The daily gazette., 1882-04-10
SECOND EDITION
MEART-RENDING oCCURRENCE.
SUDDEN DEATH OF THREE SISTERS WITH
INA HALF HOUR,

SUDDEN DEATH OF THREE SISTERS WITH
#44 in A HALF HOUR,
The lower section of the city was yes
terday agitated by news of the sudden
death of three estimable women, sisters
which occurred at the sesideDce of Rob
ers err , a.: MinSmore. " ISM IRE. retired sea captain,
The hecircumgtances OF the sad affair, as
well as could be gathered last q. .ght, ow-
ing to the profound grief In which three
1amiiies 1am ,,s are plunged appear TO be as fol;
bis wife, MS, Cynthia Winsmore, her
sister, Mrs Sarah Watson the widow OF q
sea captain; aladv companion. q MisA
past 10 o'clock on SATURDAY night Mrs.
Watson. who had been arranging with
her sister for visit to the early service
Al Old Swedes' Church in the morning,
room on the third fioor front. Mrs. Wins
more returned few moments afterward,
and, going to her room ON the second
noor 'front.', was surprised TO hear means
issuing fIom the room overhead. Run
ming Hastily up stairs, she was horrified
10 md Mrs. Watson In q comatose state
and breathing heavily. She at once sent
Miss Howell for DIR. MCPHERSON. residing
2 few doors above and a message for Or.
Bennel, the family physician, residing at
Third and Queen streets. DIR. Mcpherson
arrived in "a few minutes and DR.. Benner
shortly afterwards, both OF whom set to
work to administer the proper remedies
Meanwhile the sight of her SISTERS suffer-
inss had SO affected Mrs. WinHmore that
she had 10 be removed TO her own room
on the floor below. The third sister,
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, wife of Capt ain
Samuel II. Smith, residing at 1885 South
Fourth street, about q square dis ant,
had been told of the dangerous nature OF
Mrs. Watson's illness and came ruunlng
around to the house, VIII tch she entered
almost out OF breath, and, passing rapid
~ up to Mrs. Watson's room, entered IL
as the latter was In the agonfes OF death.
The fright and shock to Mrs. smith were
SO great that she ran down stairs again,
and, entering the Chamber OF Mrs. Wins
more, who had died while she was up
stairs at the bedside of Mrs. Watson, she
was taken with what appeared TO be an
apopletIc Ht, and almost imm ediately ex-
pired. The three deaths occurred within
the half-hour from IL to Tx O'clock, and
within about lea minutes OF each ether.
Tne three women were large and appa-
rently robust, Mrs. W.nsmore, the slight
est, weig ling about ly0 pounds; Mrs.
Watson about 200, and Mrs. Smith about
2h pounds, Mrs. Winsmnre was 68 years
old, Mrs.. Smith 56, aud Mrs. Watson g.
Mrs. Winsn1ore leaves q husband and
two married sons, Thomas, the oldest, re-
siding at 236 Federal street, q member of
the ship chandlery firm OF Cain e. Wins
more. Queen street wharf, and Robert ] Vi,
residing at2ll7 North Thirteenth street,
and Ma member OF the shtp-broking fra,
OF d. s. Stetson & Co., No. l09 Walnut
street. Mrs. Watson had no childreA but
Mrs. smith leaves, besides her husband, a
young lady daughter. Miss Bessie smith.
The fam1i are ali in comfortable cir
cumstances. The three sisters were sa Id
to be singularly affsctionate TO each otn-
er, not allowing "a day to pass without
exchanging visits or sending some little
token OF remembrance or ELECTION. Mrs.
Winsmore had been aillng lately, but
net to any serious extent, while Mrs.
Watson and Mrs Smith were remarka a
bly, healthy, though the latter is said to
have had few years since an attack
which at the time Was believed to be
hearI disease.