The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-02
DEAD GIRL WAS ANNA ARENA.
She Was Going to Meet = Fellow SeTvan
When the Falling Bridge Crushed Her.

She Was Going to Meet = Fellow Servant
When the Falling Bridge Crushed Her.
The young woman who was killed by the col
lapse OF the protection bridge. or roof. over the
sidewalk in front OF the building at 34-3S West
Fourteenth street on Saturday evening. was
Anna kreha. a Hungarian, IL years old. who
worked as a servant at POI West Fourteenth
street. the boarding house OF Mrs +. M0hl-
bauer. She was without relatives In this coun-
try and had very few friends here. Among
them was q priest to whose care she was COM
mttted when she came here not long ago She
had worked for Mrs Mhhlbauer for two
months. "A better girl never had in fifteen
years experience with servants" said Mrs.
Muhlbauer yesterday: so kind. so happy. so
good For my sister l could not feel more
sorrow than do over her death.
She went out last evening with ono OF the
other girls. Mary. l said You should go out
tonight. Anna She said she would wait and
go with Mary. and they went away together
Mary went to church and said to Anna. You
should come, too Anna said no. she would go
up town to see a lady she knew and they
agreed to meet before Keiths at quarter
to 10 O'Clock. At ten minutes before 10
o'clock Mary was there and when the other
failed to appear at 10 o'clock she rode homo on
a street car. Where is Annar said she when
she saw me: not hero? must go back for her
so she will not lose her way home
Mary went back again to keiths. walking
along Fourteenth street. and at tho new build
ing whore 4 crowd was they told her woman
had been killed. Just then the body was car
red to the ambulance. 1t was covered up and
Mary went on TO Keith's and came home again.
She told OF the accident and we thought moth
ing OF it and sat waiting for Anna. Then Mary
went to the room both girls used and she
called out that it was queer there. | began to
trem ole and lsltIl don't know what: went 70
her and there the s6s IL
straHge here Fqmsthine is wropg -
Mnry, said Nh: you t ted meg T,. woman nm
the bell and she started i am mere. l said.
! go. And there at tho door was n policeman:
and n he show me eU one Nina cried it is her
she G2 s: Gsr TSm her bnr
a abe nf it. HE He Would not ielI us But how is
she?' said. and Mary said. oh. il is terrible;
then the officer said Yes, And it was al!
Edward Won Leistner, who ives ut the board
ing house. identified the body. Coroner Hart
inquest viii be held. The police OF the Mercer
street stat! on, have interviewed Thomas D.
Leahy, the builder doing the work on tho Four
teenth street building. but up to- yesterday
afternoon had not arrested snybody: IL may
charge of the work on the bridge that col
lapsed. will be arrested on the technical charge
OF homicide pending the coroners jury verdict
in the case.
the remaining parts OF the bridge and the de-
bris on It, The work was directed by Special
Com missioner Sweeny. who said that from
what he saw OF the condition OF tho wrecked
structure he thought no one could be held res
ponshle for the accident. The. bridge APP,
ppared to have Leen in II condition to stand
many tons more weight than was on it, he
said A lawyer has already taken up the dead