Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-08
MISS BROWNS ACT
Information Prepared for Car
negie Hero Fund Commission.
LETTER OF DR.. J. R. BIGGS
Circumstances Of the Deplorable Ac-
cident Described.
GLOWING TRIBUTE IS PAID

Communication Sent to Commission
er Mcfarland, Who Will Trans
NIT It to Proper Officials.
Mrs. Agnes Brown, mother of Miss
Mary r. Brown. the trained nurse who
died at the Emergency Hospital Thursday
night as a result of a bullet wound she
received the night Of December 90, being
shot by a delirious typhoid fever patient.
accompan her daughters body to Nor
folk, Va, last night. Mrs Louisa NJ.
Harrison, aunt, and Chester Harrison.
cousin Of the deceased. We're in the party.
The burial took place today at Littleton.
the body being inferred beside that of
Miss Browns father
Several days ago DIR. ]. Rozier Bggs.
who was attending physician at the time
the fatal shot was fired and who after
ward attended Miss Brown, prepared a
statement in response to request from
Commissioner Mcfarland for informa-
ZION asked for by the Carnegie hero fund
commission. The transmission of the in
formation was delayed because of the
Miss Brown, and her death necessitated
the making OF certain changes.
DIR. Bigss today sent to Commissioner
Mcfarland letter giving an outline OF
the circumstances and furnishing the
names or witnesses In the case.
1t is probable that Commissioner Mac
fariand will forward the communi ton
to the Carnegie hero fund commission
without delay. but it may be several
weeks before the matter is acted upon
by the commission.
DR.. Biggs' Communication.
In the communication it is set forth by
DR.. Biggs:
The date and time of. the act was $50
pm. December 20. 1863, at $40 street
southwest. Washington. ID. c.
The rescuer's name was Miss Mary
Rembert Brown, aged twenty-seven. ad.
dress. the Hillside apartment. Washing
ton. D. c.: occupation, graduate profess
sional nurse now deceased).
Those rescued by Miss Brown are
Martin L. Sterling. occupation, broker:
Mrs NJ: l.. Sterling. Miss Effie Sterling.
Hazel Sterling, Virginia Sterling. all of
P. Matthews Of 945 c street southwest
Washington, D. G. Mr.. Matthews is a
merchant. Also Mary Rucker, colored
cook, of 727 4th street northwest.
room Of the Sterling home. $40 c street
southwest. Washington. d. c.
The Accident Described.
"The accident occurred in the following
manner: Mr.. Martin l.. Sterling, a pa
tient suffering from typhoid fever, was in
delirious condition. The nurse left him
in his bedroom in the second story front
room, apparently resting quietly, and
went to the kitchen below to prepare
him some nourishment. In returning
from the kitchen through the dining
room the nurse met Mr.. Sterling with
a revolver in his hand She started in
his direction and he fired, the bullet
striking the right breast between the
fourth and fifth ribs at the outer third
OF that side OF the chest, passing COM
pletely through the lung and lodging in
the muscles of the back. The patient
(Mr. Sterling) then turned from Miss
Brown and started for the kitchen the
door being open, to where the persons
mentioned in paragraph 3 were sitting
Miss Brown fully realized that she was
wounded, followed the patient, grasped
the revolver hand. pointing the revolver
and recovered the weapon. She then de-
livered the revolver to Mr.. j. P Mat
thews. went to the telephone. called CEN
trail and waited until she had been con-
iIcCtCu Will Digs once. before she
could deliver a complete message she
swooned and fell. Mr.. Matthews went to
her assistance. She refused his aid and
told him to give his best attention to
| the patient. Mr.. Sterling
ForgetfM of Self.
Her entire thoughts since the accident.
although dangerously wounded, were with
the patient and not of herself. She was
toll
bullet removed from the muscles of the
back at once. There was little hope for
her life for several days. She then i'm
proved quite rapidly. only to develop sep
tic pneumonia after two weeks illness,
and died at 7:3O pm. January 6. 1910.
without even utter.ng a complaint against
any one concerned or of her condition.
Mr.. Sterling had no knowledge of his
act until two weeks thereafter, and when
told Of it was shocked and surprised. 1t
Ia believed that Miss Brown fully realized
the danger and faced it i'm most praise
worthy and unselfish manner.
'8. The physical effect of the act upon
the rescuer was as stated in paragraph -.
The cause of death was, primarily, gun
shot wound Through the right lung; sec
ondary septic pneumonia and odema OF
both lungs. The attending physicians
were DIR. George Tully Vaughn. IT'S l
street northwest: DR.. William p. Carr.
Biggs. 1908 Virginia avenue southwest,
and DR.. +. p Magruder, Emergency Hos
pital, all of Washington. D. c. The COR
oner was DR.. J. Ramsay hewitt, 1870 Cal
vert street. Washington. d. c. The de-
ceased was single, but her mother. Mrs.
Agnes Brown, Stony Creek. Va, was en-
tirely dependent upon her for support.
1.-THE names and addresses OF three
eyewitnesses are: Mr.. ]. p. Matthews, 9+5
C street southwest, occupation, merchant;
Mrs. NJ l.. Sterling and Miss Efie
Sterling, $40 C street southwest. all of
Washington, D. c.
Feeling of the Community.
1T is believed that the entire COM
munity considers this a case where the
Carnegie hero commission should put
forth it's best efforts in attempting to
slightly compensate the mother OF this
martyr, and it is therefore respectfully
requested that this matter be given due
and urgent consideration"
GUESTS OF THE GERMANIA.
Cuno H. Rudolph Among Those Who