The evening world., 1895-09-02
TRIED SUICIDE
TOGETHER.
Two Young Girls Seek Death
at a RockaVay Beach
Hotel. "
UNCONSCIOUS IN THEIR 8
Turned on the Gas Before Re
ing, and We're Saved Just
in Time.
SAID THEY CAME FROM NEW Y0R,
Denied that They Tried to XII
Themselves. but the Facts
Show Otherwise.
SAID THEY CAME FROM NEW YOR,

ROCKAwAY BEACH, L. l., Sept. D.
What appears to have been a deliberate
attempt at double suicide on the part of
two young girls occurred at d. J. Felio's
New York Hotel. on Seaside avenue
this place. last night.
The women arrived at the hotel yes.
terday and told the clerk they intended
to stop at the beach for some time.
They registered and then went out for
a walk.
They did not come back to the hotel
until evening and then both appeared
had enjoyed themselves and, feeling
tired, would go to their room. This was
about II o'clock last night.
The two women went to their room,
but when the breakfast bell rang this
morning they did not respond. The at
tendants thought they were sleeping.
but when they had not come Gown at
$50 o'clock the proprietor was notified.
He went up to the room occupied by
the two young women and made severa
attempts to awaken tn m. Repeatec
knocking on the door of the room oc-
cupied by the women brought no re-
sponse, and Mr.. Felio, thinking some-
thing might have happend to the young
women. decided to force open the door
The proprietor, his clerk and several
others went into the room. As soon as
the door was opened they were nearly
driven back by gas. Felio ran to the
gas-jet and found that 1t had been turn
ed on full force.
Glancing at the bed In which the two
women had slept. he found they were
unconscious. Physicians were hastily
summoned and they went to work to
save the women
/ After several hours they finally su
oeeded in restoring them to consciou
ness. The life of one of the YOU.
We men was at first despaired of by the
physicians. and she is even now so weak
that she may die from the effects Of In.
| haling gas any min lte.
| Proprietor Felio refused to make pub
| lie the names of the young women, nor
will he tell where they come from. TIL,
book whicn contained the names of the
women has been removed temporarily.
1t is not even thought that the police
I, know the rames of the young women.
When tie young women had been
sufficiently revived to make a state
ment. one of them said that she and her
companion went to bed leaving the win
dow open. and that the wind must have
blown out the gas. She denied that she
Or her friend had attempted to kill
themselves and said they had nothing tc
worry about
This story DOES not prove to be quit,
correct The window In the room occu.
pied by the young women was dowI
when Proprietor Felio and the others
got in. The lower .amb of the door was
also stuffed with clothing. and the key
being in the door, prevented any gaI
coming from the room through the keyl
hole.
Another fact that throws disbelief or
the statement made by the young wo
man Is that II there was wind enough
to blow the gas out there must have
been wind enough in the room to pre-
vent the young women from being near
ly suffocated. When confronted will
these facts they refused to say any.
thing,
Both young women are about twenty
years of age. THY were well dressed
when they arrived at the hotel and gave
the impression that they We're from
New York City. They are both good
looking. do not appear TO have been
drinking and they conversed with peo.
pie yesterday as If they were contented
and happy.