The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-04-30
DIED RATHER THAN co MAD.

Going Overheard in the Est River at Day.
break-A Letter to His Friends In Pr0vi-
dence, Ending IN a Half Leg BILE Scrawl.
IN. Y. Star.l
A middle.aged man of short, stout frame,
had staterooIn No. 70 on the steamer Mar
ragansett on her trip from Providence to
New York on Sa urday night. He told the
clerk he was c. F. HoIler, of Providence.
Just alter daybreak yesterday morning
he hurried to the hurricane deck,
and addressing an aged man who
was the only her passenger out of his
stateroom at that hour, asked il the boat
had passed Hunters Point. He was in.
formed that it was then opposite Green.
point. He stood confused for moment,
and then walking to point forward OF the
wheelhouse, stripped Of his coat, threw it
with his hat upon the deck, and sprang
ovei board. He was then in sight of sever
al of the crew. He struck upon his back
on the guard below and bounded into the
water in front of the wheel. The boat was
then opposite Eighth street.
The Captain was informed, the steamer
lay to, and II boats crew, composed of the
first mate, pilot, quartermaster and two
deck hands, searched in rowboat for the
missing man, but without success.
''The man e,ined uneasy, and was about
the beat all night" one of the officers said,
yesterday. "The steward served him with
four glasses of beer during the evening.
He was well.dressed and looked like a Ger
man. He must have been seriously in.
jured by striking tie rail, and was no
doubt killed by the paddle.wheels. He
left sixty-two cents in money in his cloth.
ing, and had some trifing articles of bag.
gage"
In the mans room were found papers In
dicating that his name was G. F. Holler,
and that he lived at Reade street, Provi
dence. The date of his birth was given on
slip of paper as April 7, 1894. Two sheets
of paper were found, covered with writing.
The first page was written with pencil, in a
plain hand, but the other was covere d
with incoherent sentences, much Of which
could not be deciphered. The letters were
as follows:
NARRAGANSETT STEAMER, Room 70.
Idon't blame anybody but myself form y
horr BILE deed. BY too much confidence in
man was abused badly, particularly the
last time, by going into business for my.
self. lost all energy and confidence in
myself, and disappointed thereby my best
friends, and deprived myself of their sym
pathetic support.
Of tn. lict,rhoJ
mind entirely, and / have to choose be.
tween death and insanity. choose the
first. My friends, forgive me and forget
me. G. F. HoLLER,
s Reade street, Providence, r l.
Please inform Mrs. Ulmer, at s Reed
street, or Mr.. Hanke at 4O Richmond stree.
had some more TO say, but my mind is sc
disturbed that am afraid will be crazy
before morning. That mean man c. he
brought me so far. G. L. HoLLrR.
Good.by, Mr.. Hanke and Mr.. Zwingle
Please, if possible, send this my last wit,
ness to Mr.. Hanke, 40 Richmond street
Providence.
On the other sheet the following was al
that could be made out:
1t is very hard to give up life that coulC
be much better used il the proper energ,
would be applied. But too much softnes
to man is always very dangerous. Ny
madness again. Forgive me al
in Providence, Boston, and Cambridge
port. My good Mr.. zwingle was all right
He saw all this madness. Good
by, Mr.. -. Man that is born of woman