The Washington critic., 1888-05-04
SOMETHING or CITY LIFE.

a Case where Implicit Faith Did Not
Eject a Cure. q
When Mrs. Lucy III. Hunter died on
Thursday April 2G, only a few of her
friends and neighbors knew the circum-
stances attending her demise. Mrs. Hun
ter was the proprietress Of the Circulating
Library, at 17l0 Pennsylvania avenue,
where she had been located ever since
she came to this city from Baltimore,
number of years ago Mrs Hunter was
q woman noted for her piety, and be-
lieved, with implicit confidence, in the
Faith Cure or "Christan Science Treat
mcnt'
She-hatf been afflicted for a long time
with an abdominal tumor, and from Oc-
tober to the first week in March was under
the care of her mother, Mrs. MoLane of
Ohio. During this time Mrs. Hunter was
able to move about, but in the last week
in February she suffered a relapse and
was compelled to take to her bed. A few
DAYS afterward Miss Josephine Schmidt
and Miss Lulu Pollock of Baltimore two
disciples of the faith cure movement,
came to Mrs. Hunters bedside and as
suhled direct charge of the patient.
Both took up quarters at the house and
informed Mrs. McLane that her daughter
owned the place and they would do as
toned the desire to call in doctor, the
faith ourists rebelled. DR.. Gardner visited
the house but was not allowed TO see the
patient. During the time from the early
part of March until her death, Mrs.
Hunter was visited by number of be-
lievers in the Divine remedy, among
them Mr.. Smith, the inventor, who re-
sides on + street, and his wife. Mr.. Smith
would sit for hours holding Mrs. Hunters
hand. DR.. Hagner was surrcptitiously
appealed to by Mrs. McLane a week be-
fore Mrs. Hunter died.
When he came to the house Miss
Schmidt saw him and refused him ad
mittance to the chamber of the dying
woman. All this time Mrs. Hunter be-
lieved that she would recover, though at
times, when suffering terrible agony, her
faith wavcred. When she died on Thurs.
day. a week ago, DIR. Hagner was requested
by Mrs. McLane to give a certificate of
death, and did so after a long hesitation.
The body was taken to q place near In
dianapolis, where it was inferred.
A CRITIC reporter who called on Mrs.
McLane this morning learned the story
as stated above. Mrs McLane regretted
that the matter had got into the news
papers. She was not harsh on the faith
curists, but believed that her daughters
suflcrings would have been much allayed
had proper medical attendance been adj
ministered.
Two Young Men Thrown in Tussle
with the Tiger.
William A. Ludwig and Harry Griggs
are two respectable-looking white boys
who came here, one from Brooklyn and
the other from Baltimore, with the lauda-
bile ambition to break the "book makers
But they did not succeed.
Yesterday they held off for a "cinch, :"
pooled their entire capital and staked it
all on Bess.
The Unsuitable book-maker raked it in
and last night they tried to steal q ride
home on the cars. They were arrested on
a charge of vagrancy and made their
debut in the Police Court this morning. :.
A Peculiar Accident That Caused a
Horses Death.
Yesterday about noon, as a two-horse
carriage was passing up Fourteenth street
near S. dairyman driving one-horse
rig, coming in from side street, almost
ran into it. but checked his horse before
collision occurred. The sudden stop,
however threw the horse, and he came
down flat on the street. He threw his
head out as he fell and the carriage wheel
struck him in the temple, knocking his
brains out and killing him within min
ute after the blow. 1t was an unavoid-
able accident and resulted in loss of a
hundred dollars or more to the dairyman.