The sun., 1891-07-12
SHOT FORTH BY THE SEWER.
THE SUICIDES BODr FOUND At LAST
AND RECOGNIZf


he Was Thotnn. Kenney. mn East River
Life Saver and Expert swimmer-Out of
job and Deiirious with Drink.
The body Of tho man who disappeared with a
Hero 1 60" down the manhole into the
Twentv-sixth street sewer near Third avenue
on Wednesday night when It was raining hard
was recovered yesterday morning. 1t was
identified as that OF Thomns Kenney by Ken
ney's wife. brother. and father. Mrs. Kenney
also identified the hat found at tho bottom Of
tho manhole on Wednesday night, aud the
shoes found nenr by on Thursday as those
worn by her husband whom she saw him on
Tuesday for the last time. The body was
found In two feot OF mud about where Calla-
hans was In the lower end of tho East Twenty
third street sewer. The feet were bare.
Foreman Tom Little and his gang had
ali eady been through the last block OF the
Twenty-third street sewer on Friday. but he
wns not satisfied and the gang tried II a0ain
early yesterday morning. They brought with
them lot OF light iron rods with threads on
either ends by which they could be screwed to-
Gether. Tho heavy iron cover OF tho last
mnnhole was raised. aud William Mahr went
down. The tide was running out but 1t lacked
nearly an hour OF low wuter. Rod after rod was
handed down to Mahr. He connected them.
I'm one end OF the long rod was fastened O
Au'hooA VI hooASs by tuo tlIuo tEeb0 hIThuke-
monts were completed tho water in the sewer
was low.
In the moan tfme Little and Butterfly had got
boats and worked them around to tho mouth
OF the sewor. They, too, Joined O number Of
the short iron rods together and poked them
into The mouth of tho sewer from both d.
rections tho hooks were worked through the
deem mud. Presently the disentegrated mud
se Sena t. bon. % Vas
Fe had on his heavy. hlgh-topped rubber
boots; and was in Imminent danger OF drown
Ing Ltttle pulled him ont.
With the mud and water which emptied out
Of the sewer Into the river came the body OF the
Ct tho foot OF East, Twenty third strset about
fifty feet into tho river. Thomas McGinnis OF
S1 he srea saea
out in u boas and towed the corpse to the
kennoy was well.known man along the
IN Of s East D.fs
been out work since He had lived with h,s
sompslled e ei:e up !hstE bonn; MIs.
second stFeet' Kennsy went on a spree on
Tnssday ae was seen nbont Twen{.
spent the 'e eveDine MI driniins in sWeeneSs sa e
loon st Third nvenue and Twenty. sixth street.
Just before ho jumped down the manhole he
took n drink in Sweeney's and then crossed
over to Lawlor's. on tho opposite corner. whore
and was seen by half q dozen witnesses to
come out Of the side door and go directly to
the manhole down which he disappeared. 1t
dare. but this Is only surmse.
Deputy Coroner jenkins made an autopsy at
tho Morguc yesterday afternoon. 1t showed
that Kepney had died oi stI apGulatiop. An
examination Of the stomach showed that he
had been drinking milk punches. There were
probably light headed from drink.
Kenneywas life saver Of some repute along
the East River. All his life had been spent In
that neiehborhood. He had a ,eputatlon for
by saving at least n dozen people from drown.
most notable rescues was that OF Fireman
Wilson OF the steamboat Fidelity about eight
years ago. Wilson fell from the pier at the
foot Of East TWenty: sixth street during a
and would have lost his own life IL 1t hadn't !
been for MorEue Keeper White. who helped |
get Wilson out. Yesterday Keeper White re-
ceeived Kenney's body. Another rescue which
kenney made was OF q woman named Bridget |
Dounelly, the wife OF canal boat Captain. who
fell from tho boat into the Last River. He re- |
ceived q silver medal for this.