The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-13

I cession was then formed, the schoolmatel
Of the deceased following the immediate
relatives, and the body carried TO the de-
pot and put upon the 3:25 train. A
special car WGs filed with those who
accompanied the remains to Portland
where the interment took place.
THE SEARCH FOR YOUNG cRowL
was renewed yesterday morning. and the
river dragged until noon without success
at which time the river was 80 rough,
from the high wind, that the skifs were
unmanagabie, and the search had 70
be discontinued. About 8 o'clock, the
wind having lulled, the effort TO recover
the body was renewed, 4 long line reach.
ing near tWo-thirds across the river hsv.
ing been provided and strung with crap
pling hooks about three feet apart With
this the river was dragged from the point
where the skif was sunk clear down to
the head Of the Island. At dark, however,
the search was still fruitless. Too much
cannot be said in praise Of the noble ef,
torb Of those who, out Of pure sympa.
thy for the distressed parents OF young
Crowl, made and are making such con.
tinued effort to recover his body. The
search will be continued to-day.
INTERVIEW WITH JAMES GREER.
We had further interview with
James Greer, and also with Thorn.
Jordan, the young man whom be
helped into the skitf. The facts
ELECTED were much the came Is We have
already published; but we were struck
with the calm bravery Of the boy, not
withstanding he ihimself thinks there
was nothing remarkable in what he did.
It was, however, a noble and heroic effort
which he made to save the life Of his fel-
low companion, who could not swim, at
the imminent risk Of his own. His ef-
fort was crowned with success only by
reason Of his superior presence OF mind,
for the young man Jordan Is considers
bly, larger than himself, and but fer his
(Grsers) dextrous management might
easily have dragged him to the bottom.
We learned from Greer that none Of
the boys jumped out Of the skitf until il
had sunk so deep that the water was
above their knees, and they did not over
turn it by jumping out. 1t was in bis
effort to get Jordan into it that it was
turned bottom up with Jordan under it,
from which position he could never have
extricated himself. From the first he
(Greerl called upon the boys to stay by
the skiff, as they could easily work It to
shore. he thinks that, having rowed
along without taking note Of time or dis
tance, the other boys, like himself, had
no idea that they were so far out In the
river, and that II they had recognized
this fact none OF them would have left
the skiff. We were curions to know how
he got his coat off while in the water.
He informed rs that as soon as he had
helped Jordan onto the skiff he
recognized that TO attempt to swim
ashore with his coat on would
be to consign himself to death. He
therefore held on to the skif with one
hand until he had gotten one arm out OF
his coat. BE then let go, and while un.
der wafer drew off the other sleeve, aud
coming to the top again threw his coat
on to the skiff and struck for shore. AL
this consumed time, and yet his compau-'
ions had made so little headway that be
soon overlook and passed them, endeav-
oring to cheer them up, his hope being
TO get ashore, procure skiff and return
to their rescue. He found even his vest a
great impediment, and his boots were so
heavy that they kept his body at about
an angle of 45 degrees, which, ot course,
made swimming both difficult and slow.
He now thinks that Crowl never got but
short distance from where they took to
the water, and tha; his body, il found at
all, will be found far outin the deep water.
Young Jordan seems much depressed in
spirits, charging himself with the blame
for the disaster, but there seems to be no
cause for such seIf.accusation.
The funeral Of young Mr.. Milligan
will take place from the home Of his pa.
rents this morning at ten o'clock.