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Show LEAPS FROM HIS BEDROOM TOEATH Fred W. Heaton, Somnambulist Somnam-bulist and 111, TaKes a Fatal Plunge. Awakened too suddenly from a aomriam bullattc tour of his room on the fourth, floor of the Nevada rooming house, 119 South Main street, or overcome by dissl-neaa dissl-neaa while seeking a breath of fresh air at the window, which opened Into the air shaft. Fred W. Heaton. 41 years old, a telegraph operator, plunged through the glass of the window and fell headlong to the floor of the Air well, thirty feet below, be-low, at 4 o'clock this morning. He died at St. Mark's hospital four hours later. Heaton engaged a room at the Nevada rooming house at 11 o'clock' last night, tie was apparently sober, and his actions excited no comment. Night Clerk Bert Hunt showed him to his room. The window win-dow of this room extends to about three feef of the floor and was opened from the top, the lower sash being closed. Heaton apparently retired at once, but Mmd BWiaaiaeraUs wise the peons later In the night, knocking a chair to the floor and otherwise disturbing other roomers. Night Clerk Hunt went to the room and warned Heaton to be more quiet. Nothing more was heard from the room until about 4 o'clock thla morning, when another disturbance was made. Night Clerk Hunt went to Heaton's room again and rapped on the door. Heaton did not answer, but an Instant later Hunt heard the crash of glass and then the heavy thud of Heaton's body as it struck the floor of the air ahaft. Alightg on Bis roet The body fell before the window of the room occupied by H. B. Beer, proprietor of the rooming house. Beer was awakened awak-ened by the crash and summoned help at once. Heaton waa lifted from the shaft and nlaced In beer's bed and the police department was notified. Dr. H. B. Sprajrue found that Heaton had turned completely over In his descent after pitching out of the window, and struck squarely on his feet. His limbs were terribly crushed and he was also apparently suite rlna; from internal Injuries. In-juries. Dr. Sprame ordered Heaton transferred trans-ferred to Bt. Mark's hospital, where he died at 8 o'clock this morning, retaining consciousness until a short time before his death. Heaton waa an old time telegrapher, and has been employed, according to friends, as an extra operator and occasionally occa-sionally aa a circulation solicitor by different dif-ferent newspapers In this city. He had had no regular employment for some time. Heaton had worked on the Union Pacific Paci-fic fifteen or twenty years ago as operator ope-rator and station agent In Wyoming. Heaton's former home was In Jackson, Mich., where his son, 10 years old. lives with an uncle. It la understood that he and his wife were divorced several years atfo. His mother died about six months ago. leaving him a small estate. Money had been advanced to him from time to time from this estate. He lfTed at the Richards Rich-ards rooming house. 33J Richards street, this city, for about two years, untU last week. Complained of Dizziness. Heaton acted stranarely yesterday, according ac-cording to Fred Kueter of the Fleur de Lis bar. 171 South Main atreet, who had known him for some time. He complained .j of dlszlneas. and said he had been feel- Ing hadly. He had not been drinking, according ac-cording to Kuster. who lent him money with which to get a room last night. Another An-other friend took Heaton to Liberty park yesterday afternoon. After spending a couple of hours in the fresh sir, he said he felt better'. Heaton waa known to have been a somnambulist, and his friends are of the opinion that he waa either overcome by heat and sourht fresh air at the window, or that he waa walking in hie sleep and plunged through the alasa. |