Evening star., 1895-07-19
JUMPED FROM THE BRIDGE.
Suicide of Miss Ella Miller-The Body
- Recovered.

Suicide of Miss Ella Miller-The Body
~" Recovered.
Miss Ella Miller living at No. 1913 L
street northwest,N committed suicide by
jumping from the north end Of the Navy
Yard bridge. across the Eastern branch Of
the Potomac. shortly before 10 o'clock last
night The splash caused by the woman
striking the WATERWAYS heard by Messrs. j.
A. Bailey. Thomas R.. Naiiy and John H.
Harlan, and they Immediately procured
boats and rowed> .,toythe spot. Within a
short time the Body was recovered by
Msssrs. Nally ana Harban, but life was
already extinct. n
The body was taken to Mr.. Batley's boat
house at the city end Of the bridge, and
but short distance from where the trag-
edy occurred, and the pokce authorities
notified. A little later the ambulance ar
rived, and the corpse was taken to the
morgue
:. Mr.. Bailey, who had noticed the woman
on the way to the bridge said that, as she
passed him. she appeared to be in deep DIS
tress. but he paid no particular attention
to the circumstance. until few minutes
later he heard a scream and the fall into
the river.
There were several persons on the bridge
at the time, who saw the affair. but the
act of the woman was performed so quick
ly that they were dazed so completely as
to be unable to raise an alarm or to make
dHy move 10 rescue HeT.
Mr.. Bailey, who was the first OF the three
men named above who started from the
shore in boats to attempt relief to the un-
fortunate, picked up under the edge of the
which had not become sufficiently wet to
sink, and took them to the boat house,
where, with the woman's other effects, they
were turned over to the authorities
Today friend of Miss Miller called at
the morgue and identified the body. Coro-
Ter Hammett made partial investigation
or the circumstances, and decided to have
an inquest at Lees undertaking establish
ment, to which the corpse was removed,
tomorrow morning at II o'clock. -
Who the Dead Girl Is.
Ella Miller. the dead girl. was until re-
Gently employed as a maid by the wife Of
Col. Lawrence T. Graham, U. s. A.. retired,
at 1913 L street northwest When the fam
lily moved away for the summer. a few
weeks ago. she was dismissed from the SER
vice because. 1t is understood. there was no
further need for her services. She was
given permission, however. to remain at
the house until she could get employment
elsewhere and until a few days ago she
had been staying there with the cook, a
woman who Is known in the neighborhood
as Kate, who identified the suicide this
morning.
From servants In the neighborhood Star
reporter this afternoon learned that for
SoiiiC uhhHoWh ICiSOn Ella lciL luC
Graham house few days ago, and had not
been living there since One of them said
that a night or two ago she saw Ella psss-
ing down the street in front of the house
In company with a young man. She has
rot seen her since that time.
Nothing could be ascertained in the VI
cinity as to whether the girl has any rela-
tives in this city or not or where she came
from. One said that she thought Ella
had no folks Of her own kin In this vicin-
ity. She was not sure. She added that the
girl seemed to he about eighteen years DID,
and as far as she understood there was no
need of her leaving Col. Grahams house
At the corner grocery, where the family
deals when at home and where, the re-
porter was elsewhere told, the Miller girl
was well acquainted. there the most unu-
sual reticence was displayed when questions
We're asked regarding the identity Of the
dead woman. The :, clerks professed to
know nothing about her or her affairs.
The neighborhoodifs very respectable and
the residents ,areJaH people in exception
ally comfortable circumstances. 1t seemed
to be the fact that the girl was not we'll
known by her asspciates in the vicinity.