The sun., 1898-02-06
SAN! TIE DR.. j[kILL SHOW
And Died Four Hours After the
Performance.
hANIR VNElLL'S SAD DEATH

Came Here fbr Treatment
Only to Die In Short
Miss Mamie O'Neill. II years old, o
Toughkenamon, Pa. died suddenly yes
terday while visiting her aunt, At No. 10
North Van Buren street. The body ha
been removed ~ her late home.
Mamie O'Neil is dead.
She came here from her home il
Toughkenamon, Pa., to visit her aun
who lives 1t No. lO3 North Van Burer
street. She was puffering from severe
nervous trouble when she came and hc1
visit here was for the purpose Of secur
ing treatment.
Last Thursday night she went with
her aunt to performance Of DR.. Jekyl
and Mr.. Hyde at the Grand Opera
House. When she got home she dis.
played eymptoms OF intense nervous
ness and recalled with shudders some
parts Of she great drama.
Friday morning at $50 o'clock, about
four hours after she returned from the
theatre she died.
Her death caused great surprise ~ the
people in shc neighborhood and immedi.
ately the intelligence spread that the
girl had died from the effects oi the ner.
vous strain which the great Transforms
tion scene in the l,r. Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde drama had put upon her.
NeighbOrs who were at the play say
that they saw the girl shudder from
fright several times during the tragic
part Of the play. They also ray shat
when the girl got back to the home OF
her amt she became highly excited and
lapsed into q condition Of nervous hys-
terra. periodically recalling in shuddering
tones part Of the play, and that she died
while in this state Of hysteria.
When aeen last night her aunt said
that the girl died from a hemorrhage in
the stomach; that she returned from the
theatre in good health and that two
hours after returning ehe awoke COM
planning of abdominal pains. Dr. ElMrt
attended her.
Notwithstanding her aunt's explnna-
tion and the explanation Of the doctor
that she died solely from the effects OF a
hemorrhake. it ir gossip in the neighbor-
hood that the primary cause Of the girls
death was the nervous strain caueed by
the splay and that her high nervous state
cauped the hemorrhage.
Whichever version of her death is
absolutely true, Mamie VNeill will still
10 down in history n the victim Of a
performance of DR.. Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde. . ......
A wake WAY held over the body last
night. The body will bc shipped today
to her home in Toughkenamon.
INwes.
Mrs. Alice Bingham gave a delightful
Richarn Welton was the attraction. He
entertained with delightful vocal and
instrumental music. Those present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. W. +. Marshall, Mr..
and Mrs. A. p. Ingram, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles II. Mason, Mr.. and Mrs. II. &.
Bohm, and Miss B"hnI, Mrs A. w.
Hudson, Mrs. Thomas r. Ingram, Miss
Carter and Miss Russell.
The Iewcs Council Of Jr. q. L. A. NJ,
will on Waslingt,n's Birthday, will,
appropriate ceremonies present the
Union School with a handsome 1Oxl6
feet American flag. Rev. B. F. Waddell,
DID,, will make the presentation Address
on behalf "f the order while DR.. VIM. 2.
Orr. President Of the Board OF Education
will receive the token. Music will en-.
liven the occasion.
No report has reached here Of the
transfer Of pilot Louis Fowler OF Cape
May to western hound vessel. Pilot
Fowler went out the capes during the
blow Tuesday night on the Italian bark
Nova Eleanora Madrc and the transfer
to the take off, pilot boat was in
practicable, ~ the bark did not stop but
proceeded to ma. II not taken of by
some vessel bound this way, he will go
10 Marasilles, France, with the bark.
The North American Wrecking Com
pany received very poor salvage for saw
ing the British steamship tilenmhil,
which ran ON the New Brrskwater last
November ard is now at the Harlan 4
Hollingsworth shipyari. The claim
allowed to owners Of the bigtug was
$l2, 500 and they had to pay an assisting
tug, the Protector over $500, 30 they
will come out pretty low. consider the
heavy expense and prolonged period
required to float here.
Much interest was manifested in the
sale of the W. +. Carter farm yesterday
afternoon. 1t IL one Of the largest and
bent in the country and lies just one
mile from Iewcs on the Rehoboth road
Miss Beard will entertain toe 5 O'Clock
tea at the Rodney next Thursday after.
noon.
The February term of county court
will be opened on Monday.
The clearinge in the local banks for
the week ending Yesterday, at noon was
1914, ,992, against $74S, 500 last year.
The Retail Liquor Dealers Association
held meeting on Friday.
Rev. T. A. McCurdy will repeat, by
special request, his sermon on Jobs
Daughter this evening.
Miss Linda Bowers, Of New Castle,
spent Friday with friends in this city.
Frank Stavely of New Castle, was the
guest of friends in this city, on Friday.
Work wins.
While skating on the Brandywine, on
Friday, Armon D. Chaytor, Jr., fell and
sustained On ugly cut on his head over
The right eye, which WAS dressed BY
Dr. Springer.
Faith uasasoyss sraps.
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