Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-19
WOMAN BUkNSSELF TO DEATH
Mrs Ida Young satarAtu sloths with
Gasoline and Applies Match.
CONSTANT HEADACHES LEAD TO INSANITY
riTst COnreivcs idea Of Ending Life
bS Asphyxiation, TurninE ON
Gas. and Then Changes
Her Mind.

/ AFTER thoroughly satura ting her clothing
,l.b ydsollne, Mrs. Id4 Young, aged ~.
snited her garments with a match and
ndrnpd 90 death about 1853 Thursday
morning. She WAS the wife OF Harry V.
Young who is employed by the Sperry-
Hutchinson Trading Stamp company, 30
,North Sixteenth street, and rooined at 800
North Eighteenth street Temporary
insanity IS sscribcd as the cause for
the dccd After her husband had gore to
lis work Thursday morning she attempted
r. commit suicide by turning on the gas
Hets IA her room. .but in her delfrium con-
oeiyed the idea of burning herself, which
vas successfully carried out
The Youngs occupied room for light
,otisckecpiug purposes on the second noor
nr the house At the corner OF Eighteenth
, I'd DsvrnpDrt streets. a wide lalcony OK
ending Ga front OF the house. Mrs. Young
evidently saturated her clothing with the
gasoline which she had for use In gaso-
, Vino stove in their room and stepped from
- window To the balcony, there setting
Ire To herself. Mrs. Arthur Slower, who
! lives in the house, was standing on the
1ront porch and heard the screams OF the
dying woman and also saw the flames on
the balcony. She turned in the fire alarm
Z
/ 'he burning womsn, hut her efforts were
in vain, as Mrs. YounS was practically in
cinersted before her arrival. The fire de-
partmcnt then arrived on the scene and
notified Coroner Bradley. who took charge
Il the remains The terrible work OF the
flames had burned OF the lips and hair
,f the victim and the flesh OF her face was
so badly burned that it fell off at the
rouch.
Lived There Two Wears.
Mr.. and Mrs. Young had lived at SC
North Eighteenth street for more than TIVE
wears. during which time Mr.. Young haC
! been employed by the trading stamp com
pany. Prior to that time they had lived IL
South Omaha and during their residence IL
that city Mrs. Young became entirely de
rnented. necesstating her removal for q
period Of several months TO the insane asy
lum at Lincoln. She also was sent for Z
short period 10 ST. Bernard's hospital Il
Council Bluffs for treatment,
Threats OF suicide had been made by tn
woman many times on account OF sever
lcadaclles to which she was subject tn
most recent Of which was last Sunday
when she told her friend, Mrs. Stover tina
she would surely end her life soon II sh
did not get immediate relief from her head
aches.
me house where the woman lived
rented W MIS-. J. Pickett who sublets tn
rooms for light housekeeping Mr.,
Pickett said Mrs. Young was Of a Yer
morose and sullen disposition and durin
their two years residence in her house sh
had not spoken to her more than two @
three. times.
IL Ii not believed an inquest will he helt
!. : as the coroner is satisfied It was purely
cise Of suicide of which there can be n
question. Mr.. Young was absent fror
home at the time. but went to the co,
oner's once as soon as he could be foun
by his employer. He II Frustrated over III
occurrence. a"
Accident Barely Averted.
second tragedy from the effects q
burning gasoline was narrowly averte
Thursday morning. occurring only shoi
time after the suicide OF Mrs. Young q
Eighteenth and Davenport streets. Mr.
Sandlfor, who resides at 1924 Pacific stree
came nearly being the second victim bl
was saved by her presence OF mind. Viii
filling "A gasoline stove in the kitchen
her home a bed spring. which had bee
left leaning against the wall near whe
the stove was placed. topped over. strll
ing the can OF gasoline, which immediate
,xploded. Mrs Sandlfor threw her arm