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=44029 Submitted by: SandyGen Article Title: New York Daily Times Article Date: September 29 1851 Article Description: Missing Man Found Drowned - John Rossiter from England Article Text: Monday September 29, 1851...On the afternoon of Wednesday last, a man by the name of John Rossiter, left his boarding-house, at numer 52 Oliver Street, with a view of paying a visit to some friends at the village of Astoria, Long Island, New York, but he never reached there, and was heard nothing of, until yesterday morning, when his body ws found floating upon the surface of the water, between James-Slip and the Oliver-Street Pier, East River. His remains were identified by several companions, and an inquest was held upon them, by Coroner Geer, whose jury came to the conclusion that deceased came to his death by accidental drowning and therefore rendered a verdict accordingly. The deceased was born in England and aged about 30 years. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NY-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com