Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-03 | Page 8 | Narrow Escape

NARROW ESCAPE J. J P. P Eckers Takes Overdose of Drugs Became Unconscious but Was Wasi i Restored News has reached Salt Lake of the narrow escape from death of J. J P. P Eckers formerly a known well resident of f Salt Lake caused cause by an oer overdose ose of some drug The scene scene of ot the affair was South Ottumwa Iowa where Mr 11 Eckers Eckels has lived since leaving the employ of the Smith Drug company nearly a year ago He was employed by the local firm as head clerk l and nd at the time alluded to got into some some difficulty with his employers over financial affairs which resulted in l his his- s- s retirement Six months ago Nr 11 Eckers went into the drug business at Ottumwa and it itIs itis itis is reported has not been very suc sue Mrs Eckers Eckels was awakened in the middle of ot about a week eek ago as the circumstances are related by bythe the Ottumwa p papers ersby by her husbands husband's heavy breathing She discovered that he was unconscious and quickly summoned summoned summoned sum sum- physicians The latter pronounced pronounced pronounced pro pro- it a 03 case e p of pf poisoning and re resorted resorted resorted re- re sorted to all known measures of relief but for eight forty hours his life was despaired of ot The second day fickers showed signs of returning oo consciousness and finally was br brought aro around all right The druggist is said sald to ha have e been a keen sufferer from nervousness and insomnia and had nad up upon n two or three occasions taken sleeping potions The theory was as by advanced ed edby by his family and friends that his condition was due to toan toan an overdose of some some drug taken to produce sleep v 1