Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-03-24
THIRD EDITION.
SAD OCCURRENCE.
A YOuug Msn drowned I'm the
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About noon yesterday, W. N:
Jones, an employee of the National
Dredging company, discovered the
body Of a man lying in the Christiana
near LobGeil's new foundry; he i'm
mediately gave the alarm, and when
the CORPSE was taken from the water
it was found 10 bethat of Johu Emmes,
a son of Captain Emmes of the sloop
Jtunie OF Philadelphia, which was ly-
ing in the Greek, The body was re-
moved 70 II morgue, at Palmer's un-
dertaklng establishment on Shlpley
street. where the coroner held an ill.,
vestigatiuu last evening, at which the
following facts were disclosed. The I'M
fortunate young man was nearly -
yeas OF aga, and was employed with
his father On the sloop Jennie.
Wednesday aftaruoou, John and
Colu~ed man named James Halliday,
took the yawl boat and came ashore,fo Tor
the purpose of visiting some friends OF
the latter at HedgeviLle. Before they
started the captain charged them to be
sure and return before the tide Went
down, but nothing more was heard OF
them until fer y o'clock in the even
ing, when those on the sloop heard the
two men Oh the shore talking. The
tide at that time was very low and it
was supposed that they we're endeavor-
ing to get their boat atloat, 50 as to be
able to reach the sloop, which was
about three hundred yards distant
About this time tug raised 40 and
the colored man was heard to cry muir
der several times, but il was thought he
was doing this to attract the attention
of those on the tug, aud obtain assist
ance to get their boat atloat. Captain
Emmes and his men shouted s'veral
times to them, hut in all probability
were not heard as the wind was blow.
ing from the shore.
There being no other boat on the
slotp, the captain ard his men were
prevented from going ashore to their
versation on shore ceased, and nothing
further was known until the corpse
was found yesterday. The body was
found near the rramWay, and a short
distance off was the yawl, in which
were the coats and totle COntaini. &
whiskey, which were recognized as be.
longing 70 the colored man who was
subject TO sp3lls of sickness and always
kept little liquor on board the sloop
for use at such times. When they lett
in the afternoon young Emmes had on
an Overcoat, which has not been found.
What renders the atfair still mysterious
is the fact that the co'ored man has
also disappeared, and the most diligen'
search has failed TO afford any clue to
his whereabouts,
The family of Emmes think, tha
when he found that they could not get
the boat off, he attempted to climb W
on the tramway, but being numbeC
with the cold he was not able to hoC
on and fell into the water.
Tn. re is not the slightest ground fol
suspecting foul p ay, as Emmes and the
Colored man were on the best terms, anC
greatly attached 30 each other. The
coroner examined the body carefully
but without finding any marks Of
bruises, that would indicate that ar
alteration had taken place, and it i:
supposed shtt when the unfortunate
man fell into the water, and Halliday
found he could not bel him, he became
frightened and fled. The coroner afte
hearing the above facts, gave certih
cate of death by accidental drowning
His parents feel this sad atfliction very
severely, as he was their eldest son, aRt
as'eady, sober and Industrious youne
man. TITS morning wi En- waited upul
by a Representatives. the RErUBLICA>
they seemed crushed with their grea
sorrow and scalce.y able to tell wha
they knew Of the affair. The funera
will take place on Sunday afternoon
from the residence of his parents No
22S Shipley street. The iuterment vii
take place at the Wilmington AM
Brar DIVINE cemetery.