New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-01
TIRED OF HIS LONELY LIFE.
THE HEAT A FACTOR an TIE SUICIDE.
WEALTHY OLD JEwELLER DROwYS HIMSELF
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A WEALTHY OLD JEwELLER DRoWNS HIMSELF
IN A CENTRAL PARK RESERVOIR.
The corpse of samuel Stern, wealthy retired
ewcller eehty-twO years old, was found floating IN
the big reservoir opposite NinetiethSt. in Central
Park yesterday morning. There IS no doubt that Mr..
stern committed suicide and the reason is probably
to be found in the effect which the hot "spel' had on
him. lie suffered 50 much from the heat last week
that he went to the Presbyterian Hospital for treat
ment 1t Is also said that he felt despondent and
lonely because all the members OF his family had
to the seaShOre and left him behind with company,
there being only servant girl in the hat which he
occupied. As Of his relatives was In town yes
terday when his body found, It was sent TO the
Morge.
The body was first seen by Albert Click, OF the
Central Park police. lie patroing the walk
which winds around the big reservoir, At IL 30 m.
when he a dark object some distance away in
the still water the east end Of the reservoir
lie to the place opposite the strange object and
saw the back OF an old mans head and his shoulders
showing above the surface straw hat was floating
a few feet or The body was about fifty feet distant
from the east wall, and there was no way OF reach
ing It except by boat. The policeman called for as
sistance and some men rOwed from the pumping
station and owed the body TO the reservoir gate,
where 1t lifted out.
From paper, In the dead mans pockets It was
learned that it the body Of samuel Stern. Later
an umbrella was found on the embanlncnt at the
spot where ho had evidently jumped into the water.
The reservoir Is surrounded by low iron railing From
this stone wall slopes AT a sharp angle into the
wuter which IS about eighteen feet deep The rail-
ing may be easily climbed, and inside OF 1t there
is no place TO finnish foothold Tho slope OF the
wall is such that nobody who falls into the reservoir
could possibly climb out.
Mr. stern WAS German and lived In the top fat
Of the handsome apartmenthou,e at No. 81 East
D. i'm Uved wife
daughter and two unmarried sons Charles and Joseph
The two SONS are associated In business with Carl
Calmann, the wholesale halter Of 10. 54o Broadway.
Mr.. Camann IS u sOn-ln-law Of Mr.. Stern All these
present at Nanaskct Beach, near Boston, where
they have been for the last few weeks, except the
son Charles who, however. also left early yes
tcriay morning The old man, 1t said By neigh
bor, fo lonely md low, ,pired in consequence but
il Is probable that bs mind WIS affected by the great
heat and that his name must be added to the long
list " victims Of the hot weather.
lie suffered so greatly frOm the heat on Saturday
that his appearance and symptoms led the druggist
at parhave. and Eighty -ixthst., where Mr.. Stern
cliicd for medicine, to advise him to 20 to hospital
Nr. stern went to the Presbyterian Hospital, where
be received treatment and medicine. He was told to
come a.ciln on sunday. But be did not 60.
He went away from home Immediately after break
fast yesterday morning al about a. m, according 10
the servant who the only person in the CITY yeser-
Day morning who seemed 10 know any thing about
him. lie probably went directly To the reservoir and
Jumped in, for the body hai evidently been In the
water for time before 1t was found. ono paper
found in his clothes was letter from his daughter
Flora. from Highlands dated some time ago, which
threw no light the reasons ior the suicide. On a
p,.c ~ paper. evidently torn from sheet OF note
papcr the following words had been hastily scribbed
Carl Calmaun. No. 59l broadway. my son-lnaw.
written to-day while very Sick There was no date
on il. seven dollars, piece Of chamds and mem
Jr7lndum book werc also fuund In his pockets.
IL vCp-
Th, ,ai ul old Demo. ratio campaign spea kcr
one Of his sOnsin-law Is Dr. >. Pinner.