The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-20
COrOners' Inquests.

Fatal ACCIDENT SAIfDoARp--An inquest was held at
No 50 Oak street. by Corner Sshirmer the body Of
Thomas Mclaughlin bosman twenty two years o. age,
born in Ireland whore death the result Of singular
accident. On Monday lighter board of which the
deceased employed came In violent collision With
ship in the East river The lighters fell struck
Mclaughlin, knocking him overheard. He rescued
~ small boat and tskfn home, where death subse
quenty ued from the effects Of the blow One Of ha
companions geeng the mast falling jumped into the
liver and thus saved his life, ne taken from the
water soon afterwards,
Fatal ACCIDENT 40 A Cmp-Cororer schiemer hold
inquest, at No. le6 East Thirty third street, the
bcds Of Alice McGoveTn infant mouths old who
ced from the effects of injuries On Sunday last The pa
rents OF deceased ridlg leolh street their
c-fTisee cains 50 violently in collision with another
wagon TO throw both father and mother and the child
to the pavement. The babe fell its face ana
fatally Injured The Jury rendered verdict Of g. acc
deD.al Geath." hr EcGovern who seriously injured
al he same time, IS still confined TO his bed
Fatal FALL FROM WIDOW Yesterday morning at
about three O'Clock cilcer Coye, CT the Twenty au
plecIct, found woman ing ceai in foDt OF The tene
uent hose No II Washington street she proved TO be
Lazy Shannon, wife OF ,Johu Shannon, who occupied
apartments the third AS her skull fractur.
and her broken it evident that ehe had fallen
been pushed cut of upper window ard the officer
thought proper to arrest her husband In the OF
TIE Gay Coroner Schrner held rques upon tina body,
when eviderce wss adduosd showing the deceased to
have been incorporate woman and that she was 10
the bsbit OF sitting upon the window sill at all hours of
the night general good character given her hus
band who Is industrious The jury were Of
the opinion that deceased accidentally fell OF the wiz
dow they rendered verde. TO that effect. She
native Of Ireland, ebou. twenty six years Of age.
Found DEAD The body OF an unknown man, appa-
ranty vagi ant found pier IL North river, by
the Twenty seventh precinct police Deceased was about
i've feet nine inches in height with black hair whskers
I'D musiache slightly gray. He was dressed in old
white pats aud blue ccat mixed vest checked handker
G. eli ahout his neck, white shirt blue oserals, white
wooen socks and old broeaps The left leg CT deceased
was arophied and he walked with stick. He about
forty Years CT age The remains conveyed to
Bellevue Hospital dead house. where Coroner Schirmer
will hold an inquest upon them.
FOUND IN THE WATER An unknown Of medium
height and build with candy hair and whiskers, and
dressed in brown cloth coat Ugh. overas, white shirt
aud drawers and old brogsns found the dock foot
Of Yeery street. NORTH river, and made fast Deceased
was forty years of age Hts lett upper middle in
cisor is mesipg. An inquest will be held by Coroner
Schirmer
FATAL FALL Andrew Wilson, stevedore employed on
boari hip lying OF the East river DOCKS ycster-
day accidentally fell from the upper deck through the
hatchway the hold and died afterwards from the
Injuries ne received Deceased native Of Sweden,
forty five years of age, and leaves wife and chill
dren residing at No 81 Pike street. Inquest 10 day.
FOUND DRowysD the body Of a boy, named rhonas
Duffy whose parents reside in Brooklyn was found es
teray in the East river opposite Peck Slip The Coro-
notified ard will hold inquest upon The body
to-day.