The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1865-06-25
BOAT LOsT-MAN DROWNED.

BOAT LOsT-MAN DROWNED.
A sloop running on the river between, ,Des
Chutes and Uma,iIla, was lost on Friday
evening last, under the following circumstan-
cess: In the afternoon the Captain had taken
on board over Eve tons (weight) of merchan-
disc, marked for Hill & Kane, Umatilla Land
ing. TWAS now well toward evening, whenJhe
Captain, at the suggestion of man named
Jacob Kimball, pulled out for the purpose of
running down TO Cello and talsipg on board
provisions for the trip, There was no wind
at the time, and as consequence resort was
had to the oars. For some reason or other,
soon after. starting, Kimball became fright
ened and insisted on running the boat ashore
at point where she was sure to strike on the
rocks. Capt. Madison insisted upon pulling
out, but all his efforts were paralized by
Kimball, until at length the latter broke his
oar. Reduced to one oar, and already near
Cello, the Captain Of the slopn did all that
he could to bring the soop to the landing,
but without avail, The sail was resorted to,
but owing to the calm no headway could'be
made on the vessel, and she continued. on
down the current. On nearing the rapids,
Capt Madison proposed to his companion to
leave the vessel-wbich by this time was fast
sinking, owing to having struck on rock
and swim for their lives. Kmball was paralyz-
ed by fear, and although he promised to follow
Madison when he jumped overheard, he re-
mained on the sloop until she was fairly in
the breakers, when he took to the water, but
too late. Drawn onward by the current, he
was seen to pass over the falls in the rear Of
(, tho boat, and finally was seen in an eddy
below the falls, where he sank and was not
seen afterwards. At the time Capt. Madison
jumped overheard, the sloop was distant
from the shore probably FIVE hundred yards,
but by extraordinary exertions he succeeded
in making o landing in a cove just-above
the first rapids. The boat passed over the
falls in apparent safety, but was soon swal-
lowed up in the surging current. Jacob
Kimball, the man who was drowned, was a
native of Pennsylvania, aged about 55 years,
and was man of good habits. His trade
was that of blacksmith, but for several
years past he has been engaged in navigating
the Upper Columbia. At one time he was
part ownrr in the steamer Cascddilla. subse.
quently sold to the o. S. N. Company. At
the time of his death he was preparing to
open trading post at ,Paleuse Landing, and
he is supposed to have had on his person, at
the time of his drowning, some $4,000 iu
coin, with which he designed to buy.goods
By the accident Capt. Madisens loses his
boat, with all he had in the world, and il
left penniless. The merchandise ON board
g the boat was the property of Hill u Kane
Umatilla Landing, and, was worth probably
$2,5Oo. The whole of the thrilling affail
was witnessed by Q large number-of personl
from the shore, who we Q unable. to rendel
assistance, owing to the fact that all, thu
small boats were without oars. Up to thi
writing the body of Kimball has not beer
found. The large amount of money he il
believed to have. had on his person will in
ducs boatmen and others to keep sharl
lookout for his remains.