The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-15
Throws Himself From Third
Story of st. Marks While
i'm a DeIirium.
SEXES OPPORTUNITY
WHILE NURSE Is AWAY
No Blame Attaches to the Hos.
pital Authorities Over
the Matter.

Linus ". Timby Of 1910 Fourth East
street, typhoid patient, in a delirium
threw himself from a private ward in
the third story Of ST. Mark g hospital
Sunday morning, and dashed his
wnvering life out upon the ground be-
meath, crushing his skull.
Timby, a few days ago, was placed
in the general ward at ST. Mark Is by
relatives. Soon after his entrance to
the hospital he was transferred to a
private ward on the third-and top
story of the mnin building, and placed
IN charge Of private nurse, Miss
Farmer.
Sunday morning about $50 o'clock,
while Timoy apparently was sleeping
peacefully, the hospital authorities say,
the nurse left him for a few seconds
10 get some broken ice from the re-
frigerator in nearby room for appli-
cation 10 reduce the patient S fever.
When she returned to her PATIENTS cot
IL was empty, and her startled glance
at once showed her the open window at
the south end of the private ward, q
few feet from Timby's cot.
"My God, he's gone screamed
| Miss Farmer, divining what he had
| done.
To those who rushed to the window
was revealed Timby's bruised form on
the ground, forty feet below.
Fall Crushes Skull.
Timby immediately was carried back
| TO his ward, and an examination made
10 learn the extent of his injuries, His
skull was crushed, the occipital bone
| being broken, and there were other IN
| juries, principally bruises, on his body.
| About two hours later he died without
havin~ regained consciousness.
There were six narses on the floor
| of the private ward IN which was
| Timby. No one of them saw Timby
! leave his cot or saw him raise the
window An Italian on the porch of
! the third story of the general ward
heard a noise, and saw Timby raise
/ and start TO throw himself from the
window. He shouted a warning, which,
| of course, was Intellectual, Tlmby
| lighted on his head. it appears, and the
| wonder is that his neck was not broken
by the fall
To The Tribune Secretary 7: s:
| Peudergast of the hospital explained
how the accident occurred, and SAID
"It was an unforeseen and unfortunate
occurrence Mr.. Timby appears TO have
chosen the only moment 10 escape III
which it was possible for him TO do
so. Miss Farmer is good nurse,
skilled and competent, and no blame
attaches to her. Mr.. Pendergast also
said that Mr.. Timhy's condition from
tbe fever was uncertain. The Win
dow through which he threw him
self TO his death was closed. Mr.
Pendergast said, when the nurse went
after the ice, and was thrown open by
the patient. IT was not bol,ed or
screened With the hospital authorltles
il is matter of doubt as to whether
Tho natient really was asleep or was
pretending sleep, watching his chance
Ia escape. If the latter was the case
the madness that led to his death could
NOT have bcen planned better by sane
'''''' Native of Michigan.
Mr Timby was a native of Michigan,
having been born at Alma, Gratoit
county, thirty.one years ago. Two Two
years ago he came TO Salt Lake IlIy
TO work at the insurance business, re
was a solicitor and a collector for the
prcferred Accident Insurance company
of New York. with offices WIN ms
brother. F. A, Timby, AT 56, and 81
Commercial club. his brother beng III
cbarac of the territory comprised OF
IrtaL Idaho and Montana, The
brother, with his wife, returned II rom E,,n
win to Yellowstone National park sun,
darr d.,r morning, M to be greeted by word OF
M E.sides a widow, one child, Elmer
oirbteen lItS months old. is left. also 9
eather r P. Timby of this city, aud
!hrnei' .hLn sisters, Mrs. r. B, Benton and
The Misses Ina and Elsie 1'mo5' 0O'O
of Connecticut, y, ~
The funeral will he heId ron , - 4, ~
Evans chapel at % cl9TE Gfrot : "csn%S cemc.
afternoon; burial at MI. oiiNe' 'e"''
terry. naturally
n,ucb disturbed by the accident
The The dead man $ little son, Elmer, IS VI u,
Of f. typhoid. too, his fever ,b beng ing, a a.
los SUNDAY. and there is Inuch uncasi