The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-23
LATEST FAIR HA7EN NEWS
DEAD BODY OF NIGHT WATCH MAN FOUND IN SUNKEN BOAT

Tug Raised Yesterday-TwO Sudden
 Deaths, Mrs. Ira E. Fonde of Apo
 plexy and E. w. Marcy of Rheumatic
 Fever-TrOlIey System Tied Up
 Personal Items.
 The steamer Gordon Rowe, which sank at the dock of H. c, Rowe & Co. Monda ynight, was raised yesterday mrning by the Chapman Wrecking company of New York. The wrecking tug and a derrick barge arrived here from New York at S:3 a. m. and a diver immediately went down and att tached two brides, one forward, the other aft. These bridle chains were then hooked on to the tackle of the derrick and the steam pWoer raised the boat in about twenty minutes, the pumps also removing the water from the hold. A search for the body of Louis Truth, the night watchman, who went down in the craft, revealed his remains on the floor of the cabin. As previously stated he left the water run ming into the tank which overfowed and sunk the boat. It is believed tIpat he went to sleep In the cabin and the thrush of water prevented him from es- caping and he was drowned. The steamer was raised at 11:30, but the body was not removed until 2:30, when Medical Examiner Bartlett arrived. He gave permission that 1t be taken to Dunn's undertaking rooms in Grand avenue. It is understood the wrecking boats will raise several other boats in this vicinity, which were sunk during Mondays storm.
 Two sudden deaths occurred in this part of the city within twelve hours of each other. Mrs. Ira D. Fonda of Quin- nipiac avenue, wife of the east side printer, die at the home of her broth CT, William Hitchcock, 15S Atwater street, Wednesday, evening. She went over to her brothers early in the even ing, intending to attend the entertain ment at Polar Star hall, At the sup per table she was taken suddenly i'll and died in an hour of apoplexy. Dr. P, s. Robinson was called, but her case was hopeless She leaves besides her husband a daughter, Frances Edna nine years of age, and a brother Will liam Hitchcock The funeral will be held from 15S Atwater street Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
 The other sudden death was that of Emery w. Marcy, of 355 Lenox street, | which took place yesterday. He was 1 sixty-four years of age and came here | three or foud years ago from Lowell, Mass. He had done but little business since he came here although interested Ito some extent in real estate, his rea- son for removing to this city being a | desire to have his son, attend Yale, where he is taking a medical course, He leaves widow and two sons, Low ell Marcy, who lives at home, and Dr.. Marcy of Buffalo MT. Marcy died from rheumatic fever. He was out in Mondays storm shoveling snow about the grounds, and it is thought that he | contracted severe cold,
 The tying up of the trolley system yesterday for forty-eight minutes caus- ed by the bursting of steam pipe at the Grand avenue power house was a matter of some inconvenience for Fair I Haven people going to and from the center of the city. Cars were stalled as far out as Wallingford, Repairs were begun at the power house at once, and it was expected that they would be completed by this morning. Three of | the nineteen boilers at the station were l put out of business o,
 With the thawing and freezing of yesterday some of the sidewalks are in a dangerous condition.
 With the wind blowing a gale down l the harbor yesterday only the larger steamers were able to work on the oys- l ter beds.
 Ttbere was a very low tide yesterday which was favorable for catching oys- ter seed up Quinnipiac river. It was also a good day for claiming operations.
 The gospel meeting of the W. c. T. U. will be held at it's hall Sunday as usual and a speaker from Yale will give the address.
 Miss Katherine Moore of SIS Ferry street has taken a position in the store of Muhlfelder brothers.
 Mrs. George Crlttenden and child of Boston are visiting Mrs Frank Crit tenden of 6S East Pearl street.
 A large audience greeted the presen- tation of My Son Percy" the bright little play given by the A Comedy club under the direction of Mrs. Wallace Hurlbut, at Polar Star Hall Wednes- day evening. Mrs. Hurlbut worked hard for the success of this affair, and so did members of the cast, who re- hearsed frequently, and the grand sue cess of Wednesday evening must have been appreciated by aN. The commit tee consisted of Miss Maude Kelly,