The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-02-05

DROWNED. Our town was greatly excited
at about noon on Monday last, by the report
which spread rapidly, that Benjaman r.
Kinds, son of Mr.. B. II. Kinds, was
drowned in McMichael's Greek, in the pool
of Wallaces Mill dam, in this borough. On
repairing to the place we found the report
only too true The facts as we heard them
are about as follows: Young Kinds was i'll
the Post Office at the time of the arrival OF
the mails, and remarked that while the mail
was changing he would 60 down and see bow
the ice was. On arriving near the dam be
was met by lad, son of Morris Stone, who
on learning his purpose assured him the ice
was too thin to bear him. Kinds thought
not however, and the two proceeded to the
dam together, when the lad threw stone on
the ice which gave way under Its weight.
Nothing deferred by this Kinds stepped on
to the ice, and had proceeded some eight or
ten feet from the shore, when the treacher-
Gus support gave way and he sank through
into the water The lad Stone tried to thrust
rail to the already drowning lad but his
strength was not equal to the occasion and
he started to procure assistance. In the
meantime Kinds tried to rescue himself with
the aid of the surrounding ice, but this prov
ed too thin and brittle, giving away under his
clutch. He was then sank beneath the water
but soon reappeared and called loudly for as
Sistance He sank the second time but came
to the surface again and was heard to scream
murder, murder, but soon sank the third
| time and seen no more until his body was
raised a corpse Almostimmediatel after he
sank the third time, a number of persons
gathered around the scene of the disaster, q
boat was procured and Mr. Benjamin f
Butts and VIM. Baldwin proceeded to search
for the body, Butts occupying the front o.
the boat and breaking the way through the
ice with an ak They had gone but a short
distance, when the discovery of the body.
| lying on its back, immediately beneath the spot
where he broke in was announced, and Mr.
Butts, with pair of sucker hooks, drew il
out. The depth Of the water barely exceed,
| four feet. The body was taken, at once Il
the residence of the Hon. John B. Storm
where it was given in charge of Drs. Shull
Seip, Walton and Miller, who employed
every endeavor which science could suggest
but without avail The spirit had departed
beyond recall Esquire Drake was ther
summoned as Corner, and selected the follow
ing named gentlemen to hold the inquest
! VIM. s. Wintermute, Harrison s. Drake
John Keener, John w. Smith, George T.
Stouifer and VIM. Rinker, who rendered q
finding in accordance with the above facts.
The news of the melancholy occurrence
shocked the sensibilities of all who heard it
Young Hinds was within one week of being
twenty years of age. He was young gen
tleman of unobtrusive manners, of quiet
department, of exemplary behavior, and com
manded the respect of all who knew him
He was a close reader and student, anC
possessing more than an ordinary share ot
talents, it was safe to predict for him, haC
he lived brilliant future and the life of ;
good citizen. The bereaved family, wh'
have thus in moment lost an only s0u-al
only daughter yet remaining to them-hav
the most heartfelt sympathies of our who'll
community over their great loss May h
who tempereth the wind to the shorn lam
so reconcile them, Father, Mother, Sister
and friends, to their severe affiiction, tha
even in their sorrow they may feel comfort i
the assurance that the death of the dca
son and brother is but the transporting of
spirit into the presence of the merciful Go
: who gave it.
THE funeral of young Kinds will tax
place on Friday afternoon at o'clock. Serv
ces at the house. Interment in the Friend
burying ground.