The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-02
DEATHS BY DROWNING.
AwEsrERN nERoINns sAoRIr1or
Her Noble RROrt to Save Life Costs IIOl
Her Own-The "sarah Craig" Disaster.
Seven People Lost by tho Upset.
ting of y Yacht-Tho Scenes.

| 9T' rAVLi MlNN't august LA Butte
Montana, special to the Pioneer Pres gives
the particulars Of the drowning OF Miss
Jane Macarthur, formerly Of that city, in
a heroic effort to save the lives Of others.
For year past abe has been conducting q
cattle rancho on the upper Sun river.
With her old mother abe was encamped
on the bank Of the river when Judge
Armstrong with his wife, a daughter OF
fifteen years, a son Of twelve years and a
spinster sister, attempted 10 ford the river
with ope,horse team, The horse be,
came unruly, ran into deep water and
spilled the family into the rapid current,
None Of them could swim. Miss Nc
Arthur seeing the accident plunged into
the water and saved the daughter and
mother. Going back for the sister she
was seized in Q death grip by the drown
ing woman. Both were lost, The bodies
were recovered.
SIX SOCIETY LADIES DROWNED,
Also u Gentleman, All of PhiIRdolplln-Th
New YoRK, July Sl,-The names OF
those lost by the capsizius Of the schoo-
ner yacht Sarah Craig in thunder squall
last night were: Mrs, 7. H, Stevens, her
two daughters, Miss NJ, Stephens and
Mrs. Askin; two sisters, Miss Emma and
Miss Bessie Merrittr Miss Maud Z. Ret.
tow and Mr.. Chester Clark,
The saved are: Y. W. Jordan, Alfred
Potter, Frank W. Hall, w. s. buckley,
Captain Edward Ruland, Mate Charles
Ferguson, Steward Lewis Bowman, Sam
Jones and William Paris.
Mrs, Stephens body has been recovered,
The schooner has been towed near to the
Government dock at Sandy Hook and the
bodies are being taken out. The yachts
passengers wereall Philadelphians and she
left Atlantic City yesterday for Long
Branch. The other bodies are supposed
TO be In the cabin Of the yacht. Seven OF
the yachts party, who were found Clinging
to the rigging alter she capslzed, were res.
cued by tug.
PuILADELPHIA, July 3l.-The Inflated
schooner yacht Sarah Craig left here on
ia
as can be ascertained, consisted OF the fol.
lowing persons: Zaphania II. w. Jordan,
twenty-five years Of age, the head Of the
real estate department Of the Girard Life
and Trust Company. He resides at No. |
S04 North Twentieth street, (saved.) J Mar.
Cius l.. Bulkley, aged "a, a member OF the |
firm Of southworth, Buckley & Co., No. 81 |
South Seventh street, son OF the late John |
Bulkley, merchant, and nephew OF John |
d. Ditman. He was the protector OF the
excursion. He resides at No. 1915 Spring
Garden street, (savcd).
Cheater CLARK, the only man OF the |
party who lost his life, was telegraph
operator In the employ Of the Pennsylva.
mia Railroad Company. He resided at No. |
D South Thirty.iourth street.
Alfred Potter, aged 80 years, paying tel
Ter Of the Commonwealth bank, and son
Of Henry Potter, the NicsrauSuan consul
(saved.)
7. W. Hall (savsd,l @
Mrs. I. ". Stevens, the chaperon OF the
ladies, resided near Twenty.third and
Berks street, in Judson place (drowned.)
Miss Mamie Stevens, her daughter,
(drowned,)
Mrs. Il. A. AskinS, another daughter, |
the wife Of Mr.. Harry Adkins, treasurer Of
McCsull's Opera House (drowned.)
Miss Emma Merritt and Miss Bsaie Mer.
ritt, sisters drowned.
Miss Maud T. Rsttew, the daughter Of
Thomas NJ. Rettew, No. 1907 North
Twelfth street, aud noted for her great
beauty; drowned. Her father Is q we'll
known retired tobacco merchant.
In addition to the above named persons
we're Miss Jessie Mcclure, who ieit the
party at Atlantic City because Of feeling
unwell. Then there were two colored
male cooks, and the captain, E. u. Ru.
land, and two seamen. Mr.. Buckley, the
protector Of the excursion, and his friends
hired the Sarah Craig" for cruise Of
thirteen days at the rate Of ten dollars a
day, to furnish their own proviBionB. The
excursionists intended to cruise along the
coast to Fire island, which was their
objective point, and where the party were
to stay for lew days.