ae 21y
s/o Jacob and Anna
On the night of April 1st 1828, Enoch P. Ide, a clerk in
the store of E. Cleveland & Co., committed suicide by
drowning himself in Black River. When he was missed
on the following morning, a memorandum, " water is
my grave," gave a hint where to look for him. His body
was recovered at evening, and the appearances indicated
that he had tied a rope around his neck, attached a stone
to it, and plunged into deep water just below the mill-dam.
Three days before, William Dexter had drowned himself
in Irasburgh by jumping from a bridge, which probably
suggested to Ide the manner of his death. This was the first
and hitherto the only suicide in Coventry. For the good fame
of the town, it deserves to be added that this self-murder
was not committed by one of its permanent citizens, but, by
a temporary resident. His remains were conveyed to St. Johnsbury,
which had been his home.
A history of Coventry, Orleans County, Vermont, White,
Pliny Holton, 1822-1869
Contributor: paddypaws2 (47629292)
s/o Jacob and Anna
On the night of April 1st 1828, Enoch P. Ide, a clerk in
the store of E. Cleveland & Co., committed suicide by
drowning himself in Black River. When he was missed
on the following morning, a memorandum, " water is
my grave," gave a hint where to look for him. His body
was recovered at evening, and the appearances indicated
that he had tied a rope around his neck, attached a stone
to it, and plunged into deep water just below the mill-dam.
Three days before, William Dexter had drowned himself
in Irasburgh by jumping from a bridge, which probably
suggested to Ide the manner of his death. This was the first
and hitherto the only suicide in Coventry. For the good fame
of the town, it deserves to be added that this self-murder
was not committed by one of its permanent citizens, but, by
a temporary resident. His remains were conveyed to St. Johnsbury,
which had been his home.
A history of Coventry, Orleans County, Vermont, White,
Pliny Holton, 1822-1869
Contributor: paddypaws2 (47629292)
ae 21y
s/o Jacob and Anna
On the night of April 1st 1828, Enoch P. Ide, a clerk in
the store of E. Cleveland & Co., committed suicide by
drowning himself in Black River. When he was missed
on the following morning, a memorandum, " water is
my grave," gave a hint where to look for him. His body
was recovered at evening, and the appearances indicated
that he had tied a rope around his neck, attached a stone
to it, and plunged into deep water just below the mill-dam.
Three days before, William Dexter had drowned himself
in Irasburgh by jumping from a bridge, which probably
suggested to Ide the manner of his death. This was the first
and hitherto the only suicide in Coventry. For the good fame
of the town, it deserves to be added that this self-murder
was not committed by one of its permanent citizens, but, by
a temporary resident. His remains were conveyed to St. Johnsbury,
which had been his home.
A history of Coventry, Orleans County, Vermont, White,
Pliny Holton, 1822-1869
Contributor: paddypaws2 (47629292)
s/o Jacob and Anna
On the night of April 1st 1828, Enoch P. Ide, a clerk in
the store of E. Cleveland & Co., committed suicide by
drowning himself in Black River. When he was missed
on the following morning, a memorandum, " water is
my grave," gave a hint where to look for him. His body
was recovered at evening, and the appearances indicated
that he had tied a rope around his neck, attached a stone
to it, and plunged into deep water just below the mill-dam.
Three days before, William Dexter had drowned himself
in Irasburgh by jumping from a bridge, which probably
suggested to Ide the manner of his death. This was the first
and hitherto the only suicide in Coventry. For the good fame
of the town, it deserves to be added that this self-murder
was not committed by one of its permanent citizens, but, by
a temporary resident. His remains were conveyed to St. Johnsbury,
which had been his home.
A history of Coventry, Orleans County, Vermont, White,
Pliny Holton, 1822-1869
Contributor: paddypaws2 (47629292)
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