Morning journal and courier., 1892-08-27
ANOTHER DROWNING ACCIDENT.

MOTHER DROWNING ACC1DlSNT. |
The Body of James Mahoney, q
Driver for Miss H1l1h0use, Found
I'm Mill River-It IL Thought He
was Intoxicated-He Had Been a
Very Faithful and Emcient I'm.
plOye.
About O'Clock yesterday morning
Willie Sarterius of 1873 Willow street |
while going over the Orange street bridge |
saw the body of a dead man. The man
lay fiat on his face in the mud and sea
grass, about fifteen feet west of the bridge
on the south side of the river. The body
was laying with the feet towards the CEN
ter of the bridge.
The little boy Immediately ran to the
house of Sergeant McGann at 1913 Willow
street. The sergeant had just completed
his breakfast when he was called by the
little boy. He Immediately hurried to the
place and found the body to be that of
James Mahoney of 1871 Willow street. The
sergeant Immediately telephoned for Medi-
cal Examiner White and then moved the
body on to the bank near by. On exami-
nation 1t was found that there was an an
gulsr cut just below the right eye. The
face was covered with mud.
When DR.. White arrived the face was
washed and was Immediately and fully
recognized as that of Mahoney by about
twenty or thirty people who had gathered
at the scene and all of whom knew the dead
man.
DIR. White examined the wound under
the eye and found that the cut could not
have been fatal, as it was only a flesh
wound, and had been made probably by
the barbed wire on the bridge. The man
frothed at the mouth, which showed that
he had taken in some water and WAS, there
fore, alive when he fell into the water. It
looked at first as though he lad been the
victim of foul play. DR.. White seemed to
think at first that the deceased might have
been thrown overheard, as the cut could
not have stunned him.
1t is not thought, however, that this Is
pl obable, as Mahoney was a very able
bodied man, and it would have taken more
than one strong man to have thrown him
| over. Mahoney was about five feet nine
| inches tall, and had very broad shoulders
| and weighed about two hundred pounds
He was not stout but was very generously
| proportional as regards build for strength
His muscles were also very we'll developed
Robbery could not have been the
| motive, as his pocketbook was found and
81. 25 was in it. His watch was also in
his pocket. Neither it was thought could
| enmity have been the motive, as the man
was one of the best natured kind of men.
he made friends everywhere and did not
clusion was that the man was drunk,
wandered down near the bridge and fell
| over. The idea of suicide is secuted, as
there was no known possible reason for
| it.
Thursday, Mahoney, in company with
James Shannon of IS Bishop street, went
up to Hartford to see the races at Charter
Oak park, Mahoney being very fond of
trotting horses. The races there wore
made many calls upon friends there.
They arrived in this city shortly before
o'clock Thursday evening. On getting off
saloon sal At the u corner 'p e State and
Water streets, where they had a
few drinks. They also stopped in Mrs.
Barry's, at the junction of Grand avenue
| and st. John street, where they had few
| drinks. They also had several drinks in
saloons further along State street. About
IL O'Clock the two left the corner of State
and East streets and went down Bishop
street. Mr.. Shannon at his house on
| D1suOp sGIceG 1uVlL6U MaOOu0Y III, DUG ma
honey said that he would be going home.
he went down toward Orange street, and
what happened after that is matter of
conjecture.
He probably went along Orange street
and wandered out to the bridge, where he
fell over the railing. The tide was high at
about o'clock, and at high tide there is
about foot and half Of water where the
body was found. At low water, about 6
o'clock yesterday morning, the water was
four feet lower in the river and conse-
quently the body was left high and dry.
Mahoney was about ffty-five years old
and for the last Twenty-Five years has
been in the employ of Miss Issphene Hill
house of Hillhouse avenue. Miss Hill.
house said in reference to him last night:
che was very trustworthy and efficient
man. During his long service he has
hardly been absent day. Certainly nc
aspersions can be made against his charac-
ter. The news of his sudden death comes
as a severe shock to me. He drove for me
Wednesday afternoon and was perfectly
WELL"
Mahoney leaves widow, a son and 6
daughter. The son is about seventeen
years of age and assisted him in his labors
His wife and daughter, the latter about
fifteen years of age, are visiting In Nor
wich.
The body was removed to Cox & Hence
where it was emba1med and prepared 70,
| burial.