Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-07-14

A dispatch from New York says:
Mrs. Staver aud her two daughters, both
grown, aud one sn invalid, occupy an
upper suite OF apartments in the six
story fats, l2l West Eleventh street.
Early Wednesday morning the mother
and daughter were in their room await
ing some friends who were TO take tie
invalid to u hospital for treatment. Sud
deuly the girl got up from her chair,
and saying, Mamma, dear, can not
stay III this room; it is 50 close, let me
go for little air" She ran mp the
stairs and disappeared through the attic
door. The youDger sister followed some
time after, apparently not fearing any
danger. AZ she reached the root she
was mortified to see the girl sitting on
tbs coping. She called her mother,
and as she reached the roof, the girl
bending duwn and catching hold OF the
coruice with her hands swung herself
over. The paved ysrG was six stories
below. The mother, with q shrek,
rushed forward aud caught the girl by
the arm just as she was relaxing her
hold Oh the coruice. The daughter
struggled violently. Let me go" she
cried again and again, 81 want TO die,
| want to die" The mother, with q
strength supernatural, still held the girl.
though her whole weight now depended
upon the mothers grasp, but the sister
came to her help and both called hys-
terically for aid. "Save her," "help,"
"b.lp," rang through all the neishbor-
hood. Some children shrieked, men
came to the windows, and after q brief
look rushed for the stars and to the
street. Everybody shouted for help.
A lady in the apartment below leaned
far out from window under the st'ug-
Cling girl, but she could barely reach
her. She could secure slight hold
upon one OF her ankles, and this hold
she kept at great personal danger. some
what checking the girls efforts to gel
free from her mothers grasp. 1t Was
evident TO the shuddering spectators
that in moment the strength of the
woman must give out aud the girl must
plunge down to death, carrying with
her by her weight the brave lady below,
and, perhaps, the mother and sister. In
this supreme moment OF suspense, above
The cries OF mother and daughter aud
ou-lookers, the girl shrieked loudly "let
me drop, it will be better for me, l
want to 60" Then young girl rushed
on the roof and gave her aid to The .wo
ladies, and then head and shoulders
appeared through the trap door, aud
the hrst OF the rsscuers swung himself
onto the root
There was glad shout and then
profound silence except for the cries OF
the maniac. In an instant he Was ut
the edge of the roof leaning far over,
had his arms about the girls shoulders.
A second stslwart man came to his aid
The mother aud sister tell back faint
ing. The two men slowly drew the
struggling girl over the psrspet and to
safety. A reporter wac among the
helpless spectators iu building across
the yard. 1t had been terrible sight.
The scene was q thrilling one. On that
dizzy height silhoue,,ed against the blue
sky the group OF three stood mo,ionless
for moment Then the mother aud
sister arose and were embracing the
rescued girl, who, dsEed aud nov
silent, seemed to have recovered her
senses. The two men wiped the per-
spiration from their faces. In . hun,
dred windows up. and down the block
men and women were weeping and
laughing at once. In an almost in
credibly brief time the roof was crowd
ed; the mother aud daughters were
helped TO their rooms. Cougrstula-
tiOns we're showered on the two res
cuers, and it seemed as if their shoulders
would be shaken out of their sockets.
Every one one wanted to take them by
the baud. Then the crowd dispersed.