Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-31
LOCAL NEWS.

EXCITEMENT AMONG ExCuRsIoxrsTs-uo

EXCITEMENT AMONG ENCURsIoSISTs-Loss OF
LIFE.
The storm on the Potomac Yesterday after
noon was terrific. Some OF the river men state
that for short time it was the worst eynarf
enced on that stream for wears. On the sxcpr
sion boats there was some excitement and
alarm. The Express, with the Departmental
Dozen and some 100 eNcursioniSts was m MAJ
shall Hail the Mount Vernon nuckipg Cinh
with 500, went down on the steamer Mary
Washington TO spend the day at Mount Yer.
ron springs the barge Cockade City took
about 800 of the North Carolina avenue NJ. p.
Church people to Fort Washington; the Ar
row made two trips 10 Mount Vernon, taking
aSogI a6s maTV GersSns down The storm struck
shortly after she left the wharf, and for some
time Ii was with the greatest difficulty that
She was Kept from being blow ashore. Of
course the lain drove the eNcursiOniStS into
cabin pellmell, where they were getting on
very comfortably, Sut in the height of the storm
a pahlc stricken individual who ought 10 have
known DetteT, ran into the cabin eNclaimiDg.
There's danger; You had better nut on the,
lIe-pTeSerSeTs, at the same time throNinp
the IN around promiScu0usly. This caused
gleai excitement, especially among the ladies
and cmldr1 n, and several tainted. The captain
and q number of others who We're coolar
than The man who started the panic with con-
siderable difficulty restored order and conn.
dence and the boat, although at one fine
blown within a very feet of the shore reached
the city in safety. The boat on the second
trip reached the city i'm the night all well
an exciting time on The barge Cockade CITY
with the North Carolina Avenue Church folks
After leaving the landing al Fort Washington,
the barge was struck by the storm and blown
about for a time NJ the mercy of the wind aud
waves, hut with some difficulty the tug finally
got her head TO the wind where she remained
until the storm had subsidized.
In the height Of the storm boat containing
tour gentlemen and four ladies', i'm attempting
TO cross from Marshall Hall to Mt. Vernon
became lOurpI IpiFf
ing ashore al the mercy Of the wind and tide
the ladies in "A falnting condition. and their
companions not knowing what 10 do. Their
condition was discovered by Captain Frank
Holllngshead, of the steamer Arrow ( who was
on his last trip up and he went To their assist
ance and picked them up.
on GieSborO a boat containing a man and
boy, and skill, containing a single man. were
capSized, bu; al hands got TO shore safely.
sAILBoAT CAPsIzED AND YOUNG MAN
DROWNED.
About O'Clock in the afternoon three Noupr
men-J. Jhropp Wells, III. B. Zevely and J. r.
HaN eS--procured boat at Cumberland's and
started for sail. They proceeded down the
riveraS far as the Long bridge. and had nearly
reached AnaiUStan DOat-hOuse on their return.
when The boat Was struck 10y the SqudI, which
capSiZCd II, and the tAree OCCUPANTS were
thrown INTO The water. All three climbed ND
On the boat, which had turned over on its side
ana the Wind getting under the sail, threw il
completely over again. The young men were
thus once more plunged into the water aud
all three started 10 swim TO the shore a dis.
tance of 2O yards or more Mr. Wells was
probably seized with cramp; for when Zevely
and HaweS reached the shore he was not 10 bt,
seen. The storm was severe at the time with
high SEA. No attempt to rescue them was
made from the shore, though the accident was
seen by many. The body Of the drowned man
was soon afterwards recovered and placed i'm
the Analostan boat house, and his parents
who live al No. 1911 \ street-were notified of
the sad event.
DROWNING OF j. C. DoRGAN.
n young man, named j. {. DOrgan, of this
city, who Went down on the excursion to Mt
vernon Springs yesterday, was drowned a
few miles below there. lC appears that Re
wandered away by himself 10 take a swim
and was seen by some fishermen going into
the water, and this is the last Seen OF him
alive. Upon a stone by the rivers side his
clothes were found by a fisherman named
AlonZo Lawson, who has them in his custody
at The landing near the place where the acci-
dent occurred. drag-net was used last night
for the recovery of the body, but without
avail. Ii Il thought he was seized with cramps
and sank. The body was recovered by Mr.
VIM. Knight, proprietor of Fairy Landing, in
his seine last night.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to
Addison Carter and Sally Turner; w. III.
Henson and Eliza Williams; John r. Shelton
and Mary l.. Fairall; John West Wagner and
Sarah Lizzie Browne; Gilbert ID. Fox and
Marian Jeanette NrigAt; Oscar l.. Berger and
Lizzie GuttepSOn John Dixon and Sarah Lee I:
George W. GiSt, OF Mt. Sterling county, and
Mary ). Leyane; AbTam Mackall and susan
UOnu BIOSDdD ana Nate A. Roche +;
Reuben /. Coleman and Mary G. Anderson, of
Cumberland CO., Va, George L. Lewis and
Helen M. Wallace.
\ MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.-ThiS morning the
foreman Of Mrs. Laggage's farm, near Rock
| creek church, found in the We'll (4S feet deep
| a white man named Nicholas Zange about 81
| years old, and got him out He was found To
| be badly injured, and unable TO give an ac-
| count Of himself He was brought TO the CITY,
| when Officer McGraw took him 10 the Freed
| mems hospital
SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.-Atten
| tiOn is invited 10 the trustees sale OF three
| valuable lots on 18th street between n street
and Rhode Island avenue, this afternoon
$50 clock.
MASTER HUGO OsTERHAUs, u. :. N, has
peen ordered from the Hydrographie office To