| Show PIONEER DOCTOR KILLED I IN 2 DAYS BY PNEUMONIA I Dr Allen Alien Fowler medical director of oC Holy Cross hospital and one of the the bests best known and the earliest practitioners of medicine to settle in Salt Lake City died led at Holy Cross morning morn morn- ing ig after a short illness with sceptic pneumonia While bathing at Warm Springs Sunday Sunday Sun- Sun day ay afternoon Dr Fowler vier contracted a cold which settled on his lungs He Hewa wa was vas taken suddenly ill and his condition condi ion tion became so serious that he was removed removed removed re re- re- re moved to the hospital hospital The theory of ofte the he te attendant physicians Drs rd dy Hosmer and Niles is that sceptic poisOning set In and hastened death Dr Fowler Was operated upon for nasal lasal I trouble in New York City several years ago and blood poisoning resulted It t is believed that some o of this poison polson was vas still in th the system and was Immediately immediately imme Imme- drawn to the 1 lungs when they hey became inflamed A number of friends had heard of Dr Fowlers Fowler's serious condition condition con- con and called at the hospital last night to see him but were not aware that hat death was so so near His condition appeared to be slightly Improved about 10 0 o'clock and Dr McElroy pronounced his his ils chances for living several days at least east to be good W. W S. S McCornick l one of those who went to the bedside last evening said this his morning that when he he- was ready to o leave Dr Fowler gripped his hand and held it so tight not wanting him him to leave that he could not help feeling feel leei- good bye The ine he ing ling that it was a a. last action that intuition Intuition in intuition In- In doctor showed in in every tuition t told ld him that death was near Dr Fowler was born in Roanoke Va In 1842 While still a boy poy OY he took up arms to fight in the defence of the South After the war Dr Fowler began began began be be- gan the study of mec medicine and upon the completion of his course of study ca came e West Vest to practice He settled first in Helena Mont and later in 1872 1873 removed to Salt Lake where he has practiced medicine ever since When Holy Cross hospital was established established in 1875 Dr Fowler be became ame the medical director and has retained that position continuously up to this time Ume His death is counted a great loss by Bishop Scanlan and the directors of the hospital He was considered a master as a diagnostician as well vell as a splendid splendid did surgeon and physician Pr Fowler was one one ona of f the charter members of of the Alta club and as he was was a bachelor was as a familiar figure in the clubrooms He was a man of strong likes hikes and dislikes and frank in speech qualities which won to him scores of friends Probably no other medical man in the city enjoyed a practice to equal his his' among the influential influential and wealthy class ass of the city His estate is worth about He lie held a great deal of mining stock Recently Recently Recently Re Re- he sold a big ig block of Daly W West st st. |
