The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-28
KENTUCK|AN FOUND
 DEAD IN A HOTEL 4. P. AIIis Expires Suddenly of
 Heart Failure POPULAR TRAVELLING MAN Mr. Allis Represented the Blue Lick Springs Company and Had Good Friends in Blrmlngham-He
 Was Highly Regarded.

When a call boy of the Birmingham went to the room of A. r. Allis of Paris, Ky, to call him at 7SO o'clock yesterday morning the man was dead. His face was cold, but there was still some warmth about the body, which indicated that he had breathed his last only short time before he expected to get up. After an examination was made by a physician, the body was viewed by the coroner, who declared that death resulted from natural causes. It was prepared for burial by Gaudn and sent at GAO on the Alabama Great Southern to his late home in Paris last night.
 MT. Allis was a travelling man and rep resented the Blue Lick Springs Water company of Kentucky. He reached Bir- mingham last Tuesday and registered at the Birmingham for supper. He was as- signed to room 13O, ordered his baggage sent up and went out to join a friend, J. D. Crosthwait, a local real estate man, who had invited him to walk with him in the Roosevelt parade
 Old Acquaintance.
 MT. Crosthwait was an old acquaintance Ol tne uedu man dnu tHe tWO Idu been together often during the week. They were together Thursday afternoon, and in parting made an engagement for yester- day morning. This was about o'clock and it is supposed MT. Allis retired early The clerk does not remember when he called for the key to his room, but he left call for 7:30 a. m. At the specified time Harvey Johnston hell hoy was sent to the room. After rapping repeatedly and receiving no response the boy ven- tured to turn the door knob. It yielded readily and the boy approached the bed to shake the occupant of the room Nothing seemed to arouse him and the frightened boy hastily summoned R. D. Cronk, the proprietor.
 MT. Cronk went immediately to the room and placed his hand on Mir. Allis' face. It was cold. Feeling of his body he found that 1t was warm, and he hastened to a telephone for doctor. The conditions were explained to Dr. c. W. Shropshire. who advised that drink of brandy be forced down his throat. This was done by MT. Cronk before the doctor arrived, but the man was already dead ! About the time Dr. Shropshire reached the hotel MT. Crosthwait, who had an engagement with the dead man, called for him over the telephone. He was told of his death and hastened to the hotel. He gave out the details about the man and his family and wired Mrs. Allis A reply from James Mcclure. friend of the family In Paris. ordered the body pre- pared for burial and shipped to Paris, which was done.
 MT. crosthwait Shocked. q was shocked when called my friend up over the phone and told he was dead,'' said MT. Crosthwait. He had been my friend for a number of years and never failed to call on me whom in the city. He reached here Tuesday and we marched in the parade together. His health was apparently good, but I mo- ticed him several times in the aprade when he placed his hand over his heart. He said there was little pain of some kind but did not seem ot pay much att tention to it.
 Ut was his intention to leave Birming- ham for Chattanooga Thursday night, but he was waiting here for draft and postponed his departure until yesterday morning. The expected draft has arrived; at least a letter from his company reached here in the morning mail. He was man of good hahits.'
 Coroner's Verdict.
 E"There is nothing to indicate anything but death from heart failure." said Coro- ner Paris. Tt was quite natural for him to retire without locking the door. Al