The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-01
SUICIDES ON THE HUDSON.

DE-. TALcoTT LEAPS OVERHEARD PROM THE
STEAMER DREW.
About quarter to six o'clock yesterday morning,
while the Albany steamer Drew was passing ll0ih
street. Dr. Frederick Codridge valcot, OF BrooKiyn,
VINO was passenger on the boat, jumped INTO the
river The engines stopped and = small beat
low rcd but after searching halt hour in the gloom
OF early morning. john Murphy, the nrst officer.
Obliged 10 return without any things OF the
nate man.
Dr. Tacoit was the son Of Mr.. George Taicott. OF
Lincoln place and Eighth avenue. Brooklyn. He was
talented young man. twenty-cight years old, grad
uate Of Yale College, Cornell University and the Un
versity oil Heidelberg in Germany. He had trav-
elled In many lancs, and was an unusually nne I'm
gust While a. college he acquired, II Is said an
uncomfortable appetite for liquor, SO that u WA
found necessary by his friends TO throw every
slrant about him. Three years ago he graduated
from the New York College oil Physicans and Sur
geons ana In 1878 aud 1874 he was surgeon charge
OF the Eastern District (Brooklyn) ambulance DR..
Samuel Brady, physclan ia charge OF tho Eastern
District Hospital, took warm Interest 10 him, and
used every influence TO prevented the giftsd young
from throwing away his lilo Alter leaving tho
hospital DR., Tacott, aided BY his iaher, opened an
time IL had TO be gwen up lho young man was
brilliant conversation lis and WAS twice engaged 70
be married, but each time the relation was broken OIL
About three weeks ago he went 20 Albany and
started anew IN his profession, but was unsuccessful
and he about to Try some other held when his
father ell III and tclegrdphed HIM 10 return home
As no notice taken OF tine summons the young
mans uncie-a Mr. Coldridgc-went 10 Albany after
him, and both started Tor this city on Thursday
nights boat On the TRIP down the river the young
man seemed good spirits, and SAID he
MAS ANXIOUS to see his iather as pos
siuIe Both uncle ana nephew passed the night
chatting pleasantly on deck. ABOUT tour O'Clock IN
the morning the young doctor oonverssd with Ger
man passenger In French, wne both smoked cigar
cites IL is said that he drank no sroLg drinks dur.
ing trip. out he smoked almost tinuously irom
Albany. some Of the employs Of the steamer say
tnat toward morning the young man sat with his lore
head buried his hands, as IN great PAIN He SAT-
BY the after aansway. Or nam entrance, wnen sue.
and sprang overheard before ms uncle, who was SIT
ting near MIN, could maze a motion TO save him.
INTO THE RIVER.
Clarkson .Haight, q horse dealer. residing at Cold
Spring, jumped overheard yesterday mornln. from
The Ca,sk steamer Escort route to this city, and
was drowned. Haisht got on board the steamer at
Cold Spring on tho evening previous, and approach
ing the captain, with whom he acquainted, said
.sGood evening, captaIn.' He then disappeared and
the captain concluded that he had gone ashore he
did not come 10 the oGico 10 pay his fare Haghs
OLD overcoat into the forward cabin and then
three O'Clock, when me steamer vas oPpos e'uy.
ten Duyvil, the watch states he saw Haght mp
overheard forward o, the wheel house. Il
Escort could be stopped considerable time
had elapsed. The officers and deck hands, alter tne
aar m had been given, shouted loudly to Haight but
no response was heard. The ragged oyercoat de-
posted In the forward cabin was found 10 contain
an empty whskcy flask, paper OF tobacco
aud a sandwich. Tho vaise was empty. Hlignt
was vol known summer residents AZ Pougnksepsie
as horse dealer. He was widowsr, ana Il is said
that the death his wife, which was soon followed
by the loss Of some property, influenced him 70 com.
nit tho rash act He had been recently residing with
his sister al Cold Spring. Formerly he was agent
for Beverages brewery, ut Newourg, but Tor some
tue past had boon doing very little business OF any
KIN