Morning journal and courier., 1892-07-13
wALLINGFORD.

Desperate Attempt at Suicide In
Ealesvtlle OF a Professor at Leihigh
University-A Sad Case-A Narrow
Escape from Drowning at Sfmp-
sons Pond-PersonaI.
Dwight F. Carroll, son of William Car
roll of Yalesville, made desperate at
tempt at self-destruotion yesterday morn
ing by taking Paris green. The FIRST at
tempt was at 6 o'clock in the morning
before eating breakfast, and the result
was that he was deathly sick and threw it
off his stomach. Another overdose was
then taken and when his family discovered
what he had done, prompt measures were
at once taken and DIR. McGaughey was
summoned and done all that could be done
to cave his life, but it is probable that the
poison has done its deadly work. Late
yesterday afternoon he was still alive, but
no hopes were given of his recovery. Car
roll was few months ago an instructor in
the Lehfgh university in Bethlehem, Pa,
and at that time was taken with mental
troubles and was brought here for rest from
his duties. Since that time he has suffered
from the trouble and has been under
watchful care most of the time and has
tried upon one or two occasions to take
his own life, once by getting in front of
an engine on the railroad, but was got
away from the track by his friends. The
trouble ia supposed to be due to close at
tention to his studies and duties as in
structor in the university. He was an ex-
emplary young man and his many friends
will sorrow at his misfortune.
There was narrow escape from drown
IN
only for the prompt action of Robert An
drews there would have been fatal case
to record. A young son of W. 81. Smith
| of Constitution street was trying to paddle
| boat across the pond when by some mis-
hap he fell overheard into the water His
| cries for help were heard by Robert An
drews, who rushed to the banks of the pond
| and saw this boy struggling in the water.
Without waiting for other assistance An
drews jumped into the water and swan
out to where the boy was and seized him
just as he was going down the last time
| and succeeded in reaching the boat with
the drowning boy. The boy recovered his
| senses by the usual methods in such cases
| and will hereafter be shy about trying to
manage boat alone in water ten feet or
| more deep.
The statement made Monday morning
that Fred Blake and bride had arrived
home from Maine was a mistake. The
facts are that Mr.. and Mrs. Blake's trunk
| arrived here late last week and the peculiar
phase of the case is that Mr.. and Mrs
Blake have not seen their trunk since
| they left Wallingford on their wedding
trip to Maine. By some mistake the
| checks got changed and the trunk was
| missent on another road and finally re-
turned here where it started.
David Fender started yesterday morning
on an excursion to Niagara Falls and the
Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence
| river.
Rev. J. E. Wildman went to Bethany
yesterday to attend clergymen's meet
ing.
Miss Sadie Kelsey and Miss Edith F.
Lane are in Englewood, N. J.
William and E. ]. Nedderman of Brook
Ign, two fine musicians, were the guests of
John Broedlin yesterday and discoursed
some fine music, both instrumental and
vocal.
The ringing of the church bells at 6
o'clock this morning will be the signal that
the weather is deemed favorable for the
Sunday school excursion to Seaside park
to-day. The excursion train leaves this
station at s o'clock. Fare for round trip,
90 cants for adu1ts fO oanfa for ob;1dran