New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-31
HE SAID HE WAS TIRED OF LIFE.
4 CoMrosITOR PAYS HIS RENT, WRITES LETTER
AID SHOOTS HIMSELF

AID SHOOTS HIMSELF.
A furnished room on the top floor of No. 221
Centre-st. has been occupied for a year by John
Sever q young compassion. His dead body was
found there yesterday and IT was evident that he had
commit ed suicide Oh Thursday by shooting himself
in the head and breast. The man worked recently
for Mr. Pohemus i'll Ann-st. He did not tell much
about himself to the other compostors, and 70 his
landlord. L. Parr, he gave only brief outline of
his career lie said that he was an exile from Rus
sian Poland but the cause of his trouble
with the Government. he did not state.
When he came to this country he was
under age and he lived for some time in small
town in Florida. tie was Disconnected ut his
forced absence from his parents to whom he
devoted. For several months he had carried on a
correspondence with Government officials i'll Russia
iii the hope Of beng able 10 return to his home but
he was disappointed. TO Mrs. Parr he showed
picture of his mother which he had painted from
memory. He spoke of his mother III endearing terms
and declared that he could not live in perpetual
Punishment from her. The picture found by
( side of his body yesterday in such position
that his last glance must have fallen on it. On
Thursday morning he drove to the house in a cab,
paid Mrs. Parr for his board for a week and then
locked himself in his room. The sound of heavy
fall heard later IN the upper part of the house,
but no notice was taken OF IT.
On table in Sewers room were several letters,
among them the following, which was unsealcd:
Thursday, May 20, 1884
IL Is wish that s. SlesZnski. OF No ~ DivsiOu-st.,
collect $50 burial expenses, from Typographical Union
No g. to which am entitled as member or said Union;
effects shall 20 to my brother My rent is paid leave
Mr. SlcsZinsk said that Sewers Polish name was
NawIotsky, and that his brother, Stanisas Nav
rOtskv lived at 4l3 East NIntl-st The brother
was summoned and he read letter which had been
addressed TO him by the dead man. He said il con-
famed only a declaration that the writer was tired
of life in this country. lie would not say anything
more regarding his brother.
COMFY ISLAND TOO COLD FOR COMFORT.
Yesterday was not officially celebrated at Coney
Island but good many people went there. he
trains of the various railroads DISCHARGED their half
carloads of passengerS at short intervals during the
dav. and picked them up again IN an hour or two
and brought them back TO comparatively comfort
oble Temperature. 1t made one cold To look at
SANDY Hook, and the emitting breeze that raised
the White caps and dashed their spray in ones face
left little to the Imagination - 1t reminds me of
the dav hunted chamOls IN the Alp5D said q
shIyerinQ disappointed visitor with his ears down
IN his coat collar. OvercOats were in demand, and
those who left them at home were SONY. Manhat-
tan Beach offered attractions 4 few couples
promenaded the verandas aud watched
Dodworth's military band drew a crowd
10 Brighton and made them forget, while listening
10 the strains of Killarney how cold they really
were. The fOrtunc-tcer sat in hls little box and
Rugged himself 10 keep warm.
West Brighton, with Its mntltudinOus attrac-
tIons and catch pennies, the most popular. The
ribs of the great modern Jumbo stood ont uncOv-
cred and naked in the wind. but the immo-
date ncghborhood of the skating rink suggested
exercise and warmth. Some brave people yentured
To ascend in the elevator of tho observatory. but
they generally came down on the next trip. few
even dared to place themselves in boats that roll
around ring wheels and toss up and down like u
dump cart hut their chilled imaglnatiOns could not
conjure up foaming pillows and an angry sea. The