The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-26
CpTX -ANTEL L1GRNCE.
INTEMPERANCE.


and his Wife Found Dead this DIorning-In-
temperance the Probable Cause,
Two deaths occurred early this morning under
rather suspicious circumstances in a tenement
house in the southern part of the city. man
and his wife were both found dead in their own
room, with no apparent cause for the occur
renee they having been seen in apparently good
health on the evening previous.
The mans name was John Gallagher. He
was an Irishman, and did not do anything in
particular for living, having lost one of his
hands. His wife was hard-working woman,
and has generally born the reputation of being
temperate. She worked out by the day, did
washing, cleaning and the like, and supported
her husband. They lived in one small room on
the back of the third floor of No. 600 Swanson
street, in the Third ward.
little girl living on the premises states that
Gallagher was seen at the front door last eve
ming in good health, but some of the other occu-
pants of the building say that he was about the
house. but was not well, being ovel come with
the eXertion of moving their household effects
on last Thursday when they moved into the
present quarters after being turned out of a
house near Water and Dock streets. This pos
sible sickness might show cause for the death of
the man; but the fact that both the man and the
woman were found dead at nearly the same
time cannot so easily be accounted for The
woman Was known to be in good health, strong
and hearty, and without complaint. Officer
Mccullough, in whose beat the house is situated
was informed early this morning that the deaths
had taken place, and visited the spot.
their third story room, and the woman dead on
the floor, facing in the other direction from the
man. A small tin kettle partly filled with
whisky was found on trunk near the bed
The officer Immediately gave orders that
nothing was to be disturbed and telegraphed
to the Coroner to hold an inquest.
The inquest was to be held at some time dur
ing the morning, but until the result of that is
made known a true statement OF the facts of the
case cannot be made.
On visiting the spot this morning the body
was found as described. The house is three
stories in height and in every room is one entire
family and none of the families are very small
by any means. The house is in the filthy con-
dition usual to such places, and the strong and
unpleasant odors that greet the nose of the visi-
tor are anything but pleasant.
The various inmates of the house have different
stories of the occurrence, from which it is almost
impossible to CLEAN one which will combine the
principal facts OF all. The landlady of the
house. living on the first floor, says that she had
no knowledge of anything connected with the
affair until about half-past five o'clock this
morning, when some one came down stairs and
told her that Gallagher was dead, and that his
wife and another woman living on the third
floor had lifted him from the floor where he had
been lying to the bed doctor was sent for,
ut when he arrived the woman was dead also,
and was lying in her everyday clothing on the
foor. The doctor said that nothing could be
done to aid them, and directed that information
should be given to the police, which was
accordingly done The officer then came and
covered up the bodies, to keep the flies off, and
closed the shutters, but otherwise left the bodies
expresses her sorrow that she did not know of
the occurrence sooner, or something would surely
have been done to help the sufferers.
No marks of bodily violence were found on
either of the bodies, but some time after death
had taken place the bodies turned dark yellow
color. This, taken together with the fact of the
whisky being found in the room, and the state
ment of neighbor leads to the belief that the
ron n iya ;ntap
perance The neighbor's statement referred to
is that of q woman living in the third story
front of the same house, who says that Gal
lagher and his wife were cutting up high, and
making great noise during the night and that
this uproar only ceased with the coming of
morning. If this statement be true, the two
undoubtedly participated in heavy spree in
this morning. The result of the inquest viii be
published as soon as known.
THE LATE GEORGE c. FRANoIscUs, ESQ
The following circular has been issued by the
officers of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany
announcing to its employees the death of the late
General Agent
1t has become my painful duty to announce the
death OF G. c. Franciscus, General Agent, which
took place suddenly at Cresson, on the morning OF
In acknowledgment of the long and faithful SER
vice Of the deceased, and as an expression of the
high esteem and regard in which he was held by the
company, and by all the of1cerS and employees with
whom he was associated 1t is ordered that all the
locomotives Of the company be dFaped in mourning
on Tuesday, July 26, and that the bells at ali the
companys shops be tolled from TO Az O'Clock p. n
OF that day, at which time the funeral service vii
take place. 1t is also ordered that the office at AL
toona and those OF the division superntendents be
draped in mourning for thirty days.
A. j. CAssATT, General superintendent
The funeral takes place this afternoon at
block, from the late residence of deceased, No.
1923 Chestnut street,
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ASSAULT AND BATTER1Bs.-William Bates. q ,
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