The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-25

4 WELL KNOWN spoRTfNo NAN JUMPS FROM
FOURTH STORY WINDOW IN A HOrYI-P0sf-
MORTEx EXAMINATION, ETC.
An occurrence giving rise TO much comment in the
upper portion NJ the city, transpred last Sunday
ing ut the Union Place Hotel corner Of Broadway and
Fourteenth street. and sh opposite Union square BE-
and eleven O'Clock well known 10 sport
ing circles. named Edward Andrews, jumped from the
window Of his room the Broadway side OF the fourth
story while a delrious state OF mind, and striking
the roof Of the balcony, prccpitated thence to
the marble pavement below, snn,rng OF course fright
fu contusons The scnsecss body was at once removed
to his room by some guests Of the house who sit
ting on the portico front Of the building Mr. Flynn
one OF the proprietors at summoned Or. Henry
A. Daniels fortunately residing close by. at No Union
square Mr. Henry Ad rcws, n brother II the injured
man. who was stopping ut the Lsfarge House. also
sent for by hotel officers and he together with Dr.
Daniels, was In few minutes on hand
The only visible injuries slight superficial out,
about inch long the left eye fracture If the two
bones OF the lett wrist and confusion over tho lott hip
the body and administered little opium, despatched
messenger for Mr. Andrews family MUSICIAN Dr. New
by 160w Sixteenth street. who at hafpas' eeven
arrived in company with DR. Bone, consulting physi-
clan Dr. Andrews resigned the 10 Dr. Nowby, aud
Iaborne and congestion Of the ies lung The action Of
the heart Ia the meantime had been htfu and STRANGELY
suu,ultuous, striking with vchcmence three or four
| rapidity and loudness.
The wound bcng dressed the patient oravcd excisedy
| for stimuants, which were given On Monday he wns
again visited twice by DR. Newly, but hs condition
hopeess and At four O'Clock in the afternoon he died
With the consen OF the wife and brother of deceased
nos, .morts m examination held upon the body by
hrs. Newly Daniels and Bone. One rib was broken
Short kidney, lung and heart much coagulsted end an
| Immense exravasation Of blood the hauncb bone
The body much ruptured internally by tho fall M
| being very heavy man. He weighed SONS two hun
drci and nfty pounds A. two O'Clock Tuesday the re
mains were taken Greenwood and placed IN the rcc w.
ing vault there Next Sunday the funeral viii take
place and the body be- inferred according to the cesemo
| MES " the Masonic fraternity.
| n appears the deceased wa subject TO ateaeks o.
mental abstraction, and for weeks before his death
would III for hours BY the window gazing out IN the no
ann This It is Thought produced last wock congestion
az the brain and for many days he quite derous
rsving and acting - n In delrum tremens OF thi
disease did have attack two years o, but has
been drinking much OF late The visitation which ha
proved fatal, II Is thoueht, may have been pro
NOTED by quantity Of brandy taken last week Will
233 Broadway, aifable ana quite munifcent an
| was a good deal OF favorite IN the social circle
He Is very we'll connected in this city and In New Eni
land and his friends DESTROYS n possible 10 witt
hold from publicity The deporabe matters connccte
with his death The occurrence Of course created col
siderable commoton In the locality; but the "myster
ous and sensational aspect impaired TO the matter
the evening papers was entirely gratuitous ana appeart
ludicrous " those who knew the real facts
II n said that i've members OF Mr. Andrews fami
have died In August, and that he called II the fat
month, believing that no himself would do this year
! J asxt