Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-16
DROWNED NEAR THEFALLS.
James Carey, While Bathing Last Even
 ing, Loses His Life.

James Carey, While Bathing Last Even
 ing, Loses His Life.
 James Carey. aged 40 years. an em- ploye of the Waterbury Brass Co. was drowned about 8 o'clock last night whila, bathing in the Naugatuck river. above Browns bridge. The unfortunate man, left his home in company with his two! cousins. John aud Peter Kenny. aged 2f and IA respectively. and started for the but the older stripped of and went into the water with Carey. Kenny did not venture far from the bank. while Carey. who was an expert swimmer. disported in the water and hauled a log over to his friend with the aid of which Kenny swam across the water, Carey keeping in front of him to give him encouragement. When they reached the other side both men took a rest and then started back again. When nearing the point from which they had first started Kenny went ahead of Carey and was quite rear the bank when he heard his younger brother. who had walked across the head of the dam to the west side of the river. cry out that Carey had disappeared. John Kenny looked around and could see no sign of the man he had just talked with on the bank of the river, and whom he had passed in the water but a moment before. The thought at once came over him that he was taken with cramps and sank to the bottom. As neither of Careys companions could swim they were utterly powerless to do any thing. They ran up and down the bank shouting for help, but none could be had Two men who had just taken a bath near the dam were piteously appealed to by the Kennys. John offering them s if they would dive for the body. But the men were afraid to try it. Peter Kenny said he saw Carey sink when within about ten feet of the bank, but supposed that he was only diving. Fi- nally not being able to do anything towards recovering the body John Kenny started for Medical Examiner Axtelle. When the doctor reached the scene large crowd had collected. He offered to pay anyone who would wade in and locate the body but no one was willing to do 1t. The doctor then returned to the city and noti- fled the police. Sergeant Dodds and De- tective Egan went to the place in Martin Bergin's ambulance. In the meantime the body, had been recovered by James Corri- gan and William German in six feet of | water. The remains were taken to Der gins morgue. This morning pr Axtelle viewed the body and gave permission to have it removed to Carey's residence. 53 Mattatuck street, where his cousin. Mrs | Kenny, kept house for him since the death of his wife. who died of & hemorr haze on Sperrry street short time age while on her way to the center. The de ceased was an honest, industrious man The greatest sympathy is also felt for tho young men who were with him but who owing to the fact that they could not swim
 were utterly powerless to assist him The two boys wept bitterly anC seemed to feel the accident keenly If has been said by some people that thu raft on which Kenny was floating in som' manner struck Carey in the stomacl knocking the breath out of the man anC that instead of sinking face downward h.
 keeled over on his back and disappeared It is also stated that the mark of the poin of the log is visible at the pit of hi stomach. The funeral will take place t
 the church of the Immaculate Conception at 8 30 o'clock Wednesday morning.