PLATTSBURGH - Hon. David H. Agnew, one of the most widely-known attorneys in this city, lost his life in the waters of the Little Au Sable river, some time yesterday afternoon. The body was discovered shortly after noon by two boys who were on a fishing expedition.
Mr. Agnew left his office a few days ago for the purpose of taking an outing at the camp of Andrew Pecotte of Peru, the camp being located near the mouth of the Little Au Sable. Mr. Pecotte had been in the habit of spending each night with Mr. Agnew during his stay in camp. The two had breakfast together yesterday morning and as the day was stormy, Mr. Pecotte said he would go to his home in Peru and do some work that had to be done about the premises. As he was leaving, Mr. Agnew warned him not to forget to bring him a couple of packages of cigarettes on his return later in the day. This was the last seen of Mr. Agnew alive.
The next that was seen of the victim of the unfortunate accident was when the two boys sighted the body ashore. The boys ran to the home of Henry Allen, nearby and told Mrs. Allen that there was a man in the water. Mrs. Allen ran down to the river and recognized the body as that of Mr. Agnew. She hurried back to the house and telephoned Mr. Pecotte that Mr. Agnew had been drowned.
Mr. Pecotte at once returned to the camp and brought the body to the shore a few feet away. Life had been extinct for some time. Mr. Agnew was dressed in a bathing suit and raincoat and nearby was a rowboat tied to the camp dock. In the boat were Mr. Agnew's walking stick and on one of the seats was a partially smoked cigarette.
Coroner Oliver Lafountaine, Jr. of Champlain, was notified, and went to Valcour. He called Dr. E. E. Larkin for an examination of the body and the physician reported that there was no water in the lungs. This was evidence that death was not caused by drowning. It is apparent that Mr. Agnew was either stricken with apoplexy and fell from the boat into the water, or that he had started to wade in the river and when he entered the water, which is still chilly, the shock went to his heart and that he died instantly. The fact that he wore a bathing suit would indicate that he had intended to enter the water.
There is between three and four feet of water where the body was found. The feet were resting on the river bottom and the head and shoulders were floating face downward.
The body was on the order of Coroner Lafountaine removed to Carroll's undertaking rooms in this city and will later be removed to the home of his sister, Mrs. Mary Sanger of Rand Hill, from which place the funeral, which will be private, will be held Sunday at two o'clock, standard time. The interment will be in Morrisonville Cemetery.
Surviving Mr. Agnew are three brothers, Frank of Albany, Alexander of Cripple Creek, Colorado, and Cyrus of Elizabethtown, N. Y., and two sisters, Mrs. Sanger and Mrs. Charles Weir, both of Beekmantown.
David H. Agnew was born on Rand Hill in the town of Beekmantown fifty-six years ago. His early education was received in the district schools and later, through his own efforts, he graduated from the Albany Law School and received his L. L. B. degree from Union University.
Upon his graduation from the law school Mr. Agnew settled in Plattsburgh and remained here ever since in the practice of his profession. He was a Republican in politics and in 1905 was selected Surrogate of Clinton County, an office he held for six years with credit to himself and to the county.
Mr. Agnew was a man with a wide circle of friends made through his absolutely square methods. If he was your friend words were not needed to express it, but the deed was never lacking that proved the sincerity of his regard. There were no two ways about him and anyone who had dealing with him knew just what to expect. They had no reason to expect that would not get their just due and they were never disappointed. In his conduct of the surrogate's office, the caliber of the man was distinctly shown and his absolutely impartial judgement might be depended upon absolutely. During the entire six years he was surrogate, there were some very important wills probated and in some of them more or less contention. Out of all of these, his judgement was accepted with but on exception. In this case his decision was unanimously affirmed by the Appellate Division. He was genial and unassuming in his demeanor and will be missed by a large number of friends in this city and county.
BROTHER GEORGE BURIED MONDAY
By a somewhat unusual chain of circumstances, Mr. Agnew's brother, George F. Agnew, a prominent resident of Elizabethtown, died last Saturday forenoon at his home in that village. The deceased was sixty-four years of age and had been a resident of Essex county for forty years. He was at one time proprietor of the Elizabethtown-Lake Placid stage line and later conducted an auto route between Elizabethtown and Westport.
He was for several terms superintendent of highways at Elizabethtown.
The interment was in Port Henry on Monday beside the grave of his daughter.
The Plattsburgh sentinel, June 12, 1923
Mr. Agnew left his office a few days ago for the purpose of taking an outing at the camp of Andrew Pecotte of Peru, the camp being located near the mouth of the Little Au Sable. Mr. Pecotte had been in the habit of spending each night with Mr. Agnew during his stay in camp. The two had breakfast together yesterday morning and as the day was stormy, Mr. Pecotte said he would go to his home in Peru and do some work that had to be done about the premises. As he was leaving, Mr. Agnew warned him not to forget to bring him a couple of packages of cigarettes on his return later in the day. This was the last seen of Mr. Agnew alive.
The next that was seen of the victim of the unfortunate accident was when the two boys sighted the body ashore. The boys ran to the home of Henry Allen, nearby and told Mrs. Allen that there was a man in the water. Mrs. Allen ran down to the river and recognized the body as that of Mr. Agnew. She hurried back to the house and telephoned Mr. Pecotte that Mr. Agnew had been drowned.
Mr. Pecotte at once returned to the camp and brought the body to the shore a few feet away. Life had been extinct for some time. Mr. Agnew was dressed in a bathing suit and raincoat and nearby was a rowboat tied to the camp dock. In the boat were Mr. Agnew's walking stick and on one of the seats was a partially smoked cigarette.
Coroner Oliver Lafountaine, Jr. of Champlain, was notified, and went to Valcour. He called Dr. E. E. Larkin for an examination of the body and the physician reported that there was no water in the lungs. This was evidence that death was not caused by drowning. It is apparent that Mr. Agnew was either stricken with apoplexy and fell from the boat into the water, or that he had started to wade in the river and when he entered the water, which is still chilly, the shock went to his heart and that he died instantly. The fact that he wore a bathing suit would indicate that he had intended to enter the water.
There is between three and four feet of water where the body was found. The feet were resting on the river bottom and the head and shoulders were floating face downward.
The body was on the order of Coroner Lafountaine removed to Carroll's undertaking rooms in this city and will later be removed to the home of his sister, Mrs. Mary Sanger of Rand Hill, from which place the funeral, which will be private, will be held Sunday at two o'clock, standard time. The interment will be in Morrisonville Cemetery.
Surviving Mr. Agnew are three brothers, Frank of Albany, Alexander of Cripple Creek, Colorado, and Cyrus of Elizabethtown, N. Y., and two sisters, Mrs. Sanger and Mrs. Charles Weir, both of Beekmantown.
David H. Agnew was born on Rand Hill in the town of Beekmantown fifty-six years ago. His early education was received in the district schools and later, through his own efforts, he graduated from the Albany Law School and received his L. L. B. degree from Union University.
Upon his graduation from the law school Mr. Agnew settled in Plattsburgh and remained here ever since in the practice of his profession. He was a Republican in politics and in 1905 was selected Surrogate of Clinton County, an office he held for six years with credit to himself and to the county.
Mr. Agnew was a man with a wide circle of friends made through his absolutely square methods. If he was your friend words were not needed to express it, but the deed was never lacking that proved the sincerity of his regard. There were no two ways about him and anyone who had dealing with him knew just what to expect. They had no reason to expect that would not get their just due and they were never disappointed. In his conduct of the surrogate's office, the caliber of the man was distinctly shown and his absolutely impartial judgement might be depended upon absolutely. During the entire six years he was surrogate, there were some very important wills probated and in some of them more or less contention. Out of all of these, his judgement was accepted with but on exception. In this case his decision was unanimously affirmed by the Appellate Division. He was genial and unassuming in his demeanor and will be missed by a large number of friends in this city and county.
BROTHER GEORGE BURIED MONDAY
By a somewhat unusual chain of circumstances, Mr. Agnew's brother, George F. Agnew, a prominent resident of Elizabethtown, died last Saturday forenoon at his home in that village. The deceased was sixty-four years of age and had been a resident of Essex county for forty years. He was at one time proprietor of the Elizabethtown-Lake Placid stage line and later conducted an auto route between Elizabethtown and Westport.
He was for several terms superintendent of highways at Elizabethtown.
The interment was in Port Henry on Monday beside the grave of his daughter.
The Plattsburgh sentinel, June 12, 1923
PLATTSBURGH - Hon. David H. Agnew, one of the most widely-known attorneys in this city, lost his life in the waters of the Little Au Sable river, some time yesterday afternoon. The body was discovered shortly after noon by two boys who were on a fishing expedition.
Mr. Agnew left his office a few days ago for the purpose of taking an outing at the camp of Andrew Pecotte of Peru, the camp being located near the mouth of the Little Au Sable. Mr. Pecotte had been in the habit of spending each night with Mr. Agnew during his stay in camp. The two had breakfast together yesterday morning and as the day was stormy, Mr. Pecotte said he would go to his home in Peru and do some work that had to be done about the premises. As he was leaving, Mr. Agnew warned him not to forget to bring him a couple of packages of cigarettes on his return later in the day. This was the last seen of Mr. Agnew alive.
The next that was seen of the victim of the unfortunate accident was when the two boys sighted the body ashore. The boys ran to the home of Henry Allen, nearby and told Mrs. Allen that there was a man in the water. Mrs. Allen ran down to the river and recognized the body as that of Mr. Agnew. She hurried back to the house and telephoned Mr. Pecotte that Mr. Agnew had been drowned.
Mr. Pecotte at once returned to the camp and brought the body to the shore a few feet away. Life had been extinct for some time. Mr. Agnew was dressed in a bathing suit and raincoat and nearby was a rowboat tied to the camp dock. In the boat were Mr. Agnew's walking stick and on one of the seats was a partially smoked cigarette.
Coroner Oliver Lafountaine, Jr. of Champlain, was notified, and went to Valcour. He called Dr. E. E. Larkin for an examination of the body and the physician reported that there was no water in the lungs. This was evidence that death was not caused by drowning. It is apparent that Mr. Agnew was either stricken with apoplexy and fell from the boat into the water, or that he had started to wade in the river and when he entered the water, which is still chilly, the shock went to his heart and that he died instantly. The fact that he wore a bathing suit would indicate that he had intended to enter the water.
There is between three and four feet of water where the body was found. The feet were resting on the river bottom and the head and shoulders were floating face downward.
The body was on the order of Coroner Lafountaine removed to Carroll's undertaking rooms in this city and will later be removed to the home of his sister, Mrs. Mary Sanger of Rand Hill, from which place the funeral, which will be private, will be held Sunday at two o'clock, standard time. The interment will be in Morrisonville Cemetery.
Surviving Mr. Agnew are three brothers, Frank of Albany, Alexander of Cripple Creek, Colorado, and Cyrus of Elizabethtown, N. Y., and two sisters, Mrs. Sanger and Mrs. Charles Weir, both of Beekmantown.
David H. Agnew was born on Rand Hill in the town of Beekmantown fifty-six years ago. His early education was received in the district schools and later, through his own efforts, he graduated from the Albany Law School and received his L. L. B. degree from Union University.
Upon his graduation from the law school Mr. Agnew settled in Plattsburgh and remained here ever since in the practice of his profession. He was a Republican in politics and in 1905 was selected Surrogate of Clinton County, an office he held for six years with credit to himself and to the county.
Mr. Agnew was a man with a wide circle of friends made through his absolutely square methods. If he was your friend words were not needed to express it, but the deed was never lacking that proved the sincerity of his regard. There were no two ways about him and anyone who had dealing with him knew just what to expect. They had no reason to expect that would not get their just due and they were never disappointed. In his conduct of the surrogate's office, the caliber of the man was distinctly shown and his absolutely impartial judgement might be depended upon absolutely. During the entire six years he was surrogate, there were some very important wills probated and in some of them more or less contention. Out of all of these, his judgement was accepted with but on exception. In this case his decision was unanimously affirmed by the Appellate Division. He was genial and unassuming in his demeanor and will be missed by a large number of friends in this city and county.
BROTHER GEORGE BURIED MONDAY
By a somewhat unusual chain of circumstances, Mr. Agnew's brother, George F. Agnew, a prominent resident of Elizabethtown, died last Saturday forenoon at his home in that village. The deceased was sixty-four years of age and had been a resident of Essex county for forty years. He was at one time proprietor of the Elizabethtown-Lake Placid stage line and later conducted an auto route between Elizabethtown and Westport.
He was for several terms superintendent of highways at Elizabethtown.
The interment was in Port Henry on Monday beside the grave of his daughter.
The Plattsburgh sentinel, June 12, 1923
Mr. Agnew left his office a few days ago for the purpose of taking an outing at the camp of Andrew Pecotte of Peru, the camp being located near the mouth of the Little Au Sable. Mr. Pecotte had been in the habit of spending each night with Mr. Agnew during his stay in camp. The two had breakfast together yesterday morning and as the day was stormy, Mr. Pecotte said he would go to his home in Peru and do some work that had to be done about the premises. As he was leaving, Mr. Agnew warned him not to forget to bring him a couple of packages of cigarettes on his return later in the day. This was the last seen of Mr. Agnew alive.
The next that was seen of the victim of the unfortunate accident was when the two boys sighted the body ashore. The boys ran to the home of Henry Allen, nearby and told Mrs. Allen that there was a man in the water. Mrs. Allen ran down to the river and recognized the body as that of Mr. Agnew. She hurried back to the house and telephoned Mr. Pecotte that Mr. Agnew had been drowned.
Mr. Pecotte at once returned to the camp and brought the body to the shore a few feet away. Life had been extinct for some time. Mr. Agnew was dressed in a bathing suit and raincoat and nearby was a rowboat tied to the camp dock. In the boat were Mr. Agnew's walking stick and on one of the seats was a partially smoked cigarette.
Coroner Oliver Lafountaine, Jr. of Champlain, was notified, and went to Valcour. He called Dr. E. E. Larkin for an examination of the body and the physician reported that there was no water in the lungs. This was evidence that death was not caused by drowning. It is apparent that Mr. Agnew was either stricken with apoplexy and fell from the boat into the water, or that he had started to wade in the river and when he entered the water, which is still chilly, the shock went to his heart and that he died instantly. The fact that he wore a bathing suit would indicate that he had intended to enter the water.
There is between three and four feet of water where the body was found. The feet were resting on the river bottom and the head and shoulders were floating face downward.
The body was on the order of Coroner Lafountaine removed to Carroll's undertaking rooms in this city and will later be removed to the home of his sister, Mrs. Mary Sanger of Rand Hill, from which place the funeral, which will be private, will be held Sunday at two o'clock, standard time. The interment will be in Morrisonville Cemetery.
Surviving Mr. Agnew are three brothers, Frank of Albany, Alexander of Cripple Creek, Colorado, and Cyrus of Elizabethtown, N. Y., and two sisters, Mrs. Sanger and Mrs. Charles Weir, both of Beekmantown.
David H. Agnew was born on Rand Hill in the town of Beekmantown fifty-six years ago. His early education was received in the district schools and later, through his own efforts, he graduated from the Albany Law School and received his L. L. B. degree from Union University.
Upon his graduation from the law school Mr. Agnew settled in Plattsburgh and remained here ever since in the practice of his profession. He was a Republican in politics and in 1905 was selected Surrogate of Clinton County, an office he held for six years with credit to himself and to the county.
Mr. Agnew was a man with a wide circle of friends made through his absolutely square methods. If he was your friend words were not needed to express it, but the deed was never lacking that proved the sincerity of his regard. There were no two ways about him and anyone who had dealing with him knew just what to expect. They had no reason to expect that would not get their just due and they were never disappointed. In his conduct of the surrogate's office, the caliber of the man was distinctly shown and his absolutely impartial judgement might be depended upon absolutely. During the entire six years he was surrogate, there were some very important wills probated and in some of them more or less contention. Out of all of these, his judgement was accepted with but on exception. In this case his decision was unanimously affirmed by the Appellate Division. He was genial and unassuming in his demeanor and will be missed by a large number of friends in this city and county.
BROTHER GEORGE BURIED MONDAY
By a somewhat unusual chain of circumstances, Mr. Agnew's brother, George F. Agnew, a prominent resident of Elizabethtown, died last Saturday forenoon at his home in that village. The deceased was sixty-four years of age and had been a resident of Essex county for forty years. He was at one time proprietor of the Elizabethtown-Lake Placid stage line and later conducted an auto route between Elizabethtown and Westport.
He was for several terms superintendent of highways at Elizabethtown.
The interment was in Port Henry on Monday beside the grave of his daughter.
The Plattsburgh sentinel, June 12, 1923
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