The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-15

Death of Miss Sarah E. Porter, an Ac-
complished Teacher.


complished Teacher.
The many friends and acquaintances
! of Miss Sarah Porter of this city Will
be shocked and grieved to learn of her
sudden death, which occurred Thursday
night at her residence, 200 ST. Roman
street, as the result Of cerebral hemor-
rhage. The sad news that her recovery
had been given up was printed in these
columns yesterday. Miss Porter was
unconscious from the time she was
found by a servant in the house Wed
nesday morning until she died. Every
thing in medical science that could be
done was done to save Miss Porter
| life, but she passed away in spite OF the
efforts of the five doctors present to
save her. She passed away without re-
gaining consciousness.
| Miss Porter arose on Wednesday
morning and from all the indications it
would appear that she was feeling i'll
when she arose and that she was seized
with an attack of cerebral apopleXy,
and in falling struck a gas jet, causing
a slight current of gas TO flow out, but
insufficient to do her injury, as the door
of her room was wide open when she
was found. She had been in poor health
for two years past and had been SUB
ject to attacks of nausea and vomiting.
she spent a year or two in Europe re-
Gently, returning home from the trip a
short time ago. She went to Europe
with Mrs Maury and her two boys, VINO
are of q wealthy Philadelphia family,
prominent socially there, and resided
with them and tutored the boys IN Greek
and Latin while there. The boys were
formerly at Hopkins here.
Miss Porter's Illness was at once per-
ceived to be of very serious character.
DR.. C. Purdy Lindsey \ard DR.. Eliot
were both called and worked over Miss
Porter without success. DR.. Leonard
Sanford was also called, and Dr..
Forbes Hawkes. of New York was also
called in attendance, DR.. Hawkes. had
attended Miss Porter on several occa-
sions.
Miss Porter was woman OF charm-
ing personality. She was very modest
and retiring, and for that reason rev
were privileged to know her intimately
She was a woman Of the sweetest dis
position and as a teacher throughout
her life won the highest respect ana
admiration of all her pupils, many or
whom. after being under her valuable
direction, have stood at the head OF
their professions or whatever enter
prises their various walks Of life carried
them into.
Miss Porter was born in Waterbury,
she being the daughter of her father $
second wife She was a member OF
large family, there being -FOUR nan
brothers and three or four of her own
brothers and sisters, all OF whom are
dead as are both Of her parents Hef
father was well known and promi-
nent business man of Waterbury, and
her half-brothers, who reside in New
York. are prominent business men OF
that city.
Miss Porter loved her profession. She
began her llfe-work when scarcely M
teen years of age and she rose ranldly
into prominence as a teacher OF e%cep-
tional merit After teaching in Water
bury for some time she accepted po-
sition in ST. Louis, and there held u
prominent place for Il number ct years.
She came from that city TO New Haven
and had been for the last thirteen or
fourteen years connected with Hopkins
grammar school, of which institution
she was an important factor, Previous
to teaching at Hopkins school she was q
teacher for some years of Latin ana
Greek in the Hillhouse high school,
Nearly two years ago, as above stated
she found herself somewhat broken IN
health and went abroad with some inti-
mate friends, acting as Instructor to the
sons of the family while abroad. Early
in July last she returned and. feeling
like herself again, her old spirit return
ed and she felt that she must again
take IN the work to which she mad CIV
en- her life,
Next week she was to have started a
school for young ladies at her home on
ST Roman street, and the number OF
applications for admission show with
what success the enterprise would nave
met had her life been spared,
sha was an Episcopalian and attend
ed Trinity church She will be buried
in the family lot in a Waterbury GEM
etery, She was about fifty years or
age.