The Terribly Sad Story Of A Baby In the Gowanus Canal...In 1903

Little Brooklynite Dorothy Moore in the early 1900's
(photo not related to the story)

from the New York Times Archive

This is what happened in our neighborhood on August 18th, 1903!

The story of a baby being thrown into the Gowanus Canal after having been strangled, breaks my heart, even 106 years after it happened.
Yet, it is part of the history of this neighborhood.
It is amazing what a glimpse into the past some of these old newspaper articles provide.