Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-08-05

The Body Found Was That of @. ID.
Faller, Son of a wealthy New York
Merchant-A Princeton Graduate.
A New York dispatch last evening gives
the following in reference to the young
man whose body was found floating in the
sound, as mentioned in yesterdays jour
NAL AND COURIER:
Very little doubt exists that the body of
man reported by dispatch from Bridge
port, Conn, to have been picked up last
night in the sound by the tug Schubel of
New York is that of Charles D. Fuller, jr.,
of MorristoWn, N. j., son of Charles D.
Fuller, ST., of the wealthy firm of Fuller
Brothers & Co., manufacturers of nails,
nuts, bolts, iron washers and sheet iron at
139 Greenwich street.
At any rate Mr.. Charles D. Fuller, ST., ia
satisfied that his son is dead. He has as
sured himself that the latter was lost from
the New Haven steamboat Richard Peck,
while on the way FROM the City of Elms.
According to the Bridgeport dispatch,
| the body that was picked up was floating
in the water off Stratford light. 1t was
/ attired in clothing of fashionable cut and
| good material. There was short, light
| colored overcost and a dark coat and waist
coat, with light-colored trousers. Marks
| on the clothing and on papers showed the
name O. D. Fuller.
Around the waist was leather atrap to
| which was attached an iron bolt weighing
twenty pounds.
| On the body was also ticket from New
| York to New Haven, via the New Haven
Steamboat company, ticket good for fifty
trips on the Delaware, Lackawanna and
| Western railroad from Hoboken to some
| place the name of which could not be made
| out; $13 in money, two pairs of eyeglasses
and other minor articles.
The dispatch further stated that the
body had been in the water about three
months and also that the man was about
thirty years old.
b At the Office of Fuller Bros. & Co. this
morning Mr.. @. D. Fuller, ST., was seen.
He said: "We cannot be sure that the body
found is that of my son, but someone has
already started for Bridgeport to identify
1t If possible. Ny son was loat from the
New Haven boat week ago last Tuesday
on her trip from New Haven to New York.
The obituary notice We published in the
papers few days ago."
Mr.. Fuller was disinclined to discuss the
death of his son or what proofs he had
that assured him of the death. He, how
ever, said:
''Notice was given to msn at Bridgeport
to look out for the body, and 1t is possible
that they now have found it,
"Is there any reason that you know of
why he should have committed suicidea'
| "None whatever.''
The young man, 1t was further learned
was in good health. snd, 90 far as known,
had no love affairs.
He was graduate of Princeton, belong.
ing to the class of 1892. He had not get
gone into business life.
His family is wealthy and it would sp
pear that bright future awaited him. His
age was twenty-one years
He was the eldest of family of several
children, and his mother as well as father
are living.
| The firm of Fuller Brothers & Co. was
originally started about forty yesrs age
under the name of Dudley B. Fuller C Co
Dudley B. Fuller was the grandfather Of
the dead young man.
Later, the firm name became Fuller
Lord & Go. Tie members of the firm are
respectively George, Horace W. and Charlie,
l., the latter the father Of the young man
| and the others his uncles.
One of the latter aaid that the boat tina
/. the young man had been lost from was tn
Richard Peck.