The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-18

With his thoughts engrossed with his
intended marriage. Henry L. Saur. a
young clerk in the employ OF the South
ern Railway Company. left his bride-to-
BE at her door late Saturday night and
returned to his home at 700 II street
northeast and retired Yesterday morn
ing the odor OF Illuminating gas was
detected about the house and. after an
investigation on the part of members Of
his family. II was traced to his room,
where the young man was found as
phyXiated in his bed.
The discovery was made by Mrs
Charles l.. Saur. the mother Of the young
man. who. believing that life was not
yet extinct. called 10 the other occu-
pants of the house and asked that med
zeal assistance be sought. Dr. Ebert
Benson, Or. John G. Cole. and DIT. $. 3.
Balm were Summoned. but could be OF
no help. The physicians were Of the
opinion that Saur had been dead three
or four hours.
Gas jet Defective.
The police Of the Ninth precinct were
notified and Acting Coroner Glazebrook
was called 10 the house. After an inves-
tigatiOn DIT. Glazebrook stated that the
death had been the result OF an accident
and issued certificate accordingly. The
coroner communicated with the gaslight
company and asked that an expert be
sent To the house TO examine the pipes
in order to find whether the gas had
been suddenly checked by some obstruc-
ton. and then had resumed flowing
after a few minutes when the light had
been eXtinguished. The man. after an
investigation. announced that the pipes
were In order. but found that the gas
Jet in the room was defective. and I'm
such condition that il was impossible 10
tel when the supply had been checked
Saur was engaged to be married on
Thanksgiving Day 90 Miss Annie Ennis.
a clerk in the employ Of Woodward 4
Lothrop Invitations had been sent out
Tor the wedding at the Church OF the
immaculate Conception. at Eighth and
\ streets northwest. and the young cou-
pie for several months had been planning
for the event.
ON Saturday evening Saur accompa-
MED Miss Ennis 70 the house of a girl
friend TO make a call and returned with
her TO her home. on Eighth street near
the Carnegie Library. The young man.
after saying good night 10 his bride-to-
ne came directly TO his home and. after
eating light midnight lunch. went TO
his room. where he is supposed 10 have
spent some time in reading the news
papers before retiring.
Mother Finds Body.
He had been accustomed to sleeping
late on Sunday mornings. and accordingly.
members OF his family did not call him
in time TO have breakfast with them.
None OF them detected the odor Of the
gas at the time but about an hour later
Mrs. Saur noticed the odor aud made an
examination Of the gas jets in the rooms
about the house. The door to her sons
room was unlocked. and on entering Saur
was found dead in his bed number of
newspapers were found beside him. show
ing that he had been reading before go
ing 10 sleep
Saur, who was In his twenty-third year
was a native OF Washington. and was
employed as bOOkkeeper at the general
offices Of the Southern Railway The
young man had been acquainted with
Miss Ennis for about eight years. and
during that time they had been constant
companions
Funeral services will be held over the
remains al the II street house at o'cIocl,
Wednesday afternoon, and the interment
VIII De al Prospect Hill Cemetery