St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-23
GLOOM IN THE BLUFF CITY
Over the Drowning Of Prof. Hutchinson
and Young Hurd.
THEIR BODIES RECOVERED
The Professor Engaged to Be Married
Shortly---A New Railroad
Company.


Wednesday evening drowning acct
dent, Prof. j. H. Capper Hutchinson
and Herman G. Hurd, were recovered
about O'Clock yesterday morning at
the scene of the disaster, where they
lay in about thirty feet of water.
Further particulars of the catastrophe
were obtained from Charles Metcalf,
their surviving companion. That gen
tleman is in the employ Of the st. Croix
Lumber company at South Saltwater.
and visited this city Wednesday after
noon, taking tea with his friends at
their boarding place on South Third
street, and with them attending service
at the NJ. E. church in the evening.
At few minutes past 8 p. IN. the three
friends started down the lake, design
ing to accompany Metcalf home, when
Hurd and Hutchinson would return to
half miles from the bridge, and Just
below the "Hershey" mill, the ice sud-
denly gave away and the three were in
the water in moment. Each tired to
help the other, but to no purpose, and
Metcalf, finally coming up in open
water, swan to the edge of the ice, and
after great eXertiOn, dragged himself
out. The other two came up under
the ice and were drowned. The bodies,
when recovered, were taken at once to
the undertaking rooms OF SimOhet d
Wing, where they were prepared for
burial. During the forenoon Prof. j. G.
Hutchinson, of Minneapolis. who had
been summoned by telegraph, arrived
and gave such directions as were neces-
sary for the care of the remains of both.
At $50 a. m. to-day the bodies will be
taken to the M. E. church, this city,
where the scholars of the High school
and others will be permitted to view
them and where short service will be
held. At 1880 both will be taken to
Minneapolis for burial, where they will
find final resting place in one grave.
are residents of Bayfield,, n. B., not
order otherwise. Prof. j. Fl. Capper
Hutchinson had charge of the Latin
course at the High school, where he had
been employed almost four years. He
was a graduate of the state uni
versity, and was taking the scien-
tlfc course in that institution. He
was almost twenty-seven years of
age, was born in the Isle of Man and
had been twenty years in this country.
His aged mother, who was visiting
friends at Hastings when the tragic
event happened, resides with her son,
the brother of the deceased. at 1906 Mic
olet avenue. The two young men were
active members of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, and both took promi
nent part in all it's religious exercises.
Herman G. Hurd was a native of Bay
field, N. B., ard had been in the en-
ploy of the Omaha road here as operator
and clerk for two and One-half years.
He was about twenty-five years of age
and was most efficient business man
and an estimable Christian gentleman.
The two men were close personal
friends, boarded together and enjoyed
many similar tastes and habits. Both
were single men, Mr.. Hurd's parents
residing at his former home. Prof.
Hutchinson was engaged to Miss Mary
Blanchard, former teacher here, now
residing at Minneapolis, land the two were
to have been welded early in the COM
ing year. The melancholy event has
cast gloom over this city, where they
we're so we'll known and highly eS-
teemed. The High school was closed
yesterday in memory of the deceased
teacher.
NOTED BY THE WAY.
The Burlington, Saltwater & Duluth
railway is the title of a new corporation
organized yesterday forenoon in this
city, under the general statutes of the
state. Its object is the construction of
railway direct from this city to Du-
luth. and to junction with the Bur
lington IL Northern at Prescott, Wis.
The officers'elected are as tollaws: Hon.
E. w. Durant, president; Col. r. F.
Hersey, vice president; j. N. Searles,
secretary Samuel Matthews. treasurer,
Articles Of incorporation will be filed at
once.
The failure of w. 8. Anthony & Co.,
of Comanche, TO-, hits one of our city
lumbermen to the tune Of $4,000.
Hans Jasperson, who for many years
has been employed by Senator Sabin,
having charge of his house and grounds
in the city, died yesterday afternoon of
cancer of the heart after three
months illness. The deceased was
forty years of age and leaves wife and
one child.
Revival services are in progress at
both the Baptist and NJ. E. churches.
The old Duluth depot building has
been removed and will be converted
into dwelling in the residence portion
Of the city.