The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-26
MRS. ALLEN FRUSTRATED,
News of the Tragedy Reaches Her at
Uxbridge.

Uxbridge, Sept. 25.-It was learned
| here tonight by representative of The
Spy that the man who committed sui
eide in the Grand Union Hotel in New
York, today, is Elbridge G. Allen of
Boston. formerly superintendent of the
Old Colony Railroad, whose Boston
home was on Columbus avenue
1t was also learned that the dead
mans wife, Mrs. Flora e. Allen, is Wis
iting at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Malachi Boss. in this town. Mrs. AL
len received telegram from the cor
oner in New York about five minutes
before The Spy reporter drove up to
the door of the Boss home.
The news of the tragic end of her hus-
band had thoroughly unnerved Mrs. AL
len. and she was attacked with violent
hysteria. Her agonized cries were sad
to hear. and when The Spy man en-
tered the dining room where she sat,
her hair was dishevelled and sobs shook
her frame violently.
Mrs. Allen is woman Of charming
appearance, with a face which would
have been beautiful had it not been dis
torted by grief. She refused utterly
to talk with The Spy man, so great was
her sorrow.
Between her sobs. she said: mol no,
no. no! l cannot. I cannot talk"
Neighbors discussed the awfulness of
the news, and many expressed surprise
from the fact that they were not aware
that the sister Of Mrs. Boss was the
wife Of Elbridge G. Allen.
Mrs. Allen had written dispatch in
reply to the one received, but the pur-
port of it could not be learned
Mrs. Allen, before her first marriage,
was Miss Flora r. White, sister Of Mrs.
Boss. and her first husbands name was
Rawson. She had made periodical Wis
it's toAUxbridge and was somewhat
known by the more intimate friends of
the Boss family. Last summer. while
bearing the name of Mrs. Rawson, the
lady made her customary visit.
When she left here. cary in the fall.
it was understood by some of her ac-
quaintances that she was going to
Maine to visit friends, while others I'M
derstood that her destination was New
Hampshire. The next heard was that
Mrs. Rawson had become the wife of
superintendent Elbridge G. Allen of
the Old Colony road.
The usual amount of gossip went the
rounds, when the news of the tragedy
was received, and arched eyebrows and
II told you SOS" on many lips revived
the wonderment of last January, and
little groups gathered and discussed the
much, If not more interest, as the
news of the marriage.
1t was learned tonight that Mrs. Allen
had prepared for a journey to New
York, and was awaiting a letter sfom
her husband. Indeed, she expected to
start for that city tomorrow ornext day
So far as is known here, Mr.. Allen had
not visited his wife since her advent III
Uxbridge several weeks ago.
For several years prior to the con-
solidation of the New York, New Ha-
ven and Hartford and the Old Colony
railroads, Elbridge G. Allen was super
intendent of the main line of the Old
Colony road. and his was a familiar
figure from Boston to Newport, as his
business took him along the line Of
this old road.
He was of course compelled to re-
sign his position after the consolidation
was effected, and for short time did
but little business. Later, he was APP
pointed general superintendent of the
Connecticut division o. the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad, but
after short time, resigned this posi-
ton.
His next occupation. SO far as can be