Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-12
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, OCTOBER u, 1886.

by thoroughbred racer. For the past
lew Years he has been on the retired list,
living on pension, and was gwen de-
cent burial at his death.
The Republican County Convention OF
Suwanee county convened at Live OAK
Saturday. They adopted preamble and
resolution indorsng the record oil hon.
/ William Byson and requesting him to be-
come candidate for reelection TO the
State Senate. pledging him the support OF
the party. 1t is believed that Mr. Dyson
Will accede to the request. Ihey also
passed a resolution requesting }. Il. Black
to become a candidate Tor the Assembly,
1 and adjourned. leaving the third place on
tho ticket vacant. This action is re-
gsrdsd with suspicion bv tie Democrats.
DEVELOPMENTS are expected in lew days.
Paul B. Lslane is the champion fisher
man of Tampa. ample proof Of which he
gave gu the excursion to Egmnnt Key last
sunday. He commenced by catching,
with the slight assistance furnished HIM
by Jack Aheru, Can't. Hall and I'VE local."
ot tho Tribune, some sixty or seventy nsh
Of different Kinds varying from three to
thirty pounds each in weight The hit OF
the day, however, was when he captured
with IA small line an eighteen-ioot shark.
| This was landed safely. though with some
difficulty, and brought back TO town as
proof that Mr.. Lalane is still entitled to
wear the champion belt as the boss fisher
man OF Tampa Bay.
On Saturday afternoon last, as the
north bound passenger train was pulling
| out OF Tampa, and while on the sharp
/ curve near the water tank, one OF The
/ rails turned and the train. with the eX-
/ ceptOn OF the engine and tender, was
! thrown from the track, and before the
| speed of the train could be checked the
| two passenger coaches were turned over
| on their side. In the ladies' coach were
! Capt. Grier and wife and Rev. Mr..
! Phillips, Of Plant City, w. T. Martin
! County Collector, and j. p. Martin,
| Sheriff. and several others. There were
some twenty or twenty five persons on the
/ train, and fortunately, and somewhat re-
| markably, none were hurt farther than
! getting a considerable shock and few
| scratches.
! Pensacola PensacolIan: Thursday
/ evening Lula PinsOn and Alice Rose, two
| employees of Evans Bay View Varieties,
! accompanied by Charles Christensen and
! II. Hansen, hired little boat and went
| out for sail. They had with them the
usual Accomplishments of wine and con-
fectIons, and everything seemed pro-
pitIous TOR having a jolly time. What
happened after that 10 best told in the
words Of Alice Rose, whom Pen
sacOlisn reporter interviewed. She
! said: I'VE were sailing along right
nicely, and there was hardly
any wind. Lula had been drinking, and
| began to talk to me about some money
! she owed for board. All at once she start
| ed to her feet and said 'Remem Der, Alice,
what have said about the money when
| am gone She then tried to throw her
self overheard, but was caught by Chris
! Jensen, who urged her to keep quiet, but
| she would not, aud struggled 10 get away
| from him. In the struggle they both fell
on the side of the boat, which turned over
and threw US all out into the water. Han
sen caught me by the arm and brought
me TO the surface of the water, and tod
me 10 hang on 10 the keel Of the boat,
which did, and he held to the keel also,
Lula and Christensen were swept awsy
| by the tide, and the last l saw of them
they were grasping each other and going
under. 1t is too horrible to think of. l
think the boat must have filed about IL
O'clock, and Hansen and l chung to her
and drifted toward the mouth of the
bayou, until about 4 O'Clock, when we
were rescued; we must have been
in the water about five hOurs." Fri
day morning, about O'Clock, as
Messrs. Clarence Marks, n. Simmons and
William Davenport were fishing OF the
Big Bay bridge, they heard cries Of dis
tress coming from the bay. They imme.
diately secured a boat, and, rowing in the
direction of the sound, they discovered,
about half mile OF Aronsville, yawl
boat overturned with two persons cling
ing TO 1t, which turned out to be man
and woman. The rescuers had just come
in time, for the woman was so exhausted
that she could barely hold on. The cast
aways were taken INTO the rescuing boat
and brought to the Big Bayou, when the
woman WAS taken In and kindly cared for
by the family OF Mr.. John Davenport, as
her nerves were completely unstrung. and
she was suffering greatly from nervous
prostration and exposure. The man Han
sen was all right. Since writing the above
the body OF Lula Pinson came ashore al
} the navy yard and was found by Sam
Clarke.