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Show SURVIVES POISON TO DIE OF PNEUMONIA Dr. John H. Crcekbaum survived a large dose of chloral hydrate and morphine, mor-phine, taken with suicidal Intent, only to die from pcnumonla at the Holy Cross hospital last night. Tho fatal outcome of tho pneumonia was, however, largely due' to physical exhaustion following the poison. poi-son. Dr. Creekbaum was a graduate of a Jewish medical hospital at Denver, but failed to gain a practice. When his parents par-ents at Rlploy O., refused to give him farther assistance, In reply to his appeal, ho determined to die and swallowed poison at his room In tho Metropolitan hotel on Memorial day. He was resuscitated after several hours' work and taken to tho hospital. hos-pital. When his parents learned of his desperate desper-ate act thev relented and sent 100 to be used In sending him home, but ho did not become strong enough to travel and tho money will probably bo used In paying his burial expenses. |