The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-15
THEIR BODIES IN The HUDSON.
THE TiTE or THE MISSING
POI GHkEEPSIE COCPLE.
The Horse AMI Wagon In which Jancs
Waters and KITTY Mclaughlin Drove
Away on Oct. 10. Found In the River
Near Hyde Park-BOdies Not Found.

Near Hyde Park-BOdies Not Found.
PoUGHKEEPsIE. Nov. 1.-THE relatives
and friends of James Waters and his sweet
heart, Miss Kitty Mclaughlin, have come
to the sad conclusion that their bodies are
resting on the bottom Of the Hudson River
near Hyde Park The party organized
this morning TO grapplc for the bodies Of
the young couple brought to the surface,
shortly after O'Clock to-day. the horse and
wagon they took when they drove away
on the afternoon Of Sunday, Oct. 20. the
horse was covered with mud. The harness
was not broken, except the grths. which
had parted with the swelling of the animals
body. DR.. {. p. Scarborough, the owner of
the rig, was present when the wagon was
brought to the surface.
1t was decided by Chief Of Police Met abe
when it was discovered, that Miss McIaugh-
lin had left a large sum Of money in her
dress suit case AZ her boarding house. that
something had happened to her. or she
would have sent to Mrs. kessler, her land
lady, and asked her TO forward it to her.
Up to that time it was thought that the
couple had planned to elope and had left
the valuable ,rotter and runabout hired
from DR.. Scarborough with some person
who had been tempted to dispose Of il.
Yesterday Chief MoCabe Went 10 New York
and ascertained that f.. G. Gilmore, street
car conductor, who said that he had seen
Waters and Miss Mclaughlin in New York
on election day, was mistaken. On the
same day DR.. Scarborough identified as his
property the blanket found in the river
near shore, about a mile north of Hyde
Park, by towerman Joseph Terpenning
several days after the disappearance of the
Young couple. This made il plain that IN
| the river was the solution of the mystery.
| At O'Clock this moring Chief of Police
| McCahe. with Sergt. Sheedy, Roundsman
| Leroy and Dick" Wood professional ia
| river work of his character, went TO Hyde
Park, and with lines and grapples began
| the search for the bodies. he morning
| passed without result. There was a strong
| tide running and the work wGs very e&-
| hausting
After dinner the men started in with re-
| newed determination and the very first
| cast brought up a halter. The grapple was
| thrown out several times aud came up COW
| cred with red paint. Finally il struck and
| held and with a strong pull the wagon was
brought to the surface. II was pulled up
| from a point fifty feet out in the river and
| seventy-fve feet north Of the freight house
on the Hyde Park dock. The whip was
| still in the socket.
The graphing party was disappointed
that the bodies did not come mp with
the wagon. II was decided that they
must be caught on sunken Spite or held
| by brush Inquiry was made for dyna-
mite and Supt Wells Of Fred W. Wander
bits place offered to supply it, Half a
dozen sticks were discharged without
apparent result, but it il expected that
the bodies will come up during the night,
The searchers returned To Poughkeepsie at
dark
Tou,,rrn,, tho Shnre. pear Hydo parL
and the fats near Esopis island will be
searched with the hope that the bodies
will be found.
Waters was about rs years Of age. He
was a member of several clubs and an
officer of tine Phoenix Hose Company,
the crack volunteer hose company of the
city Mis- Mclaughlin was 81, of petite
figure and vivacious in manner. She
dressed stylshly. When she was last seen
she wore black skirt white waist. light
colored automobile coat and picture hat,
and several who noticed her driving up
the Hyde Park road with waters remarked
what handsome couple they made. Waters
was the youngest OF several brothers who
are prominent IN the business world here
and he was idolized by his aged mother,
who i Frustrated by the recent develop
ment-. and her life IL despaired Of,
Miss Mclaughlin hal planned to 60 20
| Chicago TO make her home with relatives
there, and on the day she was last seen.
Waters, who had been paving attention
To her, walked down to her boarding house
and asked her to go out riding Il will
give Won a treat before YOU leave" he said
Miss Mclaughlin laughngly accepted the
invitation Waters went to- McCurdy-
livery stable All of the livnryinaD'-
,eams were out tu' DR.. Scarborough offered
10 lot him have his PAGER.
Il wae then SP " and Waters promised
10 return at p. " He drove 10 Miss
NcIaughlin's house and the two started
MP the Hyde Park road They went To
SiaatshurCh. twelve miles north of here,
AID returned five miles 10 Francis ltussell'S
roadhousa al Union Corners, where they
remained until 100 p NJ
Then they started "A in the direction
of HYDE Park One of the rubber tires
on the wheels came of and was found
in the road the next day.
As far a. can he 5sertaned nobody saw
them after th"y left the road house II Is
believed that Waters drove west through
HYDE Park village and took tho road to the
river. intending 10 stop a, Frank Longs
hotel near he railroad station. II j. con
inCiurni that som thing startled the horS"
AID that Waters was unable TO swcrv" him
a, the juno; ion Of two roads, one of which
leads to Lorgs. ard that he continued
down the straight road through the Wander
hilt place over the railroad crossing ard
under the freight hu,ISn Shcd into the river.
Tho distance from the railroad eros sing,
20 the edg" Of the dock il not over fifty foct
Thu dock il UNPROTECTED bv string piocc
and the gate - the railroad crossing were
open. tn" lOcallv is lonely and not fro
Oiicltnd after dark. Probably whcn the
horse plunge il to tho river Slis- Mcl,aj!GH-
lin throw her arms around Waters ard the
Two died together Tho developments of
Tomorrow are apNiouslv avail ed here.