Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-13
DRAGGING POND
Remains of Bropby Boy Noi Yet LOcaled-U Unkind News.
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MANY MEN SEARCH

A systematic search was commenced to-day at Long Meadow pond, Middle bury, for the body of John Brophy the sixteen-years-old boy who is sup posed to have been drowned there Saturday night while fishing with his uncle, John J. Cummings and Danie J. Rafferty, jr of Luke street, both O. whom were drowned, but the bodies have been recovered and will De buried tomorrow morning, the form, CT at 8 o'clock with a mass of requiem at St Francis Xayier's church, and the latter at 10 o'clock with mas: of requiem at St Franics Xavier's The burials will be in the new St Joseph's cemetery. Large numbers o relatives and friends of the afflicted families from all parts of the towr and other places called at the homes of the deceased last night, including John M Brophy of Northfield, New Hampshire, father of the boy who was drowned, who was communicated with a soon as possible after the ac' cident and hurried on here.
 This morning MT Brophy, accom- panied by Undertaken Lunny went tc Long Meadow pond and started in tc continue the search for the body They were joined by several yolun- teer parties, including half dozen employees of the city government, who went down to help out, so that it is quite likely that the body will be located to-day. John P. Sheehan who lives in the McGrath block on Luke street was with the party.
 The search was kept up all day yes terday and all last night, Ernest Roy of Baldwin street and William Lar kin of South Leonard street operating until daylight this morning.
 Various wild rumors are floating around regarding the conduct of the men in the boat before they were drowned, but it is fair to assume that every on of them is pipe" for 1t is not likely that anybody heard word from the men except possibly the wild shout to bale 1t out, which evil dently was intended to hurry up and dish out water from the leaking boat In any case all these stories are very unreliable, and if they be true and those who were near enough to heai the cries for help and took no notice of them were pretty poor sticks and they ought to keep it to themselves.
 The men were pretty decent citi- zens; both worked that day and there is no reason in the world why any body should attribute the unfortunate affair to recklessness on their own part. In any case nobody knows and families to say anything of the vic. tims that one doesn't know to be true The facts never will be known. The two bodies that have been recovered are keeping the secret well, and the boy has not yet been found, so that it is pretty cheeky cuss who standi prepared to asperse men who are nc longer able to speak for themselves especially when 1t is apparent to ev. cry honest man that there is no truth in these utterances.
 Let that matter go and lend han towards helping to find the body oi the innocent boy whose life went out with those of his older companions and which up to this writing has not been located.
 After a consultation with Game Warden Wylie it was decided to use dynamite in the hope that the action caused by the impact will force the body to the surface. This was de- ferred as long as possible. first be- cause it was believed that the search ing parties would locate the body and secondly on account of the dlsinclina- tion on the part of some to run the risk of killing the fish In the pond. but things have now reached point where the safety of the fish is pushed into the back ground and everything known to those on the spot will he resorted to find the body. There were large numbers at the place this afternoon and everybody appear cd anxious to help.
 The accident has cast a gloom over the whole town and especially in the neighborhocd where the parties lived People appear to have forgotten about the two men who were drowned for the time being at least. and turned their thoughts to the simple boy whe went ou win hem in high spirits and has not since been heard from. His aunt who had him since the death of his mother ten years ago. Is com pietely prostrated. and little wonder when one considers that she has been robbed Of her husband and also oi the child that she thought as much of as she watched over with the same parental soiicitude as if he were her own. lt Is surely house of mourn ing. On the next floor to the Cum mings apartment Mrs ID. '. Raferty sits beside the bier of her husband with her two small children scarcely old enough to realize what Is going on.