New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-01
CHINESE DOCTOR FOUND
DEAD AFTER TWO DAYS
F. F. Tong Was About to Go
Back Home to Accept
Government Post.
VICTIM OF HEMORRHAGE
For Years a Good Samaritan in
Chinatown-Missing, Police
Break Into His
Apartments.

Or. Frank r Tong, the Chinatown phil
oSopher, dentist, physician and revolu-
ZIONIST, who two years ago anticipated
the recent Chinese revolution and gath
cred about him and coached ChinatoWn's
influential and wealthy men. and for that
reason had lately been appointed to
high official post in the new republican
home government, was found dead De-
fore q window of his apartment, No. o'l
West 18th street yesterday morning. In
chinatown DR.. Tong was highly respect
cd. a member of no tong. and was a
taboo" man who could wander at his
will about the quarter. The physician
who was called upon to examine the BODY
declared that Dr.. Tong had been sitting
dead In his chair before the window for
at least two days
DIR. Tong had occupied offices in China
town, at No. 10 Doyers street, for the last
ten years Also he had offices In the rear
of his apartments, in l49th street Among
the denizens of Chinatown he was known
chiefly as u dentist But frequently ne
had attended many Of the Chinese wound
ed IN tong feuds, and had brought them
again TO the streets from sickbeds. Many
stories of his having attended TO nun
dreds of sick Chinese and white per
sons without having asked for a cent OF
remuneration we're being whispered about
the quarter last night Nearly every per-
son Of yellow was speaking Of the quiet
little. spectacled man in natty American
clothes who regularly each night lett his
S,nay rooms, on the second floor OF NO
10. 10 take the subway for his home, IN
i4sth street
Was About 70 Go TO China.
The doctor occupied an apartment OF
five we'll furnished rooms on the second
floor Of the big apartment house. He was
known TO have had at least three or four
Chinese servants constantly with him.
The reason that none was found In his
apartments at the time of his death was
discovered to be due TO the fact that he
had discharged them and was about 10
close UP his apartment and take a trip
10 San Francisco, then to take boat
for his new place In China.
on the afternoon of last Wednesday
LANG Leun Sang, China's Consul IN thls
city, invited DR.. Tong TO dinner at his
nhe consurs) house on that evening. All
night long Consul LANG called his trlend
on the telephone in vain. Yesterday morn
ing the consul demanded that the )anitor
Of the apartment house attempt an entry
into the rooms Of the doctor. The janitor
and two policemen went through the
APARTMENT until they arrived at tho studio
Office of the Chinese doctor There they
found the body Of Or. Tong, sitting up
right with Il Photographic film in his
hand before the only open window In the
room.
They noted Immediately that the man
was dead ard summoned Or. Clapsaddel,
Of the Washington Heights Hospital The
hospjtaI surgeon declared that the Chi
nese doctor had been dead for at least
forty-eight hours. What he had ded
from the surgeon could not say. Proba-
blv. said the surgeon. DR.. Tong had died
from heart trouble Tong was only thir-
ty-five year I'D. When they found him he
was clad In his underclothes. covered by a
gorgeous kimono of brilliant yellow. At his
side lay the official cap OF a mandarin OF
the Great Half Moon. and on his left fin
ger was a peculiar ring that Chinese said
showed the doctor to be n member of the
Song of the Great White Lily" That So
ciety IL literary organization, which was
orga nized some two thousand years ago
when a certain Emperor. who was said TO
bear the grace, purity and beauty OF that
flower, assembled the throne of China.
X. c. Loo, the Chinese vice-consul in
this city, living at No. +N West iisth
street, said yesterday afternoon that he
vas q good friend of the doctor. He said
that DR.. Tong was graduate Of the New
York Law School and had taught at Co
Iumbla University. DR.. Tong. he declared,
also had All Office at No. 10 East 52d
street Coroner Helenstein. who had
been summoned. said that DR.. Tong
had died from hemorrhsge OF the brain.
He permitted the removal OF the body.