Evening journal., 1905-06-07
Remains Which Were
Badly DisCOIOred Were
Identified byHis Brother
William P. Taylor, Of
This City
The Only Explanation for
His Disappearance and
Drowning Is That He
Was Demented- Had
Been III for Months

As exclusively announced in an extra
edition OF The Evening Journal yesterday
afternoon tho body OF Daniel w Taylor,
who has been missing from this city since
Thursday, May IS, was found IN the New
York Harbor. Policeman Thomas Nc
Nulty OF the Harbor Squad found the
body floating IN tho Staten Island ferry
slip at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
From papers IN the pocket the police we're
convinced that the man had been well to
do
When his brother disappeared william
J.. Taylor, secretary and treasurer OF the
Wilmington Gas and Electric Company,
had his photograph printed on postal
cards with a description OF him alongside.
These cards were sent to the police and
the morguos OF every city in the country.
When the police delivered tho body OF tho
drowned man 70 Morgue Keeper ARM
strong yesterday the latter Identified It
by one Of these postal cards.
A telegram was sent to Mr.. Taylor here
and he went to New York last evening.
lie had letter 10 Commissioner McAdoo
from Chief OF Police Black. Mr.. Taylor
reached the New York Morgue at o'clock
D. m.
BODY BADLY DIsCOLoRED.
The body Of Daniel W. Taylor had been
Ia the water for several days and the face
was so discoiored that his brother could
hardly recognize It. Keeper Armstrong
had the clothing placed before Mr.. Tay-
lor. He was loath TO admit that the body
was that Of his brother, but finally an-
nounccd that he was satisfied Il could bo
no one else.
As soon as Mr.. Taylor arrived word
was sent by the Morgue people to Under
talSer John ]. Maloney, whose establish-
ment is nearby, and the undertaken ar
rived a fow minutes after the brother.
Keeper Armstrong introduced him to Mr..
Taylor and said that the undertakeI
would take charge OF the funeral arrange
ments for him. Mr.. Taylor consented.
HIS MIND UNBALANCED.
Il have no idea why my brother left
home" said Mr.. Taylor last night "The
only explanation I can think OF is that
his mind was unbalanced. He had beer
, IN for several months but none OF us sus.
pected that his illness would result ser
! iously. lie had no financial troubles.
"This is a horrible way TO find hin
after my search OF three weeks. I car
, hardly believe now that the body Is tha'
l Of my brother There can be no doubt
though that have found him. The cloth
| ing is his and the certificate Of the Mary
land Casualty Company bears his name
so II can be no one else shall have tn
body shipped 70 Wilmington as soon as
can complete arrangements with the OF
icials here"
Mr.. Taylor searched the dead man
: pockets for a watch, but found a paw
ticket instead.
: HIS FIRST VOTE FOR LINCOLN.
Daniel W. Taylor. who resided witt
l his brother at No. SOC Adams street. wa
born in Virginia &C years ago and in 1856
cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln
It was dangerous in those days for
Southern man 10 be a Republican and b
went to the polls armed with a shot gun
Soon after the election he was advised L
leave home as his life was in danger
a He did so at once. starting at night ol
+ horseback and making his way into Mary
{, land across the bridge at Harper's Ferry
q He came 70 Wilmington soon afterwar
and resided here until his disappearanc
1, last month.
At one time he held a responsible DC
v sition with the Jackson and Sharp Con
d pany. and later was head tookleeper &c
the Joseph Bancroft & Sons Compan,
Ie He then became connected in bushes
r. with Joshua T. Head. afterf the death {
lei the latter. becoming a member Of Heal
s Co.. a real estate and brokerage firn
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