The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-17
He Died Almost Instantly, but the Girl
Will RecOver--Their Love Story
a Remarkable One.

New York, Sept. 15.--Felen Parker
Forbes southgate ,adpoted daughter of late
Bishop Southgate, of the Protestant Epis-
copal church, who was the companion OF
Henry Grosvenor Barbour. son of DR..
Henry NJ. Barbour, rector of the Church
of the Beloved Disciple, when he shot
hinselfin the St Charles, Raines law
hotel in Brooklyn, on Thursday night Is
lying in the Seney hospital Brooklyn
with a bullet imbedded in her breast.
IT was a companion bullet to the one
which caused young Barbours death, ana
was fired by him i'm the first act OF the
suicidal tragedy which the couple had
carefully planned.
Her story of the affair, which she told
to her aunt, Miss s. V. Schell. OF NO lSs
Second Place. Brooklyn, sounds IKE
page of a highly colored fiction. the
story of their strange love is most re-
markabe
II loved him madly, passonately,
said Miss Southgate. 81 was ready 10 ole
for him. with him. but could not orlng
myself to marry him, on account OF ms
peculiar ideas OF life.'
Miss Southgate is private pauent III
the Seney hospital. She is receiving the
best OF care from Or. George Ryerson
Fowler. the visiting surgeon. lie SAYS
she has every chance for recovery. Ihe
bullet struck her sternum near the apex,
and glanced off into the right side.
She is weak and stunned by the strange
occurrences of the last few days, ana
does not seem to care for life. now that
the object of her affections is dead
MISS souTHGATEs STORY.
Miss southgate relates the steps in the
tragedy as follows:
'I had known Harry since | was ifteen
wears OF age. We met in Good Ground.
we learned to love each other. lie al
ways talked nationally to me until ] met
him again two weeks ago, after an ap-
sence of two wears.
"Then he began to talk about the injus-
tice of God, the futility OF lie II one
could not live with the one he loved. Al
last he began 20 talk of death, and then,
80 strongly did ne dominate my VIII. X
was agreed that we should die together
Last Monday Harry returned TO town.
tIis friends. noticing that he had become
eighty. and thinking that he was gradu-
ally giving up his prospects In me- forced
him 10 leave Good Ground In order 10
keen the compact To die, which we had
solemnly made, i followed him ON
Wednesday
Miss Southgate went to the home OF her
grandmother and aunt Mrs. Hester Scheil
and Miss 8. c Schell. who live I'm brown
stone house nj No. 1872 Second Place. she
i,forned Young Barbour OF her arrival,
and on Wednesday he went to see her.
TOOK A WALK IN PROSPECT PARK.
"Nve took n trolley ride" Miss South
gate said. "and went TO Prospect Park.
7, was p beautiful day. and every cloud
and bird and ray Of sunshine seemed to
cati us IN life rather than DEATH. I tried
persuade him TO give up his determine
tion.
.Tt was I'm vain. AZ last we reached the
g, charles There we went into the par
l,r and talked It over. ! begged him 20
etye IN his purpose and then refused "a
carrv out my part OF the agreement that
night.
- went home ana met Harry the next
dav. We went back 90 the ~. charles.
and ne overruled my will. and ] promised
10 die with him. The revolver was one
which ne carried with him. We used "a
practice with II In Good Ground. Iher
We got the carbolic acid. We thought
that might be the best way To die.
when we reached the room We decided
that 10 take the acid would be too pain
fal, and chose the revolver Harry took or