New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-04
A STATEN ISLAND MYSTERY.

A boatman on Wednesday discovered The body OF
a woman floating in the water at tho entrance 20
the Kills near Staten Island. He towed the body
to the landing at New-Brighton and 1t was taken
in charge by Coroner Walser. The body was much
decomposed, and had apparently been in the water
several days. 1t was clothed IN black bunting
dress, and black pettcoat. trimmed with magenta.
Striped hose, buttoned CATERS and a dark straw
hat completed the costume. On one finger OF the
left hand was PLAN gold ring, and black gutta-
percha bracelet ercrced tho left arm Patrick
Donovan, a boatman of NewBrighton, declares
that on July II he noticed q man and woman
whose dress was similar to that found on the
drowned woman, sitting at the foot oil the steps
near his boathouse. The woman was so6ping.
Finally the couple. who were accompanied ny
little girl, walked up the Terrace road ana oisap
peared from view. David Condor, q boy VINO was ,is
in Donoyans boathouse at the time. corropa'es h'S
story. ~ WI,
Yesterday Coroner Walser and his son, Dr. nj,
lam &. Walser, made post-mortem examination VI
the body, which was Afterwards buried ID .nS ta
House buryng ground. The Coroner anu n ..o
Staten Island police do not credit fhe story OF DOH
ovan. Coroner Waser. however. says thaV 'heie Is
"a strong probability that the woman was dead
when She cot into the water The post-mortein
showed no water in the stomach such as Is tue case
with persons who are drowned BLACK marx
dress pressing the swollen flesh. or by some one
choking her. The head had slight scalp wound
on it, Yesterday Coroner Ambrose OF Clifton. SEM
word TO Coroner Walser that young man iiau
called upon him TO inquire about the body OF the
woman and he had sent HIM to Coroner Walser
The latter waited at his home but ut late hour
name or address with DIR. Ambrose. An inquest
will bo held to-day at the Coroncrs Office in New
Brighton.
GOING ACROSS THE EAST RIVER BRIDGE.
Thrty-one persons crossed the Brooklyn Bridge
Yesterday afternoon Oh alleged tour OF
inspection though the party was rather pleasure
party than anything else. Henry Atenbrandt, Oh
BROOKLYN issued the invitations for tho excursion.
Neither Mayor Grace, of New York, nor Mayor Low,
of Brooklyn, was with the party. Among those who
went over were Controller Semler. of Brooklyn;
Coroner Knox, Deputy-Coroner DOnlin, John L.
Toal Louis Hanneman. Bernard Peters, Aldermen
Hacker and Doyle of Brooklyn Dr. HENDERSON,
ex-Reglster Michael O'keeie of Brooklyn
Engineer Martin of the bridge Colonel Z. Frank
lin. Major c. Stent Francis Hawkes., Major
LANCE and Henry Adams, The party started from
Sands-st. Brooklyn, and betor the tower on the
Brooklyn ride was reached several of the company
grew exceedingly timid and shaky about the knees.
Some of them even turned and went back.
For short distance before the Brooklyn
pier was reached the party had to walk on loose
blanks laid across the iron beams. When ABOUT
half way over, one of the men grew uneasy that
ne condescended to crawl upon his hands and knees
for some distance. When the middle of the bridge
was reached the party was photographed The
New-York side finally reached IN
safety without any loss of life, and
all were then entertained by a banquet
by a number OF those who had crossed the
bridge Major Schalck referred to the fact that the
bridge had taken great deal of money and "a great
deal of steel y but he thought II would be per-
fectlv safe when finished because at this stage 1t
had stood the strain of the two Brooklyn Aldermen
who had passed over it. Controller Senior, Alder
men Hacker and Doyle and others alsa spoke.