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=44173 Submitted by: SandyGen Article Title: New York Daily Times Article Date: October 14 1851 Article Description: Death from Drunkenness Commodore Lewis Warrington of the U.S. Navy Article Text: Sunday morning about 9:00 the body of Ellen Kennedy had been found in a house in Kelsey's Alley (which leads out of Columia street near Atlantic Street). Uon repairing to the spot the officers deemed the circumstances such as to warrant the arrest of the woman's husband James Kennedy and John Arbour, upon the suspicion they caused her death. A post mortem examination was made and a verdict to the effect that the deceased died from intemperance or congfestion of the brain. The husband and Arbour were then discharged. **************************************** New York Daily News, Tuesday, October 14, 1851 Commodore Lewis Warrington, of the U.S. Navy, died in Washington on Sunday Morning last after a protracted illness during which he suffered considerable. Commodore Warrington entered the Navy as a Midshipman, on January 6, 1800 and received the comission he held at his death on November 22, 1814. He was a hero of that war which satisfied Great Britian. He commanded the Peacock when she so gallantly captured the Epervier. At the time of his death he stood three on the navy list being preceded by Commodores Stewart and Commodore Morris. He was the Chief of the Bureau of Ordinance and Hydrograpy to which he was appointed on May 25, 1843. He leaves two sons in the service, one a Purser, who entered on September 13, 1841 and the other a Passed Midshipman who entered on January 30, 1838 and received his warrant on May 20, 1844. During the last 25 years Commodore Warrington has not been in actual service, but has been employed on shore duty all that time. He was in the Navy nearly 52 years and performed service at sea over 21 years. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NY-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com