New-York tribune., 1871-09-13

talk OF household all tho year round In the
way bOatracing Is religion all along the fruitful and
populous banks Of the Tyne. The Hepedsae Daily
Chronicle. with enterprise unknown In this matter
even London. has arranged, It did when the last
International race was rowed at Lachlne In Canada to
have caberams sent OF tho whole proceedings Of tho
Tyno Crew. The Chroniele's expenses with this race
will amount to $500. On Thursday morning all Durham
and Northumberland with whom that Journal the Chi
newspaper OF enterprise and interest, were awaiting
OF the race, when the fatal report Of tho
death OF RrnfOrth the Kcnnebccasis River. There
CONSERVATION and sorrow though national hero
had fallen and all tho vessels the Tyne put up their
flags half-lnast high. Renforth was @ man OF mark
on many accounts was with him shortly before
he SGT out for Canada. He an iron man, and his
death Ia quite ueI Icable He IL only ~ years OF ago
He has been several ears soldier In India He has
been sailor He was the greatest swimmer the Tyno
has produced Ignorant, Wild and poor, hc has been
known to walk 80 miles because he unable pay
his fare by rD and swim prize match at the end Of
his walk win. and come back nearly coatless he
went. Seeing he wac a man OF courage, energy, and
capacity the proprietor OF The ChrOic Mr. Cowcn gave
him encouragement and wise counsel which Renforth
had the to take. He taught himself to write, and
though he Lad obtained fame by his prowcss he did not
know his name when written out. lie was, how
ever, able eventually to write decenty himself. His
strength and skill great that he finally beat Rob
crt Chambers the most famous oarsmen heard Of
and Renorh succeeded this celebrated Champion OF the
Tyne. Mr.. Cowen that the savage was capable Of
civilization. Renforth Joined several building societies.
and instead Of wasting his victorious gains on the river
he accumulated house property, like prudent hero.
In character he utterly unlike Chambers. with
wlom on accornt OF prowcss with the oar, he viii al
ways be ranked Renforth was buoyant, dcmonstratve
uhOundng In c. He sang danced, whistled as well as
he fought and rowcd lie had sense strength, and
houndcss physical capacity. On the other hand, Cham
bers who victorious in than 100 races and beat
everybody at home abroad was retccnt as Carlyle
himself could desire. He seldom spoke took notice Of
people, stepped into his boat when told he had to row,
and looked neither to right left but rOwcd straight
on like machine, until he told he had won; when
he quietly dressed though he had done only an ordn
ary thing. | have seen him pass uDmovcd amid
slch applause $4,000 Northumbrian and other
wcll-organzcd thrOats could vent Though Rem
forth, when dying, said he had "had something"
indicating that he had been, as lie thought,
poisoned and said he would tell his comrades what had
been done to him, which he did not live to do, The
ChrOnicie h0cd to his words, was there any
disposition npue foul play to the Paris crew. And
now the has that Judge Hazcn, who has pre-
sided the Inquest Renorh gives it as his opln
that the presumption that the adventurous oars
man has been poisoned The Chronicle merely remarks
that this Is somewhat satln s. 1t will startle
the Tyncside if il proves true.