Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-22
DEAD FROM GAS POISONING
Myron L. Young of Cambridge
Overcome in Garage.
Found ON Floor near Exhaust Pipe Of
His Automobile, a Victim Of Carbon.
Observation-Disclosures Of No
Avail.

Death from carbon-monoxid poisoning
was the fate that met Myron L. Young
OF Cambridge Monday morning when
he was preparing to star. from this city
In his automobile on business trip.
How the man was overcome from gas
from the exhaust pipe of his automobile
VIII probably never be known, but It IL
the opinion of those who were first called
to a garage ut SO North Prospect street,
where the man kept his car, that Mr..
Young was in the act Of initiating one of
the rear tires, as both of these wheels
had been lacked UP and a pump was
close at hand. when he was overcome
from the fumes Of the engine and fell to
the floor. The effect of the carbon-m onoxide
I'm the closed garage was the same as
though he had inhaled illuminating gas
from gas Jet. In both forms Of poisoning
the person inhaling the fumes will topple
over In this particular instance Mr..
Young was unfortunate enough to fall
In direct line with the exhaust pipe, his
mouth and nostrils from the moment on
thus receiving the full discharge.
Mr.. Young who was a travelling man and
mad been visiting at the home of his
brother-in-law, II. e. Gray of II Brookes
avenue. went to the garage about $50
Monday morning and he was not seen
again by his relatives until shortly after
noon, when he was discovered by Mr..
Gray. who had gone to the garage to take
out his car. The engine of Mr., YounR's
automobile was still running when Mr..
Gray entered the place and found MIR,
Young on the floor.
On pcrceiving Mr. Young's prcdicament
Mr.. Gray's first act was to telephone to
fire station No. for the pulmotor This
message was Immediately followed by one
to the family physician, DR.. William A.
Lyman OF North Winooski avenue, who
In turn called for DR.. c. H. Beecher. In a
few seconds both the physicians and Chief
OF the Fire Department Carl Stockwell
| accompanied by fireman. Thomas
| Bissette. were speeding on their way to
render first aid to the man, but as Mr.
Young had been dead for quite a long
| time the work of trying to resuscitate
him was given up after about three.
quarters Of an hour.
/ Health Officer Frank j. Ennis and Chief
of Police +. ]. Russell were later sum.
moned to view the body. which was
| shortly afterward removed to the under
taking parlors of T. w. Quincy on Bank
street. Here an autopsy was performed
by DR.. B. Fl. Stone, assisted by DR.. C. F.
Whitney. Dr. c. F. Dalton was also
| present. 1t was after the completion of
this autopsy that death was announced
to have been due to carbon monoxide
poisoning.
Mr.. Young. who was about "a years OF
age, was a well-known lumber merchant
of Cambridge. For several years up to
last July he was the district super
intendent of the Underhill and Cambridge
schools. a position which he resigned be.
cause of growing business conditions. He
was Mason of high standing and be.
/ longed to several Of the York and Scot.
fish rite bodies He was also an alumnus
Of Brown University in the class of 1908.
He Is survived by wife and three chill.
dren. also his father. Charles A. Young
of Derby.
The body was taken Tuesday afternoon
to Cambridge and the funeral was
held in that town yesterday afternoon
at one o'clock at the home of H. N
Gray.