His death was attributed to shock , after he broke his leg a week earlier at a fall at Thornedale .
Thorne died on May 23 , 1948 in New York 's Doctors Hospital at the age of 81 .
Thorne 's death was attributed to shock , after he broke his leg a week earlier at a fall at Thornedale .
Thorne died on May 23 , 1948 in New York 's Doctors Hospital at the age of 81 .