Drowned in a public street
Drowned in a public street
26 Feb 1876On Sunday evening, a poor woman, named Catherine Duffy, living in one of the numerous courts off Marrowbone lane, met her death under the following circumstances :—It appeared that beneath the court where she lived, tho Poddle river flows, and the people of tho neighbourhood are in the habit . of raising water out of it through a wooden trap in the courtyard, which lifts for the purpose. The deceased in stooping to raise the bucket of water, over-balanced herself, and fell into the river, which was flowing swiftly in consequence of the heavy rains of the morning. Several neighbours who saw her disappear rushed forward, but they were too late, as she had been carried off down the dark narrow passage, and was beyond all aid. Yesterday morning excavations were made in different streets along the course of the river, in the hope of finding the body, but no trace of it. could be discovered. No doubt it was caught in some of the crooked windings of. the stream, where it will remain until devoured by the rats, which abound in the adjoining sewers and drains.
— Daily Express.