered the summons to the hospital, but
he could only confirm the declaration of
the steward that the baby was dead.
Fleming arrived in this city last night
from North Collins, N Y, on his way to
Los Angeles, where he is taking his fami-
ly in an effort to save the life of his wife
who is afflicted with consumption Owing
TO the sink in the Southern Pacific Com
pany's tracks on the Suisun marshes, the
train on which he had crossed the con-
tinent missed connection with the train
for the south. and Fleming was compelled
to stay over in this city last night Dur
ing the night the two-year-old baby,
Genevieve, who had been sick the greater
part of the journey from the East, grew
worse and the father sought the services
prescribed for the child. but with little
effect, for the baby grew steadily worse.
Early this morning Fleming and his wife
left the train, which had been run to the
Oakland pier, and came to this city in
search of medical attention for the little
one.
The parents called at the offices of sew
eral physicians, but were unable to find
any of the doctors in and as last re-
cor rha faF xad fka IN. ~
Receiving Hospital, and was on his way
there when the child passed away. The
death of the baby happened about 10
o'clock, for when the parents arrived at
the hospital about 1920 it was plain that
life had been extinct for some time.
Fleming came to the Pacific Coast on
the advice Of the physicians who were
attending his wife in the East. They
told him that the only way to prevent
a fatal termination of the disease from
which she was suffering was to take
her at once TO a warmer climate. By
selling off all his personal property, Flem-
ing secured the necessary funds to pay
for the family's transportation to Los
Angeles, where he hoped to secure en-
ployment as a carpenter.
The unexpected fatal illness of the
baby, however has so far depleted the
slender store of money left after the
tickets were purchased that the family is
now almost penniless. On discovering
this Steward Borchert notified Mrs. j.
Mccarthy, secretary Of the Catholic La
dies Aid Society, who has secured quar-
tiers for the family at the Arlington Ho-
tel and has arranged for the funeral of
the child. This will be held as soon as
possible, but as there was no physician
in attendance when the child died. 1t is
expected that the Coroner will hold an
inquest to determine the cause of death,
which is believed to have been cerebral
meningitis