Daily Republican., 1882-05-12
FOURTHEDITI0N
FOUND DROW N ED.
'Ihs Body Of james A Colo round
Floating i'm the Christiana-Was
ID an Acolo ent.

Iho Body Of james "A COio rum"
Floating i'm the Christisna-Was
ID an Aeoid ent.
James A. Cole, who has been missing
from his home, No, 2ll Adams street,
since the 9th instant, was found floating
in the Christiana yesterday afternoon.
Michael Mcdonald and Joseph Honey,
employed AZ ship carpenters at the
Harlan & Hollingsworth Company's
yards, while working on the John A.
Warner, discovered a body floating in
the water. They made an effort to Sc
cure it with pole but were unsuccess-
full they then went on board another
boat and tried to catch the corpse with
boat hook, but the mans clothes
would not Withstand the force or the
hook and they were unable to bring the
body to shore.
They thereupon notified George Wig
ellsworth, tender of the Delaware
Western bridge, who put of in boat,
tied line to the corpse and made IL
fast to the bridge until he notlfied the
coroner
About 4. 80 O'Clock the coroner arriv-
ed and after viewing the body, Under
taker Palmer removed it to the morgue
on Shi pley street below Third, for iden.
ti6cation. The body OF the drowned
maa was swollen while the features
we're terribly distorted and distgured,
which suggested the thought that death
was caused by violence. The body was
thoroughly washed by the undertaken
and afterwards Identified as the body
of James A. Cole, who disappeared rs
above stated, by James II. Aaron, car
neuter al d builder, No 80 West Sec
ond street, Thomas Birchall, foreman
of tho pul, !, works, aud by a colored
man who was well acquainted With
him. Ths key of the house occupied
py Nj Cole and his wife, was found III
the pantaloons pocket and was ldehti-
fled by Mr.. Aaron of whom the dwell
ing was recently purchased:
Mrs. Cole who is almost distracted oy
the sudden disappearance of her nus
hand, has been in Philadelphia for
several days in hopes OF obtaining a
clue to his whereabouts. She was i'm
mediately notified OF the finding of the
body aud arrived in this city last even
ling. A brother-ln-law of MIR. Coles,
who WAS present this morning to super
Intend the removal OF the body, said tC
a representative of this paper that the
decsased was not only sober and In
dustrious mar, but WAS q total abstain
ar from the use OF liquor in any form
That he was devoted to his wife ano
his greatest thought seemed to be te
contribute to- her comfort and happl
ness, This gentleman also said thai
Mr., Cole was in the habit OF going tt
and returning from his work by way o.
. the Wilmington & Northern Railroad
bridge. and he believed that he had los
his footing aud fell through and posi-
, bly struck his head on the ties.
He had recently purchased the hous'
in which ne resided from Mr.. james Il
Aaron, and was thought at times t.
/, have some anxiety about meeting h,
payments, but there is not the slightes
reason TO suppose that he COMMITTEES
fsuicide. ~,
!, The Coroner summoned a jury thi
morning composed OF the foilo~ln
persons James Martin, Francis A
Price, William Il. Long, David Sha"
: l.. W. Palmer, Harry S. Brown and h
Mccall, VIM, af er being sworn, organ
: ized with Mr.. James Martin as fore
man and William r. Long As secr'
: tary. After viewing the body the jur
adjourned until Saturday evening 8
: 80 o'clock, when the WITNESSES will b
present. 49, :.
The deceased had been in this cit
|but a short time, having removed hel
from Norristowr, Pa, last August, All
has since been employed AZ the pul
works. The foreman represented hill
AZ An industrious and steady man, an
SAWS that he left the works to 60 to b
homs about half past six o'clock on tt
evening of the 4th of May, which WI
the last time he was seen alive,
Mr.. Cole was aboat 30 years OF ag
and leaves a wife but no children II
body was placed in \ coffin and take
X to Philadelphia on the II 50 train.