The details of the sudden death of Capt. Alfred Gates are more fully given in the present issue, than was the case in yesterday afternoon's ARGUS.
It appears that the deceased was subject to epileptic spasms, and his death was no doubt due to that affliction. Thursday afternoon, as was his custom, he repaired to a sleeping apartment over his place of business, No. 1721 Second avenue, for the purpose of enjoying a brief rest. He had left instructions to allow him to sleep only a short times, and at the expiration of that period, his daughter visited the upper story to call him. She found him prostrate on the floor of his sleeping room with his face downwards. She immediately gave the alarm, which brought Mr. Pinneo, one of the clerks, to the scene. The latter placed the deceased on a lounge and started for a physician. In a short time Drs. Paul, Carter and Cowden reached the house, and made a careful examination. They discovered that life was extinct, and concluded that he had been dead some time before discovered. The deceased was enjoying his usual health, and his death was most sudden and unexpected. No post mortem was held, as there was every reason to suppose that his death resulted from epilepsy. It is probable that on reaching the room he was taken with a spasm, and fell to the floor and died almost instantly. Several bruises were found on his forehead and nose which confirm this theory. His wife was on her way home from Chicago where she had been on a brief visit. She arrived last night to learn of her husband's death.
Capt. Gates was a native of the province of Nova Scotia, where he was born in the year 1834. He was engaged for a number of years on one of the steamships lines running from Nove Scotia to the United States, and was appointed commander of a steamer, which gave him the title of captain. Ill health compelled him to abandon his sea faring life, and he consequently started a business in Boston. In 1875 he removed to this city and has continued to be one of the business men of this place from that date up to the time of his death. He was a member of the Masons and also belonged to the Workmen and other secret societies. He leaves a wife and one daughter to mourn his loss.
At a late hour this afternoon Coroner Morris implaneled a jury consisting of E. C. Cropper, J. T. Dixon, J. Bamburger, M. M. Briggs, Mr. Andrews, and M. M. Corbett. Dr. Reiter and Paul testified, and gave ot as their opinion that death resulted from apoplexy. The jury rendered a verdict in accordance with the above noted facts, The deceased had $4,000 insurance on his life, $2000 each in the Workmen and Knights of Honor.
The funeral will occur Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, from the First Methodist church.
[The Rock Island Argus (Rock Island, Illinois)22 Sep 1882, Fri Page 4]
It appears that the deceased was subject to epileptic spasms, and his death was no doubt due to that affliction. Thursday afternoon, as was his custom, he repaired to a sleeping apartment over his place of business, No. 1721 Second avenue, for the purpose of enjoying a brief rest. He had left instructions to allow him to sleep only a short times, and at the expiration of that period, his daughter visited the upper story to call him. She found him prostrate on the floor of his sleeping room with his face downwards. She immediately gave the alarm, which brought Mr. Pinneo, one of the clerks, to the scene. The latter placed the deceased on a lounge and started for a physician. In a short time Drs. Paul, Carter and Cowden reached the house, and made a careful examination. They discovered that life was extinct, and concluded that he had been dead some time before discovered. The deceased was enjoying his usual health, and his death was most sudden and unexpected. No post mortem was held, as there was every reason to suppose that his death resulted from epilepsy. It is probable that on reaching the room he was taken with a spasm, and fell to the floor and died almost instantly. Several bruises were found on his forehead and nose which confirm this theory. His wife was on her way home from Chicago where she had been on a brief visit. She arrived last night to learn of her husband's death.
Capt. Gates was a native of the province of Nova Scotia, where he was born in the year 1834. He was engaged for a number of years on one of the steamships lines running from Nove Scotia to the United States, and was appointed commander of a steamer, which gave him the title of captain. Ill health compelled him to abandon his sea faring life, and he consequently started a business in Boston. In 1875 he removed to this city and has continued to be one of the business men of this place from that date up to the time of his death. He was a member of the Masons and also belonged to the Workmen and other secret societies. He leaves a wife and one daughter to mourn his loss.
At a late hour this afternoon Coroner Morris implaneled a jury consisting of E. C. Cropper, J. T. Dixon, J. Bamburger, M. M. Briggs, Mr. Andrews, and M. M. Corbett. Dr. Reiter and Paul testified, and gave ot as their opinion that death resulted from apoplexy. The jury rendered a verdict in accordance with the above noted facts, The deceased had $4,000 insurance on his life, $2000 each in the Workmen and Knights of Honor.
The funeral will occur Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, from the First Methodist church.
[The Rock Island Argus (Rock Island, Illinois)22 Sep 1882, Fri Page 4]
The details of the sudden death of Capt. Alfred Gates are more fully given in the present issue, than was the case in yesterday afternoon's ARGUS.
It appears that the deceased was subject to epileptic spasms, and his death was no doubt due to that affliction. Thursday afternoon, as was his custom, he repaired to a sleeping apartment over his place of business, No. 1721 Second avenue, for the purpose of enjoying a brief rest. He had left instructions to allow him to sleep only a short times, and at the expiration of that period, his daughter visited the upper story to call him. She found him prostrate on the floor of his sleeping room with his face downwards. She immediately gave the alarm, which brought Mr. Pinneo, one of the clerks, to the scene. The latter placed the deceased on a lounge and started for a physician. In a short time Drs. Paul, Carter and Cowden reached the house, and made a careful examination. They discovered that life was extinct, and concluded that he had been dead some time before discovered. The deceased was enjoying his usual health, and his death was most sudden and unexpected. No post mortem was held, as there was every reason to suppose that his death resulted from epilepsy. It is probable that on reaching the room he was taken with a spasm, and fell to the floor and died almost instantly. Several bruises were found on his forehead and nose which confirm this theory. His wife was on her way home from Chicago where she had been on a brief visit. She arrived last night to learn of her husband's death.
Capt. Gates was a native of the province of Nova Scotia, where he was born in the year 1834. He was engaged for a number of years on one of the steamships lines running from Nove Scotia to the United States, and was appointed commander of a steamer, which gave him the title of captain. Ill health compelled him to abandon his sea faring life, and he consequently started a business in Boston. In 1875 he removed to this city and has continued to be one of the business men of this place from that date up to the time of his death. He was a member of the Masons and also belonged to the Workmen and other secret societies. He leaves a wife and one daughter to mourn his loss.
At a late hour this afternoon Coroner Morris implaneled a jury consisting of E. C. Cropper, J. T. Dixon, J. Bamburger, M. M. Briggs, Mr. Andrews, and M. M. Corbett. Dr. Reiter and Paul testified, and gave ot as their opinion that death resulted from apoplexy. The jury rendered a verdict in accordance with the above noted facts, The deceased had $4,000 insurance on his life, $2000 each in the Workmen and Knights of Honor.
The funeral will occur Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, from the First Methodist church.
[The Rock Island Argus (Rock Island, Illinois)22 Sep 1882, Fri Page 4]
It appears that the deceased was subject to epileptic spasms, and his death was no doubt due to that affliction. Thursday afternoon, as was his custom, he repaired to a sleeping apartment over his place of business, No. 1721 Second avenue, for the purpose of enjoying a brief rest. He had left instructions to allow him to sleep only a short times, and at the expiration of that period, his daughter visited the upper story to call him. She found him prostrate on the floor of his sleeping room with his face downwards. She immediately gave the alarm, which brought Mr. Pinneo, one of the clerks, to the scene. The latter placed the deceased on a lounge and started for a physician. In a short time Drs. Paul, Carter and Cowden reached the house, and made a careful examination. They discovered that life was extinct, and concluded that he had been dead some time before discovered. The deceased was enjoying his usual health, and his death was most sudden and unexpected. No post mortem was held, as there was every reason to suppose that his death resulted from epilepsy. It is probable that on reaching the room he was taken with a spasm, and fell to the floor and died almost instantly. Several bruises were found on his forehead and nose which confirm this theory. His wife was on her way home from Chicago where she had been on a brief visit. She arrived last night to learn of her husband's death.
Capt. Gates was a native of the province of Nova Scotia, where he was born in the year 1834. He was engaged for a number of years on one of the steamships lines running from Nove Scotia to the United States, and was appointed commander of a steamer, which gave him the title of captain. Ill health compelled him to abandon his sea faring life, and he consequently started a business in Boston. In 1875 he removed to this city and has continued to be one of the business men of this place from that date up to the time of his death. He was a member of the Masons and also belonged to the Workmen and other secret societies. He leaves a wife and one daughter to mourn his loss.
At a late hour this afternoon Coroner Morris implaneled a jury consisting of E. C. Cropper, J. T. Dixon, J. Bamburger, M. M. Briggs, Mr. Andrews, and M. M. Corbett. Dr. Reiter and Paul testified, and gave ot as their opinion that death resulted from apoplexy. The jury rendered a verdict in accordance with the above noted facts, The deceased had $4,000 insurance on his life, $2000 each in the Workmen and Knights of Honor.
The funeral will occur Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, from the First Methodist church.
[The Rock Island Argus (Rock Island, Illinois)22 Sep 1882, Fri Page 4]
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Alfred Gates - K. T.
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shares east side of PINNEO monument with Martha K. Gates-Pinneo - in PINNEO/FREEMAN/REQUA family plots in southeast area of hourglass-shape section in N-NW area of cemetery, - 17Oct2021
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