New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-02
DrED REFORE HIS BRIDES EYES.
40 SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION OF DR. FLAu" :
SUICIDE BEYOND THE STATEMENT THAT
rr HAD pEEN Ill.

! xo s.rIsr AcrORy EXPLANATION OF DR. FLAGIS
s1Icrpr BEYOND THE STATEMENT THAT
HE HAD DEEN III.
Dr Robert y. Fagg. Of Yonkers' communion
suicide shortly after o'clock yesterday ino'""s
by throwing himself out Of second-story VIII
dow OF the Murray Hill Hotel The circ"''-
stances under which Or. Flagg took MS HE are
more than commonly remarkable tie was mar
ried In this city on Thursday to Mrs thHanor
Turner who was formerly the matron OF the
homeopathic Home. Of fonkers. where III
Flagg vas secretary Of the Board OF fhysic'a"S
in control.
Some hours after Dr. Flagg had thrown MN
self from the hotel window and before ne died'
| .h. rottco ~ his marriage came to The Tribune.
Or Flagg Ind apparently arranged TO nave II
Gent before any thought Of suicide entered MS
mind The notice rad as follows;
IT .ccrrRNeR-Jn New-York CITY. Thursday by the
Rev charles Cuthbert Hall. Mrs Eleanor Turner 70
Robert y. FlaGg. VI H.
The superintendent Of the Murray Hill fto'ei
saws that DR. Flag and his wife reached the
hotel about midnight Thursday and regis
tered They were at assigned to apart
ments on the second floor Of the hotel. on the
| Fortie,h-st side These apartments are among
| tho host tho hotel has 10 offer Nothing more
was heard Of them until yesterday morning
when they came down to breakfast at about
o'clock The couple chatted together freely al
| the morning meal and seemed In tho best OF
spirits They sat at the breakfast table only
about half an hour and then returned to their
( apartments.
ALARMED BY woMAN's SCREAM
About fifteen minutes afterward a womans
scream was heard In the halls. and moment
later Mrs Flagg appeared at the head OF the
stairs that lead down into the lobby or the
hotel She seemed extremely excited ana could
NJ, speak for several minutes The superh-
tendcnt Of the hotel. hearing the noise. immedi-
atcly came up. To him Mrs. Flagg said family
that her husband had Jumped out OF the window
The lobby was full 81 guests and their friends
AZ the time and many others ran out or the
dining-room % the hotel TO discover the cause
Of the uproar.
Tho SUPERINTENDENT ran on, Of the hotel. fol-
lowed by many OF the spectators. and iound Dr.
Flaxg living upon the sidewalk. He had evil
IDENTIFY fallen nearly into the street, as MS head
Law near the curb. Blood ran freely from a
wound in his skull but the man lay STILL and
r.s 70 all appearances dead. 4 man who nap
,cned to be passing in the street said that he
hoard wonan's voice calling above. and look
ing I'd saw Or Flagg in the act Of leaping from
the window. An instant later he saw womans
face AT the window Then it disappeared.
M Elacg was at once carried into the hotel
.ns hor,e "a the room from which he had just
leaned Mrs Flagg recovered from the state or
con,nIete collapse into which she had AT Hrs'
fallen and sat by her husband Policeman
attached ~ the Grand Central Station mad sent
a hurry call and few minutes atterWaro All
..,,,,ia,ca from, tho Flower Hospital rolled up
- IN. door The ambulance surgeon 'hade
h.s,v examination Of the injured man. and said
hutV dangerously
,,r.a pr Flagg was still unconscious when ne
,.o. carried to the ambulance. Mrs. Flagg. VINO
80. .r,ireIv cool bv this time. insisted upon
.o,,,arv,nr her husband and after some
,,,r ,he surgeon consented The injured man
vaa ar once taken to IN" Flower Hospital
DIED IL DIR HELMUTHs HOUSE.
u.,,,,, Tod Jelmu,h. jr VINO is a visit
49,, r,vsici,n at the Flower Hospital. was there
nor Tho ambulance arrived and he al once |
,.,ocriz.d pr Flags as a personal friend he |
ordersd him to he taken Al ono" t" MS own !
bom. NO i65 Lexinston-av'. nr hr'mutn !
=, ave, ssnt for DR. +. p Rudderow. or no !
90, yvos. p,iehty-third-st. and the two phys'- |
49,. ,,oae an examination If the patient. IL |
,as found that Dr. Flags skull was fractured
od thu, one of his legs was broken IN wv"
,ioces The physicians at one" recognized the
,,., that the case was nearly hopeless but they
tack the only chance and performed the opera
,Ion Of tr.panning The broken leg was aIso ga
nmrnr tho day Dr. Flagg did not speak ana
VAS annarantly unconscious. excepuns d, laI
, 80 when he opened his eyes and seemed
~ recognize those who stood NJ MS neisu,-
.rha attending physicians had no hore OF ms
recovery al any time. AMI fifteen minutes ''''''
!, o'clock Yesterday afternoon ne dieu. .os.
Nrs Flagg remained in DR.. Helmutn nous
ali dav and until her husband died' enc wa
hvsterical a part Of the time. She "as III ro
nnrdition to talk conncctedy Of the tfaseus
nnd all that could 10 learned amour 'lie SUI re
~ her husband from what she sa,d Was 'l nS ber
,ran,a cxtremelv excited and In spite or heI
efforts 10 restrtin him brushed "e' "'"' '
leaned from the open WinhoW a f,iora
Young who said tnat NJ Ma1 "a I" rane
.. I,r FlaCg but who would not give h.t NAM,
s,i3 ,b,t Dr Flagg was suffering from d'u'0
mania
10Th WELL KNOWN IN foNkhhS'
nv rlacs WAS q son Of Or Levi W FlagS,
,onosopathic physician who died In lSof ieaN-
ing an extensive practice In lonkrrs 10 Ills sol"
who continued the practice left to MIN by MS
father besides an extensive one OF his own Inc
voung doctor was popular. although ne vas
somewhat reserved In disposition re was ~
director OF the Hollywood lnn worklHshenS
c,ub hut he never held any public once, devot-
ing nearly all Of his time TO his profession. me
kjsgc family ls one OF the best-kno"h III ron,
kcrs Two brothers 81 Or FlGgg-ceorse A. an"
Howard w Flagg-conducted large NAT manu-
featuring industry here until aooGt wv" rssS
q large amount Of his brothers paper ana inc
S,iiur.. II is said disturbed his mind. Or F'lagg
occupied a cottage In South Broadway. seieU'
~ -, tbs civ where he had his Office and IL
hrarv. His brothers and his sisters the Misses
furv " and Marietta Flagg-lived win MN
DR. Flagg had not been In good heai,h lot
long time and this summer took a tr'p 10 f'u-
roue returning two weeks ago
Or Flsgg was the secretary ~ the staii OF phy-
sIcians Of the homeopathic Home ana Mater
FL. uosnitni which was established by a num-
her 81 bic women. principally the wives OF
homteopa thic physicians. about year ago
When the home was opened Il prepossessing
Young woman named Mrs. Eleanor Turner was
pIaced in charge as ratron. IT was surprise
10 almost every one In Yonkers when the an
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