The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-07
FOUND Their
FATHERS BODY.
Inventor WaISh's Children Made
Long Search for Him.
HAD BEEN MISSING SINCE JULY.
Remains Finally Discovered on DIssscting
Table in Columbia Medical College
Died In Bellevue Hospital
HAD BEEN MISSING SINCE JULY.

Naw York, Dec. Although Robert b.
T. Walsh an inventor a veteran OF the
civil war, a veteran volunteer fireman
and "a prominent resident OF Brooklyn,
under bis own name, yet il was not until
yesterday that his family found the body.
IL was then on the dissecting table in
Columbia Medical college.
All this time relatives OF the dead man
say uicy had been searching not only
the records OF the morguc at Bellevue, but
of every morgue IN Greater New York
The family say that hospital records
were searched also. but This is denied 10y
officials Of the two hospitals whore Walsh
Was recelvcd-Rooscyel and Bellevue.
SAY THEY SEARCHED FOR BODY.
Tho widow OF the dead man asserted
yesterday that she had gone TO Bellevue
hospital on july 23-two days after the
mans death--snd said she was told there
that there was no record OF her husband
al that institution. Superintendent stew
art aud Deputy superintendent Rickard
say no one applied at the hospital inquir-
ing for Mr. Walsh until yesterday. Su-
lperutendent stewart showed that Walsh
had been admitted 20 the hospital on July
a. suffering from alcoholism and CpilCp-
sy and had been placed IN the alcOhOnc
ward aud then transferred TO a medical
ward. Mr Walshs address was given
as no. - hudson avenue. Brooklyn
when Mr. Walsh died on July y, said
Dr. Stewart 1--WE sent let
ter addressed, TO the Friends
Of Robert h. r. Walsh. No. 32
Hudson avenue, brooklyn. Receiving no
repIy after two DAYS the body was sent
to the morQue. There il was held for
nine daye, according 70 law. and then was
presented TO Columbia Medical college.
according TO the law that gives Us the
right 10 supply unclaimed bodies 10 medi-
cal institutions for anatomical purposes.
we are always glad, even anxious. to
have friends or relatives claim bodies,
aud therefore place every facility az their
disposal lam certain that IL any ono
had asked Tor Mr.. Walsh's body he would
have received all information available
Timothy T. Walsh. eldest son OF the
dead man. Yesterday said: My father
left his home in Brooklyn. Ia Park ave-
nue.. on July H. TO go 20 Fort Montgom-
cry near Iona Island. in the Hudson, a
government ammunition station. where
he was employed We didn't hear any
thing of him until this morning. when
we were told his body was in Columbia
Medical college. According To Dr. Geyer.
OF Roosevelt hospital, my father, who
was g. years old. was found i'll IN the
ferry house of the West shore railroad
at the foot of West Forty-second street
lie was Immediately transferred from
Roosevelt TO Bellevue. 1 found this out
today.
HAD PAPERS AND BADGES.
MY father had in his pockets a pat
ent for an improved srmor plate and
papers showing his discharge from the
Union army a badge showing him TO be
member OF the Volunteer tireman's
association of Brooklyn, and badge OF
the Fourteenth Regiment Civil War Vet
Grams All these should have been the
means OF identifying him, yet We were
told st the morguo that no such person :
body had been taken there
81 can account for my father giving
the address 81 Hudson avenue. Brooklyn,
as his home, only on the ground that he
was out of his head lie used 90 visit
"a friend named Powell who lived there "
general alarm for Mr. Walsh was
sent ont from police headquarters ON
Aug - last. There was "a full description
nf him and his address was given as 132
Park avenue, Brooklyn.
Al the bellevue moreue t was stated
that two sets Of books are kept-one for
the Identified dead. the other for the
unidentified dead. The explanation was
volunteered that probably the inquirer
had asked after an unidentified body. As
Walehs name is ON tho morgue books
among The identified cases, the name was
NOT discovered until yesterday