The sun., 1902-01-10
SnIcsJR AT UNION SEMINARY.
PAUL TUHOLSKI, THEOLOGICAL
STUDENT, POISONs HIMSELF.
Was . Low Campaign orator --Presidicnt
Hall Says He HAD Been Suffering
From Some Obscure Ncrvous Disease
Report OF Love AFFAIR Gone wrong.

Report OF Love AFFAIR Gone wrong.
Paul A. Tuholski Of Erie, Pa. young
student at the Union Theological Seminary
at 100 Park avenue, killed himself with
! carbolio acid yesterday afternoon in his
room on the fourth floor at the seminary
The other students who knew him say
that he had seemed to be melancholy lately.
About o'clock In the afternoon student
who had rooms near his heard him groan-
ing and told the assistant janitor Of tho
building, Harry Kidder. about Il. Kidder
forced the door and went In. followed by
several students. They found Tuholski
face down on the floor. groaning and writh-
ing. His lips were burned. and a glass
on the sill OF his open window contained
crystals Of carbolic acid.
One OF the students ran over to the Pres
byterian Hospital and doctor came back
with him. Tuholski was already dead.
The Rev. DR.. Charles Cuthbert Hall.
President Of the seminary, said last night
that Tiholski was one Of the best students
In the institution. He had been graduated
from the University OF Rochester In the
class Of 90 and had then taken a post grad
uate course at Harvard. After leaving
Harvard In September. 1900. he entered
the seminary. At the time Of his death
he was in the middle or second class.
sHe was beloved by us ALL said DR..
Hall. Tho faculty and the students
thought a great deal OF him. He stood
very high in his class, his grade marking
being over 90. In fact. he was most
remarkable student, who possessed low
able character and good all round record.
About a year ago he developed a physical
rnalady which produced depression. He
shrank from the idea OF visiting ply
sician. Finally, he was induced TO visit one
and during the summer vacation he was
under treatment. and when he returned to
tho seminary in September he was in
fine shape. He appeared TO be in better
nS aSss about soS e mdas 1s %SsS
the obscure malady came back.
sOn Tuesday of this week he came TO
me and talked over his trouble with me.
Ho said that he was greatly depressed and
that he thought Of going s0SNo, AWAY stand Ths Z
any longer. I must 90 away ! advised
him To remain. | told him that he might
as well stay here. and that he had better
20 up and consult my family physician.
Dr William b. Clark OF so East Thirty.hrst
street. He went to see DR.. Clark and the
doctor prescribed for him and gave him
much relief When he came back he said
that he was feeling much better and added
I'm be all right now; I'm satisfied that III
be cured
.since then he had appear ed TO be in
good spirits. This morning he attended
all recitations and sang az usual In the
choir. He seemed 70 enjoy the service
and In the afternoon he made frequent
trips from his room to that Of n another
They compared notes in Mangano's room
and Tuholski asked several questions about
the lesson they had under consideration.
About O'Clock Tuholski went from Man
eano's room to his own room and almost
Immediately afterward Mangano's atten-
tlon was attracted by groans and moaning
sHe went to the door Of Tuholskis room
and found II locked. Then the door was
forced and they found Tuholski dying.
His chum, Mangano. started for Erie
10 break the news to his relatives. A
delegation of students from the seminary
will accompany the remains TO Penn
sylvania.
ERIE, Pa. Jan. s-Tuholski was "a years
of age and the son Of thrifty Polish parents
OF this city His father, Frank, is black
smith and has supported large family,
besides giving his son Paul and younger
brother college educatiens. Paul WAS
phenomenon He left the Erie High
School with the highest average attained
In the school in years He maintained
this record at the University OF Rochester,
capturing several scholarship.
He attended the Harvard law sch ool,
but gave up his prospective career In tins
line for "settlement' work in the New
York sums To ~ himself for this work
he entered the Union Seminary. He was
engaged as a Low speaker in the recent
campaign Tuholski's parents say that
they can give no reason for his suicide
His former associates, however, MAINTAIN
that II was an unsuccessful love afair.
Tho young man was engaged 10 be mar
ried TO n girl here, and In the Christmas
vacation, il Is stated, had stormy scene
with her parents n the result OF report
concerning an ENHANCEMENT with New
York girl a nurse, with whom he was as
sociated in hi- stunning work. He was
melancholy and moody during his visit
and cut his stay short 10 return TO New
York