The Sun. — 1853-02-23 (London, England)

LOSS OF THREE LIVES ON TH ICE.  (Yesterday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the City of Paris Tavern, Bonner's-fields, Old Ford-road, Bethnalgreen, touching the respective deaths of Alfred Lawley, aged 22, Thomas Hood, aged 14, and Michael Isaacs, aged 12, who lost their lives on Sunday afternoon last, through the breaking of the ice on Sir John Duckett's canal, adjoining Victoria-park. William Hornet, a carpenter, residing at 5, Church. row, Shadwell, stated that he knew the boy Isaacs by sight, and on Sunday afternoon, about 4 o'clock, while witness was walking along the towing path of Sir John Duckett's canal, he saw a great crowd of persons running towards a man named Lawley, who had fallen through the ice. The boy Isaacs, who was also walking on the ice, endeavoured to render Lawley some assistance, when he likewise fell in. The boy Isaacs had a stick in his hand, with a piece of string tied to it. Witness got Isaacs out by the use of a hurdle, and nearly lost his own life. About 20 minutes elapsed before the body was recovered, when witness gave it to a police constable, who conveyed the deceased to Mr. Kegmer's, the landlord of the City of Paris, where means were resorted to restore animation, but without avail.  Robert Woolf, of 5, Church-row, Shadwell, stated that he saw the deceased, Thomas Hood, on Sunday afternoon jumping and dancing on the ice near the Folley-bridge, when he fell through the ice, which suddenly cracked and gave way from his weight. Witness went after the deceased, and caught him under his arm, and as witness was walking across the ice with deceased, the ice again broke, and they both became immersed up to their necks. Witness called to the persons on the towing-path, but some time elapsed, when a board was thrown to witness, and he got out with great difficulty, but the deceased was drowned.  Edward Miller, of Cutler-street, Brick-lane, Spital. fields, said that he saw the deceased, Alfred Lawley, fall into the water on Sunday afternoon last. Re was walking along the ice on Sir John Duckett's canal, when it broke, and he became immersed. Two boys tried to assist the deceased, when both fell in, and one was drowned. Witness tried to get the deceased out with a stick, but could not reach him, and he disappeared *nder the ice. The body was got in a few minutes, and car• tied to the Queen's Arms beer-shop. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death."  Carter held an inquest at the Bull Tavern, Tyer s-street, DEATH FROM THE FUMES OF Cogs.—Yesterday Mr. , inbgodyoiroeufmTistamnotoheys :___ J.Collaimnse,s agcedolli4nss: uLnadmebretthh,e ono f l l tohwe brother of the deceased, said that on Sunday morning last he went to deceased's residence, 6, Jonaths.nrstreet, Lambeth, at half-past five o'clock, to get his bruakfast before going to the gas works. He called ." Tim', several times, but no answer was made ; and afterwards he called "Jim," meaning their second son, James, and he opened the door. Witness asked where his father was, and he said he was in the bed-room, but he did not know what was the matter with him. He found the deceased in the bed-room, and lying between two beds. There were clothes over him, but not over the face. He put his hand on him, and found him dead. He called his wife, who was in bed with a boy about 10 y ears of age. She made him no answer. Her eyes were open. He shook her, but he could not make her stir, a.nd he thought both dead and murdered. He cried and lbawled for some time, and at last the landlord came ; and when he saw what was the matter he went and fetched Mr. Thompson, a surgeon, and it was then, found that the woman was only insensible, but his brother was dead. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death."' THE Loss or