Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-08
TAKOMA PARK NEWS
FUNERAL OF MRS. ELIZABETH
HYATT TOMORROW.
Death the Result of Injuries Received
in Jumping From Window
General and Personal

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
Elizabeth Hyatt, who died Saturday after
noon at 1:30 o'clock as the result of in
juries received from jumping from sec
ond-story window last Monday at the resi-
dence of Mr.. James w. Dyre, Vermillion
avenue, Takoma Park, will be held tomor-
row afternoon at 3 o'clock in the chapel
at Oak Hill cemetery. The services will
be conducted by Rev. F. II. HaFenner,
pastor of the Dumbarton Avenue NJ. E..
Church, of which the deceased was MEM
ber Brief services will be held at the resi-
dence of her niece, Mrs. James w. Dyre,
Takoma Park, before the final services at
the cemetery. The pallbearers will be
nephews of the deceased. The interment
viii be in Oak Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Hyatt was born in Maryland, and
had been resident of Georgetown for over
forty years, living with her sister, Mrs.
Harriet V. Dean, at No. 2455 P street north
west. Since the latter part of November
they removed to the residence Of their
niece, Mrs. James w. Dyre. where they
made their future home. Mrs. Hyatt lost
the use of one of her eyes ten years ago,
and about year ago the other eye began
to fail. Fearing that she would become
totally blind she underwent an operation
a few weeks ago at the Episcopal Eye.
Ear and Throat Hospital, on 18th street,
with the hope of saving the sight of the
remaining eye. lie OpeTdtlOn was u nave
been followed within a few days by an
other. which would have completed the
treatment. and in all probability restored
her eyesight.
She returned to Takoma Park after the
first operation and became deeply depress-
ed, but never intimated that she intended
to commit suicide. Her misfortune finally
preyed on her mind to such an extent it Is
said that last Monday evening about
clock while alone in her room, she quietly
raised the window sash and jumped through
the window on the second floor to the snow
covered ground beneath. The occupants of
the house heard her strike the ground and
went to her assistance. They carried her
into the house and DIR. A. V. Parsons. the
family physician, was summoned. He found
that one of her ankles had been fractured
in two places the right kneecap fractured
and other sight bruises about the body.
and she was suffering greatly from the
shock. She steadily grew worse and We'd
nesday night relapSed into inconsistencies.
in which condition she remained until her
death Saturday afternoon. MS. Hyatt had
enjoyed excellent health during her life and
was always active in household affairs. She
was in the seventy-sixth year of her age.
Coroner hewitt gave a certificate of death
by suicide after investigating the case
C. E. Anniversary Celebrated.
Special services were held last evening in
the Takoma Presbyterian Church In conf
memoration of the twenty-third anniver-
sary of the Christian Erdeavor. The serv-
ices of the society were conducted by Miss
Mildred Dyre, at o'clock. selecting as her
subject Christ for the World and for
Me-" At the conclusion OF her address
services were conducted by Rev. William
Hart Dexter, pastor of tie church. A
special program of music appropriate to the
occasion was rendered by. choir com
nosed of Mrs H. C. Bursley. Mr.. H. II.
Campbell, Miss Mabel Bailey. Miss Cora
Dexter Miss Eva Dexter Miss Mary Camp
he'll. Mr. E. " Crittenden and Mr.. Arthur
Dexter. with Mr.. Byron Biodgett. accom-
PIANIST.
Takonoa School OPENS