Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-31
A NURSES FATAL FALL.
SHE DROPS FROM a FOURTH
STORY TO THE SIDEWALK.

The Accident Told by = Heavy Thud at
O'CLOCK This Morning ~ Jones street
the Scene-One of the Woman's Chill
dren Asleep in Bed at the Time.
At O'Clock this morning Lizzie Muir
ply, white nurse, 35 years of age, fell
from a fourth-storv window of the brick
residence, No. 15S Jones street, and
was instantly killed. The residence is
occupied by Mr.. Bennett Hymes, Of the
frmof Hymes Bros. & Co., and his family,
and the deceased was in his en-
pioy. Mrs. Hymes had been spending
the evening with the family Of Mr.. Lewis
Lppman, who occupy the dwelling at
Nj. l54K Jones Street. Occupants Of
both OF the residences were still astir
when tie fatal fall occurred.
TOLD BY A THUD.
While conversation was in progress in
Mr.. Lippman's parlor the participants
were suddenly startled by thud on the
sidewalk. denOting the tall OF heavy
body from considerable height, Rush
ing to the doorway they beheld
the mOtionless form of woman, clad
only in a light undergarment, lying on
Screams Of the frightened ladies
aroused the neighboThOOd, and those
who fastened to the woman's
side found her apparently liieless, though
one gentleman AYERS that one or two pal
pitations Of the heart were noticed when
he first reached the scene.
NATURE OF HER INJURIES.
A large hole in the right temple ind-
Gated that in falling the woman had come
in contact with the iron railing lining the
flight OF steps leading into the resi-
flDpnn WnTfnn "A
stream OF blood, which clotted the hair,
face and clothing of the deceased, lending
CHASTITY appearance to the corpse. Upon
raising the body, it was found
that the neck had been broken
by the fall. The lower limbs
below the knees were a mass OF
bruises. but otherwise the body gave no
evidence OF abrasions of the flesh or
broken bones. Immediately after the
discovery the corpse Was carried into the
residence of Dir. Hymes.
HOW THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
There are several theories as to the
cause Of the accident. The woman slept
in an apartment on the fourth floor OF
the residence with the children OF fhe
household. The room from which she
foil was the bathroom on the same floor.
one Of the most probable of the theories
advanced is that, having taken bath,
she either sat on the sill or leaned out
Of the window to get the benefit Of the
cool breeze blowing at the time, and
either lost her balance or became dizzy
from looking to the ground below. She
had been an employe of the family for
several years, and a theory of suicide
could be based on no tenable ground.
The distance from the window
10 the ground is probably
60 feet, and nothing but miracle could
have saved the unfortunate woman from
instant death or fatal injury on the stone
pavement on which she struck.
THE wOMAN's HISTORY.
The deceased was married several years
ago and was the mother of two children,
aged and 10 years respectively For
some time past her husband has resided
III New York, where he has permanent en-
plOymeut, and with him is one of the chill
dren. The other was asleep in it's mothers
bed when she fell. The child now in New
York was to have come to Savannah this
week to visit its mother. The deceased
weighed $50 pounds, and was more than
ordinarily finely formed and progressing
in appearance. She was unusually in
teiiieent for one in her station in life and
highly esteemed by her employers. Ar
rangements for the funeral had not been
perfected up to the time of going to press.