The Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri
Monday, June 25, 1906, page 1
Dr Charles Lester Spaulding, a Kansas City surgeon, an instructor in orthopedic surgery at the University of Kansas school of medicine, was killed about midnight last night by a fall down an open elevator shaft in the new Argyle building, Twelfth and McGee streets. His body was found this morning in the basement of the building, where it had evidently lain for several hours, by A H Recherson, a janitor.
Dr Spaulding was to have married Wednesday evening Miss Cordelia Brown, granddaughter of David T Beals, president of the Union National Bank.. The wedding was to have been at the Beals home, 2506 Independence avenue.
Dr Spaulding spent last evening at the home of Miss Brown, 2607 Independence avenue, and it is believed his death occurred soon after his return to the Argyle building, where he had offices. Miss Brown is prostrated to-day. The news of Dr Spaulding's death was conveyed to her by Dr D R Porter, the dead surgeon's closest friend.
The elevator shaft down which Dr Spaulding fell is not yet completed. None of the gates or metal inclosures had been installed. it is to be used for handling freight, and is about forty feet from the doctor's office around a corner.
The third floor opening, through which Dr Spaulding fell, was open last night. The elevator stood several floors above. Since moving into the building Dr Spaulding had been sleeping in his offices. He was apparently preparing to go to bed last night after his arrival at his rooms, as he had removed his coat, vest and shirt. He was probably walking though the dark hallway to the lavatory, the entrance of which adjoins the elevator shaft, when he fell. Gas fixtures are being installed in the shaft, and it is believed that Dr Spaulding struck these in his descent, fracturing his skull at the base, and killing him instantly. Other injuries to the body were a broken ankle and many bruises.
Dr Spaulding was 37 years old. He came to Kansas City in1901 from Massachusetts. In his five years' residence here he had made many friends and built up a large practice. His acquaintances in the University club, of which he was a member, speak of him as a practitioner of unusual ability and promise, and an entertaining companion.
He was for three years professor of obstetrics in the Kansas City Medical college. That place he gave up last year to accept the chair of orthopedic surgery at the Kansas university. It was said of him that he did more charitable work in obstetrics and the treatment of children than any surgeon in Kansas City, and that he was ready at all times to give his services to the poor. Much of his time has been devoted to serving gratis the Association of Visiting Nurses and the Provident association.
Dr Spaulding was a graduate of Williams college, of the Bellevue Medical college and of Harvard university. His degrees at Harvard were both master of arts and doctor of medicine. He was man of powerful physique and while at Williams played on the varsity baseball and football teams. After leaving college he spent some time in Eastern hospitals. He had traveled extensively His last journey of length was a trip through Venezuela in 1902.
In the Spanish-American war, when the state of Massachusetts equipped a hospital ship, the Bay State, Dr Spaulding was commissioned as one of the surgeons on board and accompanied the vessel to Cuba.
Dr Spaulding's engagement to Miss Brown was announced about six months ago. The wedding journey was to have included a visit to Dr Spaulding's Massachusetts home and to Eastern summer resorts. After the wedding trip they were to occupy a new home now building at Thirty-sixth and Holmes streets.
Miss Brown, Dr Spaulding's fiancee, is a daughter of Mrs T M Brown. Miss Gertrude Brown, a younger daughter, has just returned to Kansas City from Vassar college.
The funeral arrangements are being made by friends of Miss Brown and of Dr Spaulding. After a brief service at the Brown home the body will probably be sent to Massachusetts for burial... An effort is being made to-day to communicate by telegraph with Dr Spaulding's uncle at North Adams, Mass. The uncle is his only known relative.
Monday, June 25, 1906, page 1
Dr Charles Lester Spaulding, a Kansas City surgeon, an instructor in orthopedic surgery at the University of Kansas school of medicine, was killed about midnight last night by a fall down an open elevator shaft in the new Argyle building, Twelfth and McGee streets. His body was found this morning in the basement of the building, where it had evidently lain for several hours, by A H Recherson, a janitor.
Dr Spaulding was to have married Wednesday evening Miss Cordelia Brown, granddaughter of David T Beals, president of the Union National Bank.. The wedding was to have been at the Beals home, 2506 Independence avenue.
Dr Spaulding spent last evening at the home of Miss Brown, 2607 Independence avenue, and it is believed his death occurred soon after his return to the Argyle building, where he had offices. Miss Brown is prostrated to-day. The news of Dr Spaulding's death was conveyed to her by Dr D R Porter, the dead surgeon's closest friend.
The elevator shaft down which Dr Spaulding fell is not yet completed. None of the gates or metal inclosures had been installed. it is to be used for handling freight, and is about forty feet from the doctor's office around a corner.
The third floor opening, through which Dr Spaulding fell, was open last night. The elevator stood several floors above. Since moving into the building Dr Spaulding had been sleeping in his offices. He was apparently preparing to go to bed last night after his arrival at his rooms, as he had removed his coat, vest and shirt. He was probably walking though the dark hallway to the lavatory, the entrance of which adjoins the elevator shaft, when he fell. Gas fixtures are being installed in the shaft, and it is believed that Dr Spaulding struck these in his descent, fracturing his skull at the base, and killing him instantly. Other injuries to the body were a broken ankle and many bruises.
Dr Spaulding was 37 years old. He came to Kansas City in1901 from Massachusetts. In his five years' residence here he had made many friends and built up a large practice. His acquaintances in the University club, of which he was a member, speak of him as a practitioner of unusual ability and promise, and an entertaining companion.
He was for three years professor of obstetrics in the Kansas City Medical college. That place he gave up last year to accept the chair of orthopedic surgery at the Kansas university. It was said of him that he did more charitable work in obstetrics and the treatment of children than any surgeon in Kansas City, and that he was ready at all times to give his services to the poor. Much of his time has been devoted to serving gratis the Association of Visiting Nurses and the Provident association.
Dr Spaulding was a graduate of Williams college, of the Bellevue Medical college and of Harvard university. His degrees at Harvard were both master of arts and doctor of medicine. He was man of powerful physique and while at Williams played on the varsity baseball and football teams. After leaving college he spent some time in Eastern hospitals. He had traveled extensively His last journey of length was a trip through Venezuela in 1902.
In the Spanish-American war, when the state of Massachusetts equipped a hospital ship, the Bay State, Dr Spaulding was commissioned as one of the surgeons on board and accompanied the vessel to Cuba.
Dr Spaulding's engagement to Miss Brown was announced about six months ago. The wedding journey was to have included a visit to Dr Spaulding's Massachusetts home and to Eastern summer resorts. After the wedding trip they were to occupy a new home now building at Thirty-sixth and Holmes streets.
Miss Brown, Dr Spaulding's fiancee, is a daughter of Mrs T M Brown. Miss Gertrude Brown, a younger daughter, has just returned to Kansas City from Vassar college.
The funeral arrangements are being made by friends of Miss Brown and of Dr Spaulding. After a brief service at the Brown home the body will probably be sent to Massachusetts for burial... An effort is being made to-day to communicate by telegraph with Dr Spaulding's uncle at North Adams, Mass. The uncle is his only known relative.
The Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri
Monday, June 25, 1906, page 1
Dr Charles Lester Spaulding, a Kansas City surgeon, an instructor in orthopedic surgery at the University of Kansas school of medicine, was killed about midnight last night by a fall down an open elevator shaft in the new Argyle building, Twelfth and McGee streets. His body was found this morning in the basement of the building, where it had evidently lain for several hours, by A H Recherson, a janitor.
Dr Spaulding was to have married Wednesday evening Miss Cordelia Brown, granddaughter of David T Beals, president of the Union National Bank.. The wedding was to have been at the Beals home, 2506 Independence avenue.
Dr Spaulding spent last evening at the home of Miss Brown, 2607 Independence avenue, and it is believed his death occurred soon after his return to the Argyle building, where he had offices. Miss Brown is prostrated to-day. The news of Dr Spaulding's death was conveyed to her by Dr D R Porter, the dead surgeon's closest friend.
The elevator shaft down which Dr Spaulding fell is not yet completed. None of the gates or metal inclosures had been installed. it is to be used for handling freight, and is about forty feet from the doctor's office around a corner.
The third floor opening, through which Dr Spaulding fell, was open last night. The elevator stood several floors above. Since moving into the building Dr Spaulding had been sleeping in his offices. He was apparently preparing to go to bed last night after his arrival at his rooms, as he had removed his coat, vest and shirt. He was probably walking though the dark hallway to the lavatory, the entrance of which adjoins the elevator shaft, when he fell. Gas fixtures are being installed in the shaft, and it is believed that Dr Spaulding struck these in his descent, fracturing his skull at the base, and killing him instantly. Other injuries to the body were a broken ankle and many bruises.
Dr Spaulding was 37 years old. He came to Kansas City in1901 from Massachusetts. In his five years' residence here he had made many friends and built up a large practice. His acquaintances in the University club, of which he was a member, speak of him as a practitioner of unusual ability and promise, and an entertaining companion.
He was for three years professor of obstetrics in the Kansas City Medical college. That place he gave up last year to accept the chair of orthopedic surgery at the Kansas university. It was said of him that he did more charitable work in obstetrics and the treatment of children than any surgeon in Kansas City, and that he was ready at all times to give his services to the poor. Much of his time has been devoted to serving gratis the Association of Visiting Nurses and the Provident association.
Dr Spaulding was a graduate of Williams college, of the Bellevue Medical college and of Harvard university. His degrees at Harvard were both master of arts and doctor of medicine. He was man of powerful physique and while at Williams played on the varsity baseball and football teams. After leaving college he spent some time in Eastern hospitals. He had traveled extensively His last journey of length was a trip through Venezuela in 1902.
In the Spanish-American war, when the state of Massachusetts equipped a hospital ship, the Bay State, Dr Spaulding was commissioned as one of the surgeons on board and accompanied the vessel to Cuba.
Dr Spaulding's engagement to Miss Brown was announced about six months ago. The wedding journey was to have included a visit to Dr Spaulding's Massachusetts home and to Eastern summer resorts. After the wedding trip they were to occupy a new home now building at Thirty-sixth and Holmes streets.
Miss Brown, Dr Spaulding's fiancee, is a daughter of Mrs T M Brown. Miss Gertrude Brown, a younger daughter, has just returned to Kansas City from Vassar college.
The funeral arrangements are being made by friends of Miss Brown and of Dr Spaulding. After a brief service at the Brown home the body will probably be sent to Massachusetts for burial... An effort is being made to-day to communicate by telegraph with Dr Spaulding's uncle at North Adams, Mass. The uncle is his only known relative.
Monday, June 25, 1906, page 1
Dr Charles Lester Spaulding, a Kansas City surgeon, an instructor in orthopedic surgery at the University of Kansas school of medicine, was killed about midnight last night by a fall down an open elevator shaft in the new Argyle building, Twelfth and McGee streets. His body was found this morning in the basement of the building, where it had evidently lain for several hours, by A H Recherson, a janitor.
Dr Spaulding was to have married Wednesday evening Miss Cordelia Brown, granddaughter of David T Beals, president of the Union National Bank.. The wedding was to have been at the Beals home, 2506 Independence avenue.
Dr Spaulding spent last evening at the home of Miss Brown, 2607 Independence avenue, and it is believed his death occurred soon after his return to the Argyle building, where he had offices. Miss Brown is prostrated to-day. The news of Dr Spaulding's death was conveyed to her by Dr D R Porter, the dead surgeon's closest friend.
The elevator shaft down which Dr Spaulding fell is not yet completed. None of the gates or metal inclosures had been installed. it is to be used for handling freight, and is about forty feet from the doctor's office around a corner.
The third floor opening, through which Dr Spaulding fell, was open last night. The elevator stood several floors above. Since moving into the building Dr Spaulding had been sleeping in his offices. He was apparently preparing to go to bed last night after his arrival at his rooms, as he had removed his coat, vest and shirt. He was probably walking though the dark hallway to the lavatory, the entrance of which adjoins the elevator shaft, when he fell. Gas fixtures are being installed in the shaft, and it is believed that Dr Spaulding struck these in his descent, fracturing his skull at the base, and killing him instantly. Other injuries to the body were a broken ankle and many bruises.
Dr Spaulding was 37 years old. He came to Kansas City in1901 from Massachusetts. In his five years' residence here he had made many friends and built up a large practice. His acquaintances in the University club, of which he was a member, speak of him as a practitioner of unusual ability and promise, and an entertaining companion.
He was for three years professor of obstetrics in the Kansas City Medical college. That place he gave up last year to accept the chair of orthopedic surgery at the Kansas university. It was said of him that he did more charitable work in obstetrics and the treatment of children than any surgeon in Kansas City, and that he was ready at all times to give his services to the poor. Much of his time has been devoted to serving gratis the Association of Visiting Nurses and the Provident association.
Dr Spaulding was a graduate of Williams college, of the Bellevue Medical college and of Harvard university. His degrees at Harvard were both master of arts and doctor of medicine. He was man of powerful physique and while at Williams played on the varsity baseball and football teams. After leaving college he spent some time in Eastern hospitals. He had traveled extensively His last journey of length was a trip through Venezuela in 1902.
In the Spanish-American war, when the state of Massachusetts equipped a hospital ship, the Bay State, Dr Spaulding was commissioned as one of the surgeons on board and accompanied the vessel to Cuba.
Dr Spaulding's engagement to Miss Brown was announced about six months ago. The wedding journey was to have included a visit to Dr Spaulding's Massachusetts home and to Eastern summer resorts. After the wedding trip they were to occupy a new home now building at Thirty-sixth and Holmes streets.
Miss Brown, Dr Spaulding's fiancee, is a daughter of Mrs T M Brown. Miss Gertrude Brown, a younger daughter, has just returned to Kansas City from Vassar college.
The funeral arrangements are being made by friends of Miss Brown and of Dr Spaulding. After a brief service at the Brown home the body will probably be sent to Massachusetts for burial... An effort is being made to-day to communicate by telegraph with Dr Spaulding's uncle at North Adams, Mass. The uncle is his only known relative.
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