Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-05
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Miss May Moore Jumped Into tho
Brandywine. But Was Rescued by
Homer Understanding From Meian-
choiia.
While in mood of melancholia Miss
May Moore, gifted young woman liv-
ing with her widowed mother, at No.
1926 Lowering avenue, jumped into the
Brandywine, opposite the flood gates,
about O'clock Friday afternoon, and
would surely have drowned but for
the heroic efforts Of Homer White, who
plunged into the water and rescued her.
She was in a semi-conscious condition
when taken from the water.
Tho girl has been melancholy for
some time. On Friday afternoon she
put on a new silk dress and a stylish
hat and left her home, going in the
direction of Brandywine Park. She
said nothing to her sisters of her inten'
tons. They watched her 90 down
Lowering avenue, then down the road
leading 10 the park and disappear.
They thought she was going for walk,
as she had scarcely ventured away
from tie house for several weeks. The
girl passed into the park and then along
the Brandywine. She walked with a
quick, nervous step, with bowed head
and stern features. When she passed
by the refreshment stand of Black &
Co., Manager Hughes ana Mrs. Hughes,
with Il man named WEIGH, were sitting
around II table in the refreshment
booth. They noticed the girl, but paid
little attention to her. She passed
swiftly on toward the tlood-gates, keep.
ing close TO the banks Of the stream. a
few minutes later Mir. hughes happened
to look over in the direction OF the
| tiood-gates and saw Miss Moore walking
out into the water ON the dam breast.
| The water was over her shoc-tOps.
She stood a lew minutes and gazed at
the miniature Niagara at her feet. The
next minute she glided down over the
dam-breast into the water, which is very
deep at this point. The girl disappeared
| from view. Homer White. who was
seated on rock away up in the park,
saw the girl jump into the water, and
rushing down the side of the bank, he
threw off hls'coat and plunged in after
her. She had gone down twice and was
about to go under for the third time
when he caught her and dragged her to
a projecting rock. After recovering his
strength he carried her up to the bank
She was dripping with water and her
face was pale. She was led to the re-
freshment booth as soon as she recoy.
cred her composure. When asked why
she had jumped into the water, She said:
"Let inc go, have had trouble enough"
She was afterwards taken to her home
by Mrs. Hughes and went directly TO
bed.
| Miss Moore is an accomplished girl
10 years old, of comcly appearance. She
was educated at the Academy of the
Visitation, and was one of the brightest
girls in her class. She is Of emotional
temperament and has always been more
or less melancholy, but never to the
point of violence. She is quite an artist
and several paintings which adorn the
walls OF her home bear testimony TO her
skill.
Miss Moore has been hard student
and it is thought that close attention tc
study and pouring over her books has
produced dependency. Her father
prior to his death was connected with
the War Department, and later was the
private secretary Of the late Colone
AlcComb.