Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-01
Miss He1IsOn's Death.


Miss Nelson is we'll known. We might in fact
say celebrated, on the other side Of the chauuel.
where here successes at the theatre have given
her great popularity. Married extremely
youog to Mr. Lee, Adelaide Lillian Nelson was
divorced from her husband, whose name, nstur.
ally, she then ceased to bear. She was great
| and beautiful woman of cxq1site accomplish
ments. who appeared to be much less than 90
years Of age which her certificate Of birth as
cribes to her. All the habitues of the Bois
have seen her frequently pass in her grand
landau, making eVr,y afternoon the tour of tho
lake before rc,uroiug to the Continental Hotel.
Miss Nelson. who adorcd Paris, came here as
otteo as possible. Upon the last occasion she
brought with her sdy's companion, a secre.
tary aud maid. At the Continental Hotel
she occupied rooms Nos l49, $50. los aud l66.
Oo Saturday, according to her habit, Miss
Nelson vent to the Bois. She had with her
her two attendants and neiehbor In the hotel.
Mr. Coliog:oE, who lived 10 No. l67. She was
entirely dressed in white, and wore straw hat
trimmed with lace. She stopped for moment
q cup of milk 1t was the cold milk which
made her sick. As We have said in our Con-
ssits that delightful drink is somotimGs very
dangerous, especially 10 summer. However,
that may BE-, at the end of few minutes III,
young lady was 10 o state of suffering. She or.
dered her coac. mao to stop. and descended at
the Nouvean Chalet du Rond Royal. she en-
tered and asked for paror to rast 10. They
gave her one on the first flor. furnished with
s,fa, side tabla aod diaing table. She
stretched herself upon tho sofa. where her at.
tepdants arranged the pillows uuder ber head,
aud then asked for some tea. Il was then 80
.. %. The cup OF lea, mixed with brandy, which
she took, not having alIevisted her pain, as she
hoped i: would, Miss Nelson made them bring
her some teul. The psia in her stomach be-
came more and moro violent and was accom-
panied with nervous fts and q desire to
vomit. By the advice Of the people who
attended the sick lady the proprietor of
the NouVeau Chalet. NJ. Lefay. sent for Dr..
Monnier, who prescribed ca.aplssms 90 the
chest and continuation of the tilIeul. Miss
Nsisoo seemed for an instant benefited. But.
toward $50 o'clock new crisis occurred. more
violent than those preceding. Miss Neilsoo i'm
pIored the attendance of the docsor of the Con-
tinentsI Hotel, DR. GautilIon. They hastened
to bis house, Rue du Mont Thabor, No IL, and
brought bin 10 the landau. He gave at ooce
prescription. Tho remedy prescribed was 10
the form Of pills. Miss NIilsou took two Of
them. There was again q period Of relief
Then as it was evident that Miss N 'iIsoa could
not be taken back to her lodgings, because they
could not lift her without causing her new pai,,
they placed mattress 90 the sofa 10 ordsr that
she might pasa the night there. The maid,
worn ou, by fatigue and excitement. stretched
herself st her side 10 order to taxa some rest.
Toward nidoight there was new crisis, more
terrible than aoy Of the preceding. A prey to
the most terrible agony, which nothing coul
relieve. The unhsppy lady twisted herself
about 10 c,nvulsions, tearing off the upholstery
from the sofa. They ran again to call Dr..
Mouuier, but some time WIS necessary to awake
him, to allow dress aod to bring him to the Oha-
let When be arrived at 2:S0a m, Miss Nelson
had Just brea.hed her last high, twelve hours
after the first attack.
ID. Lejeune. commissioner Of tho Neuily po-
lice, was al once informed. He came in the
morning accompanied BY the official physician.
and, after the narration of the circ instances of
the death, they decided that an bu.opys WAS
necessary, and that the body should be taken
to the morgue. The transfer TOOK place under
particularly hesrtreoding circumstances. The
body of the young woman was shrouded in
sheet and rolled 10 q packing cloth, and was
then tied up and placed In wagon, whereit was
scarcely concealed from the public View. Then
two carriers and an agent of the police mounted
the wagon and departed. 1t was then ct q o'clock
in the afternoon, that Miss Nelson, who had
come to the Rois in her mag aifc ant landau 81
trsversed the whole of Paris TO the morgue.
Miss Nelson lived at London, in Victoria
| street. a telegram was sent thither to inform
| the different members OF b T family OF the f.ct
| of her death. Admira.Glyn, who is living at
| this time in Paris, hsstsned to the Chalet and
arrived there Just IS they were taking away
| the body. The grief OF the old man was OK
| treme Like man demented he caressed the
furniture that poor Miss Nelson had seen and
touched for the last time. He colld scarcely be
| torn AWAY from the psrlcr The autopsy va,
made by Dr. Hrouns-del. His verdict was that
i "A daoth