The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-13
STRANGE CAUSE OF DEATH.
An Electric Bolt Strikes Between Two
sleeping Women.


sleeping Women.
Mollie E. Glover, the wife Of William E.
Glover. commercial salesman, living at
42S Third street northwest. says Saturdays
Washington Post, died suddenly last even-
ing in convulsions at the confectionery
store Of Martin Spencer (colored) No. $40
Third street, where she had gone for piece
of ice.
Katie Spencer, who tends the store for
| her aunt, stated last evening that Mrs.
Glover came into the store at 1880 o'clock
and asked for 5 cents worth Of ioe She
was busy with a customer and told her she
would get it in a moment. W hen she looked
around Mrs. Glover was gone. moment
later she heard her aunt, who was upstairs,
scream for assistance. and, rushing up,
found her struggling with Mrs. Glover, who
was trying to throw herself out OF the win
dow. She was wildly insane, and
all attempts to calm her we're Of
no avail. She said the police would get her,
and cried to them to let her go. She sue
decided in releasing herself, and demolished
Mrs Spencer's bed in her paroxysms. She
then came in contact with window from
which the casing had been taken, cutting
her limbs and hands. Neighbors had, in the
meantime come to Mrs. 5penoer's assist
ance, but could not restrain the craBad
woman. At last, becoming exhausted, she
| wes placed upon a couch, and a moment
later her sufferings ended in death.
The police had meantime reached the
house. attracted by the struggle. Learning
that Mrs. Glover was dead. the patrol was
summoned and the body removed to her
residence at 42S Third street northwest
The officers ring at the door brought Mr..
| Glover, unconscious OF his wife's sudden and
terrible death. He was Informed of the
facts and asked what disposition should be
made of the body. BE had IL carried
to their rooms which she but
few moments before had
left, laughingly saying she
would return in a moment. The grief
stricken and bereaved husband went 10 the
telegraph office to inform relatives of his
| wife's death. At the telegraph Office he
| found a message, written and thrown aside,
which had been signed by a Mollie Glover.
informing friend in Charlottesville OF an
intended visit 60 that city on Wednesday
next. Mr.. Glover sent a telegram 60 the
same place informing his wife's parents of
| her death. Mr.. Glover was later seen by a
reporter, TO whom he told a strange story
Of bis wife's malady.
II have been afraid of this for some
time" said be- land am shocked but not
surprised. During the terrible thunder storm
on Thursday night, July IA, my wife wa0
sleeping with my sister, and during a crash
which occurred about o'clock a. IN. they
ran to the room occupied by my brother-in-
| law and myself, terrified and half fainting
Restoratiyes were applied, aud my wife
said in explanation, and was oorroboFated
| by my sister. that large ball of fire had
come In at the window and fell on the bed
| between them. We could neither dissuade
them from their belief nor paoify them.
Both we're sick in bed from that night until
| the following week. The physician stated
that they were suffering from shock. ac-
| oompanied by complete nervous prostratiou
due TO fright My wife would be sick In
bed In the morning, well at noon, up town
in the evening, and again FRUSTRATED at
night at intervals ever since, and my sister
the same. The slightest startling noise
would throw them into violent commissions.
took my wife to the homeopathic hospital,
where l was told they had six similar cases,
all due TO the same cause. She remained
there five days and came home. Since that
time she has been up and down, down and
up, always, however, under a physicians
care. The strongest narcotics had no effect
upon her.
During the last few days she has seemed
| very weak. / am certain from what can
| learn thai the falling OF the lid of the ice
| box at the store, which makes a sharp re-
port, threw her into commissions, and her
system gave way entirely under the terrible
strain. am trying to keep my sister from
| ring bho h0Wos AOt ASaA ~ WOAAA piONo
fatal TO her. Her husband will take her
| from the city tomorrow.
"Strange TO relate, the mere meeting Of
my wife and sister during the past few days
has resulted Immediately In the violent
| eonvulsions of both. It's a physio-
logical mystery apparently which the ply
sicians cannot explain. The medical at
tendauts stated, after consultation, that it
was one Of the strangsst cases they had ever
been called upon to deal with"
| Mr.. Glover Is young man, apparently
about % years Of age, and is employed as a
travelling salesman by @. E. Howe, whole
sale tobacconist and Cigar dealer of this city.
| His wife was a native Of Virginia and was
married TO him a little over a year ago.
The neighbors speak highly of him and the
attention he has given his wife In her recent
affection.