Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1852-03-09

MYSTERIOUS OCCURRENCE. An occurrence
OF somewhat mysterious and melancholy char
acter recently took place al ii hotel in New York
city, the particulars Of which have come 10 the
writer s knowedge and are as foows:- Some
I slk weeks since, lady look rooms at the hotel
\ oSlore a'iuael 10; she was young and beautiful,
/ and FROM her manner aud genteel appearance,
Inadvertently been used to refined society. She
was without companions or attendants of any
KIND, and from the moment she entered the hotel.
seemed to prefer the retirement of her own room
seeking the acquaintance Of no one, and taxi
lug her meals In her private apartment
during The hrst few days of her residence
there, gentleman, apparently stranger, and of
prepossessng appearance, called To see her upon
TWO separate occasions, and was admitted to her
room; since which lime nothing has been seen or
heard from him. Matters went on this way for
several days, when the lady complained 10 the
MO attended her, Of being very i'll, and request
ed nm to procure her physician, who when he
came, pronounced the disease to be fever and
ague, aud prescribed accordingly. She. howey-
err refused to take any medicine whatever. and
continued 10 grow worse daily. Suffering fas
she informed the wrter,) from burning fever.
sae ordered basin OF ice-waer, with which, it
appears, she bathed herself ireely This treat
ment, as might be expected, brought on infam-
nation OF the lungs, from which she never recoy-
cred, but sunk gradually into that s'seep that
knows no wakine''
For several days previous to her death. she was
attended by lady resident Of the same hotel,
who, learning the peculiar circumstances Of The
case, volunteered her services, and continued al
most day and night TO watch the pillow of the
aying stranger, until she finally closed her ewes
~ uealn, 10 lhs lady the unhappy woman re-
vealed the story of her life, under sacred prom
lse never TO divulge it, beyond that she was the
daughter of Judge, resident on Long Island, N.
T., and that her husband was wealthy, and held
nigh Official station under the government at
washington. She also stated that she had no
wish to live longer in the world, but preferred
death, and continued TO refuse anv medicine Of
Tered her to the last She had ample means in
her possession, and made all the necessary appro-
pratIons for her funeral expenses that
she might be laid out in rich cashmere dress
which she ordered to be purchased for the pur-
pose, and that her body might be deposited in
Greenwood Cemetery.
few hours before her death, she took from
her fingers several valuable rings, wept over then.
for moment, and then handed themt to the LADY,
who had evinced so much kindness towards her.
remarklng that they were inexpressibly dear to
her, but that she had no further use for them
now, and begged their acceptance as a token of
remembrance
After her death, an advertisement was inserted
IN several of the city papers, stating the facts in
order that her friends might have an opportunity
to claim her remains. On the day appointed for
the funeral, two gentlemen called at the hotel
and requested to see the body; their request was
complied with, and upon viewing the features of
the deceased they burst into tears, and acknowl-
edged themselves-one to be an uncle, and the
other an only brother, whose feelings on the oc-
cason can be better imagined than described.
Her death has probably drawn veil over scene
of seduction and desertion, the particulars of
which may never be made public. Brooklyn
Daily .adrertiser.