Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-07-31
MAJOR HUNTINGTON DIES
Passes Away After the Tragic
Events of Sunday.
HENRY SEEKS TO SUICIDE.
Ties Silk Handkerchief to Bar Of Cell
and Other End Around His Neck and
Was Slowly Strsnslins to Death. but
Attempt on Life Stopped.

Versailles. July 3O.-The death Of
the aged American soldier himself. and
an attempt a; seifdes,ruction on the
part Of his son. Henry. who shot his
sisters and brothers on Sunday In the
last hours Of his dying father impart.
ed addional sadness Monday to the
shocking tragedy In the home Of Major
Henry A. Huntington. which has
caused a sensation In the American
colony and diplomatic circles OF
France.
Major Huntington died Monday even.
,ing shortly after the news was given
out OF his son Henry's unsuccessful
attempt at suicide. hut the father was
spared the anguish OF the knowledge
that both this incident and the ter.
ribls crime which shattered his house.
hold, as he was unconscious TO the
end.
The prosirated wife and daughter.
Edith and his son Douglas whose
slight wounds permitted them 10 pay
the last honors 10 the dying man. were
present In the chamber when the end
came
According TO the police. Henry az.
tempted suicide in his cell with a silk
handkerchief. which he tied around
his neck and fastened TO the bars.
seeking 10 strangle himself slowly The
mfh tVHe -
watch the prisoner closely. detected
the act In time TO prevent esrious re-
suits and Il was announced that Henry
had not succeeded In injuring himself
Henry Immediately calmef down
and made no objection 10 being led
away. He was quiet and only asked to
be allowed TO tell his wife what had
occurred before being lodged In Jail.
II was learned that there Is insanity
in the Huntington family Major
Huntingtcn's brother died in n mad.
house suffering from delusions some
what similar 10 those OF which Henry
Is possessed
Many members OF the American col.
ony in Paris. including Ambassador
White and Consul General Mason. ..call.
ed ~ the Huntington residence IN ex.
press sympathy and offer their ser.
vices.
Henry Huntlngton's wife. rs well as
her father and mother. were summon.
cd from Paris and appeared before
the examining magistrate here. who
took down their statements Henry's
wife In an interview. persisted In her
statement that the rupture between
Henry and the other members OF his
family was complete. The trouble.
she said. dated from the last ami.
versary dinner OF her marriage. She
declares thai on this occasion her sis.
ters.in.law spoke III OF her 10 her
husband
when Henry returned to his hotel.
after the tragedy he told his wife he
was crying at the bedside OF his father
when his brother Douglas and his
sisters interrupted him and insisted
that he beg for his mothers pardon
He then lost his head and fired indis.
criminately. Il can never forget"
Mrs. Huntington went on. that my
husband broke with his family rather
than permit me TO be insulted In his
presence.
Henry. when he ent 10 his brothers
residence Sunday. at once became ex.
cited and continued 10 speak violently
and loudly. The members OF the fam.
lily gathered around him and tried To
persuade him To GO into the drawing
room and talk the question over there.
This he would not do. but In a loud
VOICE he insisted that the only way
10 cure his father was to administer
the blood OF n dog mixed with sea
water. a remedy which he had In.
vented. firing OF his persistence. his
brother. Douglas. finally opened the
door OF the bed room and said: II
am the oldest and ask you to leave
and not return"
Edith Huntington also abjured her
brother 20 depart and not create fur.
ther disturbance. They then began
pushing Henry towards the door Sud
denly he whipped a revolver from his
pocket and Nred point blank at Doug.
las The bullet grazed the older
brothers temple and he fell TO the
floor stunned. Henry then turned
his pistol on Alonzo and fired sec
ond time. The bullet pierced Alonzo's
lungs and this brother dropped. The
two girls. Elizabetae and Edith. then
rushed forward in frantic despair try.
ing desperately to put an end TO the
shooting Henry shot Edith through
the arm and then placing the revolver
against Elizabeth's breast he pulled
the trigger for he fourth time
In the meantime one Of the guards
Of the Versailles park. who happened
70 be In the kitchen downstairs. ac-
companied by the household servants.
hurried upstairs. rushed into the room
and wrenched the revolver from the
hands of the madman.