The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-25
DIED WITH A MILLION COMING.
TYPHOID ROBH!.D Thomson or
REWARD or LIFE WORK.
Singer and Promoter Who Lost Fortune In
Toronto Had Launched Big Enter.
prise-Wlfe Recently Got Divorce
Actress Sought Deathbed Bridal.


James F. Thomson, a promoter, we'll
known In business and musical circles In
Toronto and Philadelphia, died yesterday
in Bellevue Hospital Of typhoid fever.
He became suddenly delirious at his home,
81 West Sixty-fourth street, on May II.
A policeman was called in and Thomson
was taken TO Bellevue. The doctors at
first thought he was under the influence
Of some drug. Later the symptoms OF ty-
phoid fever were recognized.
His wife, prominent choir singer in
Philadelphia. secured a divorce from him
few weeks ago and was married again the
same day.
According to business friends Of Mr..
Thomson, he was a wealthy real estate
dealer In Toronto until twelve years ago,
when he lost his fortune. He then re-
moved to Philadelphia, where he tried TN
successfully to regain his footing. He
came to New York three years ago, and has
lived here most of the time since.
Since he came here Mr.. Thomson has de-
voted much time to oganizing the Canadian
De Forest Wireless Telegraph Company.
When the company became involved in
legal complications few months ago he
undertook to organize the American Dry
Yeast Company, capitalized at $4,000, 900
for the manufacture of desiccated yeast
The stock had oil been allotted and a portion
of it subscribed for when he was taken to
the hospital.
John H. Hazelton OF Hazelton Brothers.
22o Broadway. OF counsel for the yeast COM
pany. said last night that Mr.. Thomsen's
a.. -, hat {no mi t6h
as his profits from promoting the company
promised to reach at least million dollars.
When Mr.. Thomsen's history was taken
at Bellevue he said he was 50 years old,
gave his occupation as singer and named
Miss Edna Allys Little of - West Sixty
fourth street as his nearest friend.
Miss Little called at Bellevue Hospital
last Thursday and told the Rev. Mr.. Dyer,
the Protestant Episcopal chaplain, that she
was the sick mans fianc e. She said he
was anxious to be married to her before
he died. and asked tho clergyman to per-
form the ceremony Saturday afternoon.
The chaplain declined to do 80 at that time
on the advice of the ward physician, be-
cause MIR. Thomson was delirious.
Soon after he entered the hospital MIR.
Thomson sent telegram to ex-Secretary
OF the Treasury Lyman j. Gage, telling OF
his illness. Mr.. Gage said last night at his
home. "a East Sixtieth street, that he met
Mr.. Thomson three years ago and was at
once attracted to him by his charming
personality.
He was man who was striving hard to
regain the footing he had lost said Mr..
Gage, "and have tried to make his path as
easy as could. I believe his death came
just at time when he was in fair way
to realize what he had spent whole life
time in working for.
George C. Hazelton. Jr., OF Hazelton
Bros. fellow member Of the Players
Club with Mr.. Thomson, said last night
over the telephone from New Rochelle that
the dead man had BARITONE voice OF rare
quality. which might have won him fame
in grand opera had he followed the advice
Of Eelouard de Reszke.
When Jean and Edouard de Reszke
we're here some years ago, said MIR. Hazel
ton. Mr.. Thomson sang for them. Both
advised him to continue training his voice
and to enter grand opera just when he
had planned to do so he met with a business
reverse. and thus another ambition failed
Of realization. Mr.. Thomsen is really re-
sponsible for the trips taken by the Metro
politan Grand Opera Company to Phil
adelphia every year, as he first demon
strated to Maurice Grau that the venture
would pay
daughter Of Mr.. Thomson by his former
marriage is Miss Audrey Thomson, an
actress, who was a member Of Otis SINNERS
company last year. She lives with her
mother in Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, May 24.-James Fitch
Thomson was formerly musical critic on the
Philadelphia Times.
He successfully promoted series OF or
chestral con certs in 1900 and for few years
had a school of vocal music here. From
Philadelphia he went to Boston. His former
wife, Agnes Thomson, is we'll known in
Philadelphia as a church soloist. When
he left this city she began divorce pro-
ceedin Is, basing her suit upon the charge OF
desertion.
On March 20 last Mrs. Thomson got
her divorce. Upon the same day she was
married by Magistrate to Harry Nealy.
newspaper man. The court granted Mrs
Thomson control Of her two children, James
and Audrey.