New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-06
DIR. HOY A SUICIDE.
DEATH FOLLOWS FAILURE
Backed "Ash Burning" MUention of
HIS Friend Fillmore.

Altoona. Penn, July 5.-Unable to bear up
under the stress of failure DR.. II. X Hoy
formerly one of the wealthicst men in Altoona
and n successful homeopathic specialist COM
mitted suicide early this morning by swallowing
the contents Of a bottle of carbOlic acid After
having spent sleepless night. DR. Hoy entered
the bathroom at his home. locked the door and
took poison. The fall Of his body aroused his
wife, and after obtaining assistance the door
was battered down. DR.. Hoy was lying on the
floor dead
Six months ago It was announced that John
Gilmore a cobbler Of Altoona, had discovered A
process by which he could made ashes burn
The invention promised to revoIu:iorfze the coal
business DIR. Hoy had always been friend Of
Gilmore and when the latter needed money to
bring his invention to the attention Of the public
Or. Hoy became associated with him. and OBJ
tanning half interest in the invention became
its financial hacker. He became exceedingly en-
thusiastic over it. They gave the invention wide
publicity, and Gilmore ard Hoy invited TO
Pttshurg and Washington TO give tests II did
not take the scientists long to declare that the
invention was failure. In spite # the fact that
he was a learned physician. Dr. Hoy would not
admit that he had been deceived by the CObhler.
His friends began 10 tWit him numerically and
soon letters by the hundreds began to pour in
from all parts Of the country ridiculing him.
HOY talIeG rapidly in the last TWO weeks. He
declared to his friends that his disgrace was
complete. and that he could never hold his head
up again.
pr Hoy was nfty-eight years old, and had
practised in Altoona since leaving Hahnemann
Hospital He built up large practice. and
some years ago made fortunate investments in
oil lands. which increased his fortune to half
a million dollars He was the owner Of some
valuable trottlug horses. and was one of Al
tomas best known men lie leaves a wife and
married daughte~.
Dr H. K Hoy leapcd into sudden fame last
March when the newspapers throughout the coun-
try gave wide notice TO tho alleged remarkable
discovery OF John Fillmore. Gilmore had for
voars made a moderate living as \ cobhIer in Al
I toona Penn hut during his leisure moments for
I about twenty-five years had experimental with a
a view discovering chemical compound which.
applied 10 coal ashes would make them burn
lie announced last March that not only had he
/ succeeded at last In biting on formula which
meant that hereafter the residue Of coal and other
fuels would Dee carefully boarded hut asserted that
/ ashes 4 saturated with water IN which small
quantity os his chemical compound was mixed,
would gile out much greater heat than re2!
coal FIRE
pr HOY became ENmorcs adviser and financial
n-rker ard arranged for tests "f the r"pued magic
fluid
J, was ea.l that EImores compound pro-
duced by dssolvinE pound or salt ana two
ounces oXalic uCit IN gallon OF water ltS dis
c1vcrer .~aintaued that II coal ard coal ashes were
mixed IN the proportion OF one I" rHFee anI Sa'u-
. rated with his solution fire much more intense
than that given out by plain coal whether s"t or
cents worth ot tho solution and a ton Of coal
would keep family snug and c"sey during an en-
tire winter
Fillmore ana ur. H.y II was said, declined
rroncrs of financial hacking from capitalists IN
T,tsfl.ry and elsewhere and n was rumorod the
coal men were fearf, OF results that the sale
. Of EIluore's chemical agent would have on their
business and offered him large sums TO dispose Of