The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-22
MAD OVER CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
BECENT CONVERT TRIES TO FLY
FROM HIS WINDOW,
Carr>inE Science N Health" I'm FHls Hands
His wife Holds Him Until n Fsints
Then He drops, Ii Crushed and
lovers the Book with His Blood.

carving Science and Health" In His Hands
His wife Holds Him Until She Paints
Then He Drops. Is Crushed and
lovers the Book with His Blood.
Eugene Howe was a planer and polisher
Of hardwood parquet floors I'M did we'll
at his trade up to last May. At this time
Howe and his wife, Bertha, moved their
belongings into the top floor Of the four
story and basement b~rownstone residence
# pr. Gregory Costigan, Mt 90 West Sixty
rI1hb street. Mrs. Howe was n servant in
me household Of DIR. Costigan until she
married. a little more h a year ago.
Or Costgan and his family moved in
May TO their country place, taking their
servants with them. The physician did not
ike the idea of leaving his house ussoocupicd,
40 he sent for the former servant. II was
suggested that Howe and his wife nov
their things to the house and occupy the top
asor. In this way they could have a good
home and save rent from May to October
and the Costigan residence would have good
taretakers.
~ the Central Park West end Of the block
on which the Costigan residence is situated
~ the Second Church of Christ, Scientist.
Howe dropped in there to see and hear.
The husky floor planer became deeply
interested in the teachings Of Christian
science. He tried to interest his wife in
jtp tracts and books he secured at the
llhary of the church. Mrs. Howe would
have none Of the teachings. She says that
since her husband began to read Mary g.
Baker Eddy's Science and Health, With
Key TO the Scriptures" and the like he has
had little time to attend to his trade. He
gave mp smoking. changed most Of his
habits Of life and not long ago decided that
eating breakfast was all a mistake.
shortly after 10 O'Clock on Saturday night
Howe came home and found lights burning
in the basement ,.where DR.. Costigan has his
nfice and reception room for patients.
The physician. who is a specialist. had come
INTO the city to consult patients that a
remained in town. Howe rang the bell and
chatted for a short time with DIR. Costigan.
The physician says the floor polisher was
perfectly rational and talked Of such topics
az the weather. Howe carried a book.
hut did not show il or speak Of it to the
physician.
After talking with DR.. Costigan but a
short while Howe yer up to his apart
Inents. on the top floor. He undressed
and got into bed. taking with him the book
he had brought into the house. II was
Mrs. Eddy's Science and Health" Howe
mad had the book before and. according
~ Mrs. Howe, said that he had to pay 81
20 secure the loan of it from the church
library for the second time. Howe read
u for a time and then insisted on his wife
reading passages from it.
IL had got along after midnight by this
limo, and Howe, 50 his wife says, began to
act in a manner even quecr for him. He
finally made for a front window, climbed
u,tt on the sill and announced that he was
going to fly out on the night air.
Mrs. Howe ran to the window and man
aged to grasp her husband by the ankle
iuet as he leaped. She held his weight with
all the strength there was in her arms.
Her arms we're badly cut and bruised by
roming in contact with the sharp edge OF
the stone window sill. Finally the woman's
strength gave way and with a shrek that
aroused the neighborhood she fell back
into the room in a faint.
DR.. Costigan heard the woman & scream
and made for the small door opening TO
the aresway in front of the English base
ment. Just as the physician opened the
door Howe. clad in night clothes. came
down OH the tagging. People living across
the street were aroused by the screams and
go, TO the windows in time TO see Howe
land on the stones.
Howe was badly crushed. DR.. Coetigan
summoped an ambulance from Roosevelt
iioypitai. While waiting for its arrival
Or. Costigan, assisted by a policeman and
several residents Of the block. carried
Howe into the Office. Howe's skull was
fractured and his body and legs were torn
and crushed. He died in the hospital
without regaining consciousness.
When he lea ped from the window lowe
Rad carried with him Mrs Eddy's book.
1t wasn't found until late yesterday after
noon DR.. Costigan located IL on top OF
The bay window opposite the second floor
Of the house. The book was covered with
blood, showing, that Howe struck the top
Of the window in falling.
DR.. Costigan is Of the opinion that Howe
was suddenly seized with an insane notion
that he could leap from the window. land
on the sidewalk below without injury.
and then enter the house and display him.
self to the physician as a convincing argu-
ment in favor of Christian Science.
Mrs Howe says that shortly before her
husband made for the windo he had told
her that DIR. Costigan had been practically
converted TO Christian SCIENCE and contem-
plated giving up his practice. Dr. Iosti-
gan says that Howe never mentioned Chris
tan Science to him last night or at any
other time.
Mrs. Howe was in a bad way when found
IN her apartments on the top floor. Her
arms we're cut and bleeding and she was in
n state Of violent hysteria. She raved
against Christian Science and blamed her
husbands death to its teachings. Later in
the morning when she had been quieted
Mrs. Howe was taken to the home OF her
mother-in-law who lives in Harlem.
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