Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-11
Andrew NJ. Culver, Of Sibley,
Member Soldiers Home, Sui
cides by Thirty-Foot Leap
WAS ILL AND RESPONDENT
Suffering From IncurabIe Cancer, In
volvina Face and Neck, and Seeing
!. No End Of Suffering by Natural
Death, Adopts Sensational Method to
End His Life = Dies Five Hours
Later. -. -

Andrew M. Culver, an Osceola county
member of the soldiers home, at
o'clock wednesday night, jumped from
the balcony OF the second story OF the
hospital to the ground. thirty feet be-
low, in an endeavor to end his life. He
was successful, and death resulted at
1 o'clock this morning. Culyers fall
resulted In the fracture OF nearly all
the ribs on the left side. The splintered
ends punctured the left lung, and con-
gestlon of the lungs sent In Immediate
ly, causing his death a few hours later.
Mr.. Culver was 80 years of age, and
was a sufferer from a cancer that In
volved his face and neck. He came to
the home from Sibley on December ~,
1906, with the hope of being cured al
most Immediately. He was already
beyond the aid Of medical help, altho
everything that was possible in the
way of treatment was extended him.
Naturally when he grew no better he
became more and more respondent. as
every moment he lived was additional
torture.
Goes to Balcony for Air.
Surrounding the home hospital are
balconies that are used by the patients
who are able to walk or be moved
about In wheel chairs, to obtain fresh
air. Altho it was nearly bedtime Cul-
yer asked to go to the balcony to get a
Breath OF fresh air, and the request was
granted with the admonttfca that he
must not remain too long in the night
air. The old man had scarcely
reached the veranda until he made for
the railing and threm himself over.
Had intim ated Suicide.
After Culver had made the attempt
on his life 1t was learned from nurses
In the hospital that the old man had In
timated in way that he was tired OF
life in conversation few days ago
when he remarked that II they would
allow him to get loose on the grounds
he would see that they got all the pen
sion money he had The nurses though
that Culver was not just right mental
lly, and thought but little of the state.
ment at the time.
Was An Ohio Veteran.
| Culver was veteran of Company H
One Hundred Fortyfourth Ohio volun
teer infantry, having enlisted at AL
.bany, o., May i, 1854. He was dis.
charged at Gallaoplis on September
| Of the same year. He was a native o
| New York state
Ole Friend Of Chaplain.
Mr.. Culver was an old friend o
Chaplain Jesse, Cole, who has know,
him in northwestern Iowa for twent.
Years. The chaplain says that he wa
ALWAYS, a Christian and Godfearinl
man, and that, in his opinion, his min,
| had become unbalanced because Of con
Etinual worry over his cancerous trou
BILE. Chaplain Cole thinks that IL h
had been quite himself he would neve
have filled suicides grave.
| Mr.. Culver was a widower, his wifi
having died in 1897. He is survived b.
! one son, Andrew Culver of Sibley, VIII
was notified by wire directly after hi
father attempted his life. Upon bein,
Informed later of the outcome the so
directed that the body be sent to Sible
for burial, and it will leave the cit.
this evening.
No Inquest Held.
On Investigating the case, Corone
H. H. Nichols decided that no inques
was necessary.