The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-12-31
Dying Man Tried To Call As-
astance By Telephone
But Was Stricken Down Be.
fore Help Arrived
Deceased Leaves A large
Family Of Young 0ndrsa

Suddenly seized with hemorrtaoes
Of the lungs, Frederick csr~sisus
oborns, aged 40 year,, . cigar maker,
bisd to dsath In the c. W. tialns cigar
store on south Main street. Friday
morning about 9 O'Clock. Mr.. oborHs
was alone In the store At the tlms and
died before any assistance reached
MIN.
That the man made heroic effort
10 summon assistance is evidenced by
the condition Of affairs In the store
shortly after the tody was found.
As a last resort to secure assistance
the man had taken the receiver from
,he telephone, but death came before
be could call central. His body was
near the telephone. The receiver was
still of the hook and the transmitter
was covered with blood. Still srasped
in his right had was the key to the
front door Of the store. which he had
just opened shortly before his death.
Mr.. Oborne had not bsen IN the
hest Of health for several months
past and during this time he suffered
with q, cough from which he was able
ITO got no relief. II was learned ea
Friday that Mr. Oborne had . slight
hemorrhage while going to work
Thursday, but he did not tell hts wife
for fear that It would worry her How
lever. he told his employer. Mr.. Haine,
and stated that he was considerably
alarmed about mis- health.
Mr.. Oborne arose early Friday
morning and stated that he was feel
ing ~ well as usual. After eating
breakfast he went to work and as near
as can be learned reached the Haine
( cigar store shortly before six o'clock.
Judging from the appearance of the
store. the man was seized with tho
first hemorrhase just as he stepped
inside the door. There was q large
pool Of blood ON the floor near the
door. In a cuspidore. nearby. there
was more blood and then In the rear
room Of the store there was more blood
Oh the floor and I'm n cusptdOre. In
the rear Of the store there was more
blood In bucket, indicating that Mr..
Oborne probably went to the yard In
the rear OF the store In hopes that the
fresh air would relieve him. Return.
ing from the yard, the man. by this
time bleeding to death. went to the
telephone and grasped the receiver
from the hook In hopes Of securing
+ assistG.ce before he should lose un-
consciousness. II was too late, how.
ever. and the man fell to the door
death probably coming Instantly.
shortly after 6 O'Clock Burr Lytls.
who is employed at the Cooper works,
entered the store TO make purchase.
and apon opening the door discovered
ihe blood on the ao0r. II waa still
quite dark In the room and II was sev-
eral minutes before Mr.. Lytie discov'
cred the body of Mr.. Oborne lying on
the floor. Mr.. Lytle quickly called as
sistance ind Acting Coroner Ben G.
Dseley was called. who pronounced
that the mans death was due to hem
orrhases.
The body was removed TO the Nc
Cormick undertaking establishment
and later conveyed TO the home oi
the deceased on sPennsylvania avenue
Frederick Cornelius Osborne was a
years Of age and was born at Royal
Oak. Psulding county. Ohio lie form
srIy resided in GAINESVILLE. moving
here with his family about seven
Years ago.
The deceased ia survived by his
aged mother. who resides In zanes
Vile. and by his wife and the follow
ing young children; Raymond. Fran
els. Edward. Fred. Mary. Keaney and
Jerome. In addition the deceased Il
survived by six brothers and three ais
tePs MIR. Oborne was also brother
in.law OF Mr.. M. n. Fits. who wal
bsrred TO death In an explosion Il
Toledo, O.. several weeks ago.
Mr. Oborne was members OF 81
Vincent de- Paul's Catholic church ant
NJ the knights OF Columbus.
rhe finsral services from st. Vim