The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-31
MRS. SCIIMIDT'S DELIRlUM.
HER dTuLEsS UINDERTNGS ar MID
NIGHT ~ 4 RiTN STORM.
Found Dead In n Lonely staten Island Road,
Nine Miles from Home. Bcnutii"i "s In
Lifetime story Told by her Ir ashland,

Nine Miies from Home. Bcautinhi ns In
Iire-The story Told by her Isa-band,
Persons journeying alonS the highway,
southwest Of Richmor.i village. Staten Island.
early on last SATURDAY morning. discovered the
body Of u beautiful woman stretched in tho
road. Tho garb was that Of II person In good
circumstances and Of refinement On the
fingers were jewels. and in her ears were garnet
rings She had neither hat nor shoes. and her
clothes were saturated with water Her long
long hair. unbound fell over the stones and
gravel Il the road. The body was Mt once taken
to the ofllcc Of Mr. Garrison !s Hrrsh Kills md
there it lay all day. An inquest WIS held 10y
Coroner II crvcy. but II was not known who the
woman was until evening. at which time MIR.
Christian A. Schmidt Of Stapleton arrived at
f." hamlet and said that II was the body Of his
wife. Sha was Mt once taken to his home.
A reporter ic,r The sun saw Mr.. Schmidt in
his beautiful cottage. ~ Smiths terrncc. ycster-
day. Mr.. Schmidt had ju.t returned from the
burial Of his wife. and no was .roslrated with
grief Said he:
AN day on Wednesday and Thursii9y my
wife worked hard in the house and in the gar
dcn and on Friday, Just at nlghtfall, she was
almost prostrntcd with the heat and her fatigue.
She acted strangely as she entered tho house.
and went from room to room. She said little, hut
| often complained of her head. md frequently
returned from my oillce in Ncw York.
ut about or O'Clock. found her upon her
qS and as Rncw W.T. tat stc iaa takcn n', no food
/ told her that she must com" down stairs anu
| eat sOmething. She would not consent 10 do 80.
Iiii iyinr T upon ~ her ,i bed. When / turned She
stood, IN dripping garments in the centre
had stepped out upon the balcony.
! L had L.cn raining in torrents. the, sky was
the polting food until she had hnen drenchcd
through and through. Then she had gone in
new suit when | found her. | asked ncr
wher, she had been. and she answered
wildly. - Oh. I've been out on the balronyi
could not stay in this hot chamber"
Then | laid her gently in bed ana PLACED 2
said, Don't pui too muny clothes over me. |
| am too warm I'm n i'w minutes nf"rwurd
She looked up nnd said with SILVER. civ, mo
must he worry rod.' In i"w moments She
fen asleep. The storm still RACED hrrcly
Ii u.ht that | would wait until morning be-
fore | sent for physician. ~ "" hhN" nlway :
lives in Fifty nth street. New York. and WIS
the only medical man vi ,ronii surgs- iully
! cavg her % glass 81 lemonade. ani whrn sle
vs. sleeping -oundly went into the adjoining
chamber ani -u down to read. she was
no icar inat Der sio'p would not ia-i t.ll morn
won't again % her lc04.dr. She sept :. ulliIv.
bed awoke at about or o'gio' X and
" ut at once TO Ia" rhamh'r - my wi'';
over IN, whole upper unri of the house and
the basement. l could not find her. The room
drawn Everything was quiet and disturbed,
| kn " not what 10 10. | run t. the ons"mehl
In. sidewalks. but saw nothing of her. | al k,d
every on" whom met whether they hai srcn Z