The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-10-17

THE MILFORD DIsAsTER-REcovERy OF
Thursday morning of last week the body of
Jonathan Thornton, the engineer who was
killed at Milford, by the accident the Thurs
day evening previous, was found in the Della
ware river between Swamptown Fishery and
Taylor's Point, near Bordentown, entangled
in buoy, by q Bucks county farmer, named
Frank Collins. In his left vest pocket was
found his watch, which had stopped at six
teen minutes past eight o'clock. His head,
face and breast, were badly scalded. The
body was brought to this city BY the | P. NJ.
train, aud Dir. Geo. H. Larson, Coroner, took
charge of it and held an inquest. The follow
ing persons were summoned as jurors
Lambert II. Sergeant, Griffith Williams,
4 Augustus G. Barber, George NJ Holcombe,
Simeon r. Huselton, William v. Cooley, An
crew Holcombe, Reuben 2. Ely, Joseph r.
Vert j. Wesley Hunt George III Matthews
and Jesse Fulmer.
Two witnesses we're examined, Calvin G.
Hamilton and William W. Gordon, Of Tren-
ton. Mr. Gordon stated to the jury that the
watch he took from the vest pocket of the de-
ceased agreed with the description given in
the advertisement Offering reward for the
recovery Of the body, the number being GA.
The inquest was then adjourned, for the pur-
pose of allowing the jury to visit tine scene of
the accident.
The body was then given by the Coroner to
the family of the deceased for the purpose of
interment.
Mr.. w. H. Titus, the undertaken, found it
necessary, owing to the condition of the re-
mains, to have the funeral the same afternoon,
the body having been floating in the water,
exposed to the air, for so long time. Ser
vices were therefore held at the late residence
Of Mr.. T., ON Jefferson ST., late in the after
noon. They were largely attended, and were
conducted by Rev. P. A. Studdiford, d. D.,
assisted by Revs. r.. A. Chalker and C. FL.
Thomas, and were of an impressive character.
{ AT sunset the remains were inferred in Mount
| Hope Cemetery.
1 The bodies of w. j. McElroy, Thomas E.
Hamilton and Manhattan Smith, victims of
the Milford railroad catastrophe, were found
on Friday. At eight o'clock in the morning
the body of Mr.. Smith was discovered float.
ing in tho river about half mile above Tum-
Bile Station, by man named Tomlnson Kug-
Ter. He took it out Of the water and then
notified a telegraph operator, who sent the in
telligence to the railroad authorities On the
body was found an account book with Mr..
Smiths name on it; also pocket book con-
tanning $3.42, but no check. His face was
much disfigured. In the afternoon the re-
mains were taken to and placed in the morgue
of Disbrow & Van Cleve in Trenton. On Sat-
urday, they were taken to Railway for inter-
ment.
In the river opposite Frenchtown man
named G. e. Slack found the body Thomas
Z. Hamilton about five o'clock in the morn
Ing. TWAS floating in the water Mr. George
d. Nepheys, of Philadelphia, recognized it,
The deceased was clerk in the Post Office Of
Philadelphia, and had been to Stroudsburg as
. a witness in a law suit tho day of the calami-
ty. On the body was found pocket book
containing SIS in bills rolled in an envelope
aud 81 So in small change. The body was taken
to Philadelphia, and the funeral took place on
Sunday. TWAS attended by the employees
of the Phila. Post Office, and the Masonic
Lodge to which the deceased belonged.
The body of w. J. McElroy, Of Phila., was
was found by II. G. Robinson, also opposite
Frenchtown. 1t was floating, with the coat
} tail over the face. There was a fearful cash
in the forehead. A gold watch and chain,
tive pocket books, Office keys, two pen knives
a pair ofspectaces, gold pencil, $20.25 in bills
and currency. So in silver and twenty five
cents in small change were found in'the peck
cts of the clothing. The remains were taken
to Philadelphia, and buried on Sunday. Mr.
McEroy was prominent lawyer OF Phia.
and leaves very interesting family.
Coroner harrison and jury viewed the re-
mains before they were taken away, then
went to the scene of the disaster and continu-
ed the inquest.
On Saturday morning. the body Of Thos.
G. Reading. the conductor was found IN tho
creek AZ The Mace of the accident. The wat
} err had become clear and some one noticed
something white in the water. Upon closer