Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-25
ONE MAN IS DEAD.
And Another lowering Between
Life and Death.
THEY LIVED In COTTAGE PLACE

The Men Worked on the Camp Block
and Came Here From New York
In Some Manner the Gas Was Left
Turned On After They Retired Last
Night Early This Morning When
Discovered, One Was Dead and the
Other Unconscious
A Sad case Of asphyxiation was dis
covered this morning at the residence
Of Miss O'Toole on Cottage place
when Patrick Malley. an employe of
the Metropolitan Fire Proof Co of
New York city, who came here about
q week ago to work OH the Camp block
on Bank street, was found dead in his
room, ard beside him, fellow work
man. James Ferrick, unconscious and
apparently in a hopeless condition.
The men rented n furnished room
from Miss O'Toole, who conducts a
dressmaking department on the upper
floor of the Cloves block oil Cottage
place, and also keeps a few roomers.
Miss O'Toole didn't, know the mems
names and had no knowledge Of them
except that they came here from New
York and were working Gu the new
buildings on Bank street They re-
tired to their room shortly after g
O'Clock last night and Miss O,Toole
thinks they did not go out at all, for
when herself and another lady who
stops there quit work they heard the
men talking in the room
About 6:45 o'clock this. morning
Miss O'Tooie detected strong odor
of gas and commenced to Investigate.
One man who sleeps in a room 'front.'
ing on Cottage place mad gone TO work.
but the door OF the room occupied by
the two strangers was closed and the
lady didn't know whether they had
gone our or not until she opened it
ana was almost sufrocated by the es-
Gaping gas. She went in and shut
of the JET and while so doing the nor
rible sight Of the two men apparently
dead met her gaze, Malley with his
head toward the foot of the bed and
his colnrade stretched out with his
head on the pillow, the position he
took when he got into the bed The
proprietor lost no time in alarming the
other tenants and soon Special officer
Samuel Walsh. his mother and Others
We're rendering such aid as Law in
their power. Medical Examiner Az
telle was notified and pronounced Nal
ley's death due to asphyxiation by IL
Illuminating gas. DIR Moriarty and
DR. Monagan We're summoned and sue
ceeded in saving Ferrick's life, al
though there was a good deal of doubt,
about this for some time, the man be-
ing unconscious nearly all day
At 10 o'clock this morning when y
Democrat reporter called at the house
nobody could tell the mems names.
The reporter and one Of the young
women started on tour of inyestiga-
ton with a view to finding someone
who could tell something about them
and soon met Foreman Laurie, of the
Metropolitan Fire Proof Co who said
a couple Of his men had not reported
this morning. He visited the place
and at once recognized the dead man
as Patrick Mallev and the other as
James Ferrick. both of New York.
Malley Is a relative of Mrs Thomas
Kenney Of South Leonard street. and
called on the family a few times since
he came here.
DR. Axtelle told Democrat reporter
that the only way he could account
For the accident was that both men re-
tired at the same time. but evidently
Malley got up later and lit the gas
md in putting it out he did not shut
It off tight. He then lay down with
bis head toward the foot Of the bed
with the idea Of not going TO
sleep right away: before he knew
what was the matter he was overcome
and being nearer the Jet than his
.oom mate was he succumbed first.
He said there was nothing in it that
would warrant him in suspecting that
he men meant to commit suicide.
Foreman Laurie said this afternoon
hat he had notified relatives OF the
wo men at New York and that he ex-
,ected them here this evening. Mall
ey's body was removed To Mulville's
norgl" He was about oS years old
ind hatl been in the employ OF the
Fire Proof Co Cor sew
raj years The FOREMAN speaks of
lim in the highest terms. He said
bat Ferrick and Mallcv had worked
With him for four or five years and
hat they were very steady fellows.
Nj the men quit work as soon as they
earned of the accident
At press hour Fer1'ick hat not re-
.ained consciousness. but the doctor
aid his heart was al RIGHT and that
le saw no reason why he should not
'ull through.