The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
NEITHER SUICIDE
NOR FOUL PLAY.
Miss Mayne WorralPs
Death Was Due to Nat
ura1 Causes.
NO TRACE OF POISON.
The Result of DR.. Morgan's
Analysis of the Woman's
Stomach.
FUNERAL OF THE DECEASED.
Public Administrator Freese Will
Assume Charge of the Dead
Girls Effects.
FUNERAL OF THE DECEASED

The sudden death of Miss Mayne Wor-
rail-, the wealthy and bright young
English woman, last Saturday in her rooms
at the Palacs Hotel, has still some ele-
ments OF mystery around it.
The criminal element, either suicide or
murder, has been eliminated, however, by
the chemical analysis of the woman's
stomach, which was completed yesterday
by DR.. Charles Morgan.
He has reported back to the Coroner
that all the tests. some twenty odd in
number that he has made, have failed to
reveal the slightest trace of poisonous
residue.
Under the circumstances, both Coroner
Hawkins and DIR. Morgan agree with DR..
Whitney, who was first in attendance
upon Miss WorraIl when she was taken
sick, and DR.. Nathan who conducted the
autopsy, that death must have resulted
from spasm of the heart.
1t is this sudden attack of spasm OF the
heart in a girl who gave every indication
of being in perfect health that is mysteri-
ous. To her most intimate acquaintances
made on shipboard Miss Morrall told how
she had never had a pain or an ache in
her life. She was the only one on the
vessel who never even had a moments
seasickness, and the autopsy revealed that
she was in perfect condition even to her
heart.
The unfortunate woman was buried yes
terday from Porter & Co.'s undertaking
parIors in the Cypress Lawn Cemetery.
But one carriage followed the hearse, the
deceased having no friends here excepting
James Hermann, a fellow-passenge On
the steamer, and Attorney Brandenstein,
her business agent, Rev. DR.. Walk of
Trinity Church, who attended to the
religious ceremony, making the third
mourner to accompany the remains to
their place of rest.
The Daughters of st. George, Britannia
Lodge No. Z. attended the funeral services
in body and their floral offerings helped
to give the plain casket the appearance
that some friends had been left behind by
the deceased.
There was also small floral tribute
from Ada Rehan, the actress. The latter
never had a personal acquaintanceship
with Miss WorraIl, but her sympathetic
heart went out to the dead girl so sud-
denly cut off from life. They lived in the
same hotel, and what was more the news
papers had published that on the evening
prior to her death Miss Worrall had at
tended performance and had been highly
pleased at Miss Rehan's clever acting.
Father" in blue flowers on an i'm
mense pillow OF white roses, was the offer
ing of the girls invalid parent 6000 miles
away. It was placed at the foot of the
casket at the suggestion of his financial
agent in this City.
AT the conclusion OF the Episcopalian
service by the Rev. DR.. Walk, Nearer, My
God, to Thee" was sung by the Daughters
of st. George. Among them were: Mrs.
Elizabeth Trewin, W. G. d. D.: Mrs. ]. B.
Staples, president; Mrs. D. K. Farr, Mrs.
S. Winterbottom, S. Andrews, Mrs. NJ. II.
Williams and Mrs. B. Meadows.
S. Koenisburg, James Hermann and
Mrs. Ernest Williams were the only rep
resentatives of the steamer people who
travelled with the dead girl All the
others, it is said, have continued on their
journey eastward.