Frostburg mining journal., 1883-07-28
CORRE N D EN- c E
More ofHe Dropnin0 Disaster
The Tdcant Judgeship Again-
A Questionable Ru,nOr-Ihe
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ture of JOurndJism-PO-
LiticaI-StanIey Fletcher.
CUMBERLAND, July 90, 1888.

river on Nonuay alteTnoou Aaspi
which resulted in the drowning Of
three young men from your city,
aroused heartfelt sympathy among
the numerous friends Of the unfortun-
ate victims in this city, and is warn
ing to many who go on the water and
run personal risks when they are IN.
able to swim. | saw gentleman OF
this city, since the accident, who wit
messed the whole affair without being
able to offer any assistance. | alse
interviewed Messrs. George Evans
and Rene Alsip, two young men who
had walked out near to the scene Of
the accident with basket of provis-
ions and fishing tackle, who were in
duced to get in the boat along with
the FIVE others. Alsip does not re-
member much about what happened,
as he was nearly dead when Evans
came to his rescue ard swan with
him to the boat. TIE water where
McCulloh and Kane sank was twelve
or fifteen feet deep, and was go clear
that Evans could see their bodies ly-
ing on the bottom. He says that Gar
litz and himself were the only ones in
the party that could swim, and that
Shaffer went down very coon after
the others in about FIVE feet of water
after making a few strokes and at.
tempting to swim. Alsip clung to
Evans who saved his life after des-
perate struggle. Alsip and Walton
remained on the boat while Evans
swan ashore, where he laid down
completely exhausted. After he re-
covered he took his clothes of and
dived down for McCulloh, but the
water was then too muddy for him to
see the body. Kane was the next
one brought up and Shafsr the laat.
In the effort to get the bodies up John
G. Lynn assisted Evans with drag.
net.
When the news reached Climber
land crowd of about two hundred
people were attracted to the spot
where the bodies were lying. When
the bodies were removed to the un-
dertakers great crowds congregated
around Buffers and Young's sstab-
lishmsnts, along with the relatives
and friends of the deceased. This
distressing accident was the most un-
fortunate event that your correspond
ent has ever lad to record in this city
during the past ten years.
The vacant judgeship in the circuit
is again agitating the PEOPLE of our
city, and, if we are to believe current
rumor, before this letter is in public
print, Hon. Josiah H. Gordon, the
Oldest practitioner at the bar in this
county. whose biography has already
appeared in this correspondence, will
receive the appointment to the seat
mads vacant by the death of Judge
Pearre. Mr.. Gordon will be accepta.
BILE to the bar and people of this county
as the appoiatee of Governor Hamil-
ton, and may possibly be candidate
before the democratic judicial con-
vention, which meets in this city Sep
tember 26. / understand that three
petitions were sent to Governor Ham
ilton 10 make the appointment, one
from Garrett county signed by all the
members of the bar in favor of Col.
]. w. Veitch, and two from this
county, one for Thomas E. Gonder and
the other for Hon. Josiah H. Gordon.
1t is rumored that Governor Hamil-
ton will visit Allegsny county the lat
ter part Of this week to confer with his
friends here, but l begin to doubt it, as
Governor Hamilton is not t he man to
personally solicit votes for the gubarn-
atorial nomination before the conven-
tion is held. All talk Of Hamilton
organ being started here has died out,
and money does not seem to be pleu-
tiful enough among the Hamilton
party to buy the Daily Times, which
l understand has increased its circu.
lation since it converted itself into an
evening paper, and which is for
sale, if enough money can be raised
to buy it. The present proprie-
tor of the Daily Times started
business here in 1876, and consider
ing the fact that the county has been
republican ever since, the paper has
done very well to even pay expenses,
owing to the fact that the people of
Cumberland receive six daily Balti.
moro two Waahin crtop two Wbaal;no