The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-01
A HAT AND UMBRELLA.

REMARKABLE RESEMBLANCE BETWEEN TWO
SUPPOSED CASES OF sRLF-DEsrHucTIoN-
PECULIAR DROWNING. ATTRACTIONS OF FORT
WASHINGTON POINT.
Tuesday afternoon, at about I'VE o'clock, whom
man named John O'Con nor, resident OF Fort ash
ington returned to boat OF his which he had tied 10
o small cedar tree In the morning at Fort Washing
ton Point, he found lying inside il q mans hat and
umbrella. The day had been rainy but the alter
noon was dry and the umbrella was vet only
on the neither sde whore It lay In a slight collection
OF rain water that had gathered in the boat When
opened 1t made plain that the article had been
used that day BY whoever was It's owner. It was .
large and much faded cotton umbrellas, worth when
now, according to the present standard OF
prices, about 81. On German silver plate
fastened to the handle was Inscribed the
name "E. Buckstsin," done with pin and by
steady hand, tho letters being AMI well formed
INSIDE the bat, which was OF hard felt with high
round crown, wore found, marked with pen the
the white silk lining, the initials "E B." The name
Of the maker was printed. ''Forbes, halter, 533
Broadway, Prescott House." and the size of the hat
was given az ~. 0'Connor, puzzled at
anding such unexpected articles IN his
boat, handed them over to two young
lads, Charley Cnalfn OF Coiouei Chalfn. Of the
United States Army, living at Fort Wash ington and
Whe Stewart 10 take them TO the Thirty -second
precinct station house aud inform the police Cap
tain Steers OF Tho precinct went carefully over them
looked into The directory to nud corresponding
name there Tor The one On the umbrella aud failed
fnd II. and after some thought over the matter
camo ny from New York deliberately Tor tue purpose
Tor no one OF anything like the same name known
10 be resident OF tue district. He detailed several
officers TO have look out along the river side any
body that might DC discovered In the water, but mono
was seen nor met with ali day nor evening.
CURIOUS CoINcIDESCE.
1t Is singular coincidence That tho nat and um-
breila, and these alone, OF Mrs. wertheimer's,
found in exactly tho same place some weeks ago. In
the middle part OF June, ana the police framed then
as they do now in this instance, the theory that it
Was n case OF suicide. 1t has long since been oh.
served that when q particular form ana place have
been selected for the commission OF sui
eide BY any one person. such form and
bent on making away with themselves. When PARK.
insou threw himself from the top OF the Mon in
London 1t revelation TO the minds vi those
SUICIDAL intent bent, ana he had no many copyists
that the authorities were compelled 70 PUT strong
iron cnge At the top oil tho column to prevent any
further Violations OF the canon "'sainst self.
slaughter" IN that especial quarter Assuming 1t was
OF Mrs. werthemer appear remarkable. She, too
loft only her hat and umbrella behind.
THE SUICIDES IDENTITY.
Mr. John DuggaD, resident OF Fort Washington,
said I'll was standing on the platform OF the Fort
Washington station on TUESDAY when The twsnl. -avo
minutes past ten A. NJ train arrived, passenger
came up 10 me and asked where was Fort Washington
Point. told INN II he turned the left, past the
station masters house, and went by path over the
rocks he would ind himself there IN short time.
wondered ~ The time because II was raining,
what the man could want out thsre, and though 10
had an umbrella In MS hand he never opened it
noticed, too that his beard wanted shaving and ha,
his eyes had queer glimmer, ike fellow in the i'm
jams; but no looked respectable. though he was
scsdy and he may have been forty years old about
there. He had rather hooked nose and black
hair and he talked with Dutch accent walked
win him short distance from the station to show
him the path 10 tho point az he was nervous ana
| brella you'll need II out there. No. said heel
won't need II long; goodby;" aud away he went, ana
eccentric fellow from New York, where all tho
strange nsn como IRON. until to-day when heard Of
tho discovery Of the hat ana umbrella, and now
satisfied thar must have been tho chap that owned
them and that ne was on hM,wsy TO coumt suicide -
Fort Warrington Point Is the terminus OF shelv-
ing Of rock coming down from the high ridge OF
the island, and the part 10 the vest Of the railroad
is covered with trees and verdure Thero 10 deep
pass BY shs name Of coves lnImany OF these a per.
sou so inclined drown himself with more com ort
and seciusion anywhere else around the isa nd
Horny wilkes the ooored who was under m ost
unwarrantabie suspicion Of having made away with
the point and spends his time mostly fishing In the
| creeks He mad neither seen nor heard Of any body
.drowning hisssf thar Golly, dts is spIendiierous
drownn' o. deInsels dey'il frehten sbsry bite a
can gu. got ID trouble bots bout dat las o.
any more"
NO BUoKsrEiy KNOWN
Inquiries mado among the German residents
In the vicinity OF Tenth avenue and High
Bridge and lar east Eighth avenue failed as-
cover any Information about the ndivldnal
One oo German woman said:-"Dere vas a
men here some years ago, iacoo Btchstsin vas
his He kept druck garden, und
he want 10 shermaDy, but he man 10 do do
ding you say" Captain Steers Of the rhirtysecond
precinct, who has q long experience IN this line OF
mysteries, II probably nearest the marx in saying
. case Of suicide psrpetrated by somebody from
New York who had Grown desperate and tired OF lie
No came yesterday to tho station to identify the
hat or umbrellas but thoy viii be kept on hand Tor In
spection for an in dennts period