Died in prison
Name not reported
A man held at the Blackwell's Island prison in New York drowned on August 6, 1894, according to The Evening Bulletin. He and another man held there, who were working with a work gang, ran to the sea wall and jumped into the river, and guards chased them in boats. The guards could not reach him before he sank, and his body was not recovered. The other man was recaptured and returned to the prison.
Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident. The newspaper account says he drowned after jumping into the river from the sea wall while escaping with another man from a work gang, and his body was never recovered.
Reported by: 1894 newspaper report (reporters).