New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-23
TRAGIC DEATH AT A HOIEL'
MRS HORACE CHENERY LEAFS oH
FALLS FROM A WINDOW OF
THE MAJESTIC

Mrs Horace Chenery, wife OF wen MY" Nor
who has a handsome home al l>"'V"'''' -,
n Y. either jumped or fell from 'or'. n VT
window OF the Hotel Majestic, Cen"" -.
and Seventy second-st at so CIV" ,,,.o-,
,oorr,,g and was instantly killed. MIS-. '"'''
mas tUentv-nve years old. She had 'e'n III r.,
health for some time. and had come 10 Wv 90
six weeks ago from her home IN L'r'ni'o", ~, ,o5
20 be near the Office OF DR.. Fri'ch"'"' W Cor a
w., sevontv-nfth-st. who was treating he' io'
nervous trouble. NJ, Cbenerv the
sory,ces ~ Mrs Mary Arhuckle, Po''S -,
nurse who was in constant a''eh"'"'' VI a,ort
valid. Mrs Chenery hired suit Oh - hoto
wants on the Seventy -second-st' s'"' - -..,i,
', g. said that she did not improve In"''''" 49,,
- 49, ,rstrent she was undergoing III
rr,.rA,, niebt She was particularly nervous "','
.o,,,bt in vain to obtain some sleep MIS- -
49, nv hor side while she tossed uhe'S'' ~ N
bed. I'D her nurse
A, 2.so o'clock the sick woman asAeu nc, ,,
=, 90, hor 81 glass Of water. Mrs AroNc"e 'e'' Wv.
- or,e,t end went to adjoining roo'"
~, - Al that moment the changing OF d ~
,,. beu reached her ears. Engine w r.
.harge ~ CAPTAIN Cosgrove. was passing lI'
al furious rate or its Wa! TO 's ',.a,
lumber ward at the foot OF Last ->'"''' ,,ra
,, ,-huckle glanced back into the room ""''
-'' -, hr charge and was Mortified 10 SEE
80, .,o he'd was empty. The wndo" was oi''"
,rrorohlng with fear. the nurse went 10 inc ~,
49,, ,o|,'.6 ont on the pavement seventy 'vo'
no,oU. She saw n white FORM and at o'''
t,y the truth alarmed the hoteI ProP' C
- t.rcira r. 81 passed the hotel captain
- . ,ho v,onafl's body strike the side""N'
,o,,ooa his gong with redoubled NsoF To az
600, cha attention OF a policeman Wi'ho"' S,o'
80 he ,-ert on his way 10 tho hre I"'
% the engine bell called Pohceha" i'"''' I'm
,voet slxtv-cighth-st. station ana ne Al "a, ,,,
80 an ambulance from Roosevelt iios'"'"',
vhi 10
Dr Armstrong looked al me VINO
,roroi,ncei the woman dead $500, ..,o
M ,heo-v Of Mrs Arbuckle and the ho'ei pe''-o
=. ,n,, Mrs Chenery did not de4"era'eN va
L.~s,if from, the window. II Is thoush' ''"' 49,
,.oh,,. ,er,ous condition she was irlen'e''" - .
"'s'"' , ,ro ere engine and possibly In the be''i
that the hotel war aiire ruSneu u ,.,s,. 20 ,,mp
..a us unable TO restrain her hhpu'eo ~ yl, ,
".1 Tho. she Jumped and did not fan Is S"'"
49, ,ne fact that IN her descent her po'? i.r
- - -, tho second floor OF the hotel on VIA, "
,So uorld have struck had she ia4'" '''''
"ndo". said AT the hotel that Mrs InenerS T',
80 eisfer-i law OF Leonard ChehslS, @@ai,fC man
-, commander In the Navy anu d ~ erd is a
teiaht III Known in Ncw-l ork society anu 30 "
member % many clubs IN ms ,Ebonerv had not
Or. ilnynro,,slv ill since she came 10 me gu; 90
g. md 9dvanced far enough, no 49, -, bor death
orf A. times In the Park In reea' iost control Of
oH' o The sick woman Simply iOs' 'o"''
,hers@if and committed suicile. ,.os found AT
guersit, club. This must ne an aCeieSi,'
NE a "T6ere is absolutely hoiIihs ,,i - he
he stv. rrbere was not a happier coup'O !" ''0
wqrld Cbenery's brother IS about t wcnNi
81 y.ers old he and his VIE nau ofm veor
ilNe 800 and they had a daughter a9o - - 49,
Two 20" "a ITS brothers. wife suffered nVl s
on ne os,~ation The dead woman InIL s,",,N
Nots ~ National Tube WORKS, III 'he i'"''''N'
bIuIB ~, hard after consultation win 49, n
1T IL 'Saad wornans brOtheT-in-laW ueVI-V- 3.
bach Wv staten1eut I'm order 10 correct SUING Va
give out ,a,croerfs printed The docto sAlu' Tho
the M @b1nerv and her HUSBAND nv" a. ~
Mt .N.oiret;e Hotel last WINE I.a %, Z arcr-
Marie AZ c'ent - their summer home al i'aloL.-
SUNNI sound. SIX months ago MI she BE-
NOM t,-.b 20 baby Shortly alirINaaa" eysc,ed
gave III Her nervous system became ~, 81
cam ~ Chenery ultimately beChlIs sj cls~.ss
anu -.hoiia The origin Of the Wg , Us mo-
lhe-a.' ,ielv 81 A pny steal nature IT, iv,svs O,
va ~ woman and her huSpah1 WI t,iot6r H.
w Tnicasortest nature, and there y no
the closcl ago. after consultation WIN an,
SN %T,,ii.iar il was decided thal W " rroro
O,l.ris g.. I4tter off II she were t"Hr" =, mis-
WoNil III, 81, VAS accordingly pIoIb!", S{,te.
ner tam - vc.r. engaged In the hCtrl VI
S'Ft "'' .I.t She could Zoe near my oi.,, and
nc. 20 40 engaged 10 watch the N"n'" .as ac
49,. affentiou that conld ne - - q drink Of
49,, one Of the nurses went al -. 80 r,,rdov, d
80 when the woman jumped on. %. ~. 800 .,
|r..aeo sent 22-George a. Fuller ia'nel - y.
,,r. Horace Chenery. IS wealthy oonra0'oI ~
c,icago Mr.. Fuller IS at Larchmon'' y 1" w.,
,, ,,fo and other relatives here OF tle 49,
49, had heard nothing to-day BEYOND 'I'' P''9