The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-07

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The people who live on the first floor at 900
East 145th street we're startled early yester-
day morning By the deep aroans Of man and
the shrieks OF q woman. They rushed up
stairs aud found Mrs Charles Heine talnting
in the doorway Of small front room over the
main hall and her husband hanging from the
cross bars Of 4 machine that had been intend
ed By him to solve the problem OF perpetual
motion.
One OF the men who had run up cut the rope.
and some one else ran out into the street for a
policeman and doctor. The policeman sent
In n call for an ambulance When II arrived
from the Fordham Hospital Helne was dead.
on the floor near his body lay a copy Of a Ger
man newspaper folded at place where there
was printed a story telling OF the suicide OF a
tramp In Chicago whose parents In Berlin
were worth millions OF marks.
Hene was a German and had been in this
country thirty years He had lived in the
house where he killed himself for over nine
years He was 50 years old. BY trade he was
a machinist. and q clevor one, IL is said. For
many years he was employed in the round
house In the New York Central Railroad yards
in this city. Last November he had a quarrel
about politics which ended In a fight. He was
So badly hurt that he had to be laid of.
one OF his arms was injured. When he went
back to work no found that his place had been
illled. and from that time he was out OF en-
ployment
Ever since he came to this country his pet
scheme was to solve the mystery OF perpetual
motion. In his spare moments he used to de-
sign engines which be hoped would bring him
success. and at odd times In his shop he would
The m ost pretentious machine was the one he
finally used for a scA1old. IL took him years
to bSt perfect SOS T. Ia rES fPSys srrs II
and cumbersome. and he had placed II in
about seven feet high. with Iron beams con,
Meeting the tons system OF weights and
u series Of coEged wheels. which after turnin z
q certain length OF time. shit the weights to
ssSin. Hpime hoped to develop this device so
az to generate electricity with It. lie had in
vited In any men to see the machine. but none
say that some dav he would apply to Edison
for help to develop his invention
hecam. very moross. anil said several times
that no thought he would hang himself. His
relatives in Germany are said to be well on as
and It is thought that the similarity OF his case
TO that Of the western tramp was the last
He went out early yesterday morning, to buy
newspaper at the corner store. When he
in the rear ROOM which they used as kitchen.
He went into the front room and began read
heard him tinkerinG with the perpetual IN o.
tion machine. She paid no attention TO TINS
until she heard groans, and then sho went and
found him hanging from one OF the iron
beams
The Coroner gave n permit for the removal
OF the body. and the funeral will doubtless
take place tomorrow. Mrs. Heine Is left with
out M ems OF support.
Many persons applied yesterday for permits
sion to examine the perpetual motion ma
chine. but no one was admitted into tho room.
| The person in charge said that Heine was very
careful about whom ho admitted, and that no