Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-14
a CRUST cOlxclDESoE.
Two Brothers Meet Death In the
sanae Hospital and He'd.
Nav orl,.n, Pie.runs.

New Orleans 2 icayune,
Deputy Coroner Archinard yester'
day held an autopsy on the body OF {
man whose name was supposed to b
Lynch, and who reached TIE city OF
Friday morning on the steamer Johr
A. Scudder, from ST. Louis. A care
full examination failed TO show any
marks Of violence, and 4 verdict oil
death nom malaria was rendered.
One Of tho nurses 10 the Institution
on hearing the facts in the case, visit
ed the dead house, and found that the
body answered the description given
to him by one Of his patients, who
prior to his death, had requested the
nurse to write to his family at Mar
shall, Missouri. The name Of the
man, who died in Ward No. IS, was
Humphrey Lynch, known here AZ
Michael Lynch, and, as the man who
was brought from the Scudder was
also supposed to be named Lynch
there is every reason to believe that
the latter was on his way here for the
body of his brother, when he wai
seized with malarial fever, and expir,
ed without being able to explain hi;
sad mission.
The story Of the nurse is in effect as
follows:
o. the 9th Of September Humphrey
or Michael Lynch was sadmitted tC
Ward No. 10, suffering from malaria
fever. He was veryill, and believing
that he would not survive, called the
nurse to his bedside one night and
related to him in brief history Of his
lite. lie said that his mother and
elder brother resided at Marshall
Mo-, the home OF his youth, and were
in comfortable circumstances. Hun
phrey eviuced a disposition to roam
and left home for the wild West
After a very exciting career be finally
obtained employment as brakeman
on the Topeka, Atchison and Santa FL
railroad. He rose to the position Of
conductor, but becoming disconnected
left the employ of the company
Subsequently be became acquainted
with a gang Of telegraph line construc.
tors, and linked his fortune with
theirs. After working on the South
ern Pacific line hefnally found himself
10 the employ Of the Western Union
Telegraph in Louisiana, and while
working in the swsmps contracted the
disease from which he was then suf
iering He fingered two days, until
the llth instant, when he became
so i'll that he again sent for the nurse
and then requested him to write to hi:
mother in the event of his death. The
nurse carried out his promise, and
wrote to the mother of the deceased
and received a reply which contained
the information that Humphreys
oldest brother would set out at once
for New Orleans, via st. Louis, t
obtain possession OF the remains and
cause their removal to Missouri
Humphrey had described his brother
as tall. stout man, and as he wa!
expected to arrive about the time thai
the speeches. and insensible man wal
brought in from the Soudder, the
nurse concluded that be was the eX-
peeted brother e
The man Lynch, upon whom the
autopsy was held yesterday, died il
Ward l8, opposite 70 the one in which
bis supposed brother had died OF q
similar disease, and for whom to-day
be had doubtless come. ,l. ~
Nothing about the clothing Of thu
late deceased that could establish biz
identity was found, and he had nc
money whatever on his person. Al
the circumstances Of his cominl
aboard the boat, and the fact that the
two men who we're with him had dis
appeared just before Lynch was found
in the comatose condition, we're some
what suspicious, the rumor tina. b,
had been ioully dealt with was thu
consequence.
If Lynch was the brother whom thu
dying man referred to while convers
ing with the nurse, he must certainly
have had the money with which to de
fray the expenses Of the removal o
his dead brothers remains.