Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-18
orr THE BRIDGE.
"a Frantic Girls Wild Lisp to
Dea.h. ~
Carrie Hansen, a Danish Gid, Leaps from
the ceatrs Of the Suspension
Bridgs-ABraye Rescue
Love, the Cause.

The dizzy height OF the Suspension
bridge seems to have great fascination for
the 0phelias Of Life who wish to rid them
selves Of the trouble Of living. Three
girls have already plunged from 1t to the
embrace of the waters below. and last night
the fourth made the desperate leap. Her
name is Carrie Hansen. She Is Dane BY
birth and has been in this country about
four months, having lived some six weeks
a. domestic at the house OF Alex. 2.
Mitchell, on North Front street, Island,
SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS.
About $50 o'clock last evening as Chris
tian Blum was driving the Eagle brewery
wagon east on Zane street. Island, his al
tention was attracted to q young woman
coming down Front street. She was bare
headed and her gait was half run, while
she looked backward every moment, as
though expecting a pursusr. Turning
ON 10 Zane, she continued east, and the
wagon keeping up with her. As she
csc. nded the approach on the north side,
letter dropped from her hands, which were
ber saih her apron, but she did not heed 1t
and hurried on. When the bridge was
reached she cross cd in front Of the wagon
arr gained the south walk, and the man
nsI in which she peered at the water led
Mr.. Blum to exclaim to his companion: =
She's going to throw herself overheard.
His words were prophetic. Almost as he
spoke, she leaned forward and precipitated
herself headforemost through an opening
in the railing. As
| THE BODY SHOT DOWNWARD
through the air there was q shrek oil hor'
ror from the lips Of some men on Arm
| strons's docks and others on the wharf,
| but the girl uttered no cry and no sound
wss heard until the body struck the water
| sixty feet below with fearful slap. Toe
| body did not remain under the water more
| than an instant the heavy clothing buoy
| ing il up, but the girl seemed TO nave lost
| consciousness, as she made no motion or
struggle to save herself. The current bore
| her rspidJy DOWN stream and she must
soon have been drowned but for the
| prompt action of two young men who saw
| the fall. They were Engineer Tom Ken
| pey, of the p, W. IL KY. road, and Wi
| liam Scheil, an expressman. Rushing to the
wster's edge they launched q skif and by
| vigorous pulling, reached the body and
| lifted il aboard. The head was submers-
| ed and only an arm remained above the
surface when they grssped her. When
| they reached the shore, dozen willing
hands lent their aid and the body was car.
| ried up to the sidewalk and treatment b.
\ gun. The body was placed, face dosnwri.
| on q barrel, and Immediately quantity OF
| bleed and water was thrown our while the
| girl fetched deep groan She was then
| taken into Frank Unruh's and Dr.. Hupp
| sent for The arrival of medicine was de-
aged by the inhumanity of a druggist, who
required cash in advance, but when 1t
csme, Il was used to good effect. The girl
was evidently in bad way. The blow on
the water had been severe and her face was
| horribly swollen from its effects. Persis
tent rubbing and the application OF heat
| alone saved her life and at 8 o'clock she
was In condition to be removed to the resi-.
| depce of her brother Samuel, at the corner
of Alley B and Twenty.third street.
| PROBABLE CAUSE.
Efforts to ascertain what prompted the
| desperate deed were almost unEvailiug.
| Samuel Hansen her brother, who is q tailor
aI MansbSch's, was seen by the REGIsTER
man, but he could not imagine the cause.
| He said his sister had spent the previous
eveningat his house and was cheerful as
usual. She was pleased with her place AZ
| Mr.. MitchelPs and was not homesick. The
| two girls who accom- panied her home were
also seen by the reporter, but they were
sorrow stricken and could tell nothing.
| Mr.. Mitchell said the girl always seemed
cnnteuted and cheerful and he could not
account for her sudden resolution.
THE MISSING LETTER.
As stated above, Carrie dropped letter
as she ran up the approach to the bridge,
| and this seemed TO afford some clue to the
| mystery. A man was sent back for it,
but if he found it he never returned. This
letter probably gave rise to a story that
was sfloat, last night, to the effect that the
| letter was from Denmark and conveyed the
| information that a former lover had been
married. This desertion caused the girl
| to rashly attempt to throw away her life.
She is about % years of age, with fue
form snd open, pleasing face. She cannot
| sneak ANYTHING but Danish