Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-10-15

The Sdr Is mOrallzlng on the sad story OF
Alice Oswald, an American girl, who recently
committed suicide by jumping from London
bridge into the Thames.
Alice lit seems) had been brought from the
United States by an Individual styling herself
d lady, to serve her Us nursery gOYCTness In
o house at Wick, In Scotland. They went TO
Scotland together; a few weeks elapsed, aud,
without a reason assigned, the new gOveTness
was discharged, receiving the exact dole due
"a pnltry sum, barely sufficient for her re-
turn to London. She did exc 1t out for that
purpose, and on arriving, a stranger In a
strange land, had five shillings left wherewith
to face the world. Alice, unknown, friendless,
solitary, reached the metropolis with her two
half-CrOwns, aud three thousand miles from
home. Daily she sought some engagement;
nightly she starved on some wTetched scrap
sOOu all was gone there then remained the
triple NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., suicide, Or-the
streets. In a letter found upon her person she
says 81 cannot tread the paths OF sin, for
my dead mother will be watching me. Alone
In London, not penny or friend to advise
or lend q helping hand tired and weary with
looking for something TO do falling In every
way fOUtsOrc and heart-weary, prefer death
to the dawn Of another wrotChed morning."
And 50 she sought the bed OF waters, end all
efforts are vain 10 save her,
The Star has no doubt that there are many
such cases In New York as well Us in London,
and an appeal here Is made 10 Christian men
and women not to be afraid to take them by
the hand "a hand laid iu hers might have
saved her; she might have been saved by u
| single kindly word.
Tue London Telegraph Gays;
Yesterday morning, about | |, the waiting
rooms OF the private departure station of the
Metropolis Company, ut Westminster Bridge
road, Witnessed Ru assemblage of ladies un-
mistakahly American, and outside tue sta
| ton, stretching across the road, stood q
| crowd Of people also expecting the arrival Of
hearsc bearing all that was mortal of Alice
| Blanche Oswald, the young woman who
| drowned herscllnt Waterloo Bridge on the
| 9Th instant, under circumstances already IA
miliaT 10 our readers. The colin, however,
had been brought to the station In hearse,
| followed by one mourning coach, early In
the morning, and had rested temporarily al
the station until the time for removal to the
| train.
Miss Oswald's coffin was to he taken from
the carriage into tue church and there, In
the presence Of about fifty people, chiefly fe-
males, Rev. lilo ace Roberts read the burial
service with affecting sOlemnlty. There were
few fearless eyes among the English and
| American ladies present, and expressions Ol
sorrow were even more obvious when the
procession, headed by Mr. Roberts, left the
church on Its way to the grave, which Is Ia
the Church OF England ground, ut the south
west Of the cemetery. In the procession
Miss Stride, the superintendent Of the Home
for Women, llar street, Bloomsbury, walked
next after tue collin, accompanied by Rev
Charles d. Gibson, clergyman OF the Churcl
| of England, Then came number OF Amer
lean aud English ladies, among them Mrs
Henry Altman, Of New York Mrs. f. A
| Callahan, of Brooklyn, New York, and Corn
hill, London, Mrs. Estelle Anna Lewis
"Stella'-Mlss NOller, Mrs. Tribe, and seve
raj others. The freehold Of the grave hai
been purchased by Miss Stride, who Is receiy
ing subscriptions for its cost, us well "a fol
the erection OF tombstone at It's head. Tn,
body was inClOsed In two cOtilus-the innel
being Of pine and the external one Of pol
ishcd elm. Its OrnamentatlOn was Of the Elm
plest kind-baUk studs and black plat
with tile inscription, "Allce Blanche Oswald
Died 9Th September 1872. Aged 20 years.
Rev. II, Roberts having finished the burlA
service amid the deep emotion of the com
paUy, the collin was lowered.
Service over, Mr. Roberts addressed few
words to those who stood around. The rev
ereud gentleman said no doubt 1t was u mat
ter Of deep regret that In u country mkt
England, well known for LIS generosity, be-
neVulence, aud the Christian charity and phi
laulhrUpy Of lts Inhabitants, the existence d
tTendless stranger coming u our shore,
without friend, without hand TO help, with
out word " guide, should not have beer
known. still, with all the. 0 deep aud regret
iul reflections, there was linked one Joy fOI
this Christian cOnutry-lhat their poor slstel
who had iust been consigned 10 the earth had
preferred the dark shadow Of death 10 tina
glitter for time which ended In everlasting
gloom. lie prayed that this caso might seryl
a. q momentO to the English people and /
warning ~ them ~ we'll that there exists nj
home for strangers In London. He close
with an earnest aud touching appeal for the
establishment Of such u home rs the bes
method OF turning the sad occasion TO adj
vantage.