The New York herald., 1878-03-25
FRANTIC WITH SORROW.

WOMAN JUMPS FROM A SLEEPING CAR WIN
DOW WHILE IT Is AT FULL sPEED-DEATH
OF HER HUSBAND EN- VOYAGE THE CAUSE OF
HER DESPERATION.
From the Cincinnati G zstte, March %.
ON the tram OF the Atlantic aud rcat Western Rail-
road that left this city Friday night OF last
was party route from Florida 10 Akron. 1t would
be hard 10 find sadder story than that which tho
presence OF this party calls up. In brief
II was this :-Ony a short tmc ago Mr. Philips ono
OF the leading citizens OF Akron ONO, proprietor OF
manila paper mauutactory in that place. suddenly
iound himself losing his hitherto excellent health.
Alarmed at this cnangc from health to debility he
consulted pnyscian, who told him his only hope
to go TO a warmer climate HIS mother and sister wore
opposed 10 the journey, as they thought him unable
endure rut he was Iuliy convinced OF the pro-
priety of the STEP aud went IA lew weeks ago to
Florida, accompanied by his wie. lhe journey pros
trated MN, and he teegraphed Tor the old family
ply sican to come 10 him. The physician went and
found Mr. philips apparently better, but dceply in
gong home 10 die. he ielt that he coud not
recover and his whole desire tU come nome and
die among his trends. The physician yicided 10 the
SICK mans earnest entredtcs and the lnree started
homeward. Mr. Phillips was buoyaut win hope at
the start and seemed better Tor while, but the
second morning he was dead, aud tue journey was
continued with the dead body GU tue tram HIS poor
wife was almost crazed She ielt that she would DO
blamed Tor having taken hi m home TO de, and
neared Cincnnati ner giie and dread oI the appre-
benoed blame that would fail ou her gave the physi-
can alarm. When the train left Cncinnau sue
seemed 10 calni and late night she retired
to ner berh Tue physican thought she would sleep
alter so much exhaustion. aud he, worn out with
much watching ana apxiety, went To sleep ~ berth
opposite -,
the PHI arose, aud TO his horror when he went
10 awaken Mrs. Philips, ioond her berth empty and
the window open search was miuo all through the
train, but she was nowhere 10 be Iound when tho
tram stopped at Akron the poor physician was almost
speecnless. How could no give 10 The s0rrowiDg
trends the dead body OF Mr. Philips, and toll thcm
that his wio had committed suicIdey
The telegraph uscd at once TO get tidngs OF the
missing woman, but II was several hours before any
response came, ana then II ced That the
woman lying ~ house In little village
some distance OF the railroad, not lar from Mans
field. train was chartered and friends has
toned to BRING her home. They found nor in bed,
CONSCIOUS, but almost exhausted. The people
said that she Knocked NJ their door little while be-
fore day light ana when they opened the door they
found her all covered with mud aud able tell her
name or an thing about herself They took her in
and kindly cared Tor her, but II was some hours be-
fore she became CONSCIOUS. Sho explained tnat alter
she went her Dcr,h she could not sleep She nualy
aud the feeling That sho was rapidly approaching her
home brought AN undennable aread and a powerful
impulse to escape IT, WIN Tins eciing she threw her
sell out OF window while the Train IN iuil mo-
ton. sne fortunately struck upon sandoaDk, and
was thus saved IRON immediate death as well as from
severe injury. How she wandered lar from tho
railroad ~ tue house where she was found she &C ud
not tei, and hard 10 tell now she iouud strength
Tor sucn a task IL was late In the afternoon wnen
special brought her 10 her home, where she
slu lies In . critical condition.