Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-11-03
DlSTRESSlhCLY SAD.
The Heartrending Death Of Miss
Margaret T.. smith.
AWFUL BIS OVkkY.

circumstances at her rom In the old Col.
legs building ou Lead avenue, between
Firet aud second streets, soms time he
tween midnight houdAy and Tuesday
morning.
The circumstances Of the cAss were Oh.
tsined iais mo-, ming from Mrs 5. o. Per.
dun webstsr. superintendent Of the wo-
mans Home Missn iary society, aud who
has charge u a day school In the build
ing The lady stated tbs, she occupies a
room ia the building aud /, was the Gus
tom II Miss smith to call a. her room.
spending several hours IN the evening IN
general conversation. She called a, her
room tw.hs,er'sI At about o'clock Mon
day night aud remained until 10, As was
her custom, and then retired to her csn
ro"m. fer ih" nigh, Al miinight
Mrs. Webster bAd not retired. uut
was lying un the he'd r-Aiingl th. knob
IT her door Mas violently shaken, as II a
stru ggi- h"tw-rn life aud death existed
Mrs Webster crl-d out: "whn il ur'
"wba, IL IT." "wh" can II beg hat
,h"r" was ~ RESPONSE. aud ~ shs frAred
the pr arnce II burglar. she dil not open
th- dnr \ moment later she h-Arl
sino,hcriug, gurgling nnaus. aud then a |
WAS quiet unul u nnis". counting from ia"
breaking II some orockrry falling on
the ti'nr, broke the swful stiffness Not
realizing that death bad entered the
bu,idinr nat night, snl Aa N,zs smith
usuSlly rrti 81 late snd therefore slept
late. ne significance was put on the un-
usual disturbance. At noon yesterday,
~ was her custom, Mrs Webster cslle.i
at the rom ooeupi-i 10y Mise smith anil
tapped the door lightly There being no
r-Spons-, -h- opened the door and took
several nt.It into the room aud Was -.
tonish-d and horri6ed. beyond expires.
sion. Ia hnd MI-s smith lying scross the
b-'i IN her back, her limbs hsnging over
the side. one f"o, resting on the rtov.,
aud dead
The deceased, a short time After lsav.
ing the rupm II Mrs. Webster. bad q ham.
orrhage Of the lungs, frum the appear.
anc. ~ blood. aud in order 10 summon
help, 1t was sh. that had o. violently
shook the knob Of the doos Of ,h. room Of
Mrs Webster. She was too far gone ,o
make known her wants, and a. no one re-
sponi-d T. her silent Appeals, abe went
back to her own room, sat down ON Oh.
sid. Of the bed, af.sr securing the crock
cry 10 spit in, aud there. all alone, she
battled against death until the awful e,.
perience was over.
Mrs. Webster q, one. notified Rev. and
Mrs. T NJ Harwood. who arc iu charge
Of the building, and Rev. Harwood i'm.
media.sly isss for q doctor. Dr. Pearce
hastily answared the message, and on eI
aiming the body announced that her
death had resulted from hsmorrhsge Of
Of the luusv.
Mr.. Hsrvood. whom the reporter also
iuseryis we'd, stated that Mics Smith ar
rived In buoueraue sent. 10 last, bring
iux With her q letter OF introd duction Ia
Rev Bovsrd from DR.. Baldwin, one of
.hs missionary secretaries Of the Metho.
dist church IN New York City, and Rev.
Boysri recommended that she suxASc q
room q, the College building. Both Mr..
H.rwood and Mrs. Webster STATE tina,
the deceased pos.esssd . ebssry, swee,
di,positiou, vss q devou, Chrsstlsn, and
v.s unusually bright AMI happy ali oi
a"a"As '.e' w a" .'s ''A' '"'
tirod 70 ner own r""m' Sne ~ss mis-
sionAry In the Home u the Friendless Ia
Me- York City. having ehsrg. of the re
9. =. a.. -, H.,
'"''" wv" ~. oo's' wv
known oy hv. webster so wh"sa she
eonhded much of her life, her father,
no,b.r. .,.,.rs and bro,h.r, ar. all dead
%, - - e
sue "sS =" s'" ""' "' ~" 10"
distant relatives. res'ding somewhere Ia
the east.
Y..,.r,iay .h-rnon Rev H.rxu.i
-, a. D. ,.-L, -.
'ou ""s'"" W "'' '"''"
ing him 81 her death and Assins about
her Nelstsves Rev. Bati~,n answered.
Ly wiring Rev. H.rwood ths, he "did
not know Of any and could no, give .A.