Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-30
CITY AND COUNTY.

THREE PERSONS DRowNED-THEIR BODIES
REcovERED.-CoronerD Day received yester-
day three applications to view dead bodies,
found Sunday morning in different localities.
They were the bodies of Thomas Welch,
VIM. j. Barrows and Michael Broderick, Jr.,
who have been advertised as missing from
theirh homes in this city, during the pastweek,-
| all having been drowned; Welch in Sargents
Pond in Leicester, Barrows in Curtis Pond in
New Worcester, and the Broderick boy in the
brookunder the bridge at Court Mills. Welch
was about 45 years of age, a tailor by trade,
residing at No. 20 Green street. His body
was floating upon the water, and all the
clothes were on him except his coat and hat,
for which search was made in vain. 1t is sup
posed he drowned himself. He had been in
i'll health for several months, and unable to
work, and had been missing since Monday of
last week.
| Barrows was young man of sixteen years,
son of William ID. Barrows, who resides
at No. ) Webster street. His case was plain
| ly one of self-destruction, as his body was
found at the bottom of the pond about rod
from the shore, with a rope carefully tied
around his neck attached to a stone weighing
twenty-five pounds. His shirt and shoes were
the only clothing found upon him. His other
clothing was all found together under tree
a few rods from the shore. 1t is stated there
had been some difficulty existing between de-
ceased and his father He left his home on
Wednesday afternoon last between three and
four O'clock
Michael Broderick, Jr., whose father re-
sides in rear of No. II Main street, was lit
tie boy of six years, missing from his home
since Wednesday afternoon. After extensive
search, as was made in both the other cases,
Salisbury pond was drawn off Sunday morn
ing, and it is supposed he foated down the
outlet from the pond, in the tide, toward
Court Mills, from some place above where he
fell in or was put in. All his clothing was
found upon him, except his cap. There was
a severe cash cut in the top of his head, indi-
eating that he may have been foully dealt
with. Coroner Day has summoned jury of
iiifuS9t' VI winch bSOlSc VI. nice, Esq, Is
foreman, who have viewed the body and
will meet this morning at nine O'Clock, at
the office of the coroner, to investigate the
case. In the other two cases no jury of in |
quest was deemed necessary.
The drowning of these three persons, taken
in connection with the killing of child on
Temple street, and the nearly fatal injury to
Ransom upon the Western railroad, comprise
a catalogue of casualties which single week
has rarely furnished in this city.
QUINsIGAMoND PoND, at tine lower end,
was made to look very gay last Saturday af-
ternoon by the presence of the excursionists
of the Unitarian societies. great many
children were present including the little folks
from the Orphans Home, and they enjoyed
the boating and the lunch in the woods huge
ly. The young gentlemen of the ATLANTA
and Phantom clubs and Mr.. Higginson's crew
of young ladies came down from the bridge
in their race boats and were gaily welcomed
by the boating parties who clustered off the
point by Davis Cottage. There was dancing
on the green sward and everything passed off