The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-04-30 00:00:00

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MELANCHOLY ACCID EN T.

[Frost • 77/4 Preeton Chronicle.")

It is this week our painful task to reeved an recut a
truly lamentable thou any of a local maitre with which it
yet been our duty to arqoaiso our reader*. Flow yo
men. most respecialaly roomected, in tM• bloom of life,
in a mo,iteat of youthful enjoyment, have been at once
off from all earthly ties by au accident moat &filleting
their sorriviag friends, and exciting, is a high degree,
sympathy and feeling of a whole neigliboorliesod.
Their names are, Mr. Nicholas Charles Grinedwar
Mr. George Henry Grineallaw, second and fourth 11Well et.
worthy Chief Magistrate; Mr. Henry %William Hul
oldest Man of H. Hollow, Esq. County Wedowee; and
Joseph Kay, the oldies son of Mr. Kay, proprietor of
Bridgedane cotton factory, in this town.
On Tuesday last, on which day his Makoty's birtb•
was kept, several of our loose towsamrs resolved to r
bowie the occasion by a water party us the A 1
of magic was procured, and though the weather Wilt
faroorable, a numerous assemb!agc of spectators was
lected, little aomeipating the disastrous mut, which,
the succeeding day, was " to charge the harp into muarui
and the music into the voice of them that weep."
Ua Wednesitsy mooning t►e improved state of the wean
induced a few of the party to review their ammement. 1
three firsrwamed young gentlemen above mestioned, vr
Mr. Conned, articled clerk with .1. Ilueh•tl, Eau Solicit
went on hoard a sail boat, and proceeded demo the nem
far as the Customhouse. Thry returned with them*
the quay, at the bottom of Fishergate, where M►. Kay
waiting to join the party. Tor boat bring caleatmes
only four prisons, Mr. George Griasshaw was wepiewei
leave, but, after some persuasion, Mr. Conned was hides
to give up hie place to the aew comer, and the party mg
set sail up the river. Al this time Mr. Thomas Troaeho
sow of Mr. Alderman Trougloole, was preparing awn
boat, and Mr. Consul went to join him. When the 11
boat had arrived about half way between the Germ Hu
and Penworthem Bridge, a ottedese gust of wind merest
The cries of the young wit thew precipitated into
water, end the shrieks of some young ladies who were ws
in( by the river side, and who were *miasma •d the
treating sight, gave an immediate alarm. Mr. Consort
Mr. Tronghton instantly pat oil to render assistaner,
before they came near Ilse place three of the porgy had me
One of them, supposed to be Mr. George Gsearsbaw,
still struggling in the water, spriaremly maim( towards
river aide, Mr. Trowgbton called out to him to retool
wards the wrecked burl, which he aceo►dtergly did, and
MI probability his life would have beets preserved, hut j
as he reached the bust the mast struck him on the &retie
which in his exhausted
to rise no more !

Mr. Connel and Mr. Tibughton followed the wreck
quickly as their single oar 'weld allow them, in the it
that some of their associates might still he clitsgtag td
but on turning the boat up, they bad the grief to gad
lam hope eod iu disappointment.
Thia moot deplorable calamity happened shout we o'cli
when the apr tog tide was nearly at its height, sod the r
considerably awohell by an srrutunlatios of heats wt
Drags and stets were browebt tutu use as sooe as they et
be procured, loot it was past four before the body
Charles Grisothaw wee drawn from Its watery led.
cold remains of Mr. Kay and Mr. Hullos weeesaeeeessi,
fogad soots sfter, lat the corpse of Mr. Goitre', Griettl
was snot met with Neill five o'clock the seat morning.
Mr. H. W. Hutton was the oldest of the party, boil'
blaßid year. Mr. Key and Mr. Charles Griesshaw ■
■early of the same age, twin,: each about feisty. I
George Grino•haw ittas Oa his 1841. year.
They were all >twee risen of I ousiderable ming, ofd
carter, sod their untimely fate has east a gloom upon
Inhabitants of ulna place, which it w.ll take sumo limt
dispel. The immediate relatives of the deceased mouse
will naturally feel the bereavement is the must scale et
see, but they may derive some eossolatiou from tellers
that the sympathy of every sensitive stied is the luau
nelghbourbota is called faith sta their behalf.