Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-23
SCHOOL TEACHER KILLS SELF
Miss Olga Andreen Initiates Her Sis
ter at Suicide.
SHE HAD BEEN KEPT GUARDED
Climbs Into the Pantry window
Where the Gas stove Had Been
Placed, and Turns On All
the Jets.

Overcome by the long proodlng over the
suicide Of her sister and by an initiative
impulse to likewise take her life, Miss
Olga Andreen, a young school teacher.
succeeded In destroying herself after
several attempts at her home, 1901 South
Sixteenth street. Monday morning. At
tracted by the odor OF escaping gas Mrs.
Andreen, tho young woman's mother forced
her way into the pantry to find her
daughter dead on the floor. Mrs. Andreen
became unconscious also from the fumes
and nearly died before police surgeons
arrived on the scene.
For several weeks past Miss Andreen had
made frequent efforts to kill herself, II
IS said and to guard against the despond-
ent woman's mania, all the gas Jets were
stuffed so their force would be weak. and
the kitchen gas range was removed from
that room into the pantry The pantry
door was then kept securely locked by
other members OF the family against the
Intrusion OF the suicidally cared woman.
IN finally accomplishing her purpose.
Hiss Andreen crawled through the window
into the pantry some time Sunday night
She then TUNED on all the Jets Of the
stove ~ that an enormous flow Of gas
came forth Her body was found by Mrs.
Androen about 4:3O o'clock Monday morn
ing
Answering tho summons. Police Surgeons
johnson and Harris succeeded in reviving
Mrs. Andreen but their brief efforts upon
the younger woman showed them she had
been dead for some time.
Coroner Crosby has been notified Of the
affair.
So far as It known Miss Andreen had no
serious sorrow other than the memory of
her younger sister who took her life two
years ago. 1t seemed she could not thrust
the thought Of the dead girl from her
mind, and In the mental strain gradually
fell into the desperate desire to end her
life as the other girl had done.
Was Popular Teacher.
Miss Andreen had happy career before
the tragic taking Off Of her sister two and
O half years ago. and in proof Of the high
popularity she held was one of the two
teachers who were sent on tour abroad
as winners of a local newspaper contest
After hearing OF her self destruction, Sup
erintendent Davidson declared the teacher
had been one of the best in the city be-
fore the coming Of her Mental ailment
Miss Andreen graduated from the Omaha
High school in 1890 with highest honors
She graduated from the Peru normal
school in 1897, and, after a short enrolment
on the waiting list, she received an APP
pointment at the Forest school. After a
month she was transferred to the old
Dodge street school, which is now occupied
by the city and county iai!s. The young
woman remained in continuous service as
a teacher In several of the schools up to
two and half years ago, when the death
Of her sister brought on mental alteration.
She was then taken to an institution in
Lincoln. She returned some time ago pro-
nounced restored
Several years ago Miss Andreen was
chosen with Miss Clara Cooper as the
most popular couple OF teachers in the
city. and was rewarded with a trip to
Europe.