The New York herald., 1876-07-01
MISS HAwTHoRNE's DEATH.
SHE PALS PROM A SIXTH STORY WINDOW IN
CHICAGO AND Is INSTANTLY KILLED--GRAPHIc
sKEToH OF THE OCCURRENCE.

SHE PALS PROM SIXTH STORY WINDOW IN
CHICAGO AND Is INSTANTLY KILLED--GRAPHro
sKEToH OF THE OCCURRENCE.
From the Chicago Post and Mail, June %.
terrible event took place at early hour this
morning at the fremont House. Miss Louise Haw
thorne. young md beautiful actress, tell from the
window Of her sixth story, and in
stantIy killed on the pavement below The lady
well the CITY, and the sad affair has caused
the most widespread sympathy and grief She had
Just returned here from professional season in san
Francisco, and had played Al Mcvickcrs Theatre with
Mcssrs O'Neil and Crane tor week. where she was
nightly received with marks Of warmest regard She
had made preparations to journey East and was to
have started this morning her trunks being packed
and ncr railroad ticket bought
THs PARTICULARS or DEATH
will never be known, she having been alone in her
room the point OF retiring Before that time.
however she was surrounded by irenda II appears
that Miss hawthorne had passed the evening at Hoo
loy's where the Two Orphsns Is being played, leav-
ing the theatre the end OF the third act AT the
hotel she nad been IN constant attendance at the bed
side OF Miss Kate Grard the lady who plays Marianne
IN the piece AT hocleys ana who mas been IN ~ health
for lew days There were other trends 10 the ROOM
among these beng Mrs H. walheid, pr Nc
Arthur, M T. ". Eldridsc, OF the fremont,
Harrison and oiher mcmsers Of ,he Union
Square company. As The night advanced the company
Al 'ic before one she arranged The medicine or the
invalid otherwise making her comfortable, and ihen
bidding her good night ieIt for her own room
TIE DEATH
occurred about twenty minutes of three When some
members OF the Union square company passed her
apartments shortly aiierward, light Mas nouocd over
the door aud nothing was heard until little before
three The bell OF No Sl6 Miss Hawthone's ROOM was
rung in the oflice, Elias, bell boy,
answer il The room Is ON .lhs sixtn moor facing
hollow square in the centre OF The build
tnpro W. M mr. SXe He taa luef
and getting answer went down 10 the Office and re-
ported MI Eldridge Immediately went up stairs, aud
was unlocked and lie walked IN He hcsitated mo-
ment, and thea called out MISS Hawthorne /" there
answer he called aglin The two windows
were open, and the burners were all lighted ihe
OF the bed were thrown back and the bed had
been lam upon Again he called, and receiving no
answer Immediately looked 'ato an adjoining small
room Not finding any signs OF her he ookcu out of
the window. IL was dark, and there was no sound
Directly below the window there
PAIL SEVEN sroRIss
TO paved opening between the walls Of the build ng
Tho story above this opening Is roof with sharp
corner o Tagging stretching diagonaly across This
opening Is telegraph wire. But OF this Mr. Edrdge
could see nothing IN The thick darkness He imedi-
ately FASTENED 10 the rooms OF tue lady's
friends ana reused them Mrs Wakefield and Mr..
James ONeill first at the room, and as by
tapestry about one OF tho windows, ana looked OUT
.'She Iallcn Of the window, said Mr. U'Nehl.
They quickly down stairs, procured dark lantern.
and CROPPED through the basement, to door
leading TO the paved opening. The door
locked, and u became necessary to 60 another
part OF the building, where there another door
which they had key The suspense OF the friends,
meantime was agoniNng The door was unlocked, the
buzz OF the dark lantern shot ACROSS the aperture
when the supposton OF Mr. 0'Ncih became horrible
reality.
THg Ropy or WOMAN,
in white wrapper, spat,ered with blood, lay the
ground The lace was hidden, tho hands pressed
faty on the fags'ng and the long brown hair
strcamed down the wrapper and spreading the
head covered from sight the sckenins spectacle
underneath Instantansously the haIds OF her friends
oka
beng raised the head fell forward. bloody
mass brought to view, aud dark rcd stream
the instant was OF no use to call to her. and the
words "Mss Hawthorne died ON tho lips OF the
searchers rhey lifted up the body, carried il in aud
the full reality OF the terrible death appeared. Miss
Hawthorne, AS it is we'll remembered, was lady OF
arked beauty, an oval face an1solne features aud
fine eyes There
NOTHING or THESE RECOGNIZABLE
Water was brought and applied, when it was shown
that the right of The skull lctely smashed
in. Halt the forehead, the entire right eye, and,
deed, Il whole fourth section Of the skull was gone.
The opening largo that tho BRAN had slipped
away gaping emptiness was all that was ict oil what
short before had been beautiful. The search
ers strong men, but tho scene TOO much cr
them. They sank back horrihed. There then came
down several OF The friends OF the unfortunate lady,
Hawthorne stil wore light basque OF gray, trimmed
with large buttons OF silk but over this there was
loose and flowing wrapper OF fine cambria. The lall
and had ppea hs wp ne
sheets we're brought, the blood removed as far as
might be, and, covering the now cold frame with a
white cloth saddened company separated for the
night Few Of these retired and the dread event had
frightened sleep, and 1t was not until day had we'll
advanced that rest sought Mr.. Hooiey, who
was agent for Miss Hawthorne, was absent, and
Mr. @ Neil took charge of the affairs of the deceased
LADY ordering her trunks to be sealed and dcspatchng
one message 20 Mr. JORDAN, the undertaken, and tue
other to Mr.. George Morton Miss Hawtnornes hus-
band an actor New York whom she was 10 have
ned aud who will doubtless be here early hour.
| II Is aimost supcrfuous 10 dwell upon
| THE PKoPxss' AL LIFE or MISS HAWTHORNE
She had been the constant subject OF theatrical art
cles aud was well known and admired by the CON-
munlty. Her last notable appearance was as MRS
Scabright IN Tom Taylor's comedy OF 'The Overland
| Route play which had never before been gwen
| here and which she PLAYED with consummae
grace On her first appearance here after her return
ron California she laden with nowcrs aad covered
| with applause II Miss Hawthorne not great
actress she very good Possessed of earnest
ness intelligence a handsome presence and winning
manner, she naturally we'll endowed. She was al
aeou. twenty years ana ane fac ,, OF ntosrcss
The daughter OF Charles Hawthorne. a native Of Ire
land and East Indian by rearing, she came with HIM
to this country about ten during which time
he las been a painter at Mrs Dr.w's Arch Street
Theatre, in Philadelphia Miss Hawthorne mace
HER AMERICAN DEBUT
At Mrs Conway's Park Theatre, brooklyn, afterward
PLAYING at the Globe, on Broadway, IN New York.
From thence she went to Bidwells, IN New Orleans
playing there aud with the espearean Club during
The summer seasons. Aftcrward she lcadpg lady
at Fords Theatre, Baltimore. Later she paycc
leading parts professional tour with Mr. Lawrence
Barrett during which she showed such fitness fol
Shakcspcarean parts as TO attract marked attention
and an offer IRON Mr. Hooley as leading lad,
to the company he was thcn organizing. Sbl
PLAYED through years engagements here, when st
went. with the company to san Francisco under y
same management, and there had equal success St
was in her line OF business regarded OF 10
best in the country Her hvorite parts were Jult,
Pauline in the Lady OF Lyons; Portia, the ayr
chant of Venice, y and Marco in the Marble Heal
W hcthor in society plays or in the classic drama
SUE REMAEKABLE SUCCESS
In her death the American stage loses one IL duld
illy SPARE MISS Hawthorne had been slightly pnr
ing Yesterday and carried medicines prcscrbcdby a
San Francisco physician She had evidently bkcn
same OF this In the night had become worse pchaps
and needing assistance meant to send for n Nc
Arthur by the boil boy Sting on the low winJw sill
she lost her balance and tell out There fhcatc
perfume about the medicine she had taken, ID this
perfume still chung the this morning sfs eli
TO her shattered remains IN the dark cellar wife they