Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-19
DASHED DOWN To DEATH
Miss Garrett Jumped From a
Chicago Hotel Window.
EHE WAS A TEACHER OF THE BLIND
Her Sister and Two Friends Saw Her Dash
Herself Through the window-Fen Five
stories and Was Instantly KnIed-over-
work Caused Temporary Insanity.


work Caused Temporary Insanity.
CHICAGO July l9.-Miss Emma Garrett
OF Philadelphia. principal of deaf mute
school Il: Monument and Ford avenues in
that city. committed suicide by jumping
from the fifth story of the Briggs House.
Miss Garrett came here with her sister,
Mary :. Garrett, and Miss Viola Wilcox
of Philadelphia. Miss Garrett was feeling
unwell and lay down upon the bed. Her
sister and Miss Wilcox were both in the
room when she suddenly ran o the window,
which was open. and jumped out. The
window opened in the court of the hotel,
and Miss Garrett fell four stories, striking
upon glass skyliGht which covers the Of
fee Her skull was smashed and she died
instantly
Nervous prostration that had been
brought on by overwork in preparing the
blind childrrn's exhibit had unbalanced
her mind. She was TO have been taken to-
day TO private sanitarium at Geneva
Lake, Wis. for treatment
The little party had been at the hotel
only an hour. Miss Garrett was unusually
moroSe. and her sister had been trying to
cheer her up.
Although Miss Garrett had been hover
ing ON the borders OF insanity for several
days her sister never dreamed that she
would Kill herself, She was extremely
nervous and began to pace the floor.
My Head Is bursting.
Clasping her hands to her forehead she
exclaimed:
sister, my head is bursting"
She then threw herself ON couch and
asked for drink Of water. Miss Wilcox
noticed that there WAS strange light in
the invalid's eyes.
\ few minutes after this Miss Emma,
who WAS sitting on the edge of the bed.
suddenly sprang to her feet and bounded
across the room to the open window. Her
sister and Miss Wilcox instantly realized
that the invalid meant TO jump to her
death. and they ran to the window to stop
her.
They were too late however. for Miss
Garrett had plunged headlong, and mo
ment later her body struck with great force
on the skylight Miss Wilcox and the sis.
ter were overcome by the horrible sight
and they ran shreking from the room
down to the office,
When the body of Miss Garrett struck
the skyliSht il cracked one OF the beveled
glass panCS Clerks Adams and Henritsky
who We're i'll the Office at the time. stood di
rtCtlN pSut3NtN WnSte MISS Jarrett Tell
The reason she did not break through
the glass was that owing to her long sick
ness her weight had been reduced to about
| IL pounds The framework of the skylight
is iron, and her head struck on one of the
| metal beams.
Miss Garrett was about 40 years old anC
had been engaged in teaching the blind al
her life She and her sister had entir,
charge OF the Pennsylvania blind chill
| drGu' : exhibit. which is one of the mos
interesting at the fair. The two sister
had worked iudefatj Cahly to get the ex
hihit in shape for the opening of the fair
| and last March Miss Emma Garrett hroki
| down from exhaustion.
After few weeks Of rest she resumed
work against the advice Of her physician
| She came to Chicago about June /. anI
| N'th her sister She boarded with a Phila
.v nhja family near the fair grounds. Sh
| gradually grew worse aud wasted away il
fcsh until she WAS shadow of her forme
self Recently it was noticed that he
| mind WAS giving way.