Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-22
Miss Annie NJ FURNACE Inhales
Illuminating Gas.
ILL-HEALTH CAUSES DEPENDENCY
Was a Substitute Teacher in the
Public Schools.
CORONER GIVES CERTIFICATE

Miss Annie NJ. FURNACE, forty-one years
old. substitute public school teacher,
ended her life some time last night or this
morning by inhaling Illuminating gas at her
home, No. 1403 9th street northwest where
her mother and brother and sisters reside.
She was found dead in the kitchen about u
o'clock this morning by her mother. Mrs.
Mary FURNACE. physician was sum-
ntoned to the house, but there was nothing
that he could do, as her life was extinct
when he arrived.
Miss FURNACE was well known in the
neighborhood of the 9th street home having
lived in that neghborhood most of her
life. She was also we'll known TO the school
teachers of the second division, in which
her work of teaching had been done. Her
sister, Miss Mary l. FURNACE. is a teacher.
Another sister is the wife of Mr. Harry
klnlball, son of Judge kimball of the Police
Court. Mr. FURNACE. her father, who died
a number of years ago. was florist whose
place of business was at 9TH and o streets
northwest.
Despondent From Ill Health.
The unfortunate woman had not been III
good health for long time and had been
respondent 1t is stated that she was taken
to one of the local hospitals on two occa-
sions to have an operation performed but
each time she became nervous and returned
home without accomplishing the purpose.
Yesterday, it is stated, she was at the hos
pital and last night she was in an eA-
tremely nervous condition. Friends believe
that fear of the hospital experience I'M
balanced her mind. It was early when she
went to her room last night. ana it was not
late when the last member of the family
retired. Just what happened afterward is
not known, and if she wrote a note of eX-
PLANTATION the police We're not told of ii.
When all the Othe- members of the fam
ilE had rntirpl and there noise
heard about the house, Miss FURNACE.
dressed only in her night robe and slip
pers, with a blanket thrown over her shout
GERS, left her room and went downstairs.
She entered the kitchen and closed the door
behind her Evidently, when she had salts
fed herself that there was no opening large
enough to allow the gas to escape to any
considerable extent. she turned on the gas
and seated herself on chair. There she
waited for death to claim her, and the
position of her body indicated that she died
without a struggle.
Discovered This Morning.
Nothing was known of the sad affair until
about o'clock when Ms Mary FURNACE.
mother of the deceased, went to the kitch-
en- to make preparations for breakfast. She
was almost ovcrcorhe blythe gas when she
opened the door. and soon realized what
had happened. calling other members of
the family. Although they were certain
that life was extinct, the physician was
called. When the doctor Informed the fam
lily that he could do nothing, and that he
could not give death certificate, the police
We're informed of the affair. William Fur
mage. brother Of the deceased, called at the
second precinct station and reported the
death of his sister He ro!d SsTgr kaucher
that she had been dcspondenJ and had
committed suicide in the manner stated.
Coroner Carr viewed the body later in
the day. He gave the necessary certificate
Of death, ana Jndertaker " right prepared
the body for burial -