The San Francisco call., 1907-03-29
Sidney Salisbury Is Found Dying
With Gas Tube Held in His Mouth
Drink and Dependency Lead Young
Society Man to Self-Deshuction

Sidney J. Salisbury, son OF Monroe
Salisbury. one OF the best-known horse
men on the coast, and of the late Mrs.
Salisbury, former society leader in San
Francisco and himself a prominent
figure in the citys smart set was found
dying in a tub at the Kaoee Hammam
Baths. 1903 Cough street, yesterday
afternoon. a victim Of gas. which with
suicidal intent be had inhaled through
= rubber tube. one end OF which was
attached 20 a v-ide-open gas jet and the
other held at his lips.
The young mans plans TO end his
life had been laid with care and DELHI
Grafton. lie had removed his coat and
vest and after lying down in the empty
tub had thrust the rubber tube under
his shirt so that when he should be-
came unconscious II would not fall
ABom his relaxing lips
Manager G. =. Hosier detected fumes
Of gas at O'Clock. lie burst open the
door of room and found Salisbury
unconscious. DIR. Joseph Henry of 1911
Cough street was summoned and on
conveyed the dying man to the Clara
Barton hospital, 1850 Post street DR..
Morris Herzstein was called and took
charge Of the case, and the relatives
were notified.
A d. Keyes, a brofher-in-lsw, at
torney for the Humboldt Bank, with
offices IN the Monadnock building. ar
rived soon sfterwsrd with Mrs. Keyes,
, sister Of Salisbury. Everything that
medical skill could suggest was done,
but at late hour last night DR.. Herr
stein held out no hope for his patients
recovery
we are at 3 loss 70 explain this
rash act" said the brother-in-law last
night Sidney had no financial
-
never heard OF any love AFFAIR IN his
life. he was subject to fits OF despond-
ency. but these usually wore on
"Of late we have not seen much OF
him. Ten days ago ] met him for the
FIRST time IN about two months IL was
At the Palace Hotel and he was trying
10 engage q room there. He seemed
ct that time 20 be in good health and
epfrits. We have notified his other sis
Ter, Mrs. T. Daniel Boardman, by wire
Of this awful tragedy. She is at pres
ent in New York, where she is attend
Ing her father. Monroe Salisbury. who
Is seriously I'll"
salisbury, who is rs years old. lodged
with a friend, Arthur s. Brown. at the
Bachelors Club. 262o Laguns street
Members there state that he has not
been seen about the place for the last
few DAYS He Is 2 member Of the
Greenway Dancing Club and is the best
tkaxer at Mrs. Ynez Shorb Whites Mon
day night parties
Brown, the roommate, denies know
ing any reason for the suicide. IT is
understood, however, that when Sails
bury applied for attention at the Ham
mann Baths Wednesday afternoon he
had been drinking and Keyes thinks
N possible that a contributing cause
20 the despair which suggested suicide
was the depression resultant from his
condition.
II was learned last night that Sails
bury's despondency OF late dated from
fhe time OF the arrival OF one Of the
s.aetern managers OF the National Tube
Company, by which Salisbury was en-
ployed. The manager, It is claimed,
look him to task for his extravagant
mode OF life and warned him to keep
within his means.
Mrs. Reyes was prostrated last even
Ing as a result OF call on her by
a coroner's deputy, who had been In