Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-21
FISHING FATALITY
SAD ENDING OF A LAKE SUPERIOR
FISHING PARTY.
S. N. Wilcox and DR.. Bell, of Chicago, En-
gulphed by the Treacherous North Shore
observation-disclosures Crime and Casu-
atty Record.
LAKE SUPERIOR FISHING FATALITY.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.]

Especial Telegram 10 Ine UIopeJ
DULUTH, Mfnn., June 20.-A very sad case
of drowning occurred last Friday by which
two Chicago gentlemen lost their lives. Last
Monday fishing party, consisting of 8. N.
Wilcox, DR.. Bell R. 81. Blakeley, and j. F.
Lawrence, left here for fishing trip down the
north shore of the lake. Friday they reached
point about seventy-flve miles from here,
called the Manitou river. Mr.. Wilcox and DR..
Bell wished to 60 up that stream, but as there
was heavy sea at the time, the other gentle
men tried to persuade them from going,
but to no purpose. Messrs. Wilcox
and Bell took along Julius Cadotte.
an Indian, but as they were entering the river
heavy sea capsized the boat, and Wilcox sank
Immediately, to rise no more. Cadotte swan
ashore, but his feet were terribly lacerated by
the rocks, and he could not help the others.
Dr. Bell chung to the boat, but it foated
ashore and went to pieces on the rocks, when
large wave overcame him and he suffered
the same fate that Wilcox did. s. N. Wilcox
was a prominent lumber merchant of Chicago,
and owned extensive pine lands in this region.
Dr. Bell was a prominent physician of Chi
cago. The bodies have not been recovered.
TEXAS SHOOTING.
New YORK, June 20.-A Marshall. Texas
dispatch says tragedy occurred near there
yesterday, resulting in the death of two men.
Isaac Henge and Robert Dill had an alterca-
tion which led to blows, and at length to a
shooting affray in which Henge was killed by
Dill. The latter fled to CaulbrOke's, just over
the Louisiana line, whittier he was pursued
by sheriff's posse They at length overlook
render. This he refused to do. The posse
then fired on the desperate. Twenty shots
were fired, resulting in the instant death of
Dill.
DROWNED.
CHICAGO, June 20.-A private dispatch re-
ceived here to-day says: Sextus N. Wilcox and
A. C. Bell were drowned last Friday at the
mouth of the North Manitou river, on the
north side of Lake Superior. They went with
several other Chicago gentlemen last week on
a fishing excursion. Wilcox is pork COM
missioner and prominent in the lumber busi-
ness. Bell is well known druggist. Both
were of excellent families and highly esteemed.
HUNG HIMSELF.
ST. LOUIS, June 20.-Charles Engle, young
man % wears old, stove-moulder by trade,
while delirious from an attack of erysipelas,
escaped from the care of his nurse this morn
ing and hung himself in an clubhouse on his
premises.
AN ABDUCToR SENTENCED.
NEW YORK, June 20.-Felix Albert Vogel,
convicted of an attempt to abduct Rosa Stans-
burger, pleaded guilty to one of the three in
dictments, viz: An attempt to blackmail the
father of the girl, and was sentenced to State
prison for seven and One-half years and fined
$3.50. The judge in pronouncing the sentence
SAID Sagert, the accomplice OF the prisoner,
who was shot by the detective, deserved his
fate.
TRAIN wRECKERs.
GREAT DARLINGTON, Mass, June 90
Parties attempted to wreck theup train on
the Housetonia railroad near North Kent this
evening by putting la;ge stone on the track.
The milk train south at about the same place
found fence rail fastened on the track. Both
were discovered in time to prevent disaster.
MOB DISPERSED.
QUEBEC, June 26.-A mob marched here to-
day from St. Sauveur and endeavored to drive
off laborers working in the burnt district at
less than a dollar day. The police dispersed
the mob.
COLLISION.
New YORK, June 20.-The triple. .decked ex-
cursion boat Grand Republic came in collision
to-day with the Norwalk steamer Adelphi and
both boats were somewhat damaged. No per-
son injured just one year ago to-day the
Great Republic ran into and sank the steamer
Adelaide in North river, and March 81, last
wear, the Adelphi was badly damaged by COL
lision.
BLOWN UP BY GIANT POWDER.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 20.-Shasta dispatch:
The store of Dr. Conkling, at CenterVille, was
blown up by giant powder at 2 A. M. The
building, stock and out-houses were totally
wrecked. Conkling, who slept in the build
ing, was taken from the ruins in critical
condition. Supposed to be the work of an
enemy.