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Norah Murphy of 38a East Thirty-oiehth
street and Bartholomew Clancy OF 1A1 East
Sixty-oighth street have been missing from their
homes since Sunday, and their relatives are
mourning them az dead. They attended the OK
%cursion Of the County Cork Mems Association
to Sylvan Beach on Sunday, and there ls appar-
emily little doubt that they foil overheard and
wore drowned.
The excursionists left the foot Of East Sixty.
third street at Q o'clock In tho morning, on two
barges dashed to the sides OF tho Laura M.
starin. Norah Murphy wns with her married
sister, Mrs, Julia Fitzsimons. who lives in
Brooklyn, and her cousin, Mamie Murphy, Of
1913 East Thirty.eighth street. She had known
CLANCY for q year or two. and he joined her party.
The trip to the beach was made safely. When
the excursionists returned the Murphy party got
separated Mrs. Ftzsimons went homo. think
ing Norah was with Mamie. Mamie thought
she was with Mrs. Ftzsimons. 80 the family
did not worry whom Norah did not come home
that night.
When Norah did not appear Monday and Il
was found that she had not been at her place of
employment. the family began to get worried.
That Same evening Thomas Fitzsimons Of
245 East Thlrty-eighth street, brother.in.
law OF the girl, told Mrs. Murphy that no
had heard she had boon drowned. A man whose
nhlno no III MOI KNOW nHu JOlu nun, nb SHlu.
matter at Police Headquarters and also began
an Investigation Of his own. A Young man
street. near. Second avenue, told him that be
had seen ,Norah Murphy and Bartholomew
Clancy S,ss Cy' sitting tn fss on IA. tse guard rI X. Of sts the barge Tb h.
was about 10 o'clock. when they were nearing the
Statue OF Liberty in, the bay. Clancy had his
and when he looked nd the couple was gone.
He ran to one oil the deck hands and told him
what had hHnnanRn. Tho man p0t n lAntnrn and
to be seen. He said he guessed Joe was mistaken.
Joe then went to some Of the committee in
charge Of the excursion. They told him it
A girl named Hurley, living In East Thirty
sixth street, 10 another person young Murphy
fall overheard. She caught sight OF a pair OF
womnn's heels flying over the guard rail and
Manic Murphy says that Tuesday night Rosie
McGeoghan, who lives In Fast Thirty-ninth
street, came TO the house and said that she took
night. By her side Eat u woman In black with a
baby in her arms. The woman remarked that
'h s% T3nlf /! Hs ssseS II ROSIE Gs sn0fh'F excursion
Because | saw n man and woman fall over
board tonight" was the answer.
and paid no attention TO the remark until No
rah's disappearance, became alarming. The
name Of this woman Is not known BY the Muir
This Is as far as the accident has been traced.
nesday young Murphy went to Jersey City to
from the by. but It was NOT his SIS.
but but Il f0f she % tell between wee a tho 0o barge Swt.nin aSd
the steamer she would have little use for her
s Eat c sE%s and IN So neisp hsSs p slopss. 70 but Ss''S Ses
brother says they were not lovers AMI that
Clancy never called Mt the house. The girl
years old.