The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-07

May Bowman. who styled he-sxce q
trained nurse, was found dead In bed az
I41 Fifteenth avenue yesterday. Coroner
yan1eI has not decided as 70 the cause o.
death. II L. possible tEat hzblfuag uzs OF
alcohol as a beverage may have done the
work. and Il Is not without the bounds %
possibilities that zas took drink Of a.
lEted carbo.fc acid Further investigation
viii be Rad 20 clear Up the mystery. al
though thu a.cosSol theory las precedence
az thts time.
Coroner Ysrcea received q teiephons
message yesterday afternoon. calling Eiua
70 tas residence OF Mrs. s. r. Burning. 1s2l
Fifteenth avenue On his arrival at the
house he was informed that Mary Bow
man. who has been engaged as trained
nurse 60 care for Mrs. Buriing. rad been
found dead "a bed Hs went 20 the room
and verified the report The woman was
in her niEnt csothes There was no in5ica-
tons that she had died Ia pain, but there
vas a sligAt purging at the mouth. sae
was let a good looking woman. and, a.
though someone told the coroner she was
supposed 20 be 3 years Cd. IL Is probable
that she was nearer ~.
In the room were two empty half pint
TASKS used for pure alcohol, "a pint empty
flask used for alcohol, and a half pint bot
tie used for brandy. On the bureau was
an ounce bottle IN thu bottom OF which
was small quantity OF careolic acid. This
bottle belonged in Mrs. Buriings room.
and when IL was last there Ii was nearly
full. An examination OF Miss Bowman's
mouth and lips failed TO show that she had
drunk the fatal liquid
The coroner learned that for q week or
20 Miss Bowman had been feeling IN
well During that time she had been drink
ing pure alcohol, In addition to the
amount Indicated by the bottles found in
~ II
portion OF that which was provided for
use In Mrs. Burilng's sick room
Friday afternoon Miss Bowman was
feeling depressed IN spirits. She said che
lad received a letter conveying distress
Ing news. What the news was remains TO
be discovered. II is possible that IL re-
farred 70 q debt connected with some prop
erty. Yesterday morning between and Q
O'clock she Was up and went into Mrs.
Burling's room. She said that II anything
happened TO her she wanted Mrs. Buriing
20 have certain things. II appears that
Miss Bowman claimed to have pledged val
liable jswelry. presumably 10 raise money.
After a while she went back to her room
and got into bed. Owing to her condition
she had not been around much for two or
three days. She IS said 20 have been
drinking a great deal OF alcohol during that
time.
About the middle OF the day q member
OF the household went TO Miss Rowman's
room 20 see how she was getting along.
Mss Bowman was dead.
Coroner Yande'l had the remains re-
moved to Butterworth's undertaking
rooms, and will probably make an autopsy
today 70 find out definitely what was the
cause OF the woman's sudden demise.
II was learned last evening that Miss
Bowman telerhoned 70 Or. Stsvens' drug
store on Madison, near the corner OF Fiji
teenth avenue. yesterday morning sne In
qaired as to the maximum and minimum
quantity OF esrboiic acid for dose She
did not purchase any acid at that drug
store or ST any other 80 far as Is known.
Miss Bowman has no relatives that are
known in this section. She usei TO live on
whsdby island. She was known as an ex-
pert nurse. Last evening Mr.. Butter
worth telegraphed 20 her brother. George
Bowman. at BRIDGEPORT. Conn, asking for
instructions. II is said that Mr.. Bowman
Is vice president OF the BRIDGEPORT Bicycle
Company.