The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-10
BABY CHARLEY'S DEATH.
DR4HN DOUN INTO THE RE4 CHERoUs
MUD or An ORIi SWAMI.
He was Only sixteen Months Old and Ne
Tried to 60 10 Some Hoys Who Were
Fishing Not Far Too Late

He was Only sixteen Months Old and He
Tried to 60 10 some boys Who Were
Fishing Not Far Away-xescacd Too Latc
Andrew Cox lives in three rooms in the back
Of the second floor OF the tenement 202 West
Sixty-seventh street. He drives n sand truck
on tho Boulevard. All the winter he was out
OF a Job.
Besides his wife. until Yesterday. there were
three small children in tho household-tw
bright little girls. Jennie. the eldest. being q
years. and Annie. 4 years. and one boy. tho
baby. 16 months old, named Charley. Tho
latter was q lively. good-natured little fellow.
with chubby arms and legs and fat cheeks.
Some time ago Charley became III. lie did
not seem to he getting better. md his mother
laid by a little money to take him into the
country. This meant Astoria. where Mrs.
Mann. a friend OF Mrs. Cox. had n little cot
tage at 500 Hamilton street. with u flower gar
den outside.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Cox kissed the young
ones aud started for work with the happy
thought that his wife was to take baby Char
ley to the country.
Jennie and Annie were dressed and sent to
school. the former. who was to mind the house.
stocked with instructions as to it's proper care.
1t was n great trip for baby Charley. He stood
On the seat and looked out OF the windows OF
the horse cars.
Then came tho ierryboat and then more
f hEr Journey isrs C %a ." ep Sts0F T fiae' s GsS ' Of the Tshfa how.
ers in Mrs. Mann's yard and n big honeysucklo
vine put Charley in fine hum2r.
yard, he saw several boys lsIine in Sanswlek
is k. . small iiip tribu tar t "a the f!s.tq Rive r"0 ''''A
It mandates the flats at high tide. and, re-
Tho soil for acres is soft mud. but there are
spots where the ooze Is covered with water for
a few inches. and in other places a foot or
more.
The small boye. fishing for killies. knew how
to travel through the swamps. but Charley. OF
tie legs would carry him to reach the boys. and
He went only a little ways because his feet
sank into the ooze. He, was caught and, held
lis, cri tse a S@ae eat RIys w" sis hst ., a he fSt tert q
his white rock between the reeds. ran around
The ci!ild was fast sinking. He had been so
were, frightened They did not dare venture
Policemen Brown, and, Heidy heard tho
than the gsusi shouts Of boys they hurried
forward: They met the boys with white faces.
who told them a baby was beinG sucked down
Th; policemen ran to the resspG; They we're
} and = IN n,s time 9, to 5,s see f,o q part alf o. ,6 Gaa rast ef h sim
had disappeared under the thin sheet oi water
that covered the treaGhsrons mud. They
and soon had little Charley ont. He was only
partly conscious.
Meanwhile Mrs. Cox and Mrs. Mann were
searching high and low for Charley. They saw
the crowd coming up tho street toward the
house. one OF the policemen carrying u baby.
but such n baby!
1t was covered from head to foot with black
mud. Although tho policemen had done their
best to rub the mud off Its face. the face was
still entirely unacceptable.
The other policeman had run for DR.. Strong.
in Mrs. Mann's house. Tho doctor worked for
an hour to resuscitate tho baby. but his efforts
taken out Of tho swamp. he had passed be-
yond medical aid. Mrs Cox was -prostrated. :
Word was sent to her husband, who sobbsd
like q child when he heard the newa-