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•Tilly of a ForeignerFloatingtheAllegheny at White Rock—Remains WereBadly DecomposedSOME DOUBTSFOULPLAYHow, when and under what Hr-(men could not stand it. Frequentcumstances was Pegona Gruscppe changesto be made in the carry-drowned? That is a series of ques-ing crews. Once in crossing the rail-tions that probably will never be I road tracks thecarrierssolved.their load and fled. Newr recruits hadAbout noon Sunday, as Captain to be secured.Carroll, who with a number of otherAn abandoned oil house was usedPittsburgers, is camping on the west as a morgue Here his clothes wereside of the river, between White examined. A pocket book containingRock and Godfrey, while like the $21.00, a ticket from .iohnetta toA rob Sheik was sitting at his tent; Past Brady, bought August 5, 1609,door, he noticed an object floating onthe surface01* dred feet fromwater, some hunshore.a receipt for a registered letter mailed at East Brady February 2, 1909,Rowing out, land some other articles were fot ndhe found it to be the ody of a man. in it. fie also had a peach and otherTying a rope around the body it wag little things in his pocket.! towed up to White Rock, and Coron -theer Stone was notified. Funeral Director Harry E. Montgomery was notified to take charge of the remains.He had his clothes on, includinga stout pair of shoes. When found hejn. Coroner Stone, Funeral Director A. T. Vosburg, for Mr. Montgomery,was floating on his hack, with bisarms stretched out straight. Therewere no marks about his head orra-or-and a dozen others, went down tobody to indicate any foul play.This all adds to the mystery of)nl; White Rock, on the 5:20 train, that how he came to his fate. He evident, I - afternoon, and took charge.The body was lying near the shore,tenthendiy had not been in the water long; he was at Johnetta August 5th;and was in a horrible state of de- must have gotten into the water butcomposition. No one of the many!a short distance above where he wasforeigners there could identify him found, for the river has been so lowofHt-essrtyikethen, or even after his name was his body could not have passed over-learned. A large crowd assembled on the riffles.the river bank to see the body taken Owing to its condition the bodyndgout. A sack was sunk in the water ‘was buried to-day.under it, as one would seine for min- He was about 35 years old, 5 feetnows, and it was lifted out. The 4 inches tall, weighed about 150stench was so terrible that strong pounds, sandy hair and moustache.owLEADER LOCALSof any storm that can be remember-
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Kittanning Simpsons Daily Leader
Kittanning, Pennsylvania, US
Mon, Aug 16, 1909
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