Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-01
DR.. ANDREW ". RILEY DES
Prominent Western Practitioner Die,
Of Blood Poisoning.
WILL BE BURIED IN THE EAST
Elks and knights of CoIumbu. Ar
range Funeral and Services win
he Held sunday at Cath
lie Church.

Dr. Andrew W Riley. one Of the most
prominent practitioners in tho west. died
Friday morning at 9.55 at his residence at
Sixteenth and Jackson streets from heart
trouble. caused by erysipelas and blood
poisoning.
A week ago he treated a patient for his
partner, Or. Fitzgerald. and It is thought
he must have caught the disease from that
source. The patient. however. since re-
covered
Last Saturday blood poisoning developed
and Monday it was found he had erysipelas
He took to his bed, where he was attended
by several physicians. lie gradually grew
worse until Friday morning.
With him at the time Of bis death was
one relati's,. George Riley son Of a brother
Of DR.. Riley; Patrick Riley Of New Helena
Neb., who is attending Creighton Medical
college; Drs. Fitzgerald and Dwyer, J. A. c.
Kennedy, Frank Furay. Dan Butler. city
clerk. and two sisters of charity.
His other relatives are John b. Riley
Mathew c. Riley and Alice Riley. brothers
and sister. Of PlattsburE. N. Y. and J. E.
Riley, a contractor of Seattle, who for
merly lived I'm Omaha.
DR. Riley was trustee Of the Elks. Of
which he was one of the most prominent
members and was a leader I'm the knights
Of Columbus. These two institutions viii
cooperate I'm handling the funeral arrange
ments The body was taken to an under
taking establishment and Sunday morning
win lie in state in the knights Of Column
bus rooms. 1t will then be taken to St
Mary Magdelene church at Nineteenth and
Dodge streets. where the funeral services
viii be held. The body will then be taken
east for burial
Born and Reared In New York.
DR.. Riley was born at Morrisonville.
N. Y. and reared in Plattsburg He was
graduated from the University of New
York in 1880 and practiced for seven years
at Osego Forks, near Clintonville, N. Y. He
came to Omaha In December, 1855 and had
lived here ever since
He was head physician for St Josanb's
hospital, FOR the Good Shepherd home. for
the Orphanage at Benson, for Mt St
Mary's seminary and was on the staff of
Creighton Medical college and lecturer on
the Practice of Medicine" He was the
first man named in the list OF physicians
and surgeons to constitute the staff of
the John A. Creighton Medical college when
it was founded May 3d. 1892 He was the
personal physician for Count Creighton and
for w. A. Paxton.
A man OF ger, Gus impulses DIR. Rilev
had friends without number and many
have been helped by his numerous char
liable gifts. He was a man who worked
all the time to relieve the suffering of the
poor. In spite of his generosity in giving
at all times DR.. Riley has amassed a COM
fuFtzbls fortune. hs estate being valued
.at $4,000. nearly an in cash or convertible
securities. He recently made his viii.
Unmarried, the disposition of his wealth Is
not publicly known.
CO-FOunder Medical Society.
DR.. Riley was one Of the founders of the
Omaha Medical society at the Paxton hotel
March Is, 1890 This society came into ex-
istence after both the Omaha Medical club
and the Omaha Academy Of Medicine col
lspsed after short lives. The purpose of
the Omaha Medical society was to include
all practitioners in the city who deserved
TO be recognized as regular and reputable
Sixty-five physicians attended the organ
ization meeting.
Both the Knights OF Columbus and the
Elks had meetings scheduled for this even
ing. The Knights of Columbus were to
hold card party, but that has been called
off and the Elks were 10 have held
ritual meeting They will meet and pass
resolutions on the death of Dr. Riley and
then adjourn
The local lodge of Elks has appointed
committee consisting of Robert CowelI. Dr.
J. c. Whnnery and Herbert Broadwell to
cooperate with a similar committee from
the Knights OF Columbus to arrange the
funeral services.
The committee of the Knights of Column
bus consists Of T. J. Nolan. c. J. smyth,
]. A. c. Kennedy, T. J. SWIFT. ]. e. OHern
and Frank Furay.
The pallbearers will not be selected until
after the arrival of some OF the brothers
who have been apprised of the death Of
DR.. Riley, and who will make an effort to
reach Omaha in time for the funeral serv-
ices.