The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-03
MISS NORA ADAMS
DROWNED HERSELF
AT BURLINGTON
Well Known Young Woman Had Been
Patient in Sanitarium There Be-
cause of Overwork and
Worry.

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Tidings reached here late last night OF
the death by drowning of Miss Nora G.
fAdams, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Adams of the Montpelier road, whose
body was found near the north beach OF
Lake Champlain in Burlington. A mes
sage received by the young womans par
ents made certain in tragic way the
fears which relatives and close friends of
Miss Adams had felt when it became
known that she disappeared in the after
noon. She had been a patient in the
Lake View sanitarium for six weeks and
! it was while she was exercising with
some of the attendants that her absence
was noted. The deceased was very well
known in Barre and her untimely pass
| ing is mourned BY many friends.
The body will arrive in Barre from
Burlington late this afternoon and ar.
rangements for the funeral will be an
nounced later.
The Free Press of Burlington gives the
following account of the tragedy:
"The body of Miss Nora Catherine
Adams of Barre who while out exereis-
ing yesterday afternoon eluded her at
tendants at the Lake View sanitarium,
was found about $3.50 o'clock last even
ing in three feet of water about Is feet
from shore on the north beach, where
she had walked into the water to take
her life, following nervous breakdown
due to too close concentration to busi-
ness and suffering with the hallucina tion
that she was in danger of becoming in
sane. The body was found by John
Broadwe!l, an employe at the stable of
the sanitarium, who was dragging the
lake in company with his brother.
Miss Adams had been at the santa
rum about six weeks. Her illness came
upon her last October, when she became
highly nervous. In spite of her condition
Miss Adams kept her employment and
worked up to within four days of Thanks
giving day, when she came to the sani- !
tarium for treatment and rest. Yester- !
day afternoon she, with other patients I
at the sanitarium, was taken out by |
nurses for exercise. Miss Adams, who |
was in her usual mood, left the party, |
stating to the nurse that she was going |
to the barn for sled She was gone
but a short time when one of the at
tendants followed. When she was not |
found at the barn her footprints were
traced down through the grounds OF the
sanitarium TO the bank leading to the
Rutland railroad, thence down an incline
to the beach. There her coat was found
but no trace could be seen OF her in the
water.
Those in charge of the sanitarium
were of the opinion that Miss Adams
might have attempted to find her way
home. The police were notified and a
general alarm was sent out.
"A boat was procured by Broadwell
and he, with his brother, dragged the
AXE in the vicinity OF the place where
he woman's footsteps led to the water.
They did not hook onto the body with
he grapple but discovered il by means
If the moonlight and white waist
which the woman wore. Broadwell inn
nediately made his way to the police
,ffice and Chief of Police Russell and
Health Officer DR.. +. j. Ennis went to ,
.he beach, where the body was taken .
rom the water and TO the rooms OF Read
Dover, undertakers.
"Miss Adams was an expert stenog- !
apher and bookkeeper, being employed |
" the c. ?. Gill company at Montpelier.
ng excellent at estimating, etc. She was (
woman of pleasant personality and II
ad many friends who learned of her i'll 1
ess with sorrow. Her mother received {
most optimistic letter from her Mon t
ay in which she stated that her condi- I
ion was much improved and she would r
DON be able to go home.
Miss Adams was "a years of age, be- t
1g born in Scotland on Aug. 2l, lss2, G
he daughter of Alexander and Bessie t
ooper Adams. She came to America n
18th her family when about three years o
f age and had lived in Barre about u il
ears. She had enjoyed the best OF f
ealth up to the time that business a
.used nervousness. living at home with V
er parents. Besides her parents she is n
lrvived by two brothers, Walter +. "
dams of Worcester, Mass, and W. G. G,
dams of Barre. The latter was sum N
oned to this city last evening and will N
,l,o .ba rama ipa homo fo-dayD 4.