Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-09
CASUALTIES,
A BROTHER OF ROBERT GARRETT
DROWNED FROM A YACHT.
A Party Mt Niagara Narrowly Escape
Death-Boiler Explosions-Ffse Men
Horribly Burned-A Day of Accidcnts
Cyclone Spreads Destruction and
Death In Nicaragua.

BALTIMORE. MD, June 3-Harrison Gar
rett, a brother of Robert Garrett, and man
ager of the banking firm of Robert Garrett
4 Sons. of this city, was drowned IN the
Patapsco river. His yacht. the Clean, in
which he and party of friends were COM
ing TO Baltimore from Annapolis, was run
down off Seven Foot Knoll by the steamer
Joppa, and sunk, being struck amidships
and almost cut in two. According to &C.
counts, all hands on the Clean were res
cued, except Mr.. Garrett, who was seen by
a passenger on the Joppa to fall overheard.
The steamer Sue, Capt Geoghagan, came up
to about four miles below Seven FoJ~ Knoll,
where he found the Joppa, which signaled
him and told him he had run into the
Clean and asked him to take the crew and
passengers to Baltimore. Captain Geogha-
gan brought up General r. Snowden An
drews, George A Won Lingen, two other
passenger, and Captain Tory and crew, of
the Clean. The Joppa proceeded on down
the bay. The steward of the Clean told
Captain GeOghagan the last time he saw Mr..
Garrett he was standing on the after-deck
of the Clean, near where the Joppa struck
her. He grabbed the chains of the Joppa.
which were hanging down, and called the
rest of his party to follow him, as he tried
! TO climb up the sides of the steamer, but
the chains and O boat gave way, and Mr..
steward said the Joppa backed of just as
Mr.. Garrett tried to climb up its side.
A Miraculous Escape of n Woman and
Her Daughter.
LoCKPoRT, n. Y, June "A thrilling
accident. in whifd escape from instant
death was miraculous, occurred at the
Brundage's Whirlpool Park Elevator, on
the Canadian side of Niagara river. Four
South Americans. accompanied by an in
| terpreter, stepped into the car to descend
to the rapids, a distance of 800 feet, at an
angle of As degrees, when the car suddenly
started and rushed to the bottom of the in
cline, where il was dashed into splinters
and its occupants thrown with great force
upon the platform. Before they could es-
cape the other car reached the top with
such force that il was detached and came
down upon the shocked and bewildered
victims of the first car with a tremendous
crash Relief soon came to the party,
when il was found that Mrs. Santana had a
leg broken and was terribly shocked and
bruised. and her daughter badly cut under
| the chin. The lady's husband and the in
terpreter fortunately escaped injury, but it
Is feared Mrs. Santana viii not survive.
A Negro Shot and Killed by a Companion.
FgEDERIcKsBuRG, Va. June "A negro
named Henry Edwards shot and killed
Douglass Crutchfie d. also colored. of this
city, last night. Edwards went to a saloon
kept by Mrs. Bodie, saying "a man
whipped me ten years ago in this saloon
and demand satisfaction now" An inof-
fensive colored man named Henry Jackson
replied, 81 am the man but don't propose
| to have any difficulty" Edwards pointed
pistol at Jackson who knocked the weapon
aside. The charge entered the head OF
Crutchfield who WAS stou,ljuy near killing
him instantly Edwards was arrested.