The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-19
JERSEY Has 4: e., :, !,
SUICIDAL WAVE
Six Persons Seek Death
by Their Own Hands,
THREE PROVE SUCCESSFUL,
Three Girls Swallow Pois.
on. Baker Takes Laud.
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UNKNOWN USES A TRAIN.

VNANVNN VUuU IL 4NklV
A suicidal wave, due perhRp, tolthe de
. | preston Of tho dog-day atmospheric con
ditions, swept over New Jersey yesterda!
Five persons In different parts Of tho Stat
LOOK uel'Derate measures to end thei
; lives.
Trenton. N. j.. Aug. 1s.-Desponden
ana depressed over tho recent death of hil
wife aud the loss Of his position with tn,
Pennsylvania Railroad, Charles B. Par.
YIN, weli-kncwn telegraph operator
Killed himself to-day by shouting through
the head. In Willialnson's Cafe noar The
Clinton Street Station. Hewas In company
Miss Helen Clark, Of Phlladel phia at tho
time. They were enjoying refreshments
and chatting together. when Parvin sud-
denly requested waiter to telephone for
Edward Taylor, q local undertaken and q
lifelong friend.
When the undertaken arrived Parvin
told him how he wanted to be buried.
Taylor laughed In reply and said 1t was
utter foolishness for Parvin to talk that
way. as he was very much alive and
would 1.-Two for many years. Pnrvin did
not answer, and the undertaken left pass
Ing into tho bar. where he paused mo-
ment to chat with tho clerk
AS the undertaken left tho room Paryin
raised his glass to his lips, and said:
| well, this Is my last drink" Then.
drawing revolver from his pocket, he
placed 1t at his left temple, and, with
Good-bye, girls" he pulled tho trigger,
the bullet passed entirely through his head
and was imbeddsd In the wall beside him.
Parvin lived for several hours after tho
shooting but never regained conscious
ness.
GIRLS TAKE DEADLY ACID.
Jersey City, N. j., August 1S.-Two
young women tried to end their 1.-Two; early
this morning by swallowing carbolic acid.
One wanted to die because young mon
had deserted hor. tho other because she
feared ascolding from her mlstres for stay
ing out late. 4
In the shadaw Of IN empty store at No.
1856 Eighth avenue Policeman Levey sawR
woman standing early this morning. She
was swaylng and sobbing and her hands
were folded as if in prayer, .
Alut o Gle InuU efI HO aSkeus n
"Oh, don't touch mel she answered,
"Harry's gone, and l don't care to live
now"
The woman moved step back
ward, raised her hand to her lips
and gulped something down. Levey
struck the appraised hand violent blow
with his club. There was tinkle Of
shattered glass and n strong odor of car
bolic acid Levey caught the woman as
she sank, gasptng and choking SFron
the crowd that quickly assembled the
young woman was recognized as Cath
erlno Mccullough, s2 years old. Of No. 107
West Twenty-thlrd street.
FEARED A MISTRESS scoLDIYa
In the shadow Of II piazzi Is one of the
most fashionable parts of Jersey City
Heights Emma Rowland. u pretty girl of
Is, attempted suicide early this morn.
ing by swallowing carbide acid. Size
feared the d'spleasure Of her mistress, Mrs,
James Mitchell. for staying out late, and
took the poison on the steps Of tho house
whore she was employed, at No Bacot
court. Patrolman Van Ripper found tho
girl unconscious, hor face and lips badly
In her right hand bottle label.
ID carbolic acid was tightly clenched.
When all ambulance arrived the girl re.
overed enough to give her name
II did not mean to DO late; really, did.
IT." sho moaned
At the hospital this morning the doctors
aid they believed tho girl would recover,
ut her face Is dlstlgured for life.
SECOND ATTEMPT PROVED FATAL
Burlington, N. j., August 1S-Isaao
norwood barber, has for a long tima
cen Respondent and has suffered FROM
He went to Sparks drug
ore last night and bought somc horsss
,und, catnip and an ounce OF laudanum.
ying ho wanted to mako some cough
Ire. Sherwood went to his shop, put the
tnip and horehound on shelf and swal-
we'd the laudanum. Ho died about 5
clock this morning. A few days ago
norwood hired q boat went out into tho
idle of tho Delaware, threw away the
rs and jumped overheard He was nCt
tisf1cd with TINT mode Of dying however
d swan q horo to CHOOSE more disni-
ID plan Of making his exit from tho
'th.
AN UNKNowS's Terrible SUICIDE.
mbcrtvlie, N. j., August lS.-An I'm.
own man stepped in front OF passen-
train due here at s As o'clock, a few
les above here this morning and was
family killed. The train crow brought
body here. There arc no means Of
ntifying him, nothing but razor being
nd on his person. He was man Of
,ut 80 years. with dark hair md small
N 'nusu"oHe' 4.sA
CAMDEN GIRL TIRED OF LIFE
aura Cafer, II years old. who lives
n relative named Carlo Stanton, AT
PIG Amblcr street, Camden, attempted
eide last night by drinking ton cents'
rth of laudanum. The girl took the
son at Front and Penn streets, and at.
walking around Cooper Park fell I'm.
scious short distance from her home.
r. GIace sent Mess Cater to the Cooper
pital, and tho physicians thore said
had fair chance Of recovery
Nc girl declares sue nus no ueSlro 20
as her b. pesher + y, hex seson! maE1
o discarded her and complied her TO
80 her own living. This was her second
mpt to end her life, 4
"Corn Boil' at Chadd's Ford Sc
here is big Corn boil" in progress al
dds Ford today and many Delaware
aers aro there taking in the grub, fun
politics. Deputy Prothonotary Of
ster county, Andy Dnlton's fertile
n conceived the Idea of holding Tho
Is Doll END wNhsn he sprn.::: a. !des
! some Of ll5 frIslqy they 9faspSJ Il
great gusto, and all said 1t wohid BE-
tho thing. Accordingly Andy starts
! to perfect his plans and had every.
g complete.
I'm B. Hannum, Esq, Captain Isaac,
lson, l.. j. Speakinan and W. p
ddell, all of whom reside at Chadd's
|. provided enough corn and chicken
ed the multitude and other gentlemen =
that the Ice water and other things
forthcoming.
Died Of Ills Injuries. ="