Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-07-14
SAD DEArn.-samuel Clarke. aged q

DAD DEATH.-odLuu0l OldlhC4 dSOO ri
years, well known salesman OF this city,
formerly with the popular clothing house
Of John w. Abby, died on Saturday alter
noon about o'clock from q fall received
under the most distressing circumstances.
A young man OF fine character, excellent
business capacity and great personal popu-
larity and with hardly a fault, he had
the fatal habit OF periodical frolics, and on
Saturday afternoon was laboring under a
delirium resulting from one of them. He
went over to the Lunatic Asylum with
little brother to see Dr.. Hamilton. one of
der the delusion that some persons were
pursuing him to kill him, and while talking
to Nelson Andrews, one of the attendants
about borro wing a pistol to shoot his pur-
suers, saw two men coming who he mistok
for them and tried to get under the bed
out of reach. A few minutes afterwards
he went up to the medical office and saw
Dr. Hamilton, who seeing Clarke's condi-
ton started to town to procure his arrest,
leaving him in his room. Clarke, after
the doctor left, sent his little. brother home
to tell his mother that he was gong to
stay all night. 1t is supposed that in
few minutes after the boys departure
young Clarke was again beset by the ter
rors of delirium and running up into the
Chapel Of the Asylum leaped from the win
dow, distance of thirty-two feet to the
ground. The back Of his head struck The
paved earth and the base of his skull was
crushed DR.. Fisher, one of the Asylum
physicians was called but the young man
only opened his eyes and shuddered and in
moment or two was dead. A july vas
summoned by Coroner Harlan, consisting
| Of VIM. B. Kayser, John B. Scherer, Jr.,
John B. Blackley, j. w. Abby and ". IL.
| Weller, rendered verdict in accordance
! with the facts. The body was frred to
the residence of his mother, LIS. Booth,
! and was buried on Sunday afternoon. Rev.
VIM. E. Baker preaching thfsermon.
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CHURCH NoTEs.-Sun9ty'sh greatly
diminished the ATTENDANCE at the churches.
At the Baptist church, RevilDr Manley,
| the pastor, who is stilllookidg badly from
AN attack of sickness preaehed morning
and night and at. the Asylqrnfn the after
| noon. At the Lutheran ahulch in conse-
gu ence of the Sickness of ReviMr, Hatch
| Ell, of the Theological Seminar, Who had
| engaged to fill tie pastors plac, there WAS
no preaching. 4 letter from Rey. Mr..
| Minnich, the pastor, from Philadelphia,
! says that he will engage q supply for his
| pulpit or come On himself mkt Sunday.
! AT the First Presbyterian curch there
was preaching in the mornig by Rev.
| VIM. E. Baker, the paste, who also
preached the funeral sermon { NJ. Sam1.
Clarke i'll the evening. The1 was no ser.
vice at night. There was sevice at the,
| Methodist church morning ad night by
| pastor, Rev. Dr. John S. MGtin. at the
| Episcopal church Rev. v. @. Hullihem
| preached morning and nigh. In his Ser
| mon at night he gave some wholesome asl-
| vice to those Christians wo are about
| visiting the gay scenes of the watering
| places. Next Sunday evening Rev. Mac
duff Simpson Of the ID Presbyterian church
| will preach to the young mn.