The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-13
A FATHERS GREAT GRIEF.
nm uR S4MMIS'S VISIT TO THE ROOM
uuERE ms DfTGH TER LAY DEAD.
Mr.. Buracr, the Midwife. and Young Frnnk

a.
Young Girrs Ruin aud Untimeiy Death.
Miss Cora Samms, who died in tho house
Mrs. Burger lGl East Twenty seventh street.
an Tuesday evening, wus the daughter of MIR.
u.nrvS Sammis. q coal and lumber dealer OF
N.-hport Long Island. She was % years old.
She had iuxuriant dark brown hair. and was
one Of the prettest ms we'll as one OF the most
cxcnpary girls in the village She had beOn
carefully educated. Those who saw her during
the painful scenes tnat preceded her death
could not help noticing the cultivation shown
in her language and manner. Sho was mem-
hcr Of the village Methodist church and
teacher in its sunday school. " She was the last
eri in the village" said resident Of North
port yesterday. that l would have supposed
could,be tempted"
Northport is four miles from Huntington.
and Cora 1t is said. wns related to the Sammis
family Of that place. Three years ago Frank
C5sgrove spent his summer vacation in the viii
lagc. He is light-compexioned. pleasant
faced young man Of 81. and is engaged In the
coopcragc business nj Burling slip. While in
Northport he boarded at the house OF Mrs.
Reilly. He went TO the village well recon-
mendcd. and not tong aiterward was intro
duced to Cora. Thereafter he spent every sum
mcr in Northport. and since a year ago he
has visited the place about once
month. Cora told her mother that Frank
had engaged himself to her. and II
was understood that they we're to have been
married this winter. Tho marriage. however.
was postponed 10y his request He used 10 90
to Northport on Saturday and remain over Sun
day. On invitation Of Cora's father. he usually
stayed at that gentemans house Saturday and
Sunday nights IIc was well Understood by the
family and throughout the village as Cora's ac-
ceptcd suitor
Last November Miss Sammis went to Brook
lyn to visit her aunt. While on this visit she
snont much Of her time in Cosgrove's society,
and /, is to this visit indirectly that her parents
attribute her shame and death. She gave no
intimation by her demeanor on her return
home that she was mentally troubled. md moth
Ing was suspected when a short time ago she
announced her intention TO make another visit
10 her aunt
Three weeks ago young Cosgrove visited
North port. and on his return was accompanied
by Mr.. Sammis. The two were TO separate on
heir arrival at Peck slip, but Frank persuaded
father. \ cousin of Cora. who is an officer in
thr Forty-seycnth Regiment. Brooklyn. sent an
nyttion 70 nrr ahI SosirU'e so nSs w
The invitation was not accepted IL was on that
evening that Cosgroyc took her to Mrs.
Burgers house. The malrractice was COM
mittrd two hours after she arrived al the house.
Toward the close Of last week sne began to sink
rapidly. CosgroVs was very attentive II Is said.
sitting up with her night after night. On Non
day he became 50 much alarmed about her con-
diti6n that he went 10 DR.. Whitehead. who all
verti,es himself as professor Of midwifery.
and offered him 500 ifhe would take charc" "
The case Dr. Whitehead went to the house.
aud at once saw that the girl could not live.
Puerpera Inflammation was raging.
DR.. whitehead refused the tee and LETT the
1ouse. Unknown TO Cosgrove or Mrs. Burger.
Pc reported th" case TO Inspector Murray, The
Inspector called Coroner Flanagan to his aid.
DR.. Whitehead should revisit the dying girl.
and should introduce Dr. Miller. the Deputy
S2rognler a1 consuinE phyy'iINig9. pII Dr.
ger. IN which sne sne explicitly told him him
part she hal taken in il, Then he asked her to
leave tho room. rs II from motives OF dclicAry.
H. locked the door. and then he and DR.. White
head learned the girls story from her own lips.
She was Informed that she was going to die.
and her words were taken down Ms an anto-
rest. but Notwithstanding the administration OF
frequent small doses Of iced brandy she was
unable TO sign her name TO the statement at
the close. The poor girl frequently Interrupted
herself 70 lament her unhappy fate The
deputy Coroner. who has held the position Tor
yrurs. was forced To turn his face away repeat
edly % hide his tears. Once, as he was beniing
neck with her wasted hands, and bes1ught him
q pray Tor her An expression thnt she uttered
again and again was. spare my iran! she
said It was hard that she should die SO young;
nut ner chief anxiety WAS tnat the exposure of
lhe .rme should not injuro her netraysr; After
nr. Nillrr's departure. ROundsman Kelly and
Officer Murphy were left In charge OF the dying
i l. a - tl,n AL,
slrI udrd 10y LIZZIE JohhSoh, the coIorcu seri !
want ~ thf nouSe; M1s. burfe.i heI mar !, ieI s
lauEht"r, hachel D.Nls. anu tn9 IVY, otLuer
women in tne mouse, were hrIeeIeu ahu M ,aken
away ny tht p1lc'' oilss ShnlmIs soon pecAnl. IN.
lHhrlo Al tlInes sle uilNed lncesshhuI pu'
,n'oherrntly ana once she sprang ouI OF Den.
Htoo" the united strength OF inc oIhcers 20
control hgr. she dled AZ ten minutes past II!
o'clock The only relative VINO was present
was nor aunt. Mrs. Bets OF 3O3 Raymond
street Bro1Nyn. who had been notlhed oy ina
police ot her niece : condition.
Between daylight and dark OF the same even
lng her father in Northport received the follow
M telegram, signed by Superintendent
WaIling:
Yourdaughter Cora is lying very sick and will proba
by te. lyon want to see her alive you must come 81
o"Ht.
N0rhport is over forty miles from New York
Rui there WINS no evening train. He and his
wife d. !, tIe earliest train yesterday morning
j. STARTS about o'clock. When they had got
anO ~ half way 10 New York he was able to get
copies ~ fhs morning papers. On the first
pagr of IA. first paper he opened was tho state
mcAt Of his daughters death and the account Of
lle circumstances ms furnished by the police
llus Was his first Information OF the
whole terrible story. Ho is venera-
biz sray-laired mnn. about 60 years OF age
H. say, that he WAS able 10 control his emotion
hut that h- feared the effect OF sudden dis
closure ~ what had occurred upon his wife
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