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Show Gates Dies in The Aims of His Wile End of American Financier Was as Peaceful as Though Passing Into a Gentle Sleep. I'arls, Aug. 9. John W, Rates, the American financier died at ":10 this morning In tho arms of his wife and his son, Charles O. dates. The end wits peaceful and It seemed seem-ed as though he was falling asleep. The usual restoratives failed In the last crisis. Others ircsent at the bedside be sides tho members of the family wer Drs. Oros and Roves. His lion constitution and couiuge-ous couiuge-ous resistance packed by every re-sourco re-sourco of medical science failed to snvu Mr. Gates. Ho had battled for weeks heroically with u disease of the kidneys, nnd when It was believed he was almost sine to recover, ho Contracted pneumonia. pneu-monia. Several times ho was reported to be at the point of death, but with the aid of powerful stimulants, rallied. Tho pneumonic nnd kidney troubles had ameliorated somewhat Monday, but early Tuesday mornlg there was a recurrence of the congestion of tho kidneys which was followed by a further fur-ther attack Tuesday noon. Tuesdny night Mr. Gutcs suffered 'a general relapse and grndually sank until death Intervened. Mrs. Gntes and his sou had been at his bedside almost constantly elnco Mr. Gute's Illness was pronounced serious. An official statement Issued by Drs. Gros mid lteves says the immediate caiibe of death was heart failure, that the lungs stopped their function and smothered the hcar't action. The end was painless, Mr, Gates being practically practi-cally unconscious. When Dr. Gros arrived he saw the condition of Mr. Gntes was hopeless and that he was sinking. He, administered adminis-tered stimulants, to which tho patient nt first rallied, and nn hour before his death ho spoke his son's name. Then the pulse became feeble and restore-lives restore-lives were Ineffectual.. , Q If Chambers' Cold Tablets don't cure you of colds nnd La Grippe you need not pay us a cent. Co-op Drug Co. |