Salt Lake Herald | 1890-08-31 | Page 1 | Death from Chloroform

Death From Chloroform OMvnA NebAug 30Special telegram t TiE HE1 LDJA special to the liec from Lincoln says Otto H Frow a well known and popular man of young twenty seven years came to his death this morning I by taking chloroform No satisfactory reason can be assigned for the act Last evening he was bright and cheerful as I usual and at S oclock he attired himself in his best suit of clothes as though ho was going to make a call Thirty minutes later he purchased half un ounce of chlorofrom at Steiner Schultzs drug store He then returned to his home at 1235 Q street so lato that neither his father nor mother heard him como in At 730 this morning he was found in his bed Jying His clothes were still on and close to his face was the empty I bottle of chloroform and his handkerchief on to which he hadpoured the drug A physician was called butin fifteen minutes Frow was dead The fact that he had heart trouble is attributed as tho cause of his death as he purchased such a small quantity of the sedative that killed him as ordinarilly it is claimed a full ounce or more is necessary