Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26

Mrs. Pierre Lorillafd.
deep depression. and that she had been in
the habit of taking powders to relieve
the headaches. The theory advanced last
night was that she had been suffering
from an unusually severe headache and
had taken 100 strong dose of headache
powder.
Yesterday morning the physicians found
box containing several papers of YER
mol. One paper had been opened. indi-
eating that Mrs. Lorillard had taken one
OF the powders after she returned home.
Lived on Social Excitement.
DR.. hewitt said ne learned at the house
that Mrs. Lorbllard lived upon social ex-
citenent. and that when she was in the
whirl of the season" she seemed to be
at her best. but that at times she would
relapse into spells of almost meiancholia.
One feature of the case which may
bear some light upon the tragedy is that
Mrs. Lorillard went to her own room
shortly before going to the Townsend
dinner and secluding herself there ate
lion about this fact in the Lorillard
house yesterday about the time The
autopsy was performed.
The death certificate issued by Coroner
hewitt is as follows:
Date Of d-ath-1Isrch - 1909
Name Of aeceased-Carolinc Hamilton Lorilard
Age-Forty-nine years.
ooioF-White.
Married.
occupation-None.
RirthpIace-New York
Duration Of residence in u. C.-Three months.
Nativity Of father-Scotland.
Place Of dcath~2Oao Hiilyer place.
Cause Of death-(Suicide, primary. inha la ton of
illuminating gas; immediate, asphyxia.
Funeral Services Quiet.
fha
al the Lorillard residence. Baron Mon
cheur. the Belgian minister. and numer-
GUS others of the diplomatic corps and
other members of Washington society
sent magnificent wreaths. The Moncheurs
were intimate personal friends of the
LoriiiarGs
Many called 10 leave their cards. Mr.
Lorillard, grief-stricken over the tragic
death OF his wife. refused himself to
callers, and was 80 exhausted that he
was forced to rest through most of the
morning.
Pierre Loriiard. 3D. who is Just out of
college, hurried here from New York.
Al half past twelve d number of the
most intimate friends of the Lorillard
family gathered at the HilIyer street resi-
dence for d brief funeral ceremony. The
guests at the Townsend dinner. which
Mrs Lorilard attended only few hours
before she went To the bathroom to take
d percentage
thoSe Who came TO the funeral.
Present at Obsequies.
Among those in attendance were Mrs.
Meyer, wife of the Secretary of the
Navy, the Belgian minister and Baroness
Moncheur. the Honorable Maud Paunce-
fote. daughter of the former British am
bassador. who left the Townsend resi-
dence m company with Mrs. Lorillard.
no Hrs HAM
The funeral services were performed by
Dr. Roland Cotton Smith sUf ST. johns
Episcopal Church.
For reasons unknown the I.orillard fam
1iN observed the greatest secrecy in re-
gard To the ceremonies, the servants even
denying that any We're being held.
II was said the ho,ty would he taken TO
New York during the afternoon. II also
was stated that Pierre I.orillard, I'd, al
ready had gone 10 New York
Became Bride in Paris.
MIS- Lorillard was Caroline ]. Hamil-
ION, the daughter OF George Hamilton of
Scotland Her mother was the daughter
of the late Rev Dr. William Writ Phil
lips, a noted Presbyterian clergyman of
lis ddN. He was trustee of both
Princeton and New York universities
aHh al his death ia 1850 was president
81 the board Of trustees Of the Prince
ton Theological Seminary. In his memory
liz late James I-encX hjlilt The Phillips
Mem rial Church on Madison avenue.
Miss Hamilton met young Pierre Loril-
Hard in Paris. and they We're married in
ISNl. when she was tWenty-one wears old
TWO SOnS-Griswod and Pierre, jr-were
born Ia them. They spent much OF their
time abroad. and when IN TINS country
lived AT their Tuxedo home. The house
mere ttas been closed most OF the time
fpr tire last two ~. for Mrs Luriila rd
was fond OF entertaining, and they main
Ae.i4CD oit elaborate .4U4aiC an NaSniu-Ion
Ia 1'"' II was reported from Paris that
Ms i-orIilard whose health was then
not good. had decided To build = santa
which would give free treatment 20 those
i.oriii4rd bad become 4 e. ..NCrt - social
ISM through an acquaintance with Nine
SeVCrlue, Who = still ii socialistiC lead Il
IA Paris and the ed tur of IA newsp paper
thr cTi du People. Nothing came OF the
saEitarium project.
Death OF Elder Pierre Lorillard.
When Ike cider Pierre Lorillard died III
1!snI ~ had been separated 70: some time
from his wife who was Emily Taylor
He left an estate valued At about S1.oOD.-
100. consisting chiefly OF the Tuxedo
Park property and the Continental Tobac-
go Company which had been founded by
his father. Peter Lor.siard. Pierre's sol
took large holdings in the tobacco com
pany in his fathers lifetime
The will left the entire realty and per
sonai property AT the famous RancocaS
stock farm at Jobstown, n j., TO Mrs