Eureka Reporter | 1905-10-06 | Page 2 | Wealth Alone Failed to Satisfy Travers

WEALTH TO wm new york millionaire with alpar antly everything to live for tiree of life and sends a bullet through his brain new York William D millionaire man of leisure u ot the celebrated wall estreet operator clr A tracers committed suicide on friday by shooting himself through the head in his apartments in mad on avenue the suicide Is inexplicit me mr being in the prime sf life in fair health and the posses por 0 a large fortune when mr travers arose friday morning he appeared to bo in excel lent spirits and itter breakfast told his valet he would not require bis during the day shortly after noon a maid found mr lying lead on his bed with a revolver bi his side he had placed the muzzie ot the weapon in his mouth and sent a bullet through bis brain lie left several letters all relating to business affair and giving no clue to the cause of the suicide mr travers never engaged in any business except when about six months ago as an experiment he became a partner in the banking abuse of hugh addy the affairs of which however engaged little of his lime mr travers who was 49 year old was a member of the knicker bocker the new york the ten nis and racquet and many other clubs