The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-01-22


and tAusl throw the upper side of the
boat out of the water as far as posi-
BILE, and thus keep it rom sWamping.
Mr.. Turncf called for some oneito as
sist him in re-arranging me rope
when, too many of them spfinging tc
assist him, the water poured over the
upper side, in an instant turning II
completely over, breaking it loose
from the ropes and throwing Its occu-
pants into the turbulent flood.
1 Quitesa nuInber Of persons were on
| the bridge, and also on the banks
where the boat landed on either side,
among the latter Of whom were Mr..
and Mrs. w. @. Leslie, who had arriv-
ed Just too late to get aboard the boat
before 1t took its final, fatal trip, and,
4 IN less time than it takes to tell il, the
alarm WAS given and crowd was
9snshing to the. river from either side
to AndeaVor to save life if pessib1e.
The boat kept turning oyer and over,
some elinging 10 it and others floating
4 helplessly in the stream until in near
ed the bridge where is struck the pier
1 on the east side, where VIM. Turner,
Ed. Messersmith- and Robert Moore
caught In the stones land@Werel taken
ont, all of them more or less injured,
but. none of, them YeIy seriously.--
When the accide dent happened nam
Der Of persons ran out on q span. of
the foot-bridge which was still stand
ing and attempted to do what they
could to save those WhOg were stEug-
Cling in the water under them when
it suddenly gage way, all on il escap-
ing to shore, however, except man
by the name Of Tucker, who went
down with the bridge. Luckily,
hoWeVer, he was tinhnFt by the fail
and was probably the means of saving
the life OF Robert Eioss, whom he pull
led out of the water and helped on
the portion Of the bridge on which he
was floating. g 81 III ~
. AT the same time that the bridge
fell the boat broke loose frafh the pier,
where It probably had not stopped
ten. seconds, and went down the
stream, bottom up, with Father
0,Branig gan, the pastor of the Catholic
Congregation IN this place, Harry
Watson, David and jam es Sloss. and
Clinfles Turner, on it. John Sloss
and the boy, Alex. Mitchell, were
some distance ahead Of the boat, bnt
with out any support whatever, and
the latter soon sank to rise no more.
Sioss, Who is said TO have been an ex-
eellent Swimmer, kept up for some
distarce, but when opposite the lower
end OF Chestnut street sank for the
last time. 1t was terrible to the scor
es of strong MEN who had to stand
Quietly BY and see Sloss drowning,
all their efforts to rescue him proving
futile. a brave felloR by the name
Of. Wood, an empioye in the Atlantic
Mill, started out in a flat-boat which
'fie found at the ZOO Of Chestnut street,
with a piece OF a board as a paddle,
and the boat partly full of water. but
could not reach Eloss before he disap-
Deared for the last time. = = IS ~
While ihls Tragedy was enactine,
those on the boat and bridge were be-
ing carried on down by the current,
when Mood, failing to find Sloss, fol-
lowed after them, and at the new iron
bridge below town, three-quarters Of
mile. from where the accident hap
peneds caught mp with those. on the
boat and stayed with them, padding
towards the shore. until they finally
landed below the railroad bridge, at
the Stewart furnaces, fully a mile
from where, hey started Tucker and
Robert Slossss. v Ao sEgere on the por-
ton OF the bridge, were taken OIL be-
low the first bridge. "a wagon soon
conveyed all to town, where every at
tenton was paid them, and we are
happy to state they are all doing we'll
biA reward of $500 was soon offered
for theFecovery of the body and per-
sonal effects Of Mr.. John iSIoss, of NIer-
Ger. "A large number Of persons were
engaged in the search the latter part
Of last week until Sabbath morning
about ten O'Clock wien the body was
found about two miles from, where he
Wasseen to go down, bystwe men nam
ed McTeysaRd O9Donnells The body
was1aken:to theIIanson House, where
an inquest was held over it in the af-
ternoon., The gold watch and chain
worn by the deceased were recovered
with the body, but the two pocket
books which the deceased. IS said to
have been in the habit Of carrying
have not been. founda Whether they
were lost out while the hodywas in the
water or whether those who found the
bod on Sunday have tile money is
not yet. clears dsa 81 S l-s.ssEs ss8qaif ~.
1aHbe body of young Mitchell not hav-
ing been found in the meantime re-
ward of fifty dollars was offered en-
Tuesday morning for its recovery,
starting several parties in search of it
and resulting in finding it about 2
o'clock nearly mile below town.
w bile searching the river for Mr.,
SlossDtbe body of one Peter Baer, "a
carpenter who formely y worked in this
town was found. He had latterly re-
sided at Wheatland, from where he
was missed some weeks since but
nothing was thought OF 1t as he an
Hoaneed the night he left that he was
going over into Ohio to work. He
was in the habit of getting drunk and
it is supposed that he felpinto the She-
mango while in this condition and was
drowned, An other unfortunate and
an other warming to the worshipers of
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Correspondence 9-iAo as s1is iiAs 4
Mr.. EDIT9R AS our township has
not been represented in your columns
for eome time q take the responsibili.
ty for once TO produce "a few items.
Some Of our citizens have establish
ed q Grange which is The main subr
ject for conversation al present. The
merchants and professional men seem
to be a little dissatisfied. They don't
look to their own interest or they
would keep cool and make the best of
it. Ia consequence of the bad weather
and over sabundenca of mud, the sup
ply, of which the oldest Inhabitants