, 1875-09-03

wss on Isst Monday. In tho afsernoon-ho nsed
to a[waTs bat!lo In tho Afternoon, Ho Used to
pay tne four lsa eyery titne be CANE, and always
1oiused change, and eavc linn extra towels aud
extra mat for hie room. To-day ho cano IN
about iIalf.past 3 O'Clock. fle didn't como On bis
l,ofsc, 81 said before. snd wss nurps,ncd as #.
fIom tho hnolt[ng Works. He wcnk Into ono o1
thern hnail ronnH to undrcss after giving mo
another four-bit p.ece. ven. into the room to
br.ng Ltn IN extra caEpe. for tho .loor- When
went In l4o Was undrnasing and hts faco WAS COW
cred with aWeat, having walked from tho bank on
California street, around tho waterfront. |
eald. Mr. lsalston you art sweating groat
deal. aud no answered, ehy'ng, oh. III rub
snyEelf well mud tako shower-hath before 70
acf.
VALUABLE rArEra.
F" a abort Nlilo aftcr lie cnmo To Tho door Of
Keen tllo-o for me, Mr. Richards; there Ara
valuable paperH in tuy pockctn.' He'd never left
lis clothes with mo before, rad took soo1 caro-
nf them. Then saw him swimming heSoud
MGR, aud every timo ha came hero lie used to
h~im nH far ont nn that. For that rcaRon. you
aee, wasn't an1ious about him, aud didn't no.
lice him any moro. In \ few miuutes af ftor6arA
n man, whose name neye Sluce learnoa is Mr..
Glnnbonl. cAmo running up to tho house and
Haid Mister. that man who won't IN q few
| moments ago swlmm,hg-wo can't Heo him =
! That alarmed mo, and wont out OH tho teacl,
and looked all around tho water, bns couldn't eco
/ him. Somo ono said TINT he had Ronc on down
! past the emo!tiug works.. l Paid to tnyBelf :
t sThata bad ; lie mover used to do that, an.l
hurried IN mud got my boat out and roHed down
! by the smelling works.
| DISCOVERING TIE BODY.
'Thero vcEe men looking Oh tho wharf OF
! tho works.. aud ! naw. away down by Me'ggs'
wharf, Clsrl, the cnginoor Of tllo Bullion tho
| steamer belonging 10 tho wurks. lilo wnH IN 4
Bulal boat, and was just drawing Mr. Ealaton
! 0ut Of the water into the boat. Clark was all
alone, but aftor some troub'o ho succeeded in
getting him into tho boat, lie rowod to the li!to
cove where he is lying now. / Thought TINT ho
waa doad, and rtwcd On to Megvn' ul'asf, where
| tied my boat fast. jufnpeh ASHORE, and ran ~
fast as 1 could to Tho Clty.1iail. ! don't know
What cas1eed Ats death except that ho eaugl: a
csamp willie IN swimming"
Shortly utter tho keeper had concluded bia
terod tho houae. Capt. I4ees introduced the
Colonel to tho keeper aa q rolAtivo. The hespe,
thereupon EXPRESSED his willingness to
GIVE HIN THE cLornLs.
and Capt. LeeB and tho keeper repaired to thC
upper etory Of the houae where tue latter ha1
Concealed tho arsicea. The Culonel, wlo was
greatly affected, remained below. a reporter
asked hin "hat he thought, Of tho affair, Hs
saitt that It WtB yory sad indeed but thnt it Wat
unquostionably an accidental death. lie a1aol
| that he "aa aware OF tho fact That Sr. ftaleto1
frequently vislted tho batll-horss for tho pur.
roas Of taking baths. Finding tlat tho Captnin
and tho bath-houso proprietor remained ab ore Il
long ti1nr, tho Colonel mounted tho s,alrs also.
While thu party vero awaiting tho rcnppoasanee
Of tho trio from nbovo, ore Of tho reporters c1-
hlbitel bottle 11lca with
a DARK LIQUID
which had boon given to him By soma lad olt.
side. The lad t!ad found 1t In thu vicinity OF tho
bath-tol:.e. When tho bottle was uncoskod
. couEl-m1turo flavor OF sarBaparilla Was
exhalod. Tie keeper Of .he L.tll-l.ourc
subsequently Identified il - bottle that
Tho urchla who found 1t was imhuea
with the idea that It WAS pohou, and dunfully
communicated it to = fow OF his companions,
Who In their turn rolatcd IL to othcre slight,
announcement that Mr. ns1saon hAd swallowed
poison before going in BFin1uluE.
t Wien tho captain and Col. Fry returned t.
tho roam thoy had tho clothes pacted in Ill ost
vafiso which they found up,sta'ts. Tho tepo1te
eagerly questioned tho Captain ~ to wAethe
thero wore any
| rArEnB FoCHD
t1isclosing any information whAtoveg, and th'
Captain stolidiY replied, :. Not thing !,
"Weil, What wero In the pockets, Captain ?
"Theso rero only bnoeh Of koya, fow dol
Iars, and I statement Of ihe bank nnairr. whicl
col. Fry has: but there was nothing sbous TIL
atfair at sIl."
!
Col. Fry going oyof tho hill to tho rcsdenco q
tho latter ~ No. 1879 jackson atreet, The re-
porters strnllcd along the beach TO tho emeltiul
| works whera tie etoty Of tho discovery Of tks
body floating bY vns obtained.
| THE rIhsT BraiIT or TIE Hopf.
Shortly before the Aour Of The men wcro
| work as l,aunl whom une-artncd Inau employee
OIL tho wharf, called them out and said. Hello
thero'a dead man floating a1ouG." Tho mct
rushed to the adge Of tho wharf, and, ioohinI
| over, perceived tho body of tue bother floating
along, face downward III tho direction Of Meigga
wharf. Mr.. Clark, mentioned above. lnmediatul,
got out blu boat aud rescued tho body, but, IN
fortunately. too late to save bis life.
THE DEAD HAAKKEh 1.ARr COMPANIONS.
In tho co,lrsn OF The afternoon tho reportc
met Two intelligent young men. named reapoct
iyely William Mathows and Alfred Fapkley. botI
rpu,ling at 500 Mission stroet wllo wore In swim
sn.ng at the timo Ms. Haltton WA!kod along tht
beach toward tho bath-houeo. lilo addrchac'
Faukloy, asking him If tho water Was cold. Tht
: lid replied, mot worry" and his quossioner ell
tercd tho bathing house. After Eo had entorc
companied By tho lad Mathews. Tho Litter 500
Ink that 3fr. Ralstou waa swimming ont very far
said, "0h, you're going TOO far for nj" III
lctusuod to the shoro. Those Neso tho taa
added that ho gszed ont at the swimmer afso
1eGchlng tho shore. llo was still swimming oai
sud from time to tino tooacd the water up wit
} Luis head.
ANOTHER sronr By An EYEWITNESS.
Oscar ilevkot OF the Niagara House, No. 50
bush street, told the following lint ovaning t
a Chronicle reporter: II was bathing at th
foot Of Larkin street. as North Hoach, At abou
hAlf-pa4t 3 o'clock this afternoon. when III
) Ila!aton arrived there. Ho went into bathing
} house aud divcstod himself Of hts ciothiug an
then took y sllowor.bath. lie ran bstsk!y dow
: tho beach In bis bathipg-Hut and plunged Int
, tho bay. i saw him swimming toward tho o1
Htea1lcr, about 20D yards from tho ahorc. II
r ! IN. t,nIF hnt, Ia nil