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Union and Advertiser
Rochester, NY
June 19, 1873, page 2

The Drowning of Metzger
The body of George W. METZGER, who was drowned in Irondequoit Bay on Tuesday evening, has not yet been recovered.  The spot where the catastrophe occurred was quickly marked by a gentleman who went to the scene of the accident soon after it occurred.  A search began at an early hour yesterday morning by Coroner MORRISON and continued through the day.  Mr. DODGE of Buffalo, who is at his cottage near the scene of the accident, assisted in the work of search as did also Henry WALZER of Newport House, and others  They dragged the bottom of the Bay at a great depth with hooks until some of the men were nearly exhausted under the heat of the sun and at night were compelled to give up the work without success.  Some of the men who volunteered for the search were poor men who were familiar with the water and who manifested their kindness of heart without a hope of reward.  Even the Coroner carries his apparatus to the waters and searches thus for the dead, and whether successful or!
not, expects to realize little or no return for his labor.  The Supervisors will count his work as of little moment.  Were it not for the humanity that characterizes certain men the bodies of the drowned would often drift about unnoticed and uncared for.

The search for the body of Mr. METZGER will be continued, but it is doubtful if it will be recovered until the corpse shall rise to the surface in the natural way.  There are no new facts to state in regard to the accident.  It proceeded from carelessness, and after the boat had filled all might have been saved had proper means been exercised.  That boat filled with water would have kept half a dozen afloat for hours had they simply rested their hands upon it and not attempted to climb into it.

Boy Drowned
Last evening a number of boys were at play on the south side of the east end of the aqueduct and on the bridge leading from the aqueduct to St. Paul street.  Among them were two sons of Supervisor John B. HAHN, of the Fourth Ward, and who resides in South St. Paul street.  The lads in playing would pass along the coping of the aqueduct wall over the mill race, and thus gain the bank of the race, and then cross on timbers across the race to the bridge in front of the old Ely Mills.  This was about eight o'clock.  The boys missed Charles HAHN, aged nine years, but supposed that he had gone home.  About nine o'clock he had not appearing, his parents became alarmed and search was made for him.  It was surmised that he had fallen into the canal, and early this morning search was made therein.  About 9 o'clock the lad's had was found at the north end of the mill race, and it was then apparent that he had fallen into the race.  Coroner MORRISON was notified and he at once ordered t!
he head gates closed.  When the water had been partially drawn off Charles' body was discovered against the flume rack in front of HALL's machine shop.  It was soon taken to Mr. HAHN's residence.  Coroner MORRISON will hold an inquest this afternoon.  The lads who were playing with the drowned boy all say that they did not see him fall into the race.  In this terrible affliction Mr. HAHN has the sympathy of his numerous.....

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Union and Advertiser
Rochester, NY
June 20, 1873 page 3

MARRIED
In Clinton, Conn. June 16th by Rev. J.M. PHILLIPS, Mr. Gardner S. ALLIS of Rochester, to Miss Helen M. BACON of Clinton, Conn.

DIED
In this city, on the 18th inst., Charles Wm. aged 9 years, 1 month and 12 days, son of John B. and Frances HAHN.  The funeral will be held on Saturday to-morrow at St. Joseph's Church at 8 o'clock A.M. Friends are invited to attend.

In Philadelphia, Pa., Tuesday morning, Mrs. Hattie BOSLEY HULL, wife of Rev. R. B. HULL.  Funeral from the Second Baptist Church in this city at 4 o'clock this P.M.

Death of Horace F. Clark
The city is startled by the announcement that Horace F. CLARK, President of the Lake Shore and Union Pacific Railroad Company, and son in law of Commodore VANDERBILT, died in this city yesterday of rheumatism of the heart in the fifty eighth year of his age.  He was a member of the Thirty fifth and Thirty sixth Congresses, and since his retirement from politics has been identified with railroad projects, and actively associated with VANDERBILT's enterprises.

Negro Equality
The colored citizens of Brooklyn rejoiced last evening over the passage of the civil rights bill by the late Legislature and strongly denounced the exclusion of colored children from the public schools.

Ready for the Cholera
It is rumored that the Board of Health has made all preparations for the advent of the cholera here.

Somebody at Louisville has forwarded to President GRANT at Long Branch, for his son Jesse, a live alligator four feet long. Jesse declined the present and the President paid the express charges, fourteen dollars, leaving the alligator with the baggageman.  The animal died.  psm

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