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John Isosa - Baxter St - died July 1884

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John Isosa - Baxter St - died July 1884

Posted: 23 Apr 2002 9:27PM GMT
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On Wednesday, July 16, 1884, the New York Times ran a story on page 1 about the collapse of a trench being dug in Brooklyn.
The trench was being dug for the Williamsburg Gas Co., and two men were reported killed, Michael McDonough & Paul Quinlan.
The next day the below story was run on page 5.

New York Times
Thursday, July 17, 1884
Page 5

A THIRD VICTIM

THE DEAD BODY OF JOHN ISOLA DUG FROM THE WILLIAMSBURG TRENCH.

A saloon keeper named CASAZZA, of No. 24 Baxter street, this city, reported at the Fifth Precinct Station House, Brooklyn, on Tuesday evening, that his cousin, JOHN ISOLA, of No. 33 Baxter street, was at work in the trench at North Eleventh and Third streets, Brooklyn, when the embankment fell in, and that he had not returned home. Both the police and Contractor Deeve's men assured Casazza that Isola, who was on the time-keeper's books as No. 5, had been seen to leave the works after the accident, and that he was uninjured. Isola did not return during the night to his home. Several of his relatives again called at the Fifth Precinct Station House yesterday afternoon and reported that fact. A force of men was set to work digging in the trench, and at 6 o'clock last evening Isola's dead body was found buried deep under the wet mud. He was 23 years old, and leaves a widow and two children. The body was removed to the Brooklyn Morgue last evening.

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