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Note: TRAGIC DEATHOFYOUNGWIFE Mrs. Lytle succumbs to carbolic
Acid poisoning.
Residents of this community
were startled last Sunday forenoon
by the report of the critical
illness of Mrs. George Lytle from
the effects of carbolic acid poisoning.
Mrs. Lytle was recovering
from an illness of nearly three
weeks' duration, during which,
among other infirmities, she was
afflicted with distressing headaches
and it is supposed that m a
moment of temporary distraction
the unfortunate woman grasped
the bottle con! lining the deadly
poison and drank of its contents
a sufficient quantity to place her
beyond human aid. It is evident
that immediately after she had
taken the drug she fully realized
her awful mistake, as she called
for her husband and the doctor,
exclaiming, with an appeal to
God, that she had taken carbolic
acid. She attempted to say something
more, but her utterances
were unintelligible, when she became
unconscious and remained
so for about five hours.
Dr. Knode was soon at the
scene and everything within his
knowledge and power was done,
with the result that the patient
rallied from her comatose condition
and was kept alive for forty eight
hours after the fatal drug
had begun its operations, death
occurring at 11:15 Tuesday morning,
June 17, 1902. During a part
of this time she recognized those
about her and while unable
carry on a conversation she
answered questions in the affirmative
and the negative by feeble but intelligent
nods of her head. Upon
the arrival of her mother and sister
several hours before her death
Mrs. Lytle greeted them with
affectionate kisses, and during her
entire ordeal she manifested the
same true devotion to her husband
that had characterized her brief
matrimonial career.
The maiden name of the deceased
was Bertha Viola Shannon
and she was born in Glenwood,
lowa, October 26, 1882. Her
father died when she was quite
young and she afterwards made
her home in Illinois. Several
years ago she moved with the
family of her mother and stepfather
to Havelock, Nebraska,
where she resided until coming to
Wyoming a year ago. On September
3, 1901, she was united m
marriage m Sundance to George
W. Lytle, a brother of the
publisher of the MONITOR and foreman
of the office. Wedding
bells had scarcely ceased to ring
when the funeral knell fell upon
the community in which she had
lived so happily.
Mrs. Lytle was an unusually
bright and promising young lady
and few excelled her in grace and
beauty. As a musician she was a
recognized leader and her educational
attainments were such as
held out most inviting inducements
for the future. She had
Taught school in this county with
encouraging results and was a
seamstress of great skill and fine
taste, being especially talented in
embroidery and other dainty
needle work.
Funeral services were held at
the M. E. chinch Wednesday afternoon,
Rev. Nichols delivering
a very impressive sermon, in the
course of which he dwelt upon
the sincerity which had ever been
a strong trait in the character of
the deceased. Early in life she
had united with the Methodist
church and on her death bed
expressed with manifest satisfaction
that she was at peace with her
Maker.
Two selections which had been
favorites with Mrs. Lytle were
rendered m an impressive manner
by the choir and there was scarcely
a tearless eye in the vast congregation
of friends who had
assembled to pay the last sad
tribute of respect to a noble woman.
Floral offerings in beautiful variety
and prolusion literally covered
the coffin.
The remains were consigned to
earth in the Sundance cemetery,
a remarkable coincident of the
sad affair being that the date of
her burial marked the first anniversary
of Mrs. Lytle's arrival
from Nebraska.
To the many kind friends who
rendered valuable assistance in
the great misfortune the grateful
appreciation of the relatives is
hereby extended.
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