The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-09
Ida May Walters Leaps into
the Mississippi.
Disappointment and Disease
the Cause of the Attempt.
A Worthless Fellow Woos an
Interesting Young
Girl,
But Her Friends Resistently
Oppose the Match,
Until in a Morbid State of
Mind She Tries to End
Her Life,
But the Cold Waters Refuse
to Close Over Her.
And a Talented and Accom-
plished Young Lady is
Saved for a Life of
Usefulness.
But the Cold Waters Refuse
to Close Over Her.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Last evening, shortly before 6 o'clock
while an ARGUS man was in bis den wrest-
out of the window toward the river when
the unusual spectacle was beheld of the
ferry boat Spencer seemingly drifting with
the current bow down stream. One of
two things was apparent, either her ma
chinery had become disabled or somebody
had gotten overheard. A large crowd
soon collected ON the levee and the
Spencer's singular movements were ex-
planned when a small boat was launched
manned by trusty oarsmen who pulled
quickly toward floating object which was
reached and drawn
INTO THE BOAT
and the start made for this shore, while the
Spencer continued on toward her Daven-
port dock.
When it was apparent that somebody
had been taken from the water, those who
had congregated on the levee began to
audi5ly wonder who he was, nobody for an
instant thinking of the gentler sex. Mean
time the boat was coming as rapidly to-
ward the Illinois shore as was possible,
yet it seemed an age before its nose was
at the levee. When few rods distant.
''it's woman, was the universal expires
sion, and the hundreds of curious people
surged down to the very edge of the river.
AS THE ALMOST INANIMATE FORM
was taken out of the boat and borne up Sew
enteenth street the crowd became so dense
arriving at the nearest drug store the
young lady was taken in and to the
rear, followed by the curious
who were more anxious than ever to see
the young lady and the efforts put forth
for her resuscitation. Of course it is
always proper to exclude a crowd upon
such an occasion, but the proprietor of
this store with less tact and judgment than
would ordinarily be exhibited by boy of
four years, was
FAIRLY BESIDE HIMSELF WITH EXCITEMENT
and instead of calmly insisting upon the
of the crowd, which was his
right and duty, he became the very embodi
ment of discourtesy. To illustrate this, it
is only necessary to say that when re-
porter of the Davenport Democrat politely
said to the rhubarb pulverizer Il represent
the Democrat" the retort courteous was:
Il don't care damn what you represent;
get out of here"
This man of pills, powder and perfum-
cry seemed to regard all as barbarians
when the truth is that he was the only
one there of that class. But even un
calIed-for rudeness will have an end, the
crowd retired and the store doors were
finally closed. Then it was seen that the
young lady was tastefully attired in neat
Iy fitting drab costume, new kid boots,
kid gloves, ETC., with finger rings to cor
Her face was not that of the
dissipated woman, and her luxuriant
brown hair falling away in rich profusion
from an intellectual forehead, her regular,
vet somewhat prominent features and the
general outline of her figure showed her to
be young lady of unusual personal at
fractions, despite her CHASTITY pallor. Up
to this time no physician appeared, but
stimulants were administered and then,
upon Squire Choppers suggestion, she
was removed to the Rock
Island House. The proprietors of this
house, to their lasting credit be it said, re-
ceived the unfortunate girl most Hospitality
and placed at her disposal
ONE OF THEIR BEST ROOMS
on the parler floor instead OF sending her