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=44033 Submitted by: SandyGen Article Title: New York Daily Times Article Date: September 22 1851 Article Description: Dead People Article Text: Monday September 22, 1851... Friday between 10 and 11 o clock a wooden dwelling house, situated in Garden Street, owned by Mr. Patrick Dorsey and occupied by four families was discovered to be on fire. ***************************************** On the night of the 15 Sept 1851, a north river boatman by the name of Michael Farlong, was drowned. The body was found by his brother. ************************ Friday afternoon James Morgan, age 8 years fell into the water at Red hook Point, and nearly drowned. ******************************* Samuel Lippes, a Hungrian refugee attempted suicide. *********************** Albany, New York, September 20, 1851, tonite at 6:30 two men were killed on the Schenectady railroad about a mile and a half from this city. They were both Irishmen, named Kearns, a widower 35 years old and Stack, single, 19 years old. ********************************* Rochester, New York, Saturday September 20, 1851...The bar held a meeting today in reference to the death of Judge Whittlesey. The funeral will take place tomorrow. ************************************** Meredith, New Hampshire, Saturday September 20, 1851, Dudley Leavitt, the veteran almanac maker died this morning. His age was 80. ******************************************* Margaret Downey, who was so severely burnt a few days since at the residence of Mr. Williams number 175 Gold Street, died this morning in great agony. She was 15 years old. ************************************** A carpenter by the name of Antoine Thomas a resident of Williamburgh was instantly killed on Thursday morning by the falling of a scaffold on which he was standing, at the house corner of Division Avenue and Morton streets in this city. Thomas was a man much respected in Williamsburg and leaves a wife and six children. **************************************** Saturday morning a child of Mrs. Hoyans about 1 1/2 years old, residing at the corner of Hudson Avenue and Plymouth Streets died from want of attention. It appears that the mother was left a widow some three weeks ago, since which time she has been unsettled in her mind and on Friday afternoon left with a mal acquainance for new York, where she remained until morning. Before leaving on Friday the child was locked up in a room by the mother, where it remained until her return and died soon after. ************************************** About 3 O Clock yesterday afternoon information was received a the First District station house, City Hall, that a grave had been opened and that an interment was about to be made in the burial ground of St. James (Roman Catholic) Church, on Jay Street. Assistant Captain Brown with a detachment of men, immediately proceeded to the scene and succeeded in arresting Niel McCaulley, Daniel McCaulley, Michael Dawson, patrick Farion and Frances Moran, who had just been engaged in the burial of the wife of the former, in violation of the city ordances. They were taken before Justice John C. Smith and admitted in bail to appear and answer this morning. The penalty is a fine of $100 for each and every person who shall take any part in such burial service. ********************************* Catherine Ryan was locked up on Thursday evening for steeling a piece of ham from Bruce's Grocery Store in Atlantic Street near the Ferry. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NY-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com