Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-08-31

PartscsIaru q the ssars-TAe DEATH q Res.
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The ST John Boat Race which begun so
pleasantly and ended 30 sadly Is thus
-Scribed by the correspondent: Of the
iioston advertiser. IL will be seen that
there Is no doubt the catastrophe is to be
attributed to over-exertion:
By daylight this morning the st : cts
were flied with people. aud all night car
riages, wagons aud foot-passengers were
pouring into town. At four O'Clock. the
first train of tweuty-one cars left for RIVER
side. with fair complement OF passengers,
and the next. half an hour later. was
crowded. The carriages began To start at
five O'Clock. and before six nearly every
available conveyance. from barouche to
"A rafting, springiess market-wagon. was
on the marsh road. The horse ears for In
dianhayen, the starting-point Of the steam
er>, began running Mt four o'clock. and nv
six some twenty-five steamers from the
fine river boats to the little tugs. were
steaming up the river. BY six o'clock the
space between the track and the water
Vas crowded. Up IN the fields on the
right hundreds were sitting in carriages
while the thousands In the highway were
constantly on the move. Near Riverside
station temporary telegraph office had
n
Bo-tonian was selling pools In small sums.
all at odds, OF two to one. Several Mon
tr"al men. anticipating a second Lachine
bad just arrived with some thousands, all
of "hich they were anxious to invest on
the Iyucslders. Every one willing TO risk
one To ~" on 81. John was readily taken
/ NJ, and IN many cases tire. to one was
frrcS oilcred. Bright. the spare man OF
The Tyne crew. was on the Judges boat
backing his friends heavily. On line out
si'tr the course and near the Judges hoat
were anchored the steamers. all crowded
with spectators. and every available stand
iug-placr on the wood-boats were At a
premium. The grand-stand. however.
| presented lonesome appearance. Near
! " twenty-five thousand people had good
/ view nf the race.
BY seven O'Clock all were In their chos.
en- places anxious for the race To begin.
The water was perfectly smooth over part
Z Of the course. but slightly rippled by the
breeze In exposed places. The boat of the
I -. John crew was towed down early and
I the men walked down along the shore and
| getting aboard the judges boat waited for
thrr opponents The latter appeared
with their boat on their shoulders nj dv-
minute, past seven. launched her. and
going to their float took their places. la a
very few minutes the ST John men too.
[ were ready The Tyne men were bare TO
III" waist, Will. the 81. John men still
wore their pink shirts. all having their
heads bare. FULTON callesi out, Now give
( the word the quicker the better" iii.
/ crew seemed nervous and eager To start.
/ Both boats We're ordered back a little then
| the ~. John farther still. Gentlemen
! ar- YOU ready said Mr. Jones. Ready. 4"
replied the two strokes. A. they dipped
ih"ir oars in the water Cot cried he.
two or three seconds later: and they went
% splendidiy. 81. John getting the water
1 first. Those alongsd de noticed that the
Tyne stroke was queer one and IL seemed
- u the men had never sat in thu boat to-
gc;h"r. Nevertheless. the TYNE went
ahead. Rsniorth settling down to thirty
nine to the minute. two quicker than usual.
and Fulton gaining slowly at forty-four,
the same rate at which he started.
( The stroke Of the Tyne vas still uneven.
E"ntouh evidently intending to show hi.
stern IA the New Brunswickers A. soon A.
possible. With this view he spurted up 10
/ forty Three some time before reaching tn.
grand stand, mile up the course. but
without shaking OF his pursucr. This
was only for few second-. however
when Eeuforth vas seen 10 drop an oar.
/ look over hi. shoulder, throw up his arms
and fall back into kellcy's lap The rx-
ciietncnt was awful. The Tyne boat lost
headwly. The 1t. John men shot ahead
and the Tyne headed for the shore. Cries
and shouts Of sold out, Foul play
rShane." Fraud" Pull ahead" aud
Go II, 81. John" were ahead. When tn.
crew reached the stand, with Rcnforth a
dead weight In the boat. Il seemed at first
A. II the dying man would be- mobbed
There wa, hardly person who believed
IL possible that such muscul ar and power
iui man could have even tainted or sus-
tanned any accident. All along the shore
there seemed but one fecilug-that of
regret that the rsec could NOT have been
iaiFiv rowed 10 the end and Decided on its
merits The crowd on the Judges boat
we're ~ A state Of the widest excitement
not Knowing what aa- the matter: and
NT. Oldham. the Tyne umpire, said his
men had turned la 10 avoid a foul Mean
while the others had PUT the dying oars
man IN carriage, and while Chambers
accompanied him 10 his quarters, Kelley
and i'ercy. with long, clean, beautiful
stroke. very different from any they had
shown la the race, rowed back to the start
ing-poiut and reported that Reniorth had
tainted While he wa, being put on shore
the people were cheering as If their throais
would burst. Every steamer was whist
ling, and Fulton was setting his men stead
ily On 10 the stake-boaI At forty one strokes
Ia the minute. Without squirt or hardly
ign Of n change they turned In eighteen
minutes and two seconds, and started back
al forty-two. The boats kept encroaching
on the course and only with great deal OF
trouble was Il kept clear enough tor SIN
gle boat. Within half mile OF the end Of
the six. Fulton increased the stroke To
forty four. and came In amid shriek-
cheer-, hat waving aud u chorus Of steam
whistles. the time for the full six miles be- |
Ing thirty-nine minutes. twenty and three
iiiths seconds. The steamers pulled up |
their anchors, the little tugs turned around |
and the race for Indiantowu began in good
earnest. The throng in the road ON tn. |
hills, and along the shore slowly suryed
toward the city, a. one then said, all un- |
mndml OF the great osrsInan then living |
on his deatil-bed. like grand funeral pro
cession. The train, took back thousands. |
the long line Of carriages started over the |
dusty road. and by noon the kenucbecca,i, |
was rs quiet "a before the arrival OF the |
many thousands that. on that morning saw
the champion oarsman OF the world set |
his last stroke.
When Renforth was raised from the |
boat he had evidently been suffering great |
ly. He looked around "A few moments
staring wildly. He was placed In a |
barouche and driven rapidly TO the Clare
mont House without covering or medical |
attendance. 1t is reported that he said |
while IN the carriage, We are beaten |
and beaten badly; the st Johns crew Is |
the best crew in the world" Upon reach |
ing his quarters he was at once attended |
10 BY live physicians, who BLEED him, but
that afforded but little relief The body |
was cold and the blood driven inward so |
that little more than "a gill flowed from the |
open parts. He at one time threw up con
siderable mucous matter and during the
whole examination articulated but very
little, breathing very hard. A second time
he choked and discharged some matter
of pinky hue. He spoke to his com
panOns shortly before his death. He SPOKE
to hi crew of his approaching end, and
one OF the last words he spoke WAS wife
although ii could not be made out what he
wished TO say. He died at ten minutes be-
lore nine O'Clock. of congestion of the
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