SULUVANT MOSS SOCIETY 
EDWARD B. CHAMBERLAIN. TREASURER 
18 WEST 89th STREET 
NEW YORK CITY 
Sept 25, 1913. 
Dear Collins:- 
Just a few words in answer to your letter and the ohotos. 
For the latter, many thanks, they are far better than any that T have b 
been able to secure thus far, though I think that some of my films 
will give better results when I explain to my photo-man just what 1 want 
and talk things over with him. Sometime, I wish you would tell me 
if you know of a place where one can get post-cards made from negatives 
at a reasonable price. 
I have been here in town since the morning of the 16 th, having 
come down from Maine at once on the news of Morris's death. Fortunate¬ 
ly, I was about ready to start anyhow, since I should have left Tuesday 
morning for the Adirondacks. So, while I got the news late Sunday, 
I was able to get all the things packed, and ready to accompany me on 
Monday noon. You know that connections for New Ynk are not very 
good by day, and I found that it would ma,ke practically no difference 
in actual arrival at the house if I waited until Monday noon in Maine. 
Morris die^. from an accidental cs.se of gas poisoning. Saturday 
the 13th)< was the 6th anniversary of his marriage, and there had been a 
small party of friends there, so that they retired later than usual, 
and as one of the party was to remain all night, this one (Miss Hunt) 
slept with Mrs. Morris, and Morris himself went to the spare room up 
stairs. It is supposed that when he turned the gas off, the fixture 
partly opened again, It was loos© anyhow, and had given trouble onceb 
before. At anyrate, the next morning about 0 o'clock, &Mrs. Morris 
was called by the servant, who smelled gas, and going up to investigate 
