Evening star., 1909-08-19
HIS DEATH OCCURS LATER
Heroic Effort of His Friends to
Avert Fatality.
SURROUNDS CASE
Inquest to Determine Whether or
Not Poison Was Taken With
Suicidal Intent.
Special Dispatch TO The star.

BALTIMORE. Md, August l9.-Drink-
ing two ounces of laudanum in a glass of
beer. then declaring he made d mistake.
Glen Hudson, civil engineer. aged twen-
ty-six years, son of David G. Hudson of
Ellicott City, died this morning as a re-
suit of the draught, but not before he
made a desperate effort to save his life.
while half a dozen of his intimate friends
did all In their power to the same end,
working over him until the last minute.
Never within the memory of any Eli
colt City residents has there been a series
than in young Hudson drinking his fatal
draught and the struggle of his friends
to ward off the end that came slowly and
surely. despite everything they could do.
Hudson had only been in town about
two weeks, having been employed in the
Catskill mountains as a superintendent
for the contracting firm of King. Rice q
Ganey Of Hoboken. n. j. He was on his
vacation, and had told many of his
friends that he was doing well and that
he expected to return to work next week
At the same time he had mystified others
or his acQuaintances by telling them that
life was not worth the living, and In sew
eral instances in replying to queries as to
when he would go back to work is said
to have remarked: I'm not going to
work at all; you fellows will attend my
funeral Monday
Takes the Fatal Drink.
Hudson walked into S. A. Curran's sa-
loon on Main street in Ellicott City last
night about 8 o'clock, where he met a
number of young men he knew and. he
greeted them cordially. Drinks were pur-
chased by first one and then another. and
the crowd was having gay time laugh
ing and talking. Suddenly Hudson called
for glass OF beer. which was placed be-
fore him. Then, while his friends looked
on, the young man deliberately took from
his pocket a paper-wrapped vial. tore the
top of the wrapper, pulled the cork and
poured the contents Of the vial into the
beer.
Tossing the bottle into a corner of
the room, Hudson smilingly raised the
glass of beer containing the liquid to
his lips, and. with a remark OF Drink
ing to the long life and health of my
many friends calmly drained it. A
rified by. hearing Hudson exclaim:
Great heavens, I've drank poison in
stead Of medicine. It's laudanum.''
For q moment there was almost a
stood as though riveted to the floor.
scarcely knowing what to do. They
were aroused, however, by Mr.. Curran
shouting to them to take Hudson to
the drug store Grabbing the young
man by his arms his friends rushed
him to Norton's pharmacy. and. stat
ing what was the matter, asked that
he be given an antidote.
Is Hurried to Physician.
The druggist advised that Hudson be
taken to a physician. and again his
friends hurried him to the street and
ran him to the ONCE OF DR.. r. o. Miller.
The physician asked few questions
and then told the young men they
should take HUDSON into the air and
walk him around the block q couple of
times and keep him awake while he
made preparations for administering
to him.
BY this time Hudson was becoming
weak. The desire for sleep had seized
him and he wanted to lie down. Re
alizing that to permit him to do this
would mean death. his friends literally
dragged him to the sidewalk and forced
him to walk, pinching. shaking and
pounding him as they pushed and
pulled him along step by step.
In this manner the young man was got
Office. but there he collapsed, dropping
Imply to the pavement. For ten or fifteen
minutes the half dozen men took turns
shaking and beating him in an effort TO
shake of the stupor. but the young man
only lapsed deeper into Inconsistencies.
Then it was seen that medical aid must
be had at once, If at all. and the uncon-
scious man was dragged back to DR.. Mil
lers Office. The physician was not quite
ready. He had thought the exercise of
walking would prevent the poison from
acting quickly, but he at once went to
work.
a powerful emetic was forced down
Hudson's throat, but it failed to work.
A stomach pump was then applied. but
without much success, and then began "A
struggle which lasted more than three
hours.
Friends Heroic Effort.
Hour after hour passed, first one set of
men and then another taking turns at
kneading the body of the unconscious man
and working his arms. but there was no
response. The heart beats became more
and more faint, and at $50 o'clock they
ceased and DIR. Miller pronounced the
young man beyond human aid.
Hudson was popular young man in
Ellicott City and had scores of friends,
not only there, but throughout Howard
county, where he was well known. He
took up civil engineering and was looked
upon as rising in his profession.
An inquest will be held this evening,
and 1t is expected that the evidence to
be taken will show whether. the young
man deliberately planned to end his life
or was victim of an awful mistake.