Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-10
& Wild Wife.

Iho uGusual sight of q respectfully dressed
lady rushing forward and throwing hers:lt on
the tracks Of the Prospect Park and CCney Is
land Railroad, at the Fort Hamilton avenue
crossing. ID front o. rapidly advancing train
OF cars: OF being snatched literally from the
avs ct death by the fagmar, aud cfa dcsper-
&C struggle between the resoucr and rescued,
| tue insare woman attempting 10 free hers III
that she might carry out her rash attempt by
| throwing herself urder tho wheels Of the train
rs it rushed by. and .he successful etfjrt Of the
t'gman. aided by bystantcr 10 rest;ain her,
was witnessed by many Of the pleasure drivers
to Prcs2ec. Park and tie O3ean Boal,vrrI
yesterday afternoon abcu! o'clock. Tho
| episode vas both exciting and painful to the
beho!ders; exciting 10 that tho lady'J Eto was
two, lmperllcd, and painful rs il IVES tho cut.
come OF serious domestic quarrel of wife
with her husband, who holds high official Pc,
slIIon 10 this city and ijvery generally respected
From the statement Of parties who witness.
| cd nearly the whole aair it would seem that
| shortly alter 4 o'clock o gentlemen and lady,
apparcntiy his wife, drove out OF Prcsplck
Park on their way down the Boulevard. The
| two we're evidently quarre!liug and had pro-
| cecdcd but little Way when tho woman do.
ulandGd that she be allowed to a'ight from the
| carriage. Her husband stopped tue horse,
| whcrcupon The woman Jumped in buried
manner from tho vehicle, but caught her dress
&c the slept, aud had the horse sturted she
would undoubtedly have been killed On the sput.
lie gentleman, however, alighttd as quickly as
possible aud eStrcHted bia vile from her peril
Gus posI!i)D.
Apparently bat little grateful for tho effort
mate 10 free her. the woman started down Fort
Hamilton avenue, followed by her husband ia
tho carriage. She crossed tho Culver railroad
tracks. and the fllgmau thinking that al was
right tagged sn approaching train that ever
thing was GORGE. What eIao happened at tho
crossing is has; tod ty The flgmau, Mr.. Jch6
Desmond.
"fou sac" said be to reporter this morn
Iug, Tho 1855 tram was cGm;ng dowa the
track. and | was asrrirg il. The woman had
crossed a!l right. but all Of a sudden [ asw
her Hog herself doWa aud place her neck right
on the rail. The train at this time wus only 200
teet away, 80 | dropped tho fay and sratehod
me woman OF tho rails. "Sho exclaimed as I
did 80, For Gods s.kG iaavo lie bel" and
struggled to free herself, but with the assist.
ancc Of gentleman usmed Henry kadc wss
able to hold her until after the traio had passed,
Then her husband drove up and begged her 10
get 10 The carriage, but she refused, telling him
sho was his Hifs no longer but her mothers
daughter
"AIl the mans efforts to get her in the car
rIago we're useless. and sho went on iowa to
the cemetery entrance followed by her husband
and there they had another time The woman
and man were around here until after 6 O'clock,
and l understand, they finally got her 10 the
wagon down by tho Boulevard, and lock her
hone."
The rar.ies concerned arc knowo, but for The
sake Of the husband, who is we'll known ct
lcla and highly respected, the uemes are su5-
pressed. -Brooklm DAILY Times.