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Show LIS W. TfMBY JUMPSTO DEATH Throws Himself Prom Third Story of St. Mark's While in a Delirium. SEIZES OPPORTUNITY WHILE NURSE IS AWAY No Blame Attaches to the Hospital Hos-pital Authorities Over the Matter. Linus W. Timby of 1910 Fourth East, street, a t3phoid patient, in a delirium threw himself from a private ward in thc third Btory of St. Mark's hospital Sunday morning, and dashed his wavering life out upon the ground beneath, be-neath, crushing his skull. ' Timby, a few days ago, was placed in thc general ward, at, St. Mark's by relatives. . Soon aftor his entrance to thc hospital he was transferred to a private ward on thc third and top storj' of the main building, and placed in charge of a private nurse, Miss Farmer. Sunday morning about 9:30 o'clock, while Timby apparently was sleeping peacefully, the hospital authorities say, the nurse loft him for a few seconds to get some broken ice from tho refrigerator re-frigerator iu a nearbj room for application appli-cation to reduce the patient's fovcr. When she returned to her patient's cot it was empty; and her startled glance at once showed her the open wiudow at the south end of the private ward, a few feet from Timby's cot. "Mv God, he's gone," screamed Miss Farmer, divining what he had done. To those who; rushed to the wiudow was revealed Timby's bruised form on thc ground, forty foot below. Fall Crushes Sktill. Timby immediately was carried back to Ills ward, and an examination made to learn thc extent, of his injuries. His skull was crushed, the occipital bone being broken, and there were other injuries, in-juries, principally bruises, op his body. About two hours later he died without bavin" regained consciousness. There were six nnrses op the floor of the private ward in which was Timby. No one of them saw Timby leave" his cot or saw him raise the windowr An-Italian on the- porclT of the third story of tho general ward heard a noise, and saw Timby raise and. start to throw himself from the window. Tie shouted a warning, which, of course", "was ineffectual. Timby lighted on his heaxl. t appears, and thc wonder is that his neck was not-broken bv the fall. , 'To The Tribune Secretary T. S. Pendergast of the hospital explained how the accident occurred, and said: "It was an unforseen and unfortunate occurrence. Mr. Timby appoars to have chosen tho oulv moment to escape 'in which it. was possible for him to do so. Miss Farmer is a good nurse, skilled and coinpetcut, and no blame attaches to her.' Mr. Pendergast also said that Mr. Timby's condition from Iho fever was uncertain. Thc window win-dow through which he threw himself him-self to his death was closed. .Mr. Pendergast said, when thc nurse went after the ico, and was thrown open by thc patient. It .was not bolted or screcued. With the hospital authorities it is a matter of doubt as to whether o;ni roalK- -svas asleen or was protending sleep, watching his chance to escape." If the latter was the case the madness that led to his death could not have been planned better by a sane U)rin' Nativo of Michigan. Mr. Timbv was a native of Michigan, having been born at Alma Gratoifc county, thirty-one years ago. Two yen rs ago he came to Salt Lake City to work at thc insurance business Ilo was a solicitor and a collector for the Preferred Accident Insurance company of New York, with olhccs with Ins broths F. A Timb:, at 56 and u Commercial club, his brother being in charge of the territory comprised ot UtSf. Idaho and Montana. Tho brot her, with his wife, returned from a rip to Yellowstone National park sun-da? sun-da? mornimr, to be gree cd by word ot Mr. Timby's tragic death. Tr,,nnr Besides' a widow one e n d, Elmer, oif-htecn months old. is Icll also i Elsie T"..by. botl, of Connecticut, O. The funeral will be held from S. V. FvinU chapel at 2 o'clock Tuesday frtoSoBon; buriol at Mt. Olivet cen,e- 10 Miss Farmer, tho nurse, uatnrallv was much disturbed by the aendent The dead man's little son, Elmer, is 1 of tvphoid. too, his fever being at ?o:; Sunday, and there is much uncasi-ncss uncasi-ncss over him. |
