The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-26
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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TEE MAINE CArAsrRopnB-DRowNrSe OF THE


TIE MAINE CATASTROPHE DROWNING OF THE
REV. ROBERT g. CHAsE AND A PARTY OF
PHILADELPBIANS.-In our news columns yes
terday we gave the particulars OF the unfOrtun-
ate disaster off Mount Deseret, Maine, by which
the Rev. Robert q. Chase, Mrs. Chase, Miss
Mary u; Houpt, Miss Mary %. Tazewell, and
several of their Eastern friends, encountered
untimely death. This sad affair has caused
great distress in the northwestern section of
the city, where all of the victims were well
known and regarded with the most kindly
The Rev. Mr. Chase was q native of Hopkin-
son, a town about fifteen miles distant from
Concord, New Hampshire AT the time of his
death he was but thirty.twO years of age. Hay-
ing studied for the Episcopal ministry at ST.
MaTy's College, Burlington, N. j., under the
immediate instruction of the late Bishop
Doane, he commenced his laboTs at Freehold
N j., where he remained until he was called to
the pulpit of st Matthias Protestant Epis-
copal Church, on Nineteenth street, above
Wallace, in this city. AT the time Mr.. Chase
became pastor of the church, the congregation
were worshipping in a hall near the Site of the
present building Through his earnest devo-
tioB TO the cause he had espoused, and his
popularity as a preacher and Christian
chapel was erected at the rear end OF the lot on
the corner Of Nineteenth and Wallace streets.
The church prospered greatly under his
ministry, and has already raised S75 900 towards
the erection OF larger building on the front
portion port Gn OF the ground ll owned by 1t. II has
parted with their beloved pastor, the
latter intending to make brief tour
summer recreation. He was accompanied by
his wife and daughter. The latter, VINO is but
eight years of age, had been left at the hotel at
Mount Deseret, and thus escaped the sad fate
which awaited her parents. Mrs. Chase, who
was with her husband on the sailing party, aud
went down with the rest, was n lady of great
amiability of character and unusual mental
endowments and culture. She was a daughter
of the late Joseph II. Dobbins, of Mount Holly.
N. j., and was the senior OF her husband by
about one year
Miss Mary E. Houpt, another of the victims,
xuaa q al OF or Of q hai
engineer of this city, for a long time connected
officially with the Pennsylvania Railroad. She
was member of st. Philips Protestant Epis-
copal Church, and highly esteemed by all her
acquaintances for many sterling traits of char
acter. One of the first teachers in the Girls
High and Normal School, when that institution
was reorganized on its present basis she was
placed in charge of the department of Mem
tai and Moral Philosophy. AS teacher
latter branch exemplihed her teachings by her
daily walk and conversation. In October last,
she retired from the position which she had
filled with so much credit for so long a period,
and in connection with Miss TazeWell esta-
blished seminary for young ladies at No
South Merrick street, West Penn Square. This
institution bid fair to become one or the best
and most popular of its character IN the city.
Miss Mary E. Tazewell, another of the victims,
was closely related to the Goodmans, one of the
Oldest and best-known families In the city. She
was one Of the first pupils of the Girls High and
Normal School, in which she acquired such dis
tinction a scholar that, Immediately on her
graduation, was elected teacher of history and
geography. She was subsequently, transferred to
the department of Natural Science, and re.
matned in the school until last October, on con-
stant duty except during a period of two years,
when she was obliged by ll-health to lay aside
her labors. She eXcelled as a teacher of the
branches of study in her department. After
her resignation from the High school, she be.
came associated with Miss Houpt in the West
Penn Square Seminary for Young Ladies.
Most of the relatives of the victims of the
disaster are now out of the city, but they have
been notified of the sad occurrence, and will
proceed to the East at once.