The morning news., 1897-08-29
ROMANCE AND TRAGEDv
Lovers Leap to Death Locked in
Each Others Arms
From the New York Herald

4oIH the New York Herald
nashville, Tenn, August 26-Witb ar,o,
ciasped about each other Carl Ero,,.l,
boy scarcely out of his teens. ana IL
Hunt his pretty sweetheart. yesterda,. r.,
terhoon leaped over a precipice to fns..,.
death. 1t was the tragic union in eto,..,,.'
OF TWO souls that were not permitted to bs
Joined on earth.
Inc scene of the awful ending of tbor
romance was in the mountains of u-t,,.
county, near the little summer resort an.
mining town of Bonair, about one hundrc,
miles from Nashville. The rock from, ,,,i,,
the lovers jumped is 100 feet high.
Young French appeared in Ron.i,. thr..
IIoHIhs ago. lie came from Indiananols
ma, TO spend his vacation amonr h.
mountains, and he met Helen Hum son
aIter his arrival She was the daugbter of
Aileh Hunt, a well-to-do miner and was
peautltul and accomplished Report IN
bohalr has 1t that the girl at first tlirnoI
a deaf eat to the love making of the srhoo
boy '-'e ~ Aooi
he was persistent, however, and the Girl
recently consented to an engagement Their
wedding was set to take place witbin~ a
month. 1t was all to be kept a secret from
the parents of the prospective bridegroom
untll the ceremony had been performed.
Ihe young mans father arrived from m
dianapolis on Saturday, to the consterna-
ton OF his son. Some one had written TO
Mr.. French informing him of the interest
ing situation. After the first greeting was
over Mr.. French said:
carl, have come 70 take you home"
Ihls announcement came like thunder
bolt to the young lover He begged his fa-
ther to allow him to marry Helen and
when MT French daa1fYoI to ~
a proposition, the boy declared that he
would marry her or commit suicide The
interview, as may be judged, was a stormy
one.
Mr.. French kept the boy under close sur
veillance. To-day was set as the time for
The journey home. Yesterday Carl begged
10 be allowed TO see his sweetheart once
more
Il must say goodbye to her" he said
Mr.. French relented to the extent of al
loving last interview, but he stipulated
that the two were not to go out of his
sight. Ii was late yesterday afternoon
when the two heart-broken lovers met
They We're allowed by Mr.. French TO walk
to Sunset park, the father following at
the respectful distance of about forty feet
The lovers walked to the north side Of
the park. They reached the big buG
overlooking the deep precipice, and seemed
to be engaged in earnest conversation. The
girl leaned forward and peered for a See
ond into the depths.
Then she drew back and put her hand
in the hand of her lover. The two then
embraced and with arms entwined about
each other together leaped over the preci-
pice
Mr.. French, who had been keeping
watch upon them, darted forward with
wild cry of terror and grief. He looked
over the bluff and far below he saw me
two bodies. As quickly as he could be
climbed down the bluff.
The boy was dead. His neck had been
broken. The girls head was crushed and
she was internally injured. She died ID
few moments
Mr.. French gave the alarm, and neP
was quickly at hand. The bodies OF ne
two lovers were conveyed TO the home ol
the girls parents.
The parents of both of the victims are
nearly crazed with grief. The entire COM
munfy is excited by the tragedy, and q.
little incident in the acquaintanceshlp ol
the lovers is tenderiy recalled.
The funeral services over the two pons
took place at the Methodist church lH'
morning The church was filled 20 over
flowing, and the two caskets were h'e.a
ly covered with flowers. Side by s.d- w
two we're buried in the old Bonar c.ul
terry, Mr. French saying he did not nave
the heart to separate them.