Patrick GARVEY 1878
Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives November 7, 2000 by Bonnie
Hartmann < chartman@concentric.net >
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Surnames: Sharp, Reike, Miller, Boynton, McCullough, Welsh, McClindon,
Weigell, Toepfer, Flynn

Washington County Republican - November 27, 1878

DROWNED

The following we clip from the Milwaukee Sentinel of Saturday last. Mr.
Garvey was an old citizen of this section, being born in Ireland and
emigrating to this county about forty years since.  The deceased was a
farmer, and was well known by our citizens as an honest man, kind
hearted and generous.  His remains were received at the depot by a 
large number of his late neighbors, who followed him to his last
resting place, in Town Erin.  He was about fifty years of age.

Robert Sharp, one of the crew of the schooner Navada, on looking into
the water near the bow of the vessel at about 8 o'clock yesterday
morning, discovered the body of a man afloat.  The boat was moored near
the foot of Chicago street, between the Cream City Mills and McDonald &
Co.'s coal yard, and the supposition was that the man walked off into
the river from the street and was drowned. The top of the unfortunate's
head, the collar-laps of his coat and one of his hands projected
slightly above the surface.

Patrolman Rieke, on notification, had the remains lifted out and
conveyed to the morgue.  They were those of an old man, ordinarily
dressed, and their appearance indicated that they had not been in the
water long.  Subsequently they were identified as those of Patrick
Garvey, of Erin, Washington county, about five miles and a half from
Hartford.  He had come to town the evening before, had indulged in a
spree, and had met his death as the sailors on the Navada had surmised.
Owing to his intemperance habits, his wife had parted from him and
moved to this city, where her large family of grown sons and daughters
had found homes.  He continued to reside at Erin, though his property
had become involved by his evil courses, occasionally visiting his sons
in this city.

An inquest was ordered at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the jurors, John
Bray, John Cummings, A.L. Boynton, W.C. Miller, John McCullough and
James Welsh, receiving the testimony of several witnesses.

Timothy Garvey, son of the deceased, an employee at the livery stable
of W.C. Miller, on Broadway, stated that his father arrived in the city
at about 8 o'clock on Thursday evening and engaged an expressman to
drive him to the stable.  The witness had some conversation with him
there and the deceased stated his intention of lodging in the McLindon
House, down on Broadway, whither his son offered to escort him, if he
would wait until several chores about the barn were accomplished. The
old man, somewhat under the influence of liquor, thought he would walk
down alone.  This was about half-past 8 o'clock that night.  The
witness having seen him more highly intoxicated than on this occasion,
believed that he would be able to find his lodging place without
assistance.

Patrolman Riecke stated the circumstances attending the discovery and
recovery of the remains.  John Flynn, expressman, testified that he
conveyed Garvey from the Lake Shore depot to Miller's barn at 8 o'clock
on Thursday evening.

John G. McLindon, keeper of the McLinden House, 185 Broadway, did not
see Garvey at his place on Thursday evening, though he learned that the
farmer had come to town.  The man's son had inquired for him in the
evening, and, at 10 o'clock at night, two boys named Joseph Weigell and
John Toepfer stepped in and informed him that an old man named Garvey
was inquiring the way to the McLinden House.  He started out with the
boys, walked down to Broadway bridge and crossed over to the South Side
but failed to find him.  The witness was of the opinion that the man
walked to Erie street, turned to East water, and than walked off the
dock at Chicago street.

The boy Toepfer corroborated McLindon's statement, in part, when the
testimony closed.  The jury, after brief deliberation, found that
Patrick Garvey came to his death by accidental drowning on the night of
the 20th inst., at the foot of Chicago street, in the city of Milwaukee.
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