Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-05
MAY s. CO.,
DASHED TO DEATH.
Miss Louise Hawthorne Falls from a
Sixth story window In Chicago.

Miss Louise Hawthorne Falls from q
sixth story window in Chicago.
The Chicago Post, Of the 18th ult.,
says:
A terrible event took place at an early
hour this morning at the fremont House.
Miss Louise Hawthorne, a young and
beautiful actress, fell from the window Of
her room 10 the sixth story, and was in
stantly killed on the pavement below.
The death occurred about twenty min
utes of three. When some members Of
the Union Square Company passed her
apartments, shortly afterward, q light
was noticed over the door, and nothing
was heard until at a little before three,
when the bell ofNo. BIG, Miss H%awthornes
room, was rung in the Office, and Sam
Elias, a bell boy, was sent to answer it.
The room is on the sixth floor, facing a
hollow square in the center OF the build
ing. The boy knocked, and knocked
again, but there was no answer. He
waited, repeating the raps, and getting
no answer, went down to the Office and
reported. Mr.. Eldridge Immediately
went up stairs, and after receiving no
answer, turned the knob. The door was
unlocked, and he walked in. He hesi-
tated a moment, and then called out:
Miss Hawthornel' There was no
answer He called again. The two
windows we're open and the burners
we're all lighted. The covers of the bed
we're thrown back and the bed had been
lain upon. Again he called, and receiv-
ing nc answer, Immediately looked into
an adjoining small room. Not finding
any signs of her, he looked out of the
window. 1t was dark, and there was no
sound. Directly below the window
there is
CLEAR FALL OF SEVEN STORIES
to a paved opening between the walls Of
the building. The story abovethis open
ing is. roof with a sharp corner Of flag
ging. Stretching dag onally cross this
opening is a telegraph wire. But of this
Mr.. Eldridge could ser nothing in the
thick darkness. He Immediately has
tened to the rooms Of some Of the LADY,
friends, and reused them. Mrs. Wake
field and Mr.. James 0'Neill we're first al
the room, and, as by a common impulse
they pushed aside the lace curtains anC
tapestry about one Of the windows, anC
looked out. "She has fallen out Of thu
window" said Mr.. 0'Neili They quick.
|, ran down stairs, procured q dark lsnterI
and CROPPED through the basement to
door leading to the paved opening. Tn
door was locked, and it became necessar.
to 60 to another part OF the building
. where there was another door, to whicI
they had a key. The suspense Of th
friends, meantime, was agonizing. Tn
/. door was unlocked, the bulrs-eye of tn
+ dark lantern shot across the aperture
when the supposition of Mr.. ONeill be
8 came a horrible reality.
THE BODY OF A woMA
in a white wrapper, spattered with blood
lay on the ground. The face was bid
I den, the hands were pressed fatty on tn
+ tagging, and the long brown hal
streamed down the wrapper, and spread
ing over the head, covered from Sigh
the ~sickening spectacle underneath
Instantaneously the hands Of her friend
we're reached out, and she was lifted up
: On being raised, the head fell forward,
. bloody mass was brought to view, and
: dark red stream poured forth. Life ha,
fed. Death must have followed instantly
1t was of no use to call her, and tn
n words Miss Hawthorne" died on til
lips Of the searchers. They lifted u
the body, carried It in, and tenderly lai
6 it on the table. The gas was lit, an
o then tie full reality of the terrible dealt
e appeared. Miss Hawthorne, as it is wei
n remembered, was a lady Of marke
beauty, an oval face, handsome features
! and fine eyes. There was nothing Q
n these recognizable.