Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-18
FOUND DEAD ON THE SOUND.

The Body of Man Supposed to Re HI. A. BensIy ofProvidence or Newport, R. E, Picked Up by the Schooner Maggie O6 Faalknerss Island - It Had Been over Two Weeks i'm the Water.
 Milford was treated to quite a sensation yesterday afternoon when the schooner Mag. gie, Captain Haines dropped anchor of the lite town.
 It brought the dead body of man which 1t had taken up from the ocean while the vessel was sailing off Faulkner's Island on it's way from Providence to Milford.
 The little schooner was sailing between these ports with cargo of oysters. The body which it rescued from the bosom of the deep was, to all appearances, the remains of a man of middle age. He seemed person of about fifty years, and everything indicated that he belonged to the higher class of society
 He was dressed in suit which consisted of coat and vest of fine brown cloth with trousers of black and white stripe He wore black lisle thread stockings, and his shoes were of the "congress" make. In his pocket was fine gold watch, and his gold sleeve buttons were stamped with the initial 'fB."
 He was of about six feat in height and had eyes which were either blue or gray. His hair was of light color, almost white. He had 8 beard of about two weeks, growth.
 By the appearance of the body it was evi- dent that it had lain in the water for four or five days. It had been bruised in several places by action of the waves and collision with floating objects.
 What seems to give 8 very accurate idea as to the identity of the man who had thus met death and a watery grave was tag fas tened to his coat upon which was written, "H A. Ben.ley.n The coat bore the stamp of "T. Cripp & Son, tailors, New York"
 A memorandum book found in the dead mans inside pocket contained many notes such as would be jotted down by surveyor, of like occupation. By things found among those notes it is believed that the writer liv- ed either in Providence or Newport. R. I.
 The body was taken to an undertaker's in Milford, where the coroner made an examina- tion The body had been in the water so long that it is uncertain whether he came to his death by violence or drowning. There were, however, no marks on the body that would indicate murder. Telegrams were sent to Providence and Newport and it is thought that in this way the identi- ty of the man can be ascertained. The eoro- ner is reasonably certain that the name HI. A. Bentley" found upon the mans coat, is the name of the man, but the place of his residence is still unknown.
 From the following late despatches the identy of the body is established beyond doubt as being that of ex-City Engineer Bentiy of Newport, RI ,who has been miss ing since last week:
 NEWPORT, R. T., May 17.-The steward of the steamer Providence, on bord which miss ing ex-City Engineer Bently was supposed to have left New York Monday night, claims he saw Bently leave the boat in New York before she started, but friend of the family who has been in New York found no clue.
 PROVIDENCE, May 17.-The body picked l New Haven is undoubtedly that of Henry A. | Bently, ex-city engineer of Newport, RI. He l went to New York last week and left that ! city on the Old Colony steamer Monday night. MT. Bently did not land at Newport | and his hat, overcoat and vslise were found I in his state room.