New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-05
ORANGE.

DEATH REVEALED A ROMANTIC STORY.
The sudden death Of Mrs Thomas Smalos Or
ange. y. j., on Saturday afternoon has brought 10
light the details Of most romantic life
Mrs. Smales Miss Frances Dayton and be-
longed to wealthy Virginian family. When she
was five years old her mother died few year<
after the death Of her mother her father married
agaip. and the stepmother began a persecution of
the girl At last she North 10 be cdu-
Gated at THE Gunnery'' at Washington, Conn.
While there, she had many devoted admirers among
them Thomas Smales. whom she afterwar1
ried. She brought into unpleasant notoriety at
this time by rejected lover. who evening drew
a revolver and shot her. The ball entered the left
side OF the head, just behind the ear, and all
tempts TO extract ii failed. For weeks she lowered
between life and death. Soon after she gradu-
a:ed she went to Orange. y j.. to visit her friend.
Mrs. Amelia c. Bird, No. 81 Centre-st. There
she was impressed with the idea that the partial
paralysis OF the left side caused by the unexracted
bullet. would be allevated by studying telegraphy.
She entered the Western Union Office there and
worked for nearly year; Then sne determined 70
study medicine. with view 70 understanding her
own peculiar case. She entered the Woman's Med
graduated in 1876, then going 70 Germany TO hnSh
her medical studies She afterward practised in
All this time she had corresponded with her lover,
Thomas Smales who had gone with bis fathers
to the United States and established himself In
payton and tSey We're married Ms smas N be
came interested in charitable work. establishing
hospital in Brunswick and training school for
nurses-the first institution OF the KIND in South
year ago Mrs. Smaies's health gave way and
she came North to Orange, whore she boarded with
her friend Mrs Bird.
Last week she taken with commissions and
died All her life she had had horror OF being
buried alive. and she exacted a pledge from her
husband that she should be kept till doubt OF
her death existed Mr.. Smales refused 10 allow
autopsy on Saturday. but County Physician Elliott
diagnosed the heart failure. supernduced
by the irritation and paralysis caused by the bullet
In her head
The funeral services will be held this afternoon
at o'clock. and will be conducted by the Rev
Alexander Mann
The ordinance granting to the Consolidated Trac-
ton Company franchise In Central-ave. will come
UP before the Orange Common Council this evening
third reading. There will be a bitter fight
the matter. the Indignation meeting of citizens
Friday night passed resolutions demanding that
not less than $500 mile Of single track a year
should be demanded from the company. while the
ordinance only asks 500 mile The New ngland
Society Of Orange AZ its meeting Saturday night.
Endorsed the action Of the citizens rneeting. The
aldermen have shown disposition TO give the
franchise to the Consolidated Traction Company a
nominal rates. The citizens living on Central-avc
bitterly opposed TO electric road there and
have protested against It, They have their plans
laid 10 enJon the company from building. even n
the franchise Is granted and Will carry the matter
TO the Supreme Court 10 test the constltutlonaty
Of the railroad law Of 1895, which gives railroad
corporations the right 20 take possession OF HIGH
ways the simple permission OF the municipal
authorities.