People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1893 — FATAL SOMNAMBULISM. [ARTICLE]

FATAL SOMNAMBULISM.

Three Cases in Chicago—One of the Victims Was Daniel Lord, Member of a Prominent New York Family. CHICAGO, June 21. —Daniel Lord, of New York, died on Tuesday morning from injuries received by falling from a fourth-story window in the home of R. Hall McCormick, of 124 Rush street, whose guest he had been for the past week. It is believed that Mr. Lord was walking in his sleep and had gone to the window to obtain fresh air. He was a son of Daniel Lord, Jr., a member of the law firm of Lord, Day & Lord, New York, and came to Chicago with his father, mother and sister to see the world's fair a little over a week ago. The deceased was 22 years old and unmarried. Anton Tripp was found lying dead on West Indiana street, near Oakley avenue, at 1 o’clock a. m. by Officer Flynn. He was a barkeeper in the employ of Herman Hesterman, at 828 West Indiana street. Tripp occupied a room on the third floor and it is supposed he fell to the sidewalk after going to sleep in the window. Mrs. Minnie Berg fell from a secondstory window at 435 Washington boulevard about 2 o’clock a. m., and was seriously injured. Mrs. Berg is subject to somnambulism and while in her sleep walked to a large bay window which fronts the boulevard and walked out. She may die.