Clare In Illinois the results of the coroner's inquests were in the state archives and I was able to get a copy of one (by mail) from the 1890s. Erica In a message dated 8/12/09 3:26:59 PM, clarehiggins@comcast.net writes: > Hi, everybody. My great-grandfather, John Lynch, was a sewer worker in > New > York City. Tragically, he drowned in a sewer flood on August 26 in 1908. I > obtained a copy of his death certificate from the NY Dept of Health in New > York City. At the bottom, where it said cause of death was "submersion," > it > also said, "Inquest pending." > > I couldn't stay long enough at the Dept of Health to investigate this. > Does > anyone know how I can find results of the inquest? Should I go back to the > Dept of Health, or look elsewhere? > > Thanks for any help. > > Clare Higgins > > ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== > Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list website.  Also, > check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the Surname Registry:  > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYIrishList/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > >