The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-20
STRANGE DEATH Of
BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
Some Mysterious Poison of I'm.
usual Power Said to Have
Been the Cause.
LUCILLE CLARK VI(TIM
OF BATTLING TRAGEDY
Was Girl of Striking Beauty
Who Came to New York
Last October.

NEW YORK. Feb J9-Somc high
~ potential poison mol generally
known even 10 manv chemists and so
powerful as TO desfrov the organs of
tho body within a few hours after its
ADMINISTRATION. caused the death Of
Miss Lucille Clark, thc beautiful Eng
lsh girl who died a mysterious death
I'D the Hotel Grenob]e. This fact was
shown today by statement made by
the nurse who attended Miss Clark
while she was diving. The nurse has
vanished, but before she disappeared
she related 10 a physician that she had
never attended case so strange as
that Of Miss Clark. The poison af-
fectcd the toes and fingers, then the
knees and finally the heart and all the
while tho dying woman did not know
that she was dying. 1t was grew
some story and one that shocked even
the police.
The police. for the time being. are
baffled because the coroner cannot
find name for the mysterious drug.
They think that 1T must be n potion
known only in n foreign cline and
amongst foreign people.
British Consul Interested
The British consul has become inter
ested IN the case and is using all the
influence at ms command to have the
mystery cleared up. He, AS well rs
others, think it is almost beyond belief
that in the time that elapsed between
Miss Clark's death at $50 o'clock
Friday morning and The autopsy this
afternoon decomposition could have be-
come so marked.
All who knew Miss Clark unite in
saying that her beauty was remark
able. She was of the higher type of
English girls, OF medium height, she
possessed superb figure and splendid
carriage. Her hair was red bronze
and very abundant. Her eyes were
blue, set far apart, and her complex
ion was the typical fair English
E.peaches and cream.'
Miss Clark has been in New York
sinco October. Her father, who is
dead, was a well-known English army
officer who won distinction in the
service. Her brother is said 10 be an
officer in her father S old regiment
Miss Clark appeared at the Gren-
oble on October 10, when she rented an
apartment from Mrs. \, w, Miller.
Soon after she was joined by a Mr..
and Mrs. Fry of London, England.
Tuesday night the Frys and Miss
Clark, together with louis f. Wicher,
cotton broker went oui To dinner
as the guests of a Mrs Adler Soon
after returning to the hotel Miss Clark
became i'll. DR. Oastler was called in
and diagnosed the Young woman s
trouble rs ptomaine poisoning.
In spite of the illness of Miss Clark,
Mr.. and Mrs, Fry left tho hotel We'd
nesday morning, saying they were
bound for Santa Barbara, California
Miss Clark became worse aud died
Friday.
Drs. Oastler and Bastede said tho
reason they made il a coroner s case was
that Miss Clark had died alone away
from her friends and tho physicians
thought it best that an official investi-
cation be made.
Miss Lucille Clark, though compare
lively unknown IN New York, was
very we'll known in England. where
her fathers connections aud her own,
personal qualities admitted her to the
circles of the high aristocracy. \ fell
low guest of hers at recent reception
in the city found that she was an init
mate friend Of the Chamberlains, that
she knew the Hon, Dorothy and Violet
Vivian, maids of honor to tho queen,
and was connected with tho ST. Au-
byns.
Two brothers Of Miss Clark are on
the sea now heading for England. and
there is a younger sister who is at
school in convent III Belgium