The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-09
I'LL HEALTH CAUSE
OF Her Rash ACT

NEW YORK. Special Passengers
on the Colonial express. bound from
Boston to Washington, Tuesday after
noon were attracted by a handsome
young woman dressed in a black
broadcloth and accompanied by
priest, whose constant and gentle at
tentions to her indicated that she was
in i'll health.
The young woman and priest board
ed the train at Providence. Their con-
Versation was cheerful. After the
train at 4:45 had pulled out of Jersey
City on the Pennsylvania tracks the
priest left the young woman, who ap-
parently was fatigued. in a stateroom
and went to the club oar. The porter
and several passengers passing the
stateroom saw heT apparently sleep
ing.
AS the train was nearing the Me-
tuchen station at Sis, going at fifty
miles an hour, John keenan,, en-
ployed in the station, saw a woman
leaning far from one of the windows
of the rear Pullman. He then waved
his hands wildly, but those on the
train paid no attention.
Past the station the train sped. Kee-
nan saw the woman squeeze her body
through the window and then throw
herself from the car. Her body turned
several times in the air and was almost
buried in mud at the foot of a twenty
foot embankment.
stop the Train"
The telegraph operator at Metuchen
wired ahead 10 New Brunswick:
Woman just Ieaped from Colonial
express here. Stop train"
The still breathing young woman
was carried to the railroad station,
where DR.. L. Y. Lppencott attended
her.
Expecting to run past the New
Brunswick station, the engineer was
u-ha h,n he
signal to stop. The emergency brakes
were applied and passengers were Sc
Verely jostled before a stop was made.
The priest was just entering the
stateroom where he had left his charge
and had discovered she was missing.
on the seat where he had left her
was her satchel. The window was
open and what had taken place was
plain TO the priest. Then came the
conductor running through the train,
with the information that the young
woman was in the Metuchen station.
The priest said he was Father
.O'Donnel, of Newport, r. l.. and that
the young woman was Miss Anna Cur
ran, one Of his parishioners.
Fearing to back up the Colonial eX-
press, word was wired to stop the
Pennsylvania Chicago express at Me-
tuchen and place the young woman on
ii. This order was obeyed, but as
Miss Curran was being placed in the
DdSSdSe car on SlrGlcneT she DIED.
Her body was taken to New Bruins
wick and there delivered to the coro-
ner. To him Father O'Donnell said:
Father O'DOnnell's Story.
Miss Curran was a most devoted
worker in my church. Sometime ago
she became nervous. Her condition
did not improve, and it was decided
by her sister, Miss Lillian Curran, that
she would be better cared for in
Mount Hope Sanitarium, near Bal
timore.
Miss Anna consented to go to the
sanitarium if I accompanied her and
today she appeared in excellent spir-
! its. We left Newport this morning
and took the New York and Wash
ington train at Providence.
IT left Miss Curran in the stateroom
when she appeared to be greatly IA
| tigued. ] thought she would get rest
( If left alone. Her body will be ship
ped to Newport for burial
Miss Curran Has Been Out of Health
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