Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-11
FELLFROM WINDOW
GEORGE TAYLOR LOSING HIS BAL
ANCE TUMBLES TO THE STREET.
Skull Broken In Two Places and Ankle
and Thigh Observation-Disclosures In
His Death I'm a Few Hours

Several gentlemen who were standing nt
the corner Of Fifteenth and Main streets
shortly before o'clock yesterday after
noon were Mortified 70 see a man fall from
a second-story window on the opposite
side Of the street.
In O second the body struck the pave
mont with sickening sound, and 1t
seemed 10 the spectators as if they could
hear the crunching of bones and mangling
Of flesh.
Those who had witnessed the scene at
once went 10 where they felt sure dead
man Law. One Of them started 10 lift the
body, but another told him il was no use,
a. the man was certainly dead.
Another person who came up at this mo-
ment seemed TO have his doubts as to
whether life was extinct. although there
was no sign Of vitality and the blood was
pouring in stream from large wound on
the back Of the head. Procuring bucket
Of water. he poured the contents over the
face of the injured unfortunate, and IN a
few moments was rewarded by seeing Il
slight respiration.
NEARLY sUFFocATED.
The ambulance was tclephoned for II
once. IL was ont on another COLL and tho
crowd which had gathered quickly pressed
closely around the man so as to almost cut
off the little air that he was capable OF
breathing. Fearing that he would be SUIT;
focated a litter was procured and several
stalwart policemen carried hlm o. the
First st8tiOn-hOuse.
A DIspATcH man was on the ground Anew
moments after the accident occurred. tie
found a large crowd surrounding pool ot
blood on the Fitteenth-stfeet side OF No.
J444 east Main, from the secOnd-story WIN
dow OF which nearest the corner the man
had fallen distance ot at least forty feet.
Ascending to the second story the news
uaper-man found Mrs Mary Colsell, with
whom the unfortunate had boarded. She
rephed in answer 20 questions that his
name was George Tavlor and that he came
from either Hanover or Henrico. lie WAS
fifty vears of age and by occupation a
lrichlayeT.
GREATLY AFFECTED.
Mrs. Colsell appeared horribly grieved
and could hardly talk for crying Poor
fellow! poor fellow. :" she moaned.
There Is his coat and hat hanging there
now" she said. wringlng her hands and
pointing 10 those articles in Tayl0rs room,
which adioined her own.
Mr.. 1aylor was married" she con-
tinued. but had been divorced. and his
wife and children live on Seventeenth
street. he had been drinking hard thus
morning and had been very abusive. lie
always was when no drank. He ANNOYED
everybody in the house and got so bad
that had lust put him out of my room a
few minutes before. After that he went
and sat IN the window. He must either
have fallen asleep, OF, being intoxicated
lost his balance and fallen out. Poor tel
low. poor fellow; | know he is going %
de-
WANTED 70 SEE Hle FATHER.
The ncwspapcr-man then won't TO the
statiOn-house. WHITTIER Taylor had been car
ried.
A crowd surrounded the lower door,
among whom was a woman lpiesumab y
the wife. begging some one 10 take little
boy up. who was afrn q go - 10y himself.
tn stair. the DI.rATcH man found
another ltfie boy who was cTying as II ms
heart would break. Policemen Burnett
and Rex. who were Ou duty, hal refused
to let him sec h.s father. who was lying III
"A side room. d" want 20 see NV papa,
he sGbbod pitifuly. But the tvO oifcef
wore firm. and PROBABLY tmnGing OF Their
own children at home, remarked IN a low
voice TO the reporter: II would only
frighten the little fellow and do 10 good.
SURGICAL AID.
At this time the ambulance, which had
boon going steadily all day. came up, ana
Drs. Hobsou and Siecel made an cAGmina-
ton Of Favlor's wounds.
The skull was fractured both on top ard
at the base. The left thigh bones and
ankle were shattered. Taylor was made
as comfortable as possible and then put III
the ambulance and carried to the aims
house. An operation would have been
performed, but the man was too weak +"
stand II.
The patient sank steadily and died ut
the almshobse at half-past II o'clock last
night.