Showing posts with label suicide-attempt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label suicide-attempt. Show all posts

Monday, August 18, 2008

Jilted and Took Laudanum.

New York, 1895

William Pye of Hempstead is recovering from a heavy dose of laudanum which Dr. Finn relieved him of Monday night. Pye had been paying attention to one of the village belles, who on Sunday dismissed him and left for New York. Upon Pye's mother visiting his room Monday night, she found him lying upon the bed writhing in agony.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 21, 1895, p. 1.

Friday, August 8, 2008

Has Turned Over a New Leaf.

New York, 1895

Word has been received at Patchogue from John L. Furman, who recently attempted suicide by drowning in the Potomac, at Washington. He writes to friends that he is sorry for what he did and is nothing the worse for his bath. He says he is going into business in New York.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 1.