He died in Batopilas in Mexico on September 12, 1902, from complications of a surgery to remove his appendix.
He was thought to need hip surgery, but in fact had a ruptured appendix which was leaking toxins, causing liver and kidney failure and other problems.
During his travels, he is climbing a set of stairs when a "Red-Haired Prankster" punches him in the stomach while he was not prepared, rupturing his appendix, eventually killing him.
Their second leg-spinner was Peter Smith, who was preferred to Eric Hollies because of his batting, but he injured a finger on the journey to Australia and had an appendix removed once there.
His appendix was removed and he could not eat or drink for a month after the surgery which sewed his stomach closed.
In 2009–10 he again appeared regularly, mainly due to injuries to teammates; however, on 3 April 2010, it was announced that he would miss the rest of the season because of an inflamed appendix, which was successfully operated and removed.
By the time Satir's father decided to overrule his wife, the young girl's appendix had ruptured.
In August he was granted a leave of absence when he went to the Mayo Clinic at Rochester to undergo surgery to repair an undisclosed rupture and remove his appendix.