The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-25
ODD ACCIDENT KILLS BANKER
&c DICKINSON INHALED HURT
FIL Gas m A LABORATORY.
"a, Net n GoSd IIsaIth AMI Csuld Net
Ihrow OF the EReels - q Compan-
len Oh Lived Week AStsrWard AMI
Wen, 90 Buslncm Here Twice.

Ol the AaluFAA" AAAeN N~AANN - UNIV
from which h. finally retired last Deem
her died early Yesterday morning in 81.
Lukes Hospital Of pneumonia and kid
nsy disease. but the exciting cause OF his
lAst illness Ia given a. the inhalation
ci some dele,sriOus Eas In laboratory
demonstration.
Early last week Mr. DiCkinaon went
n scranton. Pa. 10 Sc q chemical e1-
eminent in connection with an industrial
rrojeci in which he had been invited TO
interest himself. His brother. stanton c.
dickinson. treasurer Of the Carnegie Trust
company. went 10 scranton with him.
They went At the invitation Of V. W. b.
Hedgepsth Of Scranton. who was seeking
10 secure financial backing from Mr..
Dickinson and he associates. Mr.. Hedge
psth took Mr. Dickinson and his brother TO
the laboratory Of q chemist named LAnge.
who proceeded 70 perform the expert
msni
A. stanton Dickinson says. his
brother GOT too close 90 whatever sub
stances were undergoing change and in-
haled a large quantity Of seine metallic
rAs. Il affected him unpleasantly. Mr..
HedGSPsth vas ~ also. but not 20
seriously. IAhss and stanton Dickinson
were not affected a. all. stanton Dickin-
son said yesi erday that he vas much
further away from the retort than his
hrO,her and escaped the gas
Mr.. Dickinson was not able TO return
10 Nsw YOrk until the next day. Upon his
arrival here he went TO his home. sSS
Fifth avenue. On Wednesday last he
ven, 10 the Carnegie Trust Company. Of
which he was siill q director. bur il was
thought best 20 take him TO the hospital
that night On Friday he left st Luke's
TO atten1 an execuiivs meeting Of the
trust company. but had 10 be helped out
hsiors the meeting vas over He went
hack 10 the hospital.
stanton L. Dickinson said yesterday that
hls brother vas In a. good condition when
he went 70 Scranton ~ a. any time since
lsst October. when he was thrown from
hiE horse In Central PARK. The effects Of
the fall. however we're still apparent. and
u u thought that HE ~ health accounted
for hia inability 10 throw Of the effects
Of the gaa His own physician. DR.. james
R Ehglish. attended him. Dr. Francis
Dslaheld and Dr. 2 @ Janeway we're
called In consultation
Dr.. English said last night that Mr.
Dichnson died OF pneumonia and acute
nephrtis, the primal cause being The in
halatioh Of metallic gases. DR.. English
had not BEEN told what kind Of gas Mr
Dickinson had taken into his lung. and
ne process demonstrated. h is supposed
y a secret Of the inventor Dr English
certified that death was accidental
Charles Courier Dickinson was born
IN Cobleskill, n. Y. on July r. 1870 He
vas tho con Of John aRd Henrietta Courier
dickinson. His mother was descended
from johannes lawyer % IaWyersvills.
Who reocived one Of the largest and
Iaisnts ever granted by an English King
o. a private individual Mr. Dickinson
won at the local academy a scholarship
iu Cornell and entered the university
with the olssa % isoi. when he was u
years Old. BY the time he was graduates
he had done enough law work ~ stand
Tor the bar examinations. Instead ~
iaking the examinations. however be
accepted an appointment a. State
Examiner Of Banks He was SCI at making
complste investigation into the trust
apartments Of aIl the trust companies Of I
tho State. Mr. Dlckinson's work was
the FIRST job Of the sort that had been
completed up 70 that time.
When he was done with Il he went |
hack 10 Cornell to finish up the work |
he had begun N law He was graduated |
rom the Cornell University law school |
"a 1895 with first honOra and was ad- |
mittsd n the har IN the spring Of that |
year Some 81 bic Law writings are still |
IN USE Hia name IL attached 10 -Dickin- |
soh on Eminent Domain, GrOesbeck and
Dickinson's Banking Laws. and Dickin-
'0n and Cummings General Municipal 4
Laws He served also a. one AZ the group 1
II awyers who revised the State statutes.
Mr. Dickinson was Instrumental IN
he organization Of the Colonial Trust
Company, which later was merged with
he Trust Company 81 Amsrica. Ne be-
cans IL vice-prssidsnt In the latter
rart u ls0e he began the organization
n tn Carnegie Trust Company He
raised q 2SOOOO for the enterprise and
Vhsn the company opened for business
On January /. 1917. Mr. Diokinson was
made president
After he concern had been doing buai-
neas Tor fsW months Mr.. Dickinson re-
ngned IN favor q Laalis n. shaw. formerly
secretary Of the treasury. Mr. Dickin-
con remained a. vics-prssldsnt and was
virtually the manager Of the trust com
pahy. Mr Shaw didn't hold the place
TOT more than a few months. After his
resignation Mr Dickinson resumed the
presidency n he company. Mr.. Dickin-
son said thar Nr shaw was bssse with she
Presidential bee
ambition said he. has spoiled HE
useful toll
me Cansps Trust Company grew
inder an aggressive policy Instituted by
w Dickinson He management drew
certain amount u criticism because %
unsecured loans made 70 George p. Shell
ION president Of fhe Phenia Insurance
'm0any II was authoritAfively stated.
.oWAv@r that tho loans we're Insignificant
p amount AMI that the trust company
H1 sustained no loss whatsoever A