New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-27
SUICIDE OF MRS. T. LYNCH
THROWING HERSELF FROM A WINDOW
TYPHOID FEVER MAKES HER DELIRIoUs, AND
SHE ESCAPES DURING THE ABSENCE OF
THE NURsE-No FEAR OF THE DISEASE
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Mrs. Thomas J. Lynch, while In q state OF denHun
duo disease, threw herself from the window oil her
room In the Hotel Bristol, at Fifth-ave and torty-
second-st at a few minutes before o'clock yesfer-
day morning, and received Injuries from which she
died before medical attendance could be procured.
Mr. and Mrs. Lynch returned from Europe last
Friday on the steamer Britannia, of the White Star
Line They had been abroad for nearly year. MIS-.
Lynch who was the daughter Of John Tobln, an Old
friend Of Commodore Vanderbilt, was married ABOUT
five years ago She born in Brooklyn, ana iived
In Thirty-fourth-st near Fih-svc., for many years
At the time of her marriage, Mr. Lynch, VINO III
herited a large fortune from his father. bought
house at Larchmont and they moved ron THIS CITY
there and their homo Immediately became the centre
of social attraction. The large demands made upon
Mrs Lynch's vitality IN keeping up the pleasures
and attending to the duties OF social life under
minded her constitution, which had never been OF
the strongest, and last winter trip
abroad was advised by the family physician. The
Larchmont house was sold, and Mr. and MRS.
Lynch went to Europe, with their child, who was
nearly year old, intending to spend several years
in travelling and visiting all the we'll known resorts
in other lands. Mrs. Lynch's health improved for
time after she went away, and then came relapse
and she was greatly debllitated. This altered the
plans that had been made as to The
length OF the stay abroad. and Mrs
lynch becoming impressed with the idea that shc
would never be well again, expressed an anxious wish
to return to this country to die among her frehas
and relatives.
COMING HOME TO DIE.
She was seriously I'll for several days before leav
ing England and suffered from severe pains In her
head and nervous prostration Just prior to taking
the steamer home and much so that 1t was thought
that the Journey would have to be postponed. On
the trip over, the weather exceedingly bad Mrs
Lynch received severe fall by the lurching OF the
vessel and she had thereafter TO remain the most OF
the time in her stateroom. She became III and at
tributed her ailment to the fall
Immediately upon the arrival of tho steamer MIS-
Lynch was taken to the Hoto Bristol and assigned to
a room on the third floor in the rear, looking OUT
upon little courtyard. DR.. William T. Lusk, OF
No. a. East Thirty fourth-st, called to attend
Mrs Lynch and found severe case OF typhoid icver
1t had been coming on for long time, anu inc
symptoms showed the disease TO be of dangerous
character Her pulse and temperature were unusually
high and her body was racked by pain and fever
Two professional French nurses were procured and
their tine was so divided that one Of them was IN
attendance upon the invalid all the time.
THE PATIENT DELIRIoUs AT TIMES.
Mrs. Lynch became as the disease ran It's
course and frequently became dclirious She was not
violent and could be easily controlled Thursday night
was passed comfortably and the nurse reported that
she had slept quito well and the fever seemed TO
have abated. Shortly after a. N. yesterday the
nurse called Mr. Lynch and obtained his consent to
leave the patient for time, while she went to attend
early mass in Catholic church not far away. Mr.
Lynch took charge Of HIS wife while the nurse was
away Mrs Lynch seemed to be unusually bright and
Mr. Lynch was greatly relieved to find such apparent
improyement But the brightness not of re-
turning health IL was delirum Mrs. Lynch
said to her husband al would like to have cup OF
coffee Thomas, will you kindly get 1t for mcf'
Mr.. Lynch only too willing 10 get the concc ana
Immediately left the room TO call servant AS soon
as he got out Mrs Lynch arose. wrapped blanket
around her shoulders and threw herself head hrst
from the window. She struck on her head ana
shoulders on glass grating, set in an iron framc-
and she went through TO the cellar. Mr. Lynch
found his wife missing when be returned
Thinking that she had gone into an adjoining room,
lie called her name, and then searched through me
that led him TO suspect anything wrong, and it was
only when he went down stairs and met two OF The
hotel attendants carrying the mangled form OF his
wife that he knew what had happened
DYING IN FEW MINUTES
Tho shock nearly unbalanced his mind, and he was
in so distracted state that he could not tell how
1t happened DR.. Lusk was hastily summoned, but
It was too late He got TO the hotel at 7:15
O'Clock and Mrs Lynch was dead ~
The skull was badly fractured, a dozen
or bones were broken In her body, the nesh was
horribly out and bruised everywhere, and she was
covered with blood from her wounds. Her face was
shapeess mass crushed beyond recognition:
Deputy Coroner Jenkins was informed ana visited
smith and the persons who found the body, and then
gave permit for the removal of the body DR. Jen,
hns was Of the opinion that Mrs Lynchs life would
not have endan geied II the professional nurse
had not been absent In order to guard against any
possible spread of the disease at the hotel Mrs Lynch
had been kept isolated far possible and no
one in the hotel 1t is said, had any fear oil taEng H.