The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-10-05
IT WAS MISS CARPENTER.
DROPPING OVERHEARD FROM TIE
BO1HRTA INTO THE OCEAN

She Leaves Tws Letters, Ons Addressed 60
her Neither and One 10 her friend Miss
Conkiin-The News Kept from her Mother.
The mystery surrounding the disappear
ance Of Miss Sarah c. Carpenter Is now virtual.
ly cleared up. Tho family will not Immediately
withdraw the placards and the $500 offered for
Information. but in their own minds they are
convinced that all doubt a. to Miss Carpenters
fate is settled. There is apparently no aues-
tion now that she rose early In the morning OF
Sopt "a. slipped quietly down tho stairs.
and out the front door. which she left open.
came over to New York. and went to the Cunard
wharf. whore she arrived just In time tn board
the steamship Rothnia as the vessel sailed for
Liverpool. On the evening Of the first day out.
whom tho Bothnia was about 400 miles at sen.
she probably dropped quietly over the side into
tho water She WAS not missed on board the
ship until some time tho next day.
Tho cable message which establishes those
facts almost to a certainty was received at the
Cunard office In this city at 9h yesterday morn
ing. and was In response to the message sent
to Liverpool the day before by Mr. Frederick
Carpenter. the dccensed lady's brother 1t was
at once sont over to state street whore. with
docs business. 1t read Ne follows:
| LivkRpoot, Oct A-1avo namo Mrs. John Blake;
s os at Ss E S"s % s
| other Miss Conkln, both In Brooklyn.
cashier. Mr.. Hanna to Mr.. CARPENTER al his
! home and was accepted by tho family Ms ilnal
settlement Of the uncertainty unler which
Mrs. Carpenter has not been informed OF any
portion OF tho late nows: and viii not DO until
pointer said yesterday that sho was very low,
and that tho least shock or disturbance might
Capt. Watson Of tho Cunard pior remembers
| Miss Carpenter's appsaranco on THO pior She
ordered ashore. tho policeman. ns usual. stood
barring tho approach to the ship. and In an
Ss S rs wo asrt have
He partially made way for her. saying:
board. She appeared 20 suddenly. Capt. Wat
came In carriage or on foot. Wien he first
| became conscious OF her presence she wBs not
ay hef his
custom. Capt. Watson did not ask her u her
luggage was on board. In the hurry OF tho
other challenge than TIM: Of the policeman.
that i did occur as related. 1t was common
his mind. Not vessel went out hut ono or
more be'atod passengers carno rushing down
At tho Gunari Office i wss said that passen.
| gers frequently went directly on hoard without
| pNf'naNIns II ticket tnkiE. their chances Tor
recommendations. In such cases they Maid their
fare To the purscr. and. on arriving on the other
side tho purscr returned h!S account with the
| passengers name by the next steamer back.
There We're only 80 cabin passengers on the
BothDia.
Miss Carpenter had with her about 800 in
money. and was dressed in her best clothing
She went 20 bod tbs n light, before her 1crart
IRE "a the disa,;ani.ed bed clothing lndcntcd.
She evidently planned her. flight deliberately.
end With much cunning From little remrrks
shc had let inli some tire before i WAS evident
a a ~ ~
ship was in her mind. Sho told Miss Conk'in.
not wrny weeks asIu, tnat sne might 70
H nt bo,s sG'n ,sa aa v,or nh' beq""nty
% Europa she would go bv tho. Cunnri line
Tip theory Of her friends il thnt her mind wa
disturbed by her long illncss. md that THIS idea
Of Journey 70 E1rops. On ,whic1 she had been
hrnodn: 81 long: dcveIopea itsoif in her prcpa-
fatiUns for 7rif-destruct!cn: Dr. j. G. Schaprs
OF i25 t!ermont aycnue. Brooklyn. tho Chr
| inc day hcfora eha wont away and urged upon
! her tho necessity 81 u surgical operation. tC
which she mad before expressed great repuE-
r"ncs. hut TO WIN ch he Mt last gave her con
scat Tho following day. the DAY of her ligE;
from home, was fixed unon for tho operation.
OF course. until the arrival OF the anNiously
lation rs 10 The ia!ys motives and her condi'
Moie that they will bs anything more
or viii contain any tthins additional th inn' :
few miss NJ. details OF the story. whose genera
outline Is as given above. The fact that
She, was not missed until the evening Of The
flung herself into the sea on the night OF tho
24th. 1t would be many hours before passen.
ger with 10 friends or ncGnaintances on boarC
search. Even the second officer OF one OF the
!nman steamers was not missed for some
hours after he had been blown overheard. nnC
II was then only his failure to report to the
| CaptAan at the proper time TINT led To n coz oh