The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-20

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sns ssory q Tie photograph II tie pspsr.
soa SM demand ~ expisnssieu
weeks 40 The wo0on msde an n.
1913 % snd hsr hfA Ths occurred ons
waen shs vent ont riding with sian.
Aerphy. the oslIboy. 1--WE drove on,
20 tns beach" said Nurphy. s.and
.aus there rot out az TO-
OueU. No sooner had iumned
cuso the sand than she whipped nm
sne horses and turned than toward the
Ofsaksu- ran after the tam ana tried
20 climb iaso the back Of the bu.rv Whsn
tne nofses sac the INCOMING brseke,. shev
snaed sud attempted 70 turn frorr then.
This m1vsment upsst the re and ~,
Sorsrsou vaA throwu ont tn srcamir.
es ner % the skin. picked her
ma eesisssd her into the buggy and
10y nassliy 70 town She then said she
ao me waves had earned hsr into the
80 - she Va tired Of living"
The woman Who committed SUICIDE n
tns 81 Nicholas hotel in San Francisco
sndsy astsrnoon. under the name Of Nrs.
Asns Sorenson. vas Lena Andrews. and
vs. faissd In Seattle. She wss the Young
ess osuEhssr ef the late Petsr Andrews
ma : sister Of the late Nra Can't John
nii. Of seattle: Of the late Ma. Capt.
sonn Aafshaii. Of San Diego, Cal. and
non. l. L Andrew. Of La Conner. She
49, born IN this county. on the Andrews
iafm IN White River valley. In 1851
OF LIZ, and whsn she was quite
young her parents removed 70 Seattle
ana occupied rssidsncs at what ID
nov Jackson and Railroad avenue. but
which was called for many years Andrew
point, from the long residences Of the fam
ny u that pIaos. She attended the Central
district school. which stood where Cor
oTays snsatsr now stands. and Afterwards
went to the state univers,ty. She vss :
brunette, with coal black eyes. raven black
naar ana rose red cheeks. and her dispo-
si'ion was kind and gentle. She was .
general fsvorits among her playmatss and
companions- A years rolled ON she
osvsaopsd into very handsome young
woman and had many admirers. She was
rather striking in appearances, With cheer
iui manner snd ''cuts" ways.
In 1873 Lena attended performan in
1esiers hall given by the Richings- Ber-
nafd Opera Company. the baritone singer
OF which WAS Alexander IvanoG. . tall
Russian, with long. fiaxen hair falling
down on bis shoulders, and who claimed
to b nephew Of Gen. Skobeloff, of the
Russian army. He fell desperately In love
with her. and that night left the company
70 remain In Seattle to WOO and, IL posi-
BILE, win the handsome girl. She. ON the
other hand, cared nothing for him and
VA not backward In letting him under
stand what her feelings were. After two
weeks persistent efforts, finding that he
was making NO hsadway he resolved to
commit suicide by drowning. He un-
cosomed his plans TO his friend Sam"
Crawford, who WAS ct that time q conn
positor on the intelligence, and Mr..
Crawford recommended Hammond's ways,
which extsnded out into the water from
the rear OF the Office. foot Of Cherry street,
~ most convenient place for
such IN undertaking. Taking kindly to
this suggestion IvanoG, In the prssencs of
several witnesses and In . drenching rain
storm started out. After wading out in
the water to his waist he slipped from the
grsasy ways and tumblsd into the water.
which was several feet over his head. After
doundsring around for some time he sue
decided in rseaining his footing ON the
ways and came slowly out Of the water,
drsnched from head TO foot When asked
By the spectators on the shore Why he had
not finished the Job he saids 81 must zee
the Iona once more before die"
Ivano6 aftsrward went to Olympia.
whore he had short but brilliant career,
while Lena remained in Seattle to capti-
vats other heartA
Unfortunately for the young lady she
soon after made the acquaintance of q
iliiant young man who was addicted to
drfAk and who furnished Lena with liquor
unknown to her parents. She soon &C.
quired taste for whisky and from that
time her downfall was very rapid. About
lss2 her mother, most estimable lady.
died, leaving Lena with her sister, Mrs.
Capt. John s. Hill. and her father, both
OF whom died soon after. Lena went
TO Portland. where she married q
respectable business man named Ora
ham, but owing TO the hold
strong drink had gotten on her, her Port
land homo was anything but happy one.
A divorce followed, and 1t is said that she
took some kind OF alcoholic cure. She
dropped out of sight until news was re.
ceved here of her death.
Dispatches were received by Gardner
kellogg and Sheriff Woo!ery yesterday,
asking what disposition should be made of
the body. These gentlemen forwa rded
them to her brother at La Conner.