Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-20
Never Regained Consciousness After the Shock, Passing Away at GAS Last Night
DIED IN HOTEL SEYMOUR, NEW YORK
Dead Man Attended Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Equitable Yesterday Noon-Condition Had Been Precarious His Family and Physicians Say, A- though He Did Not Himself Realize It-A Sufferer From Auto-Intoxication.

New York, Jan. 19.-Paul Morton, president of the Equitable Life As- sursnce society and secretary of the navy under Theodore Roosevelt, died of a cerebral hemorrhage in the Ho- tel Seymour tonight. His wife and his elder brother, Joy, were summoned to his side, but he never regained con- eciousness. and at . quarter to seven o'clock. an hour after he was stricken. he died. The coroners office is satisfied that death resulted from nat ural causes and there will be no au- topsy.
 Friends Knew His Life Was in- Dan-
 ger
 MT. Morton himself had no idea that fly, hls physicians, and a few close friends knew his condition was pre- carioHs, and that if he did not take care of himself. something was going to break. Joy Morton. immediately he left the room where the body lay. gave a full account of the death, and his brothers health.
 Joy Morton Tells of His Brothers
 Death.
 Paul and I took luncheon together at noon today" he said. T had come on here from Chicago only this morn ing, and Paul met at the station. We went to the Equitable building to- gether, where. at Paurs request, I at- tended @ meeting of the board of di- rectors at which he presided. Then we had luncheon together in the build ing, and sat together talking until perhaps haIf-past two
 T had other business and so had he. See you at the house at six or @ little before sah. and we parted. At 5 o'clock I dropped into his office, thinking we might 90 uptown to- gether. but he had left before me Sc ] went on up to the house alone. where met Mrs. Morton and we drank tea together.
 she knew that Paul had promised me to be home aH six or before, and es 1t grew late, she turned to me and said: Joy, isn't it odd that Pau1's latei He's always so punetual' The words were hardly out of her mouth when the telephone rang, and the but fer brought bad news. Mrs. Morton, he said, the Hotel Seymour telephones that Mir. Morton has just tainted on the firth floor
 We jumped into an automobile and were there in jify. Edward J. Ber- wind was there before us. They had telephoned to the Metropolitan club, to Pauls office, and to others of his friends.
 Tile was on the fifth floor, where he had an appointment with a lawyer
  told us that he had fainted in the hall way, on his way to his friends room and that they carried him into 9 va cant apartment.
 Blood Pressure Was Too High.
 Now let me tell you & little about my brothers health. About the first of last December the Equitable got out what if called a Christmas policy, an6 when everything was in readiness, ii was suggested that it would be ft- ting to make out the first policy ir pany. Paul was examined and pr Wells, the chief examiner for the company. rejected him.
 "Of course, it was a shock, bu Paul never dreamed how serious was his case 1t alarmed the family. how ever. and We had him come on ts Chicago to be examined hy Dr. Franl December 5. Paul laughed at us They're only trying to scare me- remember hs said. Of course, Dr Billings didn't tell Paul all he fount but he did tell me.
 Your brothers blood pressure il too high he said. He has auto-in toxfcation' Then he explained tha euto-intoxicatfon is condition il which the body does not rid itself O the toxins 1t secretes and so poison' itself In addition, he diagnosed cer ebrai thrombosis. My father died o precisely similar conditions in Apri R7. 1909.
 An ebnb danced Ration"
 Then I came on to New York t find out what they thought here. Dr isaac Adler, the family physician, toll me that Paul was suffering from kid ney and srter1al condition, indicatini