Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-06-25

I Samuel B. Chadbourne, aged twenty years,
pupil Of the School for Deaf Mutes. Bever-
". Mass, was drowned Saturday the 10th inst,
while bathing in the river in that city, as
stated before in our columns. The deceased,
who Is deaf mute, was well known in this
Watson murder in Parkman some two years
since. The circumstances attending his death
are somewhat mysterious, as he was know n
to be good swimmer, and he fell in but four
feet Of water while he was five feet and eight
inches tall The only possible solution of the
mystery was that he died from heart trou
Bile, for from the first day of his entrance to
the school, he never was IN robust health,
but often complained Of some internal trou-
Bile. If cramp was the cause of his untimely
end, it is singular that he should not have
felt it coming on until the last moment
when with a smile on his lips, a.
related by the only eye witness. Younger
pupil, he stepped for the third time
into few feet of water, and without any
warning, fell beadforemost, when after strug-
Slius IOt lew scCpnu3 ut expired roaming
at the mouth. 1t was the OPINION OF DR.
TOrrev, who was summoned to resuscitate
Fin, that he had died very suddenly. and a.
was the hypothesis of DIR. Haddock, perhap.
before he was drowned. No sooner did the
terrified boy on the shore realize that his
companion was dead, than he ran into the
mill and tried to make one of the men there
at work understand the situation but with
out success. Then he ran to the farm, where
Mr.. Bowden, the foreman was at work, who
fastened to the scene. The body was re-
moved from the water and prompt measures
were taken towards resuscitation, but to no
avail the spirit had fed.
Chadbourne was a new pupil, having been
admitted to the school, from this State
scarcely two months since, and consequently
ignorant of rules. He was bright pupil, an
amiable boy, and such an example of docility,
obedience and cheerfulness, notwithstanding
his extreme age and size that he cannot but
be missed by all who had been thrown in
daily contact with him.
The funeral sevices were held in the boys
room at the school on Monday, Rev. j. C.
Wildwood of st. Peters church, officiating.
A large and handsome bouquet was kind
ly presented to the dead by the family of
MIR. George Roundy, one Of the trustees.
The burial took place in the Hale street GEN.
etery by request of Governor ROBBIE of Maine,
who had always taken special interest in
him. The boy was the only paying pupil the
school had, and much good had been expected
from his admission. He had a mournful his
tory of his own. and it was believed that he
knew facts in relation to the Parkman murder
which it was hoped he would in time unfold,
for the benefit of others, but the grave has
closed over his secret. MAN proposes, but
God disposes." The workings of fate are
mysterious.
The father and brother of young Chad
bourne. who are now at Thomaston, convict
ed of murder at a recent visit to the State
Prison by the Governor and Council, made
separately the following statement That they
were innocent of the murder, and on being
told that young Chadbourne was at a deaf
school at Beverly, they both expressed fears
of his safety in consequence of the knowledge
he might be able to impart at some future
time, of the guilt of parties now at large. The
early death of the boy was a singular coinci-
cidence. The Executive Council appointed
one of their number to visit Beverly and as
certain all the facts in regard to his death.