The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-28
YEN PO KILLS HIMSELF
JUMPS FROM THE ROOF, JUST
as AMERICANS no.

suicide Uncommon Among Chinese IA
patFiates In the Case n This High
taste Merchant We're some Jtrcum.
stances That Made II Uncommon Too.
Long Yen Pc ia dead by his own act.
They found his body on the asphalt paved
/ courtyard Of the fat house at ISL Eighth
avenue yesterday morning after persons
in the house had heard the sound Of II falling
and striking the pavement and had sent for a
policeman to find out what the noise was.
Long Yen Pc was a Chinese gentleman
OF great reputed wealth. lie was a member
Of the Canton firm Of Long Sang ii A Co.,
which has a branch. Of which Long Yen Pc
was in charge, at so Fifth avenue, The
firm deals in Chinese art objects.
II is not often that IA Chinese takes his
own ltfo in America; more rarely still does a
Chinese Of education and standing do such
a thing. The Chinese prefers not to die
80 far from the graves Of his ancestors.
Long Yen Po had been in New York since
the founding Of his firms branch house
here four years ago. He was a years old
when he hade good-by TO his wife and their
then sixteen-year-old son in Canton. He
vent to live with countrymen. like himself.
merchants, on the top floor of the six story
building at $40 Eighth venue. Ly Hoi Sang,
one Of his friends, sent back to China for his
wife. and thereafter she kept the home for
the merchants until they should all 60 back
to Canton,
Business prospered and everything was
happy in the hit Of China tucked away in a
New York fat house. All we're cul-
tured people. tho merchants and the little
wife Of Ly Hoi Sang. and the Consul called
on them, and other Chinese Of the better
class. The men spoke good English, cut
their hair az Americans cut theirs and wore
we'll made American clothes. The woman
dotted her gay silk robes and dressed as
American women dress.
But ten months ago Long Ven Pc re-
turned 10 Canton 10 see bis wife and his
son and to attend TO the securing Of new
stock for the Fifth avenue store. The
wife vas in he had learned 80 from letters
before he loft New York. He remained
with her a month and then had TO return to
New York.
He have melancholy all time eX-
plains the little wife Of Ly Hoi Sang. Bust
meas no 30 good, no get money sometimes
and all time worry for she sick. She
send letter plelly quick all time, ask him
come home. Business not good, he got
stay FIT av'nue. Make feel 'yeh bad,
The man who felt web bad got up about
. O'Clock yesterday morning and dressed
himself carefully. He slipped out OF the
apartment without waking hisN friends
and climbed TO the roof. Then he passed
over on to the roof Of ISL next door. He
walked back and forth for a long time-ov
an hour. Finally he took on his black
derby hat. placedit on the wall and stepping
no on to the little parapet took another step.
The ianitor Of the building heard the
sound and called in a policeman. Long
Yen Pc was half sitting. half lying on the
pavement, still alive, moving his body
from side to side and groaning quietly.
When the ambulance doctor came he was
dead.
Long Yen Pc has a brother, Long Su
Va, living at i73 Washington street, Brook
lyn. Long Su va and Ly Hoi Sang, with
the aid Of Vice-Consul Wing, made ar
rangements for the shipping Of Long Yen
Pos body back TO Canton on the first
steamer sailing from this port for the
Orient. That will be ten days from now,
and then there will be the long trip around
the HON and across the Pacific: =
When Ly Hoi Sang told his wife what had
happened she was very quiet. and when
she told the stranger about II all later she
not smile.
TOO bad?" she asked, her infection
up for the missing words. She
in C~anton-and the boy. She
Wait-tOo badl"