Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-18
AFTER g DAYS
The Body of John Bropby Was Discovered Floating on L0Dg
 Meadow Pond
FOUND BY BOATMAN

The body of John Brophy of 21 Luke street, who was drowned in Long Meadow pond week ago last Saturday night, was found this morning by Harry Hendricks, the man from whom the boat was rent ed. Undertaken Lunny, the boys father, MT Hendricks and others kept up the search since the acci- dent occurred. MT Hendricks was on the pond at 4 o'clock this morn ing, having a presentment that the body would come to the surface on the ninth day. He had rowed out to point about 60 feet from where the parties went down and within about 50 feet of the east shore, when suddenly he heard commo- tion and the next thing he knew the body shot to the top of the water. It was pulled ashore and a telephone message sent to Undertaken Arthur Lunny, who with Acting Medical Ex- aminer Anderson, went down there. The remains were brought to Lun- nys morgue and are now being pre- pared for burial. The face and hands show the effect of the water, but after the undertaken gets through with them they will not look so bad.
 It will be remembered that week ago Saturday night John T. Cum mings, Daniel Rafferty, Jr, and John Brophy, the last named youth of 16 years, left their home on Luke street to fish on Long Meadow pond. They rented boat from MT Hendricks About midnight some accident occurred which resulted in the capsizing of the boat and all were drowned The bodies of Cum mings and Rafferty were taken from the water on the following Monday afternoon, and although diligent search was kept up for that of the boy no trace of it was found until this morning. A large quantity of dynamite was exploded in the pond, but all to no avail, although John P. Sheehan thinks that the action caused in the water by the dyna- mite forced the body from where the boy was drowned over to the east shore and into shallow water.
 When found one arm was out of his overcoat, but whether he pulled this out in the struggle for life in the water, or was putting it on pre- paratory to starting for home when the boat tipped over will always be a matter of conjecture. Some of the water was drawn off Saturday, but the management of the fac tories in Naugatuck didn't intend to let all the water be run off, fearing, evidently, that such course might lead to serious results later on in the conduct of their business.
 When the body of Cummings was found it was almost directly under the upturned boat. The body of Raf- ferty was about 150 yards distant from that point and within 45 or 30 feet from land. The Brophy boy, if he swan at all, went in the oppo- site direction from that taken by Rafferty and didn't have to go quite SO far to reach the shore, but he was not able to make 1t. It was a very sad accident and from all that has been learned 1t would appear that if those who were near the place at the time and heard the cries for help had been prompt in coming to the rescue at least one or two of the parties would have been saved. and probably all. But this is all to no purpose now. While 1t Is a sad sight for the father. sis ter and aunt of the boy. yet it is safe to state that 1t Is a relief to them to he in possession of the body. and no doubt they feel deeply grate- full to everybody who assisted in the search. T. was a very unpleasant job and many who tried it say that they hope they never will be called upon to do anything of the kind again. Everybody felt for the fam fly and no effort was spared to To- cate the body.
 It is probable that the funeral usfiI ho ha1d Updnaedav