The morning call., 1894-06-04
ANXIOUS TO DIE.
A Girl Attempts Suicide
at Oakland.
SAVED BY THE HOTEL MEN.
She Gave No Reason for Her
Strange Conduct.
SAVED BY THE HOTEL MEN.
DEDICATION OF A NEW CHURCH
The Dead Man Found in the Bay
Supposed to Be Isaac fiaylOCk.
Filling in the Marsh.

ner of Tenth and Washington streets, yes
terday morning. Her method was asphyx.
iation. No motive is known for the deed.
Miss Lynn registered at the hotel at 9
o'clock Saturday night, giving San Fran
cisco as her residence city. She was
stranger to the hotel employees. who had
never seen her before. In personal ap-
pearance she was decidedly attractive.
Her clothes were handsome ana OF fashion
able cut.
Miss Lynn was assigned room to which
she at once retired. a few moments later
she left and went downtown, returning In
about an hour and once more locking her.
self in her room.
1t was nearly O'Clock the following
morning when the attention Of the night
clerk was attracted by mutfled screams
issuing from the room occupied by MISS
Lynn. BE at once ran TO the room ana
knocked, but receiving no answer and the
screaming continuing be forced the door
open.
The Young woman lay upon the bed
nearly suffoCated by the fumes of the gas
that was pouring from the open jet.
A physician. DR.. TODD, was summoned,
and worked over the girl until O'Clock
yesterday morning. She confessed that
She had made attempt at suicide, but gave
no reason for the deed. she SAID 1t was
her second attempt to xiii herself.
The truth of the girls statement as TO
the deed having been premedltated was
evidenced by the precautions she took.
The keyEole in the door and the crack be-
meath it were plugged with paper, evil
IDENTIFY done to prevent the escape OF any
of the gas.
Miss Lynn left Oakland al 10,o'clock
yesterday morning, but would not tell
where she was going.
A Handsome Memorial.
Rba
ner of Eighteenth and Castro streets was
dedicated with appropriate ceremonies
Yesterday. The church is of the denOml-
nation of United PresbyteTians and is
named after the late Rev. Charles Hanna,
Its founder.
years ago from theological seminary.
His efforts in the community were emil
nenIly successful and when he left to ae-
cept a call at PHILADELPHIA he was greatly
missed. He died shortly after being
settled in his new pastorate ana the
church building that was dedicated yester-
day was named in memory OF him.
The building Is a cOmmodlous one and
contains an audience-rOOm, lecture-room
and primary-rOom on the first floor and a
ladies' parlor and pastors study on the
second floor. The main auditorium room
is lighted by two triple memorial windows,
the gifts of friends OF Rev. MI Hanna.
The interior is finished in redwood and
presents a handsome appearance ne
entire cost was $1,000.
The dedication sermon was preached
yesterday morning by Rev Z. Il. Hanna.
ID, of Monmouth, H., the father OF the
founder of the church.
At P. NJ. further dedicatory services
were conducted by number of the visit
ing delegates from the United Presby-
terrain Gen eral Assembly that recently adj
journed at Portland
a sermon was delivered in the evening
by Rev. W. S. Owens. ID, of Pittsburg,
Pa, secretary of the Home Mission
Board.
Fell in a Fit.
Professor Lefebre, the well-known in
structoT in fencing and modern languages
was seized with an epileptic fit while walk
ing on Broadway, near Fourteenth street
Yesterday morning, and fell heavily to thu
pavement His head struck against pro
lection in the curbing and be was rem
deUed iusensibe. Assistance was promptly
offered by men who saw the fall, and b.
was borne, bleeding and unconscious, int
the ne Arrest drugstore. The patrol Wsgol
was summoned and the Injured man wa
conveyed to the Receiving Hospital Al
ugly scalp wound had been inflicted on tn
back of the head, and several stitches ha
TO be taken in it by the surgeon, Dr. LIE
gault. After the operation the profess 0
was taken to his home.
Professor Lefebre resides at 719 Tween
tieth street he is one Of the most pic
turesque and familiar figures TO be seen o
the streets iOf Oakland. de is an accom-
plished linguist, speaking seven language
with equal fuency. His life. ii made int
book, would be most interesting readini
He was once an officer in the French navy
but arrived in San Francisco IN 1867 g
master of an English ship. Since then b
has lived in Oakland.
Deserted the Army.
Frederick McKinder.. hospital stewaT
of the Industrial Army OF Gener al Barker
deserted the company TO which he was
tached, at Modesto a few days ago, an
started back for Oakland. He succeede
In reaching town, but was overcome by
troublesome affection Of the heart, an
was taken to the Receiving Hospital Sa
uTday for treatment
McKindcr, in speaking of the presen
dilemma Of General Bakers army, sal
yesterday that be had no idea they coul
get East The soldierS 90 not expect
move soon, he said. The railroad will n
carry them free, and the Government hi
given orders that the lndustrials must NJ
be assisted eastward.
"Tbere is no discomfort or discourag
ment," said McKinder. sin the arm
Every soldier Is patient and hopeful. an
fully expects another outburst of ndign
lion at the Government soon, when peop
will 90 down into their pockets and he
tie army on to Washington"
To Fill the Marsh.
Captain John Hackett has at last su
ceeded in securing the signatures of g
but one of the owners of the Sxteent
street marsh In the area that it is propose
10 reclaim by pumping sand upon it. II
marsh will be filed seven feet. or up
city grade, and the work will cost 10 cen
a cubic yard. 1t lies east OF PeTalta stree
and south OF the sewer. The owners "
have entered into the contract are:
NEG Mclean, W. J. Dngee, j.
Plunkett estate of II. Ii. SeatoD, Jam
DeFremery. r. E. Bell, George Roth,
G. Converse, a. j. Gilbert, r. NJ. Lindsa
N Clark, G. Z. Blake, G. 7. ii. Palm
and Ellen NJ. Scotchler.
But one owner has refused his conseI
and Captain Hackett says if he does I
grant it his property will be bTilt In by
IeVee, and he will thus be deprived of
benefit of the filing.
Partially Identified.
r. w. O'Neal of Sausalito visited t
Morgue yesterday, and partially identtf
the body found in the bay on Friday
being that Of Isaac Haylock Of Com pton
O'Neal's depos ION was taken
Deputy Coroner Evers. In it he stat
that he knew Isaac Aayl0ek, and b
grown up with him.
He could not be positive as to its bel
Haylock's body for the reason that he h
not seen him for twelve years. At I'll
time HayI0ck had just returned to Com
ton from the mines In Arizona. He S