The Portland daily press., 1891-06-27
LEapEO FROM THE STEAMER PORTLAND
Unless He Walked Ashore and
Skipped for Parts Unknown.
Weary Hours of Waiting for the wife
Ne Left Behind Him.
The Strange Disappearance Of Amos
M. Corson OF haverhIII, Mass.
Especial 70 the Press. ]

HAvERHILL, Mass, June ga Gazette
reporter this afternoon carried the sad news
Of the disappearance Of Amos N. Corson
from the Portland boat to his aged mother
at her home at No. "a Jordan street. Mrs.
CorsoD being Of French descent and not able
to understand English, an interpreter was
secured. When told of her sons committing
suicide she threw up both hands aud
screamed piteously. She could give no rea-
for the rash act. The reporter next called
upon the wife Of the deceased aud found
her crying bitterly over telegram which
she was reading. She handed the despatch
to the reporter. 1t read as follows:
PORTLAND, Ne, June &c. 1891.
Mrs. CARTE AZ CorsoH, corner Of Pearson ana
Clothes and articles found in stateroom on the
steamer Portland this morning Indicate that
Amos n. Corson Jumped overheard In the night.
Letter addressed 10 you among effects.
After partially recovering from her grief
Mrs. Corson told the reporter, In neartDroken
tones, that her husband left home Thursday
morning as usual for the factory OF w. +. 81
j. A. Blake on Granite street, where he was
employed as laster. In departing he bid
her an affectlonate goodbye, and kissed both
his young children, as was his usual custom.
He appeared In his usual spirits and she had
not the least suspicion but that he would
come home as usual at night. He took his
dinner In the city proper. When night ar
waited for his arrival. He did not come at
the customary time and she thought perhaps
he had been delayed, but would come home
on later horse car. AS the evening wore
on she continued waiting until a late hour.
Upon retiring she began to feel anxious
about her husbands absence and she could
not sleep. When morning came she became
still more alarmed, and coming to the city
visited the factory where she supposed he
had been at work the day before. She was
told that Mr.. Corson had worked during the
forenoon, but had not put in an appearance
afterwards. Distracted with grief she went
back to her home.
The first information Mrs. Corson obtained
OF her husbands whereabouts was the tele-
gram given above. He was of a cheerful
disposition and never known TO give way to
melancholy. She cannot account for his
purpose in taking his life. There had never
been any trouble between them and he al
ways appeared to think great deal of his
family. The poor woman stated that her
husband was about % years Of age and that
they had been married nine years. They
had lived together at Lynn, Gardiner, Me-,
and for the past two years in this city. They
had two children, seven and five years cid
respectively. He was an Industrious and So
Der young man and OF apparently sound
The Gazette man was the first person to
tell Corson's shopmates Of the sad event.
Mr.. +. 5. Hardy, the superintendent of the
w. +. u j. A. Blake's shop where COrson
was employed, stated that he rode down to
Boston Thursday afternoon In the same car
with him and spoke TO him several times.
His shopmates state that Corson had been
complaining OF feeling i'll for several days
and appeared Moody at times. When he left
home he had on a black chevlot coat and
vest, black striped pantaloons, light Derby
hat and patent leather boots. The boots he
bad made himself for I'll. l.. Perkins, tailor
here. He also wore cinnamon underwear
and stockings Of brownish mixed color,
white shirt and standing collar, and a black
or white four-in-hand tie. He was five feet
four inches in height, If dark complexion,
with dark eyes and moustache. One front
upper tooth was filed with gold. He had
with him his wife's gold watch.