New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-01
TWO MEN KILL TWEMSEL YES.
ONE BROTHER or \ wELL-KNoWN
PLAYWRIGHT
rnrssrc ACID Avp HANGING a CLERK TRIES TO

+ rRrssrc ACID AND HANGING \ CLERK TRIES TO
DROWN HIMSELF FROM 4 FERGYBoAT.
Eugene Runcn,hal. thirty years Old brother Of
+ oscar Hlum,nthal the well-known German play
wright. committed suicide Tuesday night at the
Great Northern Hotel. 40 s5s Bo"ery. by taking
urusslc acid.
When AI1.ph scllg. restaurani-k"cper. nj 40.
~ Seconi-ave reached bis place Of business S's'''-
day morning he found letter from Biumentha''
posted on Tuesday night. saying That ne was so'''S
70 XII himself Solg hasien~l 10 the Great North
err Hotel. and. with the clerk. went to hlun'h-
thars room ,They got no response to knocks ana
forcing open IN, doo.. found Biumenthal n'an III
bel dressed In his might clothes. ON table was
fonnI a small VIA which had contained the poison
an! a letter al Ires-cI to the Coroner which read
Dear SIR. am about 20 take my NE Please tax
car. ~ ns body bs giving u io 4 in'ical "'u'''"
10 ''''' Oh ''' SAM BI.tMENTHAL
The letter which scng had received was written
IN German. Translated u read AS follows
NJ, Dear Frleni Alolph: WIN hGAyy he ar, /
lrr ior-'1f n.r..sar, have me buried and send
my Intentions. AMI o.i AIN ha' ne s a ,,rtunate
"''"'' "'' EItiENE BLUMENTHAL.
s,u, .,u that Rlumenihal came 10 America ten
years ago lie seemed unable to s"t aonS We" A.
ANYTHING. and tried various kinds ~ work. Lately
H. Z.
=, s.rg became acquainted with him while h. Was
taking meals AT hs restaurant
,,f,,r.,,n.l went To- the Great Northern Hotel
l.at uishi It &. not known where u" S''ur'l '',
t.,is.n lie Wa fairly well dressed ana p''S'"'''
n neat appearance. 50 far a. known ne n''" penn"
/ -, pcr.ntl, h. has had no nNe hom"
A. nlum.nthal left contradictory Instructions "a
, ,,, tisnosltloa Of hts body II Will be- held untlI
hi. brother can be heard from
t,. KEPT GKIEVING FOR HIS WIFES DEATH.
Peter Eswcin. slNty-nve years old. ~ NO. -
r,,o,,,. g., committed suicide AT his home yes
,rd,y morning by hanging himself rom IN" iran
,, -, bedroom The man retired tailor
and was wel-to-do. Five years ago his VIE di'l'
, h, had continually mourncd FOR her Her death
r.. thought 70 have affected his mind. although he
,up.,r.d % act nationally. n" had three chldIrn'
on whom Is married to Prnttsi mann" ,n as tb.
surnt,.r but fswcin Weari.d or IN" 'nahS' am
rre~r'mrrnei home alone a few days ago. 40 reason
r,n he assigned Tor hi, act by his son-in-la".
Freitag who found him i'hd ......,,. ,..,rs IN
,h. ho,se where he killed himself He owned the
house and other property IA the n''shoorhood'
RESISTED ATTEMPTS TO SAVE HIM.
John IIanns a clerk. forty five years old. Of No.
losg FirSt-nve.. yesterday afternoon boarded the
Astoria fcrryboa. Iowcry Bay at ia" foot OF East
Ninety -sccond-st and when the boat was In mid
river l.ap,I from the stern oi the boat into me
wafer lie was seen by Patrick Fitzgerald. OF East
righty-ninth-st. and by Captain Edward ki-iski,
Of the Volunteer Life Saving station and both put
ON In boats 10 the rescue The tugboat Assist
ancc came along In tn" mean time ana the captain
Of the boat threw lianns rope but he refused -
s.zc It, He was about sinking when Fitzgerald
reached him. and cndcayorcd to INT him into IN"
boat but he fought with what little strength h"
had left 10 prevent his rescue Finally kicrsk came
M with his assistance. llannls was nftcd into
Fiizpcralds boat Ia almost feess condition and
taken ashore. An ambulance vas summoned from
M. PRESBYTERIAN Hospital and efforts made
To- revive him with such success that he was able
To- reveal his identity. He was taken to the hos
pltal "A prisoner.