New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-18
BADLY HURT ON THE ST. CLOUD.
INJURY TO A YOUNG WOMAN WHO WAS
TESTING 4 PATENT FIRE-ESCAPE.

While giving exhibition OF a patent hre-cscape,
at the ST Cloud Ho;el. Broadway ard Forty-second-
ST.. yesterday afternoon Miss Hedwig Newmark'
twenty-five Old, of No. Thirty ninth
St. fell from point between the third and second
stories Of the hotel to the ground and was injured
Internally. The woman had made several descents
before in safety from high buildings. but she lost
her head yesterday. after having descended from
the fifth floor The proprietor Of the escape. George
l.. Kngsbury OF Enfield Conn and hia manager
John s Krby of No 2Oi West Thirty y-eightb-st
were arrested. but afterward discharged.
Miss Newmark had made half dozen successful
descents with the rope She had expressed herself
as confident Of descending from any Of the highest
buildings Of the city. and showed by her clear
headedness during her trials with the appliance
that she had perfect control Of herself. refusing
after the first trial allow any netting or basket
10 be placed under her
The trial OF yesterday had been advertised ana a
good-siZed crowd about the ST Cioud hotel'
when at 3:10 O'Clock the woman appeared at the
window OF the fifth floor the Forty-second-st.
side OF the house. Mr. Kngsbury adjusted the body
strap about her 1t is inch and a half wide and
Miss Newmark seated herself in 1t as In swing
She let herself of the window and smingly
told Mr. Kingsbury not to try TO steady the rope
as she descended as she wanted to show the spec
tators exactly how well the rope worked
Mr. Kilbv was waiting below within the railing
which surrounds the hotel. over the iron grating.
o.onesda the wall had been placed pine boards,
which had partly warped and were convex side up
Miss Neymark let herself slide downward easily ana
slowly until she had reached the third story, when
she s,opped her descent She did this TO show the
assemblagc how easily the cord answered the shshi
demand OF the crank which she held with her risht
hand Then she started herself again and came
dawn between the second and third floors or ABOUT
forty feet from the boards be.ow ,.. u,o,, ro,id-
Suddenly she began to descend Win great ldpiu'
itv but still maintaining her upright position IN
A moment she struck the boards with great iorce
feet first and fell her back ,
Mr.. Kilby who the only man INSIDE tue ialI.
ing ran 10 help her, but she made a feeble enort
10 get up n, rsel. DR. FoGarty, Of No. III East
Thirty ninth-st who was watching the eNn,Dltoi
umped over the railing and assisted Mr. hiDy 10
carry the injured woman into the paror OF tne t
hotel She was not unconscious and did nor pc
come 20 at any time. DR.. fogarty examined her
and thought she had not sustained any serious IL
iurv although she complained Of her back sh"
smoke TO those about her. saying that she did no,
rememhe- falling and that she had not me least
idea 10 wha; caused her TO fall NO sich te'-
ing she decares over her before. Sne
had no fault to find With the appliance ana ~ ~.
pressed sorrow that Mr. KinSsDury and MI kilpy
had been arrested
Mr. Kingsbury and his manager were placed
under arrest by Policeman McColough. OF me
West Thirtieth-st station. and taken 70 inc Jeuei-
son Marke' Court Magistrate Cornell listened 10
m, charge Of negi gence and then discharged me
men as the rope had bsen found TO he III perlecl
plaint to make She remained in the hotel tor
about hour. after which she decided TO 20 10 q
hospital 1t found that she was lniernaHv
injured