Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1910 — WARDEN REID DEAD. [ARTICLE]

WARDEN REID DEAD.

Expires Suddenly During Excitement of Fire at Michigan < City Prison. Michigan City, Ind., Sept. 3. During a small fire at the Indiana State Prison here to-night. Warden James D. Reid dropped dead of heart trouble. The fire started in a storeroom among some rags, presumably, from spontaneous combustion, and the Warden and other prison officials collected there to assist in getting it under control, with the aid of the city Fire- Department and a fire brigade at the prison. The fire was suppressed before much damage had been done, but the Warden after considerable agitation, suddenly dropped to the floor and expired in a few seconds. Warden Reid was one of the most noted prison men in the country. He became head of the prison on November 1, 1901, coming from South Bend, He was 52 years old. The funeral will be held from the warden’s residence Tuesday afternoon. Warden Reid’s successor will not be named until after the funeral.