Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-09-10
rIuNGING INTO THE SEA.
The Suicide ut Miss clarke From the
Stea,nship Arizona.

Mha committed suicide Ivy jumping
iUom the steamship Arizona IN the
British Ch9unelwas recently fixed hS n
photograph, She waS Miss Adaic
Clarke ot brooklyn, Miss Clarke who
Was ~ years old, Disappeared from her
homo ON Au& :, the day the Arizona
sailed, and was NOT heard from after
Manl, she had boon reared III luxury,
was highly accomplished, and MAS u
tavoritc with all her relatives and
friends Frequent attacks of hystcria
had affected her mind, and She WAS
pursued hy the Authorization that she
Was uudcr obligations for her support,
and that she should ~ out into the
world to earn her own living, She WAS
slight hut shaped III figure, weighing
lta pounds, and had hhiSh-grav ewes
and dark brown hair, which came low
over her torhcad When She went
away she wore black eaShmCrcdrcSS,
i dark brown hat. turned down i'll front
and trimmed With tream.colowd and
brown satin, and Il dark green water.
proof ulster, She quilted her home,
which is beautiful situated in u wealthy
nclghhorhond ot RmoklNn, oStrnSihlv
10 90 Is Fulton street e. do some shop
pnE, rs She was gone n long time,
her room WAS visited in search ofSomr
explanation rs ~ her ahSencc \ note
WAS found IN ono ot the bureau draw
ers, addressed to her parents, in which
She had written
1t is best for me Ia w ont III the
world and hc independent | can earn
my OWN living There is not much |
can do, hut can nurse or Ne CHAM
hermaid, You need moi look for me-,
as it willnot avail
Upon an another piece utpaperwerc
the words tel my friends died sud.
denly" She had also lottcd down the
passage OF Scripture She wished read ut
her funeral, and the hymn She
wished sung. Mr. clarke. after
Mainly searching (or his daugntcr for
some days reported her disappearance
Ia the police, hut ut his request her
namc was not made public. and only n
minutc description was sent ont as Il
police telegraph Nlarm Mn Clarke
SAID that his daughter had been much
depressed and had frequently said that
il she ever left the house she would not
return. lie had tried To- induce her to
20 e. 4 water cure or JOIN her mother
and two sisters, who We're already there,
hut She sand that she WAS not well
enough to go and She remained at
home with the housckccpcr MIR
Clarke SAID that hr had tried ia vain to
cheer mp his daughter IN every way hy
giving her money and Offering to give
her presents.
Passenger Agent Gibson Of the Guion
lime ot steamers yesterday recognized
Miss Cmr>c's photograph rs that of the
Young woman whose conduct attracted
his attention when she bought
her ticket on tho Arizona She seemed
highly nervous whom she entered his
office ON the pier and asked the price
OF passage on the vessel. He gave her
the price uf n trst-cass passage, and
then she asked about the Storage pms
sage which he told her was SIS. She
SAID She did not have money enough
for first class passage, and she did not
wish to ~ TO the stcorngc The agent
told her she could 80 IN the second
cabin for $40, but she said she did not
have so much money. She, however,
offered Ia pny $40 and for nearly IN
hour tried to get that much reduction.
nj length She took ont $50 IN English
money into which she had evidently
had had her money changed, and
bought the ticket, Although the vessel
was not to sail for four hours, She insist
I'd on going on board nj once, saying;
Il want to cross the gang plank this in
slant MIR. Gibson wns too busy Ia rs
eou her as she asked, and she went to
the gang plank alone. An employee
refused To allow her IL mss She re-
turned to Mr. Gibson who saw her snfc-
" on board and selected for her the
best cabin in the sccund.elnss She ex-
pressed dissatisfaction. and said she
wanted Il grand room, something like
il queens parlor.
Miss Clarke gave the name of Kate
g. Cauliicld 10 the steamship officers.
II is supposed thnt she was seized with
i fit ~ hystcria ~ sen On Monday
night, Aug. 8, she jumped from the side
Of the Arizona. She was conycrsiug
with some chance acquaintance, and
~ the wind was blowing cold she re-
qucstcd Young man who wus sitting
nj her side To 90 down for her shawl.
Her design seemed 10 bc to get the
only man within reach out Of the way,
and then she plunged overheard, The
vessel was moving ut full speed and,
the night being dark, no attempt wns
made Ia save her Her books, which
were found IN her cabin. were marked
With the name Of Addie Clarke, and Il
woll-writtcn note was found requesting
that her valisr, which contained mn
extra dress, should be sent to her friends
IN Brooklyn
Mr. Clarke, the young lady's father
said last night that his daughter was
not responsible for her nets when lnder
the influence Of hysteria. She had
warm personal friends in Scotland,
whom she was hoping t. visit the com
ing spring. Among them was il Scotch
lady who was her schoolmatc in Switzer-
land, where Miss Clarke was educated,
and who visited her in Brooklyn this
year Az SHE had her money convert
al into English money, Mr. Clarke
reasoned that she did not premeditatc
suicide, but acted upon II sudden inn
pulse. Mr.. Clark says that his dangh-