The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-10
Found in The River at
PaWtuCket Today.
Man Had Been Missing From
His Home Since Saturday.
Probably Fell Into River While Try
ing to Reach a Dredge.

Pawtucket. Aug. l0-For two hours
this morning workmen in the vicinity Of
the wharf Of the Pawtuoket Steam boat
Company. just below Division street
bridge notice an object floating near the
surface Of the water, but as it was not
very distinct little attention was paid To
it.
About 10 o'clock a young man named
Daniel Fitzpatrick noticed the object and
on close inspection saw that 1t was the
dead body of u man. He at once sum-
moned assistance and In "a few moments
the body was brought To the shore and
taken to the wharf of the Newell Coal a.
Lumber Company.
The police were notified of tho finding
of the Dody and the patrol wagon in charge
of Detective Harerlin was sent TO the
wharf.
REMAINS IDENTIFIED.
In the meantime the body had been
recogni zed as that of Patrick Sugrue, who
for the past five weeks had been employed
by the firm of Fitzpatrick x Son, who
are at work dredging the river near where
the body was found.
Medical Examiner French was notified
and after he had virwed the remains
turned 10 over to Undertaken O'Neiil of
Pine street. to whose rooms it was taken
aud prepared for burial.
NO MARKS OF VIOLENCE.
When the body was examined by DIR.
French no marks Of violence were found
on any part of it, although the flesh was
badly discolored owing to tho decomposi-
: ton which had sent in.
sugrue resided with his wife and
family on jefferson avenue and since last
spring had been working in this city. his
previous place OF employment being in
OIneyville
After receiving his weeks pay last
Saturday he went home and ate the even
ing meal with his family His wife then
lett the house to do some shopping down
town and Sugrue promised TO meet her
before she went home.
Mrs. Sugrue did not moet her husband
on the street as was intended. and when
she returned home and did not find him
she was not greatly worried, as it was
thought lie might have been delayed.
He failed to return Saturday night ana
Sunday inquiries failed to locate him.
He was not in the habit of absenting
himself over night and Mrs. Sugrue
thought that something must have hap
pened him.
HAD LITTLE MONEY WITH HIM.
Saturday afternoon Sugrue gave his
money 10 his wife and when he left home
Saturday night had very little il any on
his person. Since he has been employed
at FitZpatrick's it has been Sugrue's
custom on Saturday nights TO go TO the
river aud row i'm boat that belonged
to the dredging tleet.
Sugrues friends think that he tried TO
go to the dredge Saturday night. as he
was seen in the vicinity. and that in
making his way from tho wharf he missed
his footing and fell into the water.
AS DIR. French is of the opinion that the
body was in the water about that length of
time it Is probable that Sugrue met his
death as thought by his friend.
After the remains are prepared for
burial they will be taken to his late resi-
dence by Undertaken o. Neill. from which
place the funeral will be held.
There being no evidence of any foul
play the medical examiner has decided
that an inquest will be unnecessary.