The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-07
WEARY OF THE WORLD.
A Young Lady Attempts to Drown Her
self from a Jersey City Ferry Boat.
IS IT THE OLD, OLD STORY !?
Her Identity Established by the Shield Of the
College at Which She Graduated.

COllesc al Which She Graduated.
Yesterday the suicide manla which would seem
to have latterly taken as firm o hold of the Ameri
can people as 1t once did the French developed
itself in most pitable case on the west side OF the
town.
About ten O'Clock yesterday morning ON
Thomas, OF the Twenty-seventh precinct, was on
duty on West street near the Jersey City ferry at
the foot of COrtandt street. The onlcer's attention
was attracted at that hour to the strange de-
meanOr Of
WELL DRESSED YOUNG LADY,
who crossed from Cortlandt street TO the ferry
house az he passed by. She was dressed In q
fashionably cut travelling suit OF dark material
and carried a small satchel in her hand. She had
all the appearance OF o stranger to the city, and
the ofcer at first thought that she was on her way
to one OF the railroad depots at the Jersey side.
His attention was at first attracted to her by the
fact that, after crossing West street to the ferry
house, she recr0seed to the sidewalk and looked up
at the houses and up and down the street
INA WILD, UNSETTLED WAY.
The officer was about to accOst her and ask her
II she wished to be directed, when she crossed the
street for the third time and entered the ferry
house, where he lost sight OF her. A few minutes
after she disappeared the officers attention
was again attracted to loud shout from the ferry
house.
The lady whose mysterious movements had first
caught his eye had gone on board the ferry boat
and waited quietly at the entrance to the ladies'
cabin until the boat had begun to move from the
dock 1t had hardly cleared from the pier edge
when
SHE JUMPED OVERHEARD.
When Oilcer Thomas reached the end OF the pier
she was struggling in the water, while the horror
stricken passengers crowded to the side OF the
boat , and watched her struggles, though no one
o1icer, without waiting to divest himself even Of
his coat, bravely jumped In and caught the girl by
the hair as she was abont sinking, apparently ex.
hausted by her frantic efforts to Keep anoat. by
the aid OF those on the boat and on the pier the
two were
BROUGHT ON SHORE,
the brave ofilcer little the worse for his bath.
messenger was sent to the Twentyseventh pre-
cinct station house In Church street for stretcher
and the poor lady was removed there in an insen-
sble condition, an immense crowd following She
manned in an unconscious condition until the usual
restOratives were applied at the station house.
When she recovered her senses her first exclama-
ton was
ION, MY POOR MoTHER!''
she then relapsed into series OF fainting ats and
effect of the shock before the ambulance which had
been sent for to Centre street Hospital could arrive
Notice was sent, however, that the case was an
geon, hurried TO the station house at the top Of his
speed She became conscious soon after his arrival,
whether she had any relatives In New York she
stated that her mother resided in this city and that
she resided with her uncle, Mr.. Simpson, who was
builder on Ninth avenue. She Immediately how
APPEARED TO REGRET
having given this much information, and steadily
refused to give her OWL name. When she arrived
at the hospital she was again unconscious and it
had collected outside the hospital when her mani
mate form, with her clothes still dripping,
ricd rom the ambulance by Warden Brown and
o' VI MS HEN ploonrss ya supposed rom
that she was dead. 1t was some time before she
fused to give the niatron, Mrs. Brown, her name,
or ten anything about herself On her person the
an FOUND gold Watch and an ss
large gold Shield, upon the front OF which was
found the following Inscription, which established
the poor lady's IDENTIFY
! Mis-. h aTfzar sslsH2rsoS, !
1 for merit
! English Composition.
Washington business College
intervals Of Snrny the day veg
,erday she made partial statement 20 Mr.. Brown,
though she refused TO give her name, and is yet
ignorant that II has been discovered by
THE TELL-TALE SHIELD.
Her frst exclamation In the hospital vast.
he os to t o When he On Ssa any father what VIII
The matron asked her why she wished to take
her own life away, and she answered.
"Oh, have shamed my poor father In his old
age"
Mrs Brown then asked her II her father or mother
Mdc ilNlH sue silu tnat her mother living
in New York. and that her mother had brought her
~ TO this city from Washington two weeks ago.
Sue auued ,iias so gas sess",or IN one Of the public
schools In Washington. During the evening she
ravcd about her family and some terrible trouble
that was expressing herself and the effect her dis
grace would have on
"liER POOR BROTHER CHARLEY"
When the HERALD reporter visited the hospital
ut late hour last night she still In critical
condition from the shock, and appeared to be wan
dering I'm her mind She tossed uneasy from
side TO side on the bed and raved in q pitiable way
about her family. The surgeon could give no
opinion as to her case While her mind continues
deranged, but it Is probable that the effect OF the
shock will prove fatal.
In an interval OF Consciousness she informed the
matron that she was the eldest Of i've sisters and
was only twenty-thrce years OF age herself She
had been sunday school teacher, but
HAD FALLEN AWAY
unknown TO her friends. She could no longer hide
her disgrace from her friends, she said, and she
wished TO end her life. She did not care to be
disgrace to any one, and had tried to end her life
time. The fnatrOn, with a wOman's instinct. asked
her II she had not been disappointed In love, or
"wAsST THERE SOME GENTLEMAN
for whom she cared in Washington who had treated
her badly ~ -
Covering up her eyes, she replied:-
"Oh, no; he was true. 1t Is who have been
false. have been bad and no one knew II, and
could conceal IL no longer"
The lady has large blue eyes and mild prepos-
sessing face She looks even younger than she
really fs.
THE FIRE AND POLICE OFFICIALS Diff.
GUILTY.
CHIEF Engineer Nevins' Defence I'm Re-