July 18, 1928
Recover Body of Missing Victim of Harbor
Mishap
Floating face down about 300 yards outside on
Niles beach, the body of Joseph Perry of this city was found this
morning, six weeks after the accident in which a motor boat, containing Perry
and two companions, were working, was run down off of Eastern Point by the Boston fishing
schooner Shamrock, outward bound.
The body was first sighted by the watch on the
U. S. S. Oglala, at anchor on the outer harbor, who called the
attention of Ensign E. N. Parker. The latter ordered a boat
lowered to take charge of it. Word was sent to the police station and Officer Garland
went to Niles beach where he boarded a boat and was taken to the boat from the Oglala.
A rope was made fast about the body and it was towed to the city landing at the foot of
Washington street, where it was viewed by Dr. Philip P. Moore, medical
examiner.
At the time of the accident, Perry,
with Patrick Carr and Jean Muise, was dressed in oil
clothes and rubber boots. When the body was recovered, the boots had been removed
and also the oil pants, while an effort had been made to remove the coat, but one arm was
doubled up toward the back and the coat caught beneath it, in a struggle to be rid of the
heavy clothes. |
