The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-05-04
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FOCAL MATTERS.

e. o,,r,nrxrr- Yesterday morning. ~ DAY
-, L..u..r A and O'Clock, Mr. Nathaniel
s.,.-,,u .r.,,vs of Baltimore, Nd, while laboring
~. d.l,r;um tremens, jumped from room IS
- ~. An storv of the City Hotel, facing Wall
&C., ,otbe ground, and was SO seriously wounded
hv Tho fall as to die In an hour and half after
making the awful leap. Waterman Warseman and
his pa rtner were standing near the spot on which
be fell at the time he Jumped out. In falling he
must have turned somerset and struck his heels
against Ia window, one of the panes of glass in
window directly under his room was broken. He
struck the ground feet rst rebounding and falling
with his head against the curb, iufiicting severe
cut on the temple. Both legs were broken, also
the left arm After being taken up, he lived as we
have already stated, hour and hall, but utterly
unconscious of any thing around him. DR. War
Ing stated that he had been attending Mr. NJ for two
or three days past-that on Monday he appeared
better, but was still very nervous. Monday even
ing he gave him potion to quiet his nerves and
induce sleep, and left him in bed The effect of the
potion wearing of by dawn, the awful state of mind
engendered by the "horrors," doubtless came upon
him and induced him to make his fearful leap
The furniture In the room was found pushed to
gether in the centre, and clear avenue made run
ming all around it. Mitchell was fully dressed a,
the time he jumped oat. An examination of some
papers in his trunk disclosed the fact that Mitchell
was, by profession, printer he went to Mex
leo frsm Baltimore and served during the war in
company of the second regiment U. s Artillery.
and that he Left Savannah Georgia, some few weeks
since, from whence he came to this city. He was
ohn1tQ sc II IL; Co.,
nate gentleman, We would further state some facts
which came to knowledge, viz: that he brous ht
letters of introduction from highly respectable per.
sons in Florida and Georgia TO gentlemen here
and that in manners, address and conversation, he
proved himself to be person of high refinement
and strong and cultivated intellect He was also q
practical and thorough business man, and had
travelled through almost every portion of North
America. But his last journey has been made
In the prime of life, with wide prospect of useful.
ness, he has suddenly been called to that 'bourne
from whence no traveller returns. A number of
Mr. Mitchell's fellow craftsmen made arrangements
for the suitable interment of his remains in the
shockoe Hill Burying Ground yesterday afternoon
They accordingly obtained the promise of Rev Mr.
Langhorne to deliver exhortaton over the body
AL tuc SuulCu, dh ClUCk, huO ~ OIuClalG
at the grave. At 4 o'clock the coffined remains
were in the church, with few, though not all, of
the members of the Typogr aphical Society, and
others who had promised to attend. Mr. L., on
seeing the few persons in attendance stated that he
had not time to wait and had other matters to at
tend to and left. Application was then made to
three other ministers, but two of them were absent
from their homes, and the third in attendance upon
dying wife, and their services could not be OBJ
tanned. few sympathisng strangers followed the
frendless traveller to his last resting place. and the
sad funeral notes were read by kind hearted and
unostentatious layman. Perhaps the humble cere-
mony was not frowned upon by Him who knoweth
the secret thoughts and yeth the hearts of all men
of every class and condition.
Coroner Wicker held an inquest over the body of
Mr. Mitchell yesterday morning, and the verdict
rendered by the jury was in accordance with the
facts already stated Every attention that could be
paid him was accorded during his sickness by the
courteous proprietors of the City Hotel