Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-01
Jumped Nearly Forty Feet.

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GIRL CAUSES QUITE SCARE IN THE PRovI-
DENCE HOSPITAL.
Rachael Meyers, a sixteen year-old patient in
Providence hospital, caused scare in that
institution yesterday. When one of the at
tendants went through the ward on the third
floor. on the I'd street side, word was given not
to go near Rachael, who had been pronounced
insane, for fear of disturbing her. The at
tendant did not go near her bed for that rea-
son. About O'Clock, long before daybreak
one of the nurses aroused Sister Beatrice and
informed her that Rachael was missing from
her bed. A window near by was slightly raised
and suggested that Rachael might possibly
have left the building in that way. Such an
idea was not, however, entertained and it was
the general impression that she had gone in
another bed and possibly in another room.
Every room and bed in the hos
pital was searched, but no traces of
the missing girl could be found Not
finding her in the coal vaults, a lantern was
obtained and the parking about the building
was searched, but still no traces of the missing
patient could be found. Sister Beatrice made
a thorough search of the building and ques-
toned the other patients, but they were unable
to throw any light on the matter. Everybody
In the building was excited by this time. A
patient in the same ward told Sister Beatrice
that the missing girl rested well during the
night and she had covered her up after mid
hSht. IL was tnen eVluent tnat the patient
had jumped from the third-story window and
the sisters expected to find her dead body in
the morning somewhere in the vicinity of the
hospital.
About $50 o'clock resident of street, be-
tween LIST and I'd streets southeast, reported to
the fifth precinct that there was a woman in
the areaway in front of No. 124 on that street,
who had been making considerable noise and
requested the officer to take her away He
thought that the woman was either drunk or
crazy. Policeman Jones answered the COM
plant and found the patient in the areaway
mentioned. She was clad in torn night-gown
and was apparently nearly frozen. The officer
procured wagon and removed her to the sta
tion where she was placed in a warm room
When he arrived with her at the station the I'M
fortunate girl complained that an attempt had
been made by nurses and doctors to poison her.
| and then she wanted to go home She said
that her head troubled her, and because she
disturbed others they gave her dose of poison
to get rid of her. She showed unmistakable
signs OF insanity, and the officers thought at
first that she had escaped from st. Elizabeth's.
Inquiry was made at the hospital about the
girl. and the Sisters were greatly relieved to
know that the girl was not dead The police
| ambulance was sent for and the patient was
returned to the hospital. She told the Sisters
that she jumped from the window, and re-
peated her story of the poisoning. She was
found not to have been injured, except slight
shaking up, Notwithstanding the fact that She
jumped distance Of nearly 40 feet Later in
the day she was removed to the home of her
parents, No. 1881 18th street northwest. The
girl was sent to the hospital last Monday by
Sanitary Officer Frank at the request of DR.. B.
B. Adams 1t was not suggested to the hospi-
tai authorities that she was insane, but her
actions soon convinced the attending physi-
clans that she was not proper subject for
that institution, and her mother was requested
to take her home Wednesday, but she declined
to do 80, as she wanted her kept in the hospital
Coop TEMPLAR OFFICERS ELFcTED.-Officers
have been elected by Good Templar lodges as
follows: Clements lodge-A Kalstrom, G. T.:
Sadie Barstow, v. T.; Julia E. Martin, 8. j. r:
Frank Harrison, secretary; Ed. Mahoney, F. g. /:
NJ. Mahoney, T. John B. Finch lodge-Geo.
stahl, c. T.; Emma Moore, v. T.; Charles
Iimms, secretary; Fred: Higgins, F. s.; Ella
lodge-Jerry d. Billings, c. T.; Jennie Bit
tlngs v. T.; r. M. Cheshire, secretary; ]. NJ.
Davy, F. g.; G. W. Kennedy, T.
Smedley, importers of 1913 9Th avenue, New
York, invites the ladies of Washington to call
at Hotel Arlington on Friday and Saturday,
February LIST and 3D. to examine a very fine
selection OF ball, reception and street costumes,
| wraps, tea gowns, matinees and millinery; also
| spring materials for taking orders
DR. PICK ON MEMoRY.--Course of five lectures
on memory begins ON Monday, at 4:3O and 3
p. m. Tickets for the course. So; NAV be
obtained daily from 4 to p. M, at Masonic
temple, and all day at Droop's music store, 925
Pennsylvania avenue.
NAT c. GooDwIN.-By special request Mr.
Goodwin will appear at the National theater
to night as GoGghtly in LEND Me Five ShiI-
hngs," in conjunction with his laughable per
Torrance Of christopher Blizzard in ssConfu-
sion" and will repeat the same double bill for
the balance Of his engagement, which has been
the most successful he has ever played in
Washington.