Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-16
Monday, August 16, 1886.
Al SAD DROWNING ACCIDENT.


 Miss Nellie Barry of This City Is
 Drowned While Rowing With Her
 Afhanced Husband On COngamond
 Lake-Her Lover Goes Insane-The
 Body Recovered Yesterday.
 Saturday morning twenty-two cars carried the railroad men and their friends over the Northampton road to Congamond Lake, where they held their annual excursion. Among some of the parties who started to enjoy trip on the lake in 8 rowboat during the morning were Miss Nellie Barry and her affanced husband, John Donovan, both of this city. They had been out but a short time when Donovan saw another boat which contained man named Leary capsize and throw Leary into the water. Donovan pulled rapidly toward the drowning man, but Ed ward Meany of Hamilton street, who was in another boat with his wife and daughter, reached the spot first and sprang into the water after Leary. As Meany jumped into the water he capsized the boat and his wife and daughter were also thrown overheard. Mrs. Leary and her daughter managed to catch hold of the boat containing Miss Barry and Donovan, but in so doing they capsized it and Miss Barry and Donovan were also thrown into the water. Leary crawled back into his boat leaving five people struggling in the water. The lake in the vicinity was dotted with boating parties, but it is stated that they made no move to rescue the drowning parties, probably being in fear of having their boats capsized. One of the steamboats on the lake made for the strug- gling parties, and they were all rescued, very much the worse for their bath, but it was noticed that Miss Barry was missing, and it dawned upon them that she had been drowned in about thirty-fve feet of water. When Donovan began to realize that his af fanced bride was dead the shock seemed to stun him, and he acted like an insane man, finally becoming so violent that he had to be bound hand and foot to prevent him from killing himself. When the steamboat landed it's passengers, dripping wet as they were, and the story was told, gloom seemed to fall over the before merry excursionists, and they all seemed glad when the train started for this city. After the boat had landed its passengers it went back with graphing irons to search for the body, but with no success, and at last &C., counts the body had not been recovered. Donovan was brought to this city and taken to the almshouse, and last evening he was much quieter and will probably fully re- cover.
 Miss Barry, who was about twenty-two years of age, was acting as housekeeper for the family of Charles Mccarthy of No. 193 Hamilton street. MT. McCarthy's wife died dDOuJ two IuOuIuS dSO, l0dNluR u 1dLul1y Ol children. During her sickness Nellie Barry attended her and cared for the duties of the house and was to keep on doing that work until her marriage with Donovan. Patrick Barry, of 243 Hamilton street, is her uncle. She had light eyes and hair and was quite a favorite among the young men who knew her. Her engagement to Donovan was matter that was well known to all her friends. The wedding day was once set for last Wednesday, but the date changed and the marriage set down for next Wednes- day. It was to have been celebrated in St. Patrick's church.
 Since writing the above we learn that the body was recovered yesterday afternoon in about forty feet of water. A large crowd of people were on the shore of the lake await Ing the result of the searching parties who worked all yesterday morning. The body was taken ashore and an inquest held and then was brought to this city on the Lake Pleasant special train arriving in this city at 9:30. The remains of the dead girl were borne from the baggage car to the undertaker's wagon of D. Lisk Tn waiting which carried her to the house she had left only two days before, full of life and happiness, now lying cold iR the arms of death. The dead girls mother was nearly frantic with grief when she saw the remains of her beloved daughter. The deceased girls friends, who had enjoyed her company so much up to the time of the accident visited the Barry home last evening to look upon the face of their dead companion. The funeral will probably take place tomorrow.