Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-05 | Page 2 | Preaching Bluecoat is Dead but His Words Survive

PREACHING BLUE BLUECOAT COAT IS IS DEAD BUT BUTHIS BUTHIS HIS WORDS SURVIVE rT r- r T Talked lk d His Repertory Into Ino a a. Phonograph Phonograph Phonograph graph Then Had His Tongue Removed I NEW YORK Feb 4 William 4 William He Henry ry Crampton Crompton the preaching policeman of Brooklyn who had his tits tongue removed removed removed re re- moved moved at the Seney hospital In April last year died in the hospital of the University or ol of Pennsylvania In Phila Phila- delphia The case of crampton attracted much attention at the time because Of f the fact that he was a well-known well public lecturer and before the malignant growth made the removal of his tongue necessary spent the last few ho hours rs of coherent speech In talking his reper-i reper tory story of of lectures into a phonograph pui purposing posing to to continue his career as a lecturer after he hart hall lost the power of articulation Crampton Crompton rallied from the earlier operation and for three months while he heva's vas va's was able to travel carried his plan into effect most successfully The re return return re- re turn of the growth finally forced him to abandon his work He was so sure he would get well after the first operation operation opera opera- tion that he married a second time