The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-16
DROWNED AT SAVIN ROCK
UNKNO WN MIN DOPE TO HIS DEdTH
LAST EVENING.

His LifeIess Body Was Found Two
Hours Latcr-His Neck Broken-Noth.
ing i'm His Clothing by Which He May
be Identified.
An unknown man met death early last
evening at Savin Rock and his body lies
at the morgue in the West Haven town
hail. He left his clothing at Hicks
bath house about $50 o'clock and went
into the water. His body was found near
the Seaview house about o'clock, and
the indications were that he had been
dead at least an hour. The man was
one of several who applied for bathing
suits shortly after o'clock, and no es-~
pecial notice was taken of him. His
wants were supplied and shortly after he
was seen to dive into the water. The
spot where he entered is very shallow
and Medical Examiner Barnett, who
later viewed the body, is of opinion
that the man literally dove to his death,
for examination shows that his neck
was broken. 1t is believed that he was
not familiar with the shore in that To-
cality and that when he made the
plunge he met almost instant death.
The body was discovered by some pas
sersby and an alarm was given, for 1t
was at first thought that the man might
be alive. The body was quickly taken
from the water, but it was seen at once
that life had been extinct some time.
Later the body was taken by Officers
Butler and Orr to the West Haven
morgue, where it awaits Identification.
The unfortunate man was about thirty
two years old, weighed about 100 pounds
and is of dark complexion. with thick
black hair, heavy eyebrows and lashes
and black moustache. He has dark
eyes and his muscles show training In
hard work There is a scar on the outer
side of his upper left arm, which seems
to have lately healed and might have
been caused by pinch in machinery
cog wheels or by burn. His clothing
is of good material, consisting of a cut
away coat and trousers of black dag
onal cloth, bearing the name Davis 81
Co., New Haven" on the coat strap.
He wore a black derby, with the inside
stamp "Black, 406 Broadway, New n
York" Besides there were knit-ribbed
undershirt, tan hose, lace shoes, No s,
the right sole worn as if by work ait
the pedal of machine, and the shirt
was of a figured pattern, combining
white and blue stripes with red line
interviewer. There were no letters in the
pockets of his clothing, nor were any adj
dresses found. There was pass to a
local theater. fifty-three cents in change,
a pipe, tobacco, some cigars and a couple
of keys.
Medical Examiner Barnett viewed the
body shortly after it's arrival at the
morgue. He found the neck broken, but
there were no other marks. He consid
cred that the man had died almost In
stantly and had been dead an hour or
more Many persons saw the body at
the shore and later at the morgue, and
it was partially identified by several
people, but up to late hour last night
the matter was still in doubt One man
who called was quite certain that the re-
mains were those of a workman named
Kelly who had been employed at Win
chester's. Another said it was that of
a man named Collins unemployed, and
a resident of New Haven. Yet others
were fairly positive that the body was
that of the brother of prominent local
politician. This latter theory was dis
proved, however, on investigation.
Later in the evening it was thought
that the man was James A. McHugh, al
bother, who lived at No. 81 Nash street.
The description of the dead man tailed
with that of McHugh except that the
latter was only twenty-seven years Of
age, while the drowned man appeared to
be several years older. McHugh lived
with his sister and his aunt Mrs. Dono-
hue. They were informed late last night
of the surmises as to the identity of the
man drowned and stated that McHugh J.
1ad not been home since morning They
started for the West Haven morgue ear
y this morning to view the remains, but
at 2 o'clock this morning had not vet
identified the man as McHugh.