Show PHYSiCIANS WERE Ut ASLE TO SUGGEST A ADeath AN ANTIDOTE Death of New York Financier F as a Result of Inhaling ng Nox Noxious Noxious ious Oases Gases I Ithe NEW YORK YOEK May 24 Charles Courter Courier Dickinson former president of ofA A 4 the Carnegie Trust company writer on many financial subjects and arid largely known in the financial mancial world died today in a hospital as a result of inhaling noxious gases following an explosion in a chemical laboratory The banker in company with withy his brother S C Dickinson and a friend wet went to Scranton Pa Fa a week ago to witness an experiment in a chemical laboratory there The broth r of the dead banker said there was an explosion explosion explosion sion and the room was filled with ith gas The banker gasping for breath was removed to a hotel and later brought to this city The friend of Mr Dickin Dickinson son whose name has not been made known also aiso was brought to this city and anti his condition is serious No information has so far been obtainable concern concerning concerning ing jg the nature of the experiment Mr lr Dickinson said some time ago that he and his brother were Invited to go to Scranton to witness an ex cx experiment with a new chemical They i ft New York on Monday of last v ck ek an to t the t laboratory with their they met mat the thet themi c t nii mi flit t who was wag Wa to perform the ex ox perm enL enLi 1 i lingered in thc main room of f the laboratory he said after my broth brother er arid and our friend went ent into the small I i oom i om where the chemicals were being I prepared The chemist called out to tome tome tome me to come as they were ready r ady I started to go into the other room and just then there was an explosion I rushed led in and found all three men gasping for breath and almost unconscious The room was filled with a strange stifling gas My brothers lungs became become con congested contested tested just as if he were w re suffering Continued on oa Page e Two PHYSICIANS VERE NERE UNABLE TO SUGGEST AN ANTIDOTE Continued From Page One from pneumonia and his condition baffled every treatment tr which physicians physicians clans could devise My brothers phy physician physician physician found himself helpless and he called into consultation Drs Janeway and who were completely puzzled by the features of the case We Ye even sent to the Ute chemist who per performed performed performed formed the experiment who suffered only slightly in the hope that he could suggest an antidote but he could do nothing My brother grew steadily worse until at 4 1 this morning he lie died Mr Dickinson said he attributed his own escape to the fact that he was In the main room of the laboratory which was only partly filled with the gas Mr Ir Dickinson In the forty years ears of his life achieved marked prominence In the banking world He was found founder er of the Carnegie Trust company and after the retirement of Leslie M Shaw In 1908 he became its president retiring last December following an ai accident and series of singular physical physical physical cal afflictions The accident of last year ear occurred when his horse was thrown against a boulder as he was riding in Central park and Mr Dickinsons jaw was fractured his nose crushed and he was so badly injured internally that it was feared he could not live Op Operations Operations had to be resorted to to pre prevent prevent prevent vent threatened loss of sight and of taste |