The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-01
DR0WhMG CASUALTY.
A Husband and Vile DrOwned-A Demented
Woman's Strange Premonition OF Her



[From the Milwaukee Wisconsin June 271
A man and wife were drowned at five O'Clock p.
NJ yesterday III the river at the foot OF Canal street,
IN tho sixth ward, under more than ordinary cir
cuInstance5 OF awe. The parties were Ernst Esche.
aged fortyfour years, and VIE aged forty years.
who had lived ior fourteen years on the bank Of the
canal south of Poertners mil, and who were gene
rally respected Tor their INDUSTRIOUS habits as well
as sympathized with on account OF their misfor-
tunes. III s. Esche Tor about SIX years previous to
her death mas been somewhat demented, owing 10 o
fright experienced at the tine tile dam Of the canal
gaze way letting the WAlers dash against her house,
carrying IL down the stream Tor long distance,
Since That time she has always talked drowning
and that such terrible fate couid not be averled
in.ber case. Yesterday these threats aud predictions
eliminated in the fatal consequences at first reateJ
when she and her husband mel Watery grave. AT
about five O'Clock yesterday she said she would
drown herself ana at the same time ran towards the
basin at tat point IN the canal Mr. Esche followed
his wife, just catching her at the edge OF the water
She took hold of hln around the BODY, and being q
strong woman dragged iin with one fell effort INTO
the OF death. The couple sank Ia each others
embrace and ney er rose again to the experience OF
Me- The bodies were soon after recovered and pre-
sented sad spectacle, lying side by side III their
sleep OF DEATH Three children are made orphans
by tns terrible calamity. and the pity and assistance
vi the community are with them III their awful ahlIc.
tion The conduct of Mr.. Eschc Is IN strong con
trast 10 that OF The Warren, mentioned III these
columns last week, who, instead OF protecting his
parayzed woman companion, attempted TO utterly
abandon her III CITY where all surroundings were
strange and when she was absOu lely unable 10 tell
even her own story BY reason OF loss OF speech.
oIOhI vi hEAAhhAbtE TAIALlTN.--1 eSterday
Mrs. Jane Larktiis, aged LOG years, born in county
Mayo, Ireland, was roaming the streets I'm search or
empoyment she arrived III this country seventeen
months since, having been for by ner children
VINO had preceded her to this country. These chi
dreA consisted o four sons, who alter their arrival
here, accumulated sufficient money TO send for thor
mother ana provide FOR her support. But sad TO
relate, between day OF hersaing Ind the present
time three OF these Young men have met with q ,io
lent death, and the fourth, Is feared has shared
the same fate. One OF the boys was Killed IN an Gle
yat0r IN th.s city; another on q steamboat plying
between Cincinnati and ST. Louis; the third In q
railroad collision, while the fourth, who le.t the cv
some time ago for the West, has not since been
heard from. The Old lady Is very active, and seems
TO bc competent TO earn her living, and her mefor
tunes VIII yet excite the sympathy or some chart.
table person 50 far as to give her comfortable home
even II her energy does not Procure IL for her
BUD0t0 Courier, June 20.