The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-15

i FATAL JACKET. Chicago, Jne %
This afternoon the particulars came to light
If one of the strangest and most thrilling
rragedies In mans experience, and a wide
circle of relatives are plunged into deep
rief over the sad and singular event. The
victim is ID. p. Newell, a prominent real
estate broker, the son-in-law of the late
David Cole, a wealthy West-Sider, who
lied several months ago. Within the past
-pw DAYS the actions of Mr.. Newell have
raused much uneasiness to his friends. He
has. however. been uniformly kind and af-
l~ectionate to his wife, who he left at home
asst Thursday noon kissing her good bye as
usual and going, as she supposed, to his
5hice. He did not return that evening, and
Mrs. Newell at once started to making IN
auirv. Nothing was learned until a late
hour last night, when a messenger boy
brought a letter marked on the outside,
DOM deliver till after eight p. M" The
enclosure was a most extraordinary one.
The missing husband dated it from the
fremont House and addressed 1T to his
dear wife" He went on to state that he
had made a most wonderful discovery, which
would astonish the world. Said he: Il
have finally struck something that will bring
"a money, and | hope happiness to all of us.
have invented a life preserver on an en-
,irely new principle, and am so %sanguine as
to Its results that [ am going to try it to-
night. | frd that it is fallacy that cork or
any Woo which absorbs water is lighter
than lead. Lead does not displace as much
water, but when submerged | find that it
has three times the lifting power of cork.
have got some lead cut in strips, three
quarters of an inch wide, and can make a
lacket of it for two dollars and a halt that
any one can float in for days and nights.
Everybody has always said because lead was
N air heavier than cork that it would lie IN
he water, but | have three times tried and
md lead In water will, In proportion to It's
weight, float ten times It's weight In cork.
Iork costs fifty cents per pound, lead SIX
,.ents, and | can put life preservers on all
boats, ships and steamboats, In the world at
malt price. | AIN sure Of 100000 to NOR
row. have everything ready for the trial.
will 60 out tonight on a Goodrich steam
er, and | will be back by 9 a. NJ, and show
everybody they can make lead float IS well
a5s or better, than cork. The result will be
nat when | come in tomorrow | can sell
he right for a hundred thousand dollars
and get rid of all the trouble | am III. |
Will leave my clothes in the boat, watch,
money, ETC., fol fear | may have the lake 10
ross, but the way the wind looks now l can
get home by twelve o'clock midnight, as |
saail not GO more than forty miles out, and
the wind is right, with my armor can
st home in two hours. | will get rid Of
ny debts and fit you and the children out
nicely on what | can get when | get in town
io-1norrow. Don't worry. your afectionate
nuGoy'' The crazy inventor was as good
az his word. He took passage on the
-'esmer Sheboygan Thursday afternoon at
: % clock, and it is supposed jumped into
us lake when the boat was about forty
a4lless clad in his wonderful life-preserver.
IL OF course went straight to the bottom,
ar u Is hardly possible that the body will
'er be recovered.