The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-10

ihrW. lhe ,Stella reached the mouth OF
the Rancocas twelve miles from Philadel.
phia, as1l:5o I'm ! Ono mile above Ia the
iron; bridge, which connects this place,
Delanco and Riverside; above II aix hum
dred yards is the Psnnsy railroad
bridge. Both have drawa. The iron bridge
is a county bridge. It's tender Is ono.
armed man named Edward Sterling. j In
place Of his right hand he has steel hook.
He is on duty twen,y.feur hours in the
day and seven days In the week. He says
ne was asleep and hurried out Of his box ut
the Dslanco end Of tho bridge as soon as be
could. Il 7, -.ii7NIt. a ,'p'I-5- -
WHEN THE cRAsH CANE. d
When ho reached the draw the yacht
was beyond, as aaid, I although he claims,
that had she been in front Of tho draw, hi,
could have let her through, tho thorough.
fare, an inlet between 4 the canal and an
island in the creek, at least. quarter. Of d
mile: below tho bridge, fPilot Cuglll says
be blew, his whistle ionr. times, three blasls
each time. These blasts conform 10 The
rules goysrning tho navigation of: the RAN
cocss. ifNo bridge-tender,, appeared. The
engines were reversed two or three ,imea.
One OF the strongest flood tides of the sea.
son was washiDg up the creek. :. 1t carried
the yacht up against the bridge st tho river.
side and bpyond tho draw, &; The :roof NJ
tue yacht and the smokes!ack k caught the
s!eepers, held the yacht for barely sec
ond' when tho rushing tide beneath car.
rled her over and she was submerged.
The members Of the club rushed through
the windowa and doors, as best they could,
I'VE all saw It," said one OF the club,
"but there WAS no time, scarcely enough to
cry out, much leaa to help anyone to lie
preeerver. Albert Anderson, q travelling
salesman, had said he was tired on the way
up and lay down on one of the seats In the
cabin. lie had been very busy all day,
and soon fell asleep. When the boat
struck everybody called out to him, but
the water came rushing in 90 rapidly thst
it was imposgible for those who wanted TO
cave themselves to hesitate even a eecond
OF time, aud .Mr. Anderso IN went down
with the Stella. He was 2S years of age
and unmarried. He Was also a ecbool
director in the ,Thirty.frst ward,
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Robert R. Coster, Jr., when the yacht
atruck, took held Of the iron grating On the
side Of the bridge. ThasraliDg is not much
thicker thsn the back Of a Z c.rrving knife.
Atthe samo time Mr.. Cu!hbsrt, tho oldest
man in the party, slao caught in the game
way: Owing TO an EbceoB on-bis right
hand he could use only the left band, Tho
Dauphin club house is OF the D ,lanco end
ofthe BRIDGE. Only four 7of the Dsuphin
men we're at the club. Two OF these had
retired, and the other two were about to
close, The house when they heard the cries
OF the men on the yacht William Thomp.
son and .saac Brearly the two Dauphins
who were still up, rushed over the bridge
and were scon followed by the other two.
They at once turned to Coster, and were
about to rescue him, but he begged them
to- tsaye the old man frst.n They did 40
and got Mr.. Cuthbcrt out in safety, A.
coon RS he was rescued they turned to
young Coster. One Of the men had a hand
on bis shoulder, when at that moment Cos.
ter lest his bold and fell into the fast rrsh.
ing tide. He could not swim and aank like
bar Of lesd, and WAS not seen again. a AZ.
WEIGHTED DOWN WITH 3LLAns.
One Of Madorcai Haincs' farm hands,
who, was known aboard The Stella ae
"Richarj,e had gone down to the train on
Saturday and Learning that the yacht was
going up to the farm concluded to 50 up
with the party. He wea halfway through
q window when the yachtswent down and
had IN some way cot caught and jammed
in o window, as he described it, but when
the boat struck the bottom something, he
said, seemed to blow him out OF the win.
dow and yhe rose to the surface. In bis
pocke.3%he. had eighteen trade dollars.
They were pulling him down, he aaid, and
as rapidly as he could he ;emptied his
pockets, and alter floating and swimming
fora few minutes Thompson aud Brcarly.
oitho Dauphins, reecusd and took him
into skiF which, they had manned, The
lengineer Of the yacht caughtan an empty box
which had '6oated off the yacht when she
went down. With this & he kent
himself almost; exhausted, float
| ing jaup tho creek ~ until y mid.
way between the two bridgea, when ho
algo was reacued by the bridge:tendey. Ed,
ward Stirling. The othera who had caught
hold Of the pilirg q other portions of the
bridge were soon relieved. Left and Law.
rence meantime had SWAN ashore. At2
o'clock this afternoon tho steam tug Samuel
G. King arrived at the scene Of the disss.
ter stsnd measurea vera at cnce taken to
drag the creek for the body ol young Coster,
Wrsckers are slao OF the ground and
promige 10 raise the yacht before noon to.
morrow. II Tho bridge has been crowded
with tmen, children and women all day,
attracted by news Of tho ldlgaster, which
apread rapidly; through both the little
towne. Young Oos:er'a brother came up
on { the train. He Bays his brother was
tWenty.eight years, old, was married, be
and his wife residing with bis parents in
i s;S&&, rs CATHOLIC UNION.
The Organization Converted. into q Na.
33EtIl '3;!; tionnl Order. f.. ,5 Z 4,
DAYTON, o., June 0.-The, Roman Gath.