The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-02
DEATH BED JOKE
OF BOY OPT|M|ST
Rare Disease Caused End Of
Youth, Sixteen Years.
HIS RAPID GROWTH FATAL.

"Hish School or the undsrtaksrs," He
Said, and His Nurses smiIsd-Fsmi-
ly Physician Explains Death AZ
Hsmorrhage Of All Boys Organs and
Blood Turning TO Water.
The Joy and delight OF his nurses at
the Homeopathic hospital In Newark.
N. j., who took his death as a personal
bereavement, sixteen-year-old Hilton
Warren Chalmers lay cold and lifeless
ON the day when he counted on begin
ming his second year In the Newark
High school. For weeks he had won
the hearts of the bereaved nurses by
his patience, his optimism and his wit,
and only the day before he had said,
We'll. II 1 don't return to High school
ON the opening day It's up to the I'M
dertakersr'
Zone of his jokes said the nurses,
but 1t was more prophecy than joke.
Men of the medical profession will
undoubtedly study the case of the boy
whose rapid growth was the cause OF
his death. The family physician ex-
plains the death as hemorrhage OF all
the boys organs and blood turning to
water. He admits that the case, though
not unknown. is a rare and uncommon
one.
Mother Greatly 5ersavsd-
Mrs. Chalmers of IS Elliott place,
East Orange, while seeking TO avoid
publicity at such an unfortunate time,
was so completely carried away by her
bereavement that she eagerly narrated
many instances connected with her
sons life, as though 1t tended to bring
the departed spirit closer to her. as
she began Historically:
Last December / first noticed that
Warren was growing weak and Ian
guild instead of participating In his
athletic games as he had previously
done. He seemed always tired, but
until two weeks before his death | did
not believe his condition to be serious.
Then we found 1t necessary TO place
him I'm DIR. Cooks hands. who took him
TO the hospital. l underwent an OPP
Grafton In order that my blood might
be transfused into his. and my mother
also gave her blood In an effort to
save my boys life. but all to no pur-
pose"
And the slight, dark haired mother
broke down as she continued: "We
were so proud OF Warren! While at
the hospital he was always cheerful
and optimistic, and he continually
pointed to my picture, saying in ex-
PLANTATION, My sweetheart he was
the youngest member OF the Junior
Mechanics In the state of New Jersey,
was "A choir boy In Christ church and
belonged to the boy scouts. His sole
ambition conferred on civil engineering
and he had repeatedly stated, Nam
ma. / shall never marry while you
live. as | intend to take care Of you
and see that you have a trip around
the world
Gave Flowers 70 Others.
While at the hospital he asked me
to take the flowers his numerous
friends had sent him to the children
who had received none, and when l
demonstrated he insisted until i was
forced to comply with his wishes"
Warren's brother, Miner, a timid
youth of fourteen years, who stands
five feet nine and a half inches In
height, shyly interrupted:
Warren and | were always the best
Of friends. and we played baseball.
football and everything. l was just
entering high school this year, and we
had expected to go together"
But probably the one who feels the
loss greatest is the youngest member
of the family-fve-year-old Madeline.
who has just enlisted In the kindergar-
ten class, and who lispingiy said:
God has taken Warren away to be
an angel, but IL am a good girl and go
To school he will send mo anofhar