New-York tribune., 1902-01-07
KILLS HERSELF IN STUDIO.
ARTIST SAID TO HAVE BEEN WEALTHY
AND RELATED TO PROMINENT
PHILADELPHIA FAMILY
4 SI'ICIDE

Miss Hannah H. COggns an artist Of some
note. said 10 be related to a wealthy and prom
inent Philadelphia family, was found dead in
her apartments. at No. 96 Fifth-ave.. late yes
terday. Her rooms were filled with gas. and
from a gas Jet hung a rubber tube one end Of
which was held between the woman's lips.
Miss Coggins had a studio the second floor
OF the building. which is occupied principally
by women artists. But little was known there
OF her. Other tenants In the building said she
came there last October that she kept much to
herself, and appeared mOrOse and depressed.
She had recently IL said, tried to dispose of
her furniture and the lease for the studio but
had been unsuccessful Dependency over these
failures is said 10 have been the cause for her
suicide
That Miss Coggins not in financial straits
was shown by the fact that SIS was found in an
envelope lying on table. Near the envelope
was her purse. in which was bout SO in charge
On the walls of the studio, which consisted of
three rooms, were number OF paintings, water
colors and oils These bore the signature of
"Coggins. Most of them were marine views
but there several portraits and others
The suicide discovered about 3 D. m when
a woman, whose name has not been learned
called at the studio to see Miss Coggins She
got no response to repeated ringings Of the bell
and wrote note and stuck 1t in the letter
box. When she opened the lid of the box she
smeed escaping gas She informed George
Ramsey. the janitor of the building who called
the police and DR.. Wells, of the New-York Hos
pital. The woman found in bed partIv
clothed In her right hand she held tho on q
tube. Apparently TO prevent the tube from fall
ing from her lips should the grasp of her hand
become relaxed, she had takeE long white
ribbon and bound 1t about her head and over
the end of the tube to hold il in place m
Wells said the woman had been dead for several
hours.
A note was found but IL was turned ovar 10
Coroners GoldenkranZ and SCholes A nassbool,
the Savings Fund Society, of Phfla deInhja
showed q deposit of 5000. There was also founJ
papers bearing the address of Pascal II Coz
gins OF No 1873 South Twelfth-st PhiladeInhis
This is said to be the dead woman's brother
Miss Coggins was about thirty-eight years old
She was tall and slender. with rather sharn
features and abundance of black hair
Il don't think she has been very successful -
said Il young woman artist in the buildire 'Sha
was not in financial need, but she didn't make
much from her art work. She always appearel
To me to be a woman who had suffered a ereat +
deal from some cause. OF this, however she
never said anything. But her face bore traces
of that sort OF suffering that could only be ended
In the way she ended hers
The police sent word 70 Mr. COggins. In Phila-
delpnia
Wilmer NJ Briggs, OF No 122 West Ninety
third-st.. said he would take charge of the body
and that Miss Coggins his cousin He said
a checkbook on the Penn National Bank or
Philadelphia, was also among her effects He
declared that Miss CogginS had been wealthy
but had lost her money. How il was lost he
would not say, and refused to talk further a bout
the case.