Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-07-30

Mr.. Jones graduated from Hayerford, the
Quaker College near Philadelphia, at the
head of his class-was Immediately appointed
tutor in a family of high standing in the
south of Ireland, where he remained more
| than year. lie then spent the remainder of
his three years abroad in study at Paris, Ge-
neva, Rome and Berlin. and since his return
in the summer of 70, has had charge of Oak
| Grove Seminary.
The new school will be opened about the
! first of next January; in the meantime Mr..
Jones will be occupied in the equipment Of
the institution and in visiting the best schools
of the same class in the country. The salary
is liberal one, and in addition the Principal
will have favorable share in the profits.
We congratulate our friend on his prospects.
Drowning OF Ralph Il. Kinsman.
Mr.. Ralph B. Kinsman, Of this city, son OF
Mr.. Frank W. Kinsman, was drowned in the
kenncbec yesterday forenoon at quarter-past
eleven o'clock. A shor. time previous, in
company with a young friend, Mr.. Poe OF
Boston, lie had gone on the river for an hours
sail. Ralph afterwards took a little boat, or
| "shell" for sport, and then remarked that he
must go to DR.. Martins Office, with .hom he
was studying medicine, to get his lesson
Poe then got into the shell and pulled up
river little, but on looking around saw kins-
man ready for bath, having on pair of thin
pants, coming from his waist to his knees.
After swimming few minutes, Ralph got
astride of log, and ti0ated from nearly OPP
posite the ''town landing" to point 10 the
river opposite the Farmer office and the first
pier in the river below the old foundry. He
was about in the middle CT the stream, and
hailed his companion while on the log, and
seemed to be enjoying himself as he leisurely
foated along. Poe kept only short distance
| from the log with his little she'll. Suddenly
he saw Ralph plunge from the log, and scream
for help. Poe made for the spot and got with
| in an oars reach of the poor fellow as he
went down, never to rise again. Ralph
had very pleasing look upon his face, and
| raising his hand in friendly recognition, said
| tGood- j." but before the last word of
| farewell escaped from his lips, the merciless
waters closed over him. Another boat was
| near by, the sail boat of a riverman, With Au-
gustus Thomas and another man on board
They lowered their sail, intending to
render assistance, but were too late. Several
persons on shore saw the distressing sight.
Soon the cry was raised that Ralph kinsman
had been drowned, and he was so well known
that hundreds gathered on the rivers bank,
and it seemed as though great wave Of sor-
| row had swept over the entire community
| A dozen boats put out with sturdy men, pre-
pared with graphing lines and hooks, and
every effort was made to recover the body. 1t
was presumed that the strong current had
carried it down stream. Mr.. George
Hunt, an expert diver, dove several times,
but failed to secure the body. AT last at two
o'clock, two hours and three quarters after the
accident, two boats crews, consisting of Mr..
J. NJ. Libby, George Annable, and Messrs.
| Bolton and Britt, that were provided with
| cod hooks and lines, succeeded in bringing
up the body. Ii was found about rod below
the spot where it sunk, and was conveyed,
rigid in death, to the grief-stricken family.
| The supposition is that Kinsman was seized
| with a sudden attack of cramp, and that
he sank helpless to the bottom.
The recovery of the body from the embrace
| Of the cold waves, so that it may receive the
| rites of christian burial, amid the tears and
love. glances of the home circle, must assuage
somewhat this sudden sorrow, and blunt the
kcenness of the terrible stroke.
The deceased was % years of age, and a
very promising and exemplary young man,
born and reared in this city, and well known
| and beloved. As has been limited, at the time
of his death he was fitting himself for the
medical profession, for which he had the deep
est admiration, giving certain hours of each
day to study. He had already taken course
at Bellvue College and Hospital in New York,
and was contemplating entering the Medical
School at Brunswick. To the afflicted fam
lily, father, mother, sister and brothers, who
sit in sadness in their desolated home, about
the lifeless form of their eldest born, must
come in this dark hour the sympathies of
Him who can speak to the troubled soul as he
did to Galilee's wind dashed waves-''Pcace.
be still"