Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-07-07
4 Terrible Calamity The friends

q Terrible Calamity The friends
OF Mr.. Henry a. Didicr in this place were
greatly shocked on Wednesday to learn OF
lis sad death, which occurred at his home
i'm Baltimore on Tuesday night last. Me.
Ddier was n sOn-in-law of lion. a. IL.
Botclcr, having married his daughter
Angelica. The circumstances of his death
arc detailed as follows in the Baltimore
Sun:
The quiet ncighborhoOd of Read street,
between ST. Paul and Charles streets, was
thrown into intense excitement Tuesday
night by an accident Of a startling nature.
Mr.. Henry a. Didier, 4 well-known citi-
zen, living ut 10 Read street, fell from the
front window Of his bedroom, on the thiId
floor, 81 distance of % or 80 feet, TO the
sidewalk below, receiving injuries from
which he died at twenty minutes after III.
The accident occurred about half-past
eight. Mr.. Didier had just finished tax
ing supper, and was in his usual health
and spirits. Mrs. Didier went out on the
front steps, and was joined by Mrs. Larus,
who lives opposite. Mr.. Didier went up
to his bed-cham Der. The house is built
Oh the English basement style, the parlor
being on the second floor, with the bed
chambers on the floor above. What took
place in the bedroom will never be known
While Mrs. Didier and Mrs. LHruS were
cenycrsing the ncighbOrs who were also
out front trying to get the benefit OF what
little air was stirring were startled by
seeing a heavy object shoot downward IN
| front of Mr.. Didicr's house and strike
with sickening sound upon the side walk.
Major j. X. lIarwood, Of No. 20 Read
street, and other neighbors heard inc
noise and also Mrs. Didicr's screams.
Running to the scene they found the
! bleeding form OF Mr.. Didicr lying on the
| bricks, face downward. lie had struck
head foremost, directly at his wifc's feet
| They carried him into the dining-room,
4 Oh the first floor, and Drs. Whitridgc and
| SETTER were summoned. They did all
they could 10 relieve the sufferer, who
was unconscious and breathing heavily,
though from the first they entertained but
small hopes of being able to save his life.
His right arm WAS broken in four places,
the broken bone protruding TT the wrist,
scyering some of the blood vessels. He
had also suffered internal injuries, it was
thought, as ell rs injuries about the head.
The family were naturally broken down
with grief over the terrible occurrence.
Miss Didicr, the only daughter, was at
the Academy of Music with Gen. Henry
5. Taylor, u relative, and family. Word
Didier and General Taylor were soon at
the house.
Mr.. Didicr was Il hcavy-sct man, Of me-
dium height, weighed probably something
over 100 pounds, so that he fell with
crushing force. He had been suffering
with defective eyesight for about three
years. Among the theories advanced as
to the cause of the accident was one that
he had gone up stairs for the purpose Of
retiring and went to the window to get i
breath OF fresh air. His cycsiGht being
bad, he had probably leaned over the win
dow-sill TOO far, losing his balance and
falling ont. 1t is thought by others that
he walked toward the window and was
seized with tit of NpoploXy ana topplcd
out. No ono, so far rs learned, actually
saw him fall, and the fact that he even
fell from his own bedroom window is only
taken for granted from his having started
for that room.
Up to few years ago Mr.. Didicr had
been engaged in the insurance business as
agent of the North American Insurance
Company. lie was native of Baltimore,
and 55 years Of age.