The Washington times., 1901-09-25
RESCUED BARELY In Time.
A Young WOman's Attempt at Sui
eide Nearly Successful.
discovered mt the Point of Death
Near Chevy Chase POstoftice-Suf-
fering From Effects of Opium
Poisoning-Her Identity n Mystery.

A young woman, about twenty-five
years of age. who refused to give her
name or address. made an unsuccessful
attempt to take her own life yesterday
at Chevy Chase, and as result she lies
in precarious condition at the Garfield
Hospital, here the doctors say that she
is suffering from opium poisoning. The
physicians could not say exactly what the
preparation was. or how long the patient
had been suffering from its effects.
The woman was found lying in the
weeds in the rear OF the postoffice at
Chevy Chase, by a Mr.. Fischer. a resi-
dent of Chevy Chase, who was passing
by and heard groans. He went to see
where the noise came from and found the
young woman lying writhing in pain in
the grass. She was Unconscious and Mr.
Fischer hastily summoned DR.. James d.
Morgan and DIR. d. Gray, two prominent
local physicians and members of the
Chevy Chase Golf Club, who were at the
links at the time of his discovery.
The sufferer was taken into nearby
house and the physicians did everything
in their power torestore her to conscious
ness, but ali t,teii efforts proved futile.
and 1t was decided to remove her to the
city, where she would be sent to a hos
pital.
The doctors secured a special car on
the Chevy Chase line and placed the
woman in it and she was hurried to the
city. The car was met at the loop at the
Rock Creek bridge by an ambulance and
the patient was hastily conveyed to the
Garfield Hospital. The doctors at that
institution worked with her for several
hours without results. About II o'clock
she began to show signs of consciousness
and the doctors were again summoned to
her bedside.
The physicians began to question her,
but she would not answer them. When
asked why she committed the rash act
she would make no reply at first but
finally said that she had taken poison
and had gone into the weeds behind the
postotfice to die. She declared she had
no wish to live and wanted to die, the
sooner the better The motive for the
deed is not known. The woman asked
for several of her friends, and they were
telephoncd for by the hospital orderly.
and later came to see her, but they
would not divulge the patients name or
where she lived.
The woman was well dressed when
found. having on 4 black dress of very
fine material. She had very light hair,
blue eyes. and fair complexion, and is
very handsome.
The physicians do not regard her con-
dition as being very serious, but think
that she will be able to give a better ac-
count of herself today. after having slept
during the night When first taken to
the hospital 1t was thought that the
woman was dead. but after an examina-
ton 1t was found that her heart was
beating family and by working over her
for long time she began to show signs
of life. She had been In a kind of stupor
since taking the drug.
The doctors say that had she not been
found at the time she was, she would
have died before reaching the hospital. as
the effects of the opium are slow to show
upon person, but once they begin to
evidence themselves, there is little hope
for recovery.
The police are working on several strong
clues to establis the womans identity,
but up to an early hour this morning
nothing had been ascertained. There were
no papers or marks upon her clothing to
give the slightest clue.