Civil Engineer Inhales Gas, Dies

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Noted Engineer a Suicide.

Chicago, Oct. 1.- W. T. Casgrain, for the last 15 years in the employ of the federal government as a civil engineer, committed suicide by inhaling gas in his room at the La Vita hotel. Last Saturday Casgrain registered at the hotel as W. H. Becker of Fort Wayne, Ind. A widow and two children are left. Mr. Casgrain had an office in the Monadnock building, and lived at 1026 Greenleaf street, Evanston. He was at one time one of the best-known engineers in the west. Recently he has been engaged in work at Fort Wayne.

--The Daily Gazette, Janesville, Wisconsin, October 1, 1900, page 6.



A Mysterious Double Tragedy in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, August 5 -- Robert W. Sinclair, aged 51 years, a fruit commission merchant in this city, with his wife, Annie, aged 32, were found dead last night with a bullet hole in the head of each, in the garden in front of their summer home at Green Tree station, near this city. Whether it was a case of mutual suicide or murder with suicide will probably never be known.

The couple has frequently quarreled and some time ago separated. Last week the wife returned to her husband's home. Sinclair and wife each carried a pistol. Last night as the husband reached home and was entering the gate, the neighbors heard him exclaim, "Don't shoot," and a few seconds later two shots in quick succession were heard. Several of the neighbors rushed into the garden and in the darkness found Mrs. Sinclair lying dead. Close by her head was her husband's revolver. The wife's pistol was found about three feet from Sinclair's body.

--The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, Montana, August 6, 1900, page 10.



A YOUNG LOVER ENDS HIS OWN LIFE.
BODY FOUND ON THE HIGHWAY
HE WAS TO HAVE BEEN WED NEXT SUNDAY.

Crawfordsville, Ind., April 7. -- The body of Elmer Meyers, an 18-year-old farmer, was found yesterday morning near here on the highway. It was found within 200 yards of the home of his fiancee, Miss Alice Hendricks, whom he had promised to wed next Sunday. He called on her Thursday evening and stayed until midnight, when she remarked, "It's 12 o'clock." He replied, "That's a good hint." He remained until 2 o'clock, however, and left, saying, "I'll be back Sunday." The young lady says they had no quarrel and she can think of no cause for the suicide. Meyers ended his life by taking carbolic acid.

-- The Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, April 11, 1900, page 3.