The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-08

II ABOUT tUlsE gAAbuitNsyhfA9I k49SUlRlsiDE
\ WORKS. Fifteen minutes after being In Ia
! water be was about half way batween ih
4 smelling works and The steamer. Then
saw hiESa 10. -ow himself sideways dive dow,
i two or thres times, and I did not gee 5hir
any more. Nexs5 say the PAIN. house " keepe
IN small boat goiL,s .oRara Mr. hale.on !,
dressed myself and men Jumped over IN
fence, aEd saw Mr.. Ralsv, on tDe'ng rohed 9,
barrel. | rubbed his Zee. 20 70. IF ., 10 warn
him up. On the arrival OF H. = los.oI. "
tried to restore him by artifeia, olsasu,ng
blew in his mouth for about three tual ssi |.
OF an hour, while the doctor preset " Oh Oh
stomach. This was continued until Fri nst
doctor came, who made an examination an,
pronounced Mr.. Raiston dead. The first
| na'f-hour he seemed to warm up, but gradu-
ally alter that felt that his lips were getting
coider. did all could to try to bring him
to life again. ~ IS '
ALI the facts above given are taken from
the statements of eye.witnesses while every
incident was fresh and vivid in their minds.
The same testimony will, without doubt, be
eouced at the inquest to-day. We give them
simply as they are.
Dr. Lindermann, director Of the United
States Mint anda personal friend of Mr..
halston, no, longer than ten days ago, talk
ing to him of bis habit of going in bathing
after baving concluded the business Of the
day, strongly advised him against continuing
the practice. He warned him that he would
some day be seized with cramps while ont
OF his depth and drown. The peculiar, tired.
and nervous condition produced By hard
days work would tend most strongly to pro.
duce this disastrous result. Mr. Raiston, on
this advice, gave up his bathing for con-
siderable time, but eventually returned to it,
and for the past Two weeks has been bathing
constantly.
A physician who saw Dir. R1lstou's re.
mains st his residence late yesterday after
noon states that the expression of the face,
the color and general appearance of the
body, gave him the conviction 10 the strong
est manner that the deceased had met bis
death from spssm or apopletic attack. which
could have been caused by suddenly entering
the cold waters Of the bay with oVerheated
blood and in a state of great mental and
nervous excitement.
SoRRowFUL PROCESSION.
The body was now placed in the Morgue |
wagon and taken by The nearest route to the |
unfortunate gentleman's late residence, cor
ner Of Leayenwortb and Pine streets. The |
appearance of the iil.omened vehicle in that |
fashionable neighborbood, and particularly |
at the hall-door of Mr.. Ra>ton'S palatial |
home, created a profound sensation, which
was increased by the spectacle of several
hacks and the coroneI's buggy driving |
up to the front gate with speed which
betokened the occurrence Of some disaster
of an unusually sensational character. The
deceased gentleman's family were fortu-
nately absent, and the first inmate of the
household who received the sad intell-
gence Of the untimely death was co.
lored man who opened the door, The
Of the domestic on hear
ing the appalling news is indescribabIe. He
appeared literally stunned by the announce
mcnt, and for some moments he stood gazing
stolidly at the rough oaken coffin, until the
coroncr's attacte, roughly brushed past
him, when he realized that the news was
only too true. The body was taken into
one Of the spacious ptrlors on the ground
door, where it lay for about half an hour in
the coffin in which it had been brought from
he scene OF the disaster. The news of the
sad accident spread with startling rapidly,
and ia a short time a number of the de-
leased gcntleman's friends had congregated
around the bier, anxious. to catch a glimpse
Of his face in death.