Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-08
WEARY OF TuE wonLD.

DFown Herself rrssl a JsEusy cav FsFry
nsat-Ia u the Old, Old aterEy
Yesterday the sulcidS mania, which would
seem TO have Iattsrly taken a. arm hold Of
the American people As II once DID on the
French, developed ITSELF Ia = most pitiabls ease
on the west side Of the town.
About 10 O'Clock yesterday morning omcer
IsC gn,, ~ W. We, .Tr! w., NV
Ferry, At the foot u Cottlandt street The
otlcers attention was attracted at that hour 70
the strange demeanor Of
WE'LL DRESSED YOUNG LADY,
who crossed from Cortlapdt street 70 the Terry.
house A. he passed BY. She yas dressed IN
fashlonably cut travelling suit Of dark material,
and carried q small satchel In her hand She
had ali the appearance OF q stranger 10 the city,
and tho oincer at hTst thought that she was on
her way 10 one Of tho railroad depols At the
tracted to her BY the fact that, Aftsr crossing
West street 10 the ferry. house, she Tecrosaed 70
the sidewalk and looked up at the houses aud
INA WILD, uHsE TILED wAV.
The ofhccr was about 70 asoost her and Ssh
her " she wished 70 be directed when she
crossed the street for the third time and entered
few miRulos after she dlsAppeatod the onaosF's
attention was again attracted by a loud shout
from the lerry. house
Tho lady whose mysterious movements had
nrsl caught bis eye bal gone on board the ieTfy
boat and waited quietly AZ the entrance TO the
ladies' cabin until the boat had begun 10 move
from the dock. IL bad hardly cleared IRON the
BHE JUMPED ovHRRoARD.
whom Ofloer Thomas reached the end Of the
pier she was strusBling IN the water, Wills The
horror stricken passengers crowded 70 the side
Of tho boat and watched her struggles, though
no one was brayp enough 10 plunge In alter her.
The oiicor, without valunE 70 dlvest himself
ne iii d by the hair Is iSs aSs about snS2SE
apparently exhausted BY her frantic efforts TO
keep AhoaL by the aid OF those on the boat
and on the pier the two were,
The brave ofhcer little the worse Tor his bath. A
messenger NAa sent 70 the TWonty-seVenth pre-
elnot stauOn.house In Church street tOr
spetoher, and the poor lady IVES removed there
70 an insensi6le condition, a. immense cIeyd
following She had tainted after being brought
on shore and remained In an unconsoi0us oondi
lon until the usual restoratiyes we're applied ~
the station: house. When she recovered her
senses her nrst exclamation vas
"oH, MI PooR NorHERm
she then rolapsel lnlo series o. Ialhung MS
the etleot Of tho shock before the ambulance
tai could arrive. Notice was sent, however, that
ne case vas an urEont one, and ". Ama6le,
NE ambulance surgeon, hurIicd 70 ne station
mouse A. the top o. hls speed She Deotne eon-
scloui soon alter MS arrival, and In reply 70
question from W, hmAbllo a. 70 Nhethet she
hsa any relatives n ~, MY iorh she ssa,ei mat
sided with hsr uncle, MT simpson, who was =
pulldor on Nlhth avenue She immouiatey,
however,
APPEARED TO Rkahef
having given THIS much Information, ADD steal
~ refused 70 give her oSn name, Mhen sne
ALriNed At inc hospltAi sue Was again upeon'
soious, and u was feared IN q DYING oondltion;
larSe oroN1 hal ooneeteI 2ntsiie me hosp ,,,
snen net lnAhlmAte ioinl, WIN heI Sto,hes SUI
dripping, was carried from the ambulance BY
WarIen broNn ind one o' MS Rseietan's' bN-
eryoody supposed rom . ... ...
hHR hLooDLEhs fAoE
TINT she was dead, IL was some time DolOre Bho
came 70 oOnsclonsnessi and Nheh she ula she re-
fused 70 give the marion, MIS-. btowni per
name, q tell anything about hefsen. IN her
person the matTOn found valuable gold watch
and an elegantWrought chain; Appended 70
me lalter Nas lAIge EOiu tnlel1, upon the
front Of which was iOunL the following inlctip,
Won, when estaoll,ned the poor la1y . ldenuty
ANerded 70 Miss Eula Simpson iOr merit ~
bugnsh composition IN 1871. Warrington busi-
ness college"
Al Intervals OF consciousness during the day
Yesterday she made partial statement 70 MI
BroWn, thouEh sue REUSED W give net name,
and "a yet Ignorant that u mas been discovered
THE TELL-TALn sHiELD;
Her hrst exclamation In the hospital was
ION, my mother! On, my poor father, what
viii no say 70 thls Wnen ne hoara "
The matron askol her why she Wishod 70 take
her own l!fo away, and she answered;
I'm, nave shamod my poor iAther in MS old
age
Mrn. Brown then asked her y her father OF
mother Eas living, and she SAID That her mother
was living IN New YORK, and That het mother
had brought her 90 TO this city from washing