Today in Wheeling History: October 24--Sister Mary Stanislaus fell four stories to her death in the new addition to the Saint Joseph's convent (1899).
Sister Mary Stanislaus fell to her death from the third floor of in the new addition of the St. Joseph’s convent building under construction in Wheeling. Her body was found the next morning, cold and lifeless, amidst a pile of bricks and debris. The convent was being expanded with a new academy building that connected via doorways to the existing structure. One such doorway on the third floor had been unsealed the prior day for construction access. Sister Stanislaus' nightly duties included locking doors and turning off gas lamps; tragically she seems to have stepped through the open third floor doorway and fallen to her death, unnoticed until the next day. She was 58 years old and had been with the convent for decades. Her death brought profound sorrow, especially to her fellow sisters at the convent. Bishop Donahue conducted her funeral at the Cathedral. She is buried in Mount Cavalry Cemetery. (https://tinyurl.com/y2tsmur5)
Sister Mary Stanislaus fell to her death from the third floor of in the new addition of the St. Joseph’s convent building under construction in Wheeling. Her body was found the next morning, cold and lifeless, amidst a pile of bricks and debris. The convent was being expanded with a new academy building that connected via doorways to the existing structure. One such doorway on the third floor had been unsealed the prior day for construction access. Sister Stanislaus' nightly duties included locking doors and turning off gas lamps; tragically she seems to have stepped through the open third floor doorway and fallen to her death, unnoticed until the next day. She was 58 years old and had been with the convent for decades. Her death brought profound sorrow, especially to her fellow sisters at the convent. Bishop Donahue conducted her funeral at the Cathedral. She is buried in Mount Cavalry Cemetery. (https://tinyurl.com/y2tsmur5)
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