Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-03-26
Historic al sketch OF james Wood and Fa.
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History furnishes no parallel 10 the recent dread
full death of daughter by the hand of her father in
Philadelphia. There is an apparent mystery hang
ing over the whole matter, that it is most difficult to
clear up.
In the of 1878, Mr. James Wood, then
about thirty-one years OF age, came alone to the
United States, from Oldham, in Lancashire, where
he was born. He had married in 1916, young lady
in Oldham, the daughter of highly respectable pa
rents, who gave birth TO a lovely daughter, Sarah
Anne w ood, (thc unfortunate victim Of the recent
tragedy,) short time before Mr. Wood left England
for America Immediately after Mr.. Wood reached
Philadelphia, he sought and obtained employment at
his trade, that oil journeyman halter. He was a
good workman, sober and industrious and in a short
time he saved sufficient To enable him to send
for his wife and daughter, who soon joined him in
Philadelphia. He labored hard and necessarily at
his business; and worked for long time in that de-
partment of hat making, technically called trough
err in the establishment of Mr.. Thomas Zines in
Philadelphia. He labored hard and necessarily at
his business: and worked for long time i'm that de-
partment of hat making technically called CROUCH
err in the establishment of Mr. Thomas Emes in
Philadelphia In fact, he continued to work in this
business until ten or twelve years ago, with credit
and emolument to himself, and satisfaction to his
employer
His family being increased in the course of ten
years after his arrival by the birth Of three fine bows
all OF them now living the oldest being L. and the
youngest III years of age, Mr.. Wood found it neces
sary 10 endeavor to increase his income by some ex
ira exertions in the mode of getting livelihood
Accordingly he sent his daughter Sarah Anne To a
TO learn the business of cake baking. Being of a
naturally smart and active turn of mind, in a few
months this sweet girl had learned sufficient to ena-
bic her. with the assistance of her mother Ga quiet
patient, simpe-hcarted and industrious old ady) to
manage the cake baking and confectionery business
of small store, which her father opened in Sth
street, one door above the corner of Arch street.
This was about eleven years ago. About the same
period he set up small cake and fruit stand in the
lobby OF the Chestnut street theatre, the left hand
side, near the entrance des cending from the boxes TO
the pit. And there are many who must remember
Sarah Anne Wood then sweet, blooming and en-
gaging girl of III years of age, who with her ather
waited on the fashionable frequenter of that
and loungcrs in the lobby.
Ii was when she IL years old, that her minia-
ture was taken, of which the following is correct
copy. Her face round and FULL her features ra-
Their large for young girl, with very womanly APP
pearance, making her seem much older than she
ally was; her form stoutly proportioned, and
rather under than over the middle size.
She was proportional very much like Miss Poole,
Of the Park Theatre, though not tall so stout
Her nose was rather thick one, her mouth pleas
ing her eyes black and very beautiful and her hair
also black and worn plain, in the picture here
given Her eyes were generally cast down, and il
was difficult for stranger to catch glance Of
them The portrait here given, represents the pc
cular look she usually had in the store although in
wood-cut, IL IS Of course, impossible TO give her
occasionally animated expression OF countcnancc