Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-29
TWO BODIES FOUND
In the Connecticut River Near
Montague City.

One Identified as That of VIM. Strange
ofWest NorthheId, who Leaves a wife
and Seven ChIldren---OIher Body Not
Identified.
The body of VIM. Strange, So, of West North
field, was founi floating down the Connecticut
river near the Montague City bridge late Sunday
afternoon. 1t was taken from the river into
boat and Medical Examiner George P. Twitchell
was called to view it. He pronounced death due
to drowning. Friends of Strange identified the
body Monday. He left home Saturday morning
to visit his daughter in worthington. Sunday he
was seen driving from Greenfield toward Monta-
que City About $3.50 p NJ, he was seen at the
place OF the fre in the South end. From there
he d owe to tn river by a road used by the log
men and then went down the bank or the river,
and turning drove back to the Rock dam, and
from there the horse ran into the river ana driver
horse and wagon fioated down the stream. When
first seen the reins were wound around one arm
with most of the body under the wagon. He
/ was evidently under the influence OF liquor as
| while in Turner'S Falls he was inquiring for PEG
pIe who did not live there, and in his pocket was
| found a bottle partly filed with liquor. He
| is spoken of as welldisposed man, but was In
| the habit Of occasionally induiging IN drink ne
| leaves a widow aud seven children The boky
| was taken to West Northheld for burial The
bank of the river where he drove in Is steep and
rear the place where Arthur hescock OF Sree et
| field was drowned year ago last spring by the
capsizng Of canoe.
| This body of an unknown man OF large size was
found in the Connecticut river short distance
| from Montague City Monday morning by Fred
| O'Bren, an employe at the Swift ice house al
| Greenfield, who was hunting, IL was taken 70
| the undertaking rooms OF E. Il. Pierce by order
| of DR. G. p. Twitchell, the medical examiner, Ia
| the mans pockets were found about $50 In
| money gold watch and chain with no mark on
/ them, hotel key on a brass tag No. 10, without
the name OF the house on IL. Besides these were
| handkerchief knives ard small articles usually
/ carried by men. He was well dressed in a black
cutaway coat trousers Of different color. He had
no shoes or stockings on, and the right trousel
leg was rolled up to his knee. How long the body
| had been in the water, where It started from ano
| who the man was are questions no one could
| answer People from Sheburne Falls were mott
! fed and went to Greenfield, thinking the body
| might possibly he that Of Charles Raeuse OF thai
| place who jumped into the Deerfeld last fall, but
| were unabl 60 Identify the body
Dr. Twitchell gives this description: Height
six feet / 2inches; weight, 100 pounds He hae
| brown hair and a sandy moustache. Teeth per
| feet but irregular. On one handkerchief the let
J ter "a" was embroidered. The watch had
rubber guard to prevent its slipping from tn
| pocket. The coat had on II the matk OF tn
| maker, Isaac Meier, b43 Eighth avenue, New
| York. On the necktie was the mark or John
McCuaig $50 Tenth avenue. The body was q
badly decomposed that it was found necessary q
bury 1t Monday night.