A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > New York > New York http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=708 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=46267 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: New York Evening Journal Article Date: November 4 1898 Article Description: Old Man Drowns in a Bathtub. Article Text: Isaac LEWIS was found drowned in a bathtub in the basement of No. 52 Ludlow street this morning. When found he was lying full length under the water. Morris GORDON, the proprietor of the bath, said that LEWIS went to him early this morning, and said he felt as though he would die if he did not have a bath. He new the old man as the sexton of B'nai Israel Synagogue, on the floor above and, as LEWIS was very poor, he let him have a bath. The man suffered intensely from heart disease. An ambulance surgeon said the man was stricken while in the tub and was drowned. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NY-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com