New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-23
SHE JUMPED TO HER DEATH.
DEATH OF MRS. ANNE S. COOMBS.
GOING TO HOTEL AND ASKING FOR hoo"
on THE TOP NORTHUMBERLAND
OF THE CoNGREsSMAN-ELECT

OF THE CONGREsSMAN-ELECT
FROM THE lid.
There was a startling suicide yesterday after-
noon at the Pierrepont House, in Montaguo-S"
Mrs Anne Sheldon Coombs, wife OF george Ao",n'
Coombs a son of Congressman-elect w. d. Ooon"'
and n well-knOwn authoress, jumped from lronv
window on the sixth floor and was Instantly Aii'"
as she struck the pavement. Mrs. Coomos was
tbirty-two years old, and was married 10 NJ
Coombs several years ago. She and her huSp"hu
lived at the Hanover Flats, at NO. ''0o
Fifteenth-st.. New-York until recently wnen sn'
went to stay with her mother, Mrs. George oneioon'
at No. South Elliott Place. as her heai'h was
not good and she desired to DE WIN he' iN''
She fclt nretty well yesterday morning, she
said, and after her husband went 10 puSihees ',
said she would 90 out and take walk
cho wont 70 the store Of Lehman
Brothers & Owings and purchased some goouS
...o,, ,ho occount Of her mother, who has long
Alt tbcre She then went to the Plerrepoh'
uouso and asked for the highest room IN INC
horso sovino she was troubled with paipitatloh
80 tho bcart and wanted to get as much air as
nossiblc She said that she lived in New-iorK'
hut wanted TO try Brooklyn air. Manager |as0
conducted her to sixth-story room, ana Sne
osl,ed for a glass of wine. glass OF sherry was
nrocprod for her and then she asked 10 nave 0ho
cbambermaid sent to the room "heh 'ie s.
cot there Mrs Coombs was gone. l"o ui''''
rnossenOer bows on the opposite side Oh tne s~oo'
saw her raise the window and spring ouV' que
struck against the roof of the extension oNei .''
entrance and bounded of and then lcii up'h '"'
pavement Of the area and struck i'iso oiN
mental urn. When picked up she was dead from
internal injuries. There was only sllsh' null
uron her face near her mouth. Ambulance our-
coon Wallace was called but could do nothihs'
Tho bodv was borne into the hotel and ldenu-
Gcatiop was secured by the bill in her pocket for
tho goods which she had purchased WORD was
sent TO the store and to her mother The pooy
was identified by her husbands brother. =,
Mother Mrs. Sheldon nor Mr. Coomns couiu
hear to look at the body Mrs. Sheldon saiu cla'
her daughter had suffered from nervous proS'i'-
,ion. but had felt well enough to 20 oue luz
n walk. Although she had acted strangely ~
WAS not thought that she would DO anything ou'
Of the common order. IT. was Thought tha0 sic
must have had a sudden At of insanity MIS-
Coombs had no children.
Mr. Coombs is associated with his father IN "he
firm of Coombs. Crosby & Eddy, wholesale eN-
norters Mt No IS South-st, New-i0rk. MI.
Toombs sr.. was elected Member OF Congress =, ~
tho lid District at the recent eection. ino
official canvass showed his election ny ioui '0''
plurality. 30 wr;ter
Mrs. Coombs WIS well known as 2 wrl Th:
heinz the author of LAS Common Mortals,' Inc
Garden of Armeda, "A Game of Chance, ana "a
number Of poems and magazine articles I - S Sae
was writing another novel at the time . OF mel =
death. Mrs Coombs recently returned rom
Years STAY in Southern Italy, whittier she went
for her health. ,., ,oniro
A relative, speaking of her death last evening
said "She was of high-strung temperament an9
sSas tronblod with nervous disorders She had
improved greatly while staying at the Hanover
Flats and felt well enough to come over with heI
husband and stay with her mother. Mrs. oheluon
better rapidly. This morning when she said she
wanted to 90 shopping no one thought that there
was the slightest danger in letting her go alone
She undoubtedly threw herself from the window
In a fit of temporary alteration of mind"
The body was taken to Mrs. Sheldons house
last night No arrangements for the funeral have
as vet been made.