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November 25, 1902
The Morning Astorian
Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon
What is this article about?
Eugene Brun, a model concierge in Paris's Rue Dussoubs, committed suicide by hanging himself from the door cord to ensure tenants could enter even after his death, prioritizing their convenience amid cold weather.
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VERY POLITE FRENCHMAN
Case In Real Life that Comes Up to Alphonse and Gaston.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24.—This city has just lost its model concierge, Eugene Brun, guardian of a house in the Rue Dussoubs, says a Herald dispatch from Paris.
He committed suicide, leaving a letter to explain that, as the weather was very cold and he didn't want any of the tenants to be shut out in the street by his being unable to admit them, he would postpone his suicide until after midnight.
Even at that hour the scrupulous concierge was not sure that all the tenants had returned, so in order to make assurance doubly sure, he hanged himself to the cordon so that the weight of his body would cause the door to open.
Case In Real Life that Comes Up to Alphonse and Gaston.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24.—This city has just lost its model concierge, Eugene Brun, guardian of a house in the Rue Dussoubs, says a Herald dispatch from Paris.
He committed suicide, leaving a letter to explain that, as the weather was very cold and he didn't want any of the tenants to be shut out in the street by his being unable to admit them, he would postpone his suicide until after midnight.
Even at that hour the scrupulous concierge was not sure that all the tenants had returned, so in order to make assurance doubly sure, he hanged himself to the cordon so that the weight of his body would cause the door to open.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Moral Virtue
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
Suicide
Concierge
Politeness
Paris
Door Mechanism
What entities or persons were involved?
Eugene Brun
Where did it happen?
Rue Dussoubs, Paris
Story Details
Key Persons
Eugene Brun
Location
Rue Dussoubs, Paris
Story Details
Eugene Brun, a conscientious concierge, suicides by hanging from the door cord after midnight to avoid locking out tenants in the cold, leaving a note explaining his delay for their sake.