The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-02
AWAY FROM HIS
WIFI, lie
DIES
Woman Had Taken Care Of
Sick Husband Four Years
in Little Room.

On n of the long benches at the
City Hospital this morning vas seated
Mrs. William Beatty, Of so Mulberry
street, a middle-aged woman of small
stature, attired In black, awaiting her
turn to see Clerk Carroll b. Whitcomb.
She had come to claim the body OF her
dead husband, whom she a nursed
for four long years in a little room
at the Mulberry street address, and
who died at 6 o'clock this morning,
less than twenty hours after his adj
mission to the hospital. She had nursed
him all that time, but in the end he
died away from her.
The first thing she asked MI. Whit
comb was if her husband had left any
farewell to her before he died. but
the latter was obliged to tell her that
he was unconscious when he died.
Tears rolled down the little woman's
cheeks, but she kept up wonderfully.
She then made the necessary arrange
ments to have her husband laid at
rest.
On leaving Mr.. Whitcomb's office an
EVENING STAR reporter met her at
the entrance to the hospital, and to
him, at his request, she related a very
9Aa oIpt1E 2iAO 6dA0 nav IN
had not been well for about seven
years. and that during the last four
years he had been unable to do any
work. They were married in Detroit,
Mich, twelve years ago last April,
and shortly came here to live. He
was a printer and at one time worked
on the Newark daily papers. He had
also worked for the New York Sun
and the New York Herald.
When first coming here they located
at 39 Beach street. They were very
fond of each other and both cherished
their little place of abode. Mr.. Beatty
had steady work, and they enjoyed
prosperity for some time. On New
Years Day, 1904. however. misfortune
visited the Beatty home. Fire broke
out n destroyed the entire place, in
GLIDING every piece of furniture. Mr..
Beatty did not carry any insurance on
his place, and as a result it was a
dead loss.
just previous to the fire Mr.. Beatty
had been complaining some and soon
after being wiped out of his home he
was taken very sick and had to take
to his bed. on account of having had
no insurance on their belongings the
two We're obliged to live in one room
at the Mulberry street address. After
locating there Mr.. Beatty began to
grow worse. and he was finally given
up as incurable. He was suffering
from dropsy and kidney and liver
trouble.
1t was then necessary hat his wife
go to work. She began to take in
washing and ironing, n in this way
has kept herself and her invalid hus-
band for the last -four years. Friends
had advised her to nave her husband
sent to the hospital. but she refused to
have him taken there.
Finally the Board of Health heard
that he had been confined to the one
room for nearly -four years, and as the
two were obliged TO eat and sleep in
the sick room it ordered the mar re-
moved to the City Hospital last night.
On, several occasions the City Hospital
ambulance had called to take him
away, but every time he refused to
leave the company Of his wife. She
chung to her husband, begging that he
be left to her care.
Last night, however, he was removeds
He was much exhausted on arriving.
at the hospital. and it was then noted
that he was dying. At 6 o'clock this
morning the end came.
Although he was a great a 7 to
me-" said Mrs. Beatty to the STAR
reporter. Il always knew when l was
washing outside that 1 had some one
to whom I could go when I came
home
She said she had no relatives In this