Daily Republican., 1889-06-22
THIRD EDITION.


Terrible Results of Drunkenness.
A sad Gaze of two deaths from a
drunken debAuch occurred at the mouth
OF the Christiaua about 9 O'Clock Thurs
day night Yesterday morning the fish,
ing schooner Sssman's Bride, from which
the men were lost, came up to this city
with the sad and startling rews oil TIL
drowning One of the sailors made The
following substantial statement; The
schooner belongs to Cornelius Haggerty
of Philadelphia and is used in carrying
fish from The fishing grounds. thirty
miles from the Delaware capes, to Ph!la-
delphia. She had a crew OF eleven men
! aud James Cochran, who was cap ain.
She left Philadelphia Oh Thursday for
the fishing grounds, and the same day
che came up the Christiana to the Kenne-
bee Ice and Coal Company's wharf for
ice.
Unfortunately the crew to1k on not
only ice, but large supply of whiskey,
though they were slresdy very much in
toxicaled. They then dropped down to
the mouth OF the creek to await iayura-
BILE winds, and while waiting drank them
selves into a drunken stupUr About
O'Clock one Of the men named DJwuey
got up, and III attempting to walk fell
overheard. 1t was long time before
the drunken crew could be made TO un-
deretand what had happened, and wien
they got yawl ready to launch the man
had been struggling IN the water fifteen
minutes. When they got the yAwl over
they forgot to plug it aid were in danger
OF sinking. They followed the strug.
Cling man short distance until he gave
up the light for life aud sunk out of
sigtt.
The yawl party tten went a, hore aud
returned to the boat about IL o'clock,
when Captain Cochran, who had been
lying on trunk In drunken sleep
awokz aud going to the side Of the boat
fell oyurboard, with the despairing cry,
"Hurry up and save me tor Gods sake"
The drunken crew scent ten minutes
more in launching the boat, and when
they go: It launched the captain could
not be found.
Yesterday morning the boat was
brought back TO this city aud the owner
notified. Deputy Coroner Barnhtll wa,
also n9tifed and ordered tile crew arrest
ed. sergeat Stetser made the arrest,
They were confined at police station
where they gave their namts as follows:
job a Marley, hares Mcllcnry, Frank
McHenry, Charles Madison Collin Coats,
Charles arter, Thomas Madison, Mich
aei Garvey, john NJ. Guilop aud john
q utchirs.
Coroner Gamble, Deputy Coroner
Baruhill aud Lee yesterday ait rnoOu
yisitei the prisoners at the police station
aud took the ailidavits as to how the
deaths occurred.
The affidavit OF john Marley WAS aa
follows:
u, John Manlcy, reside at the corner
Of Front and Pine streets, Phil de- ;h d.
About 9 O'Clock on the evening o. Juuc
~ the boat Seamau's Br de WAS Iylug in
The Delaware river about 400 yar. tO the
southwark Of Chrlstia' 4 lighthouse. The
man known as Bull D4wLoy was stand
ing about mldships alkiug to tue COOK 4,
ami lurUed a'ound and tell overheard
face foremost We tr Cd to get b at
over board and 1t Was twenty MIMI e.
before we s.ce etel IN getting a boat
overheard, wien We tIird to save hin,
but failed. All hands on the boat had
beeu drinking during the DAY and even.
ing, and most Of them were under the
influence Of liquor About midnight the
CAPITA n, James Cochran was lying oil d
trunk in tie eatlu. | know he wss Tn re
because was waiting for the men thai
went oil for DOSI e. to come o. board.
"he got up ana heard q splash, and
] ran Gu deck. lie crled u hurry up,
hurry up; launch bOa', laun Ii boat
We v ere al ut lfeeH minutes getting
boat ov,iboari. aud When we did We ii
not see anything oil him. We hunted 70
half an hour aud then gave hin NJ 1.
drowned JOINS MANLEY."
Tn o'Lcr members OF the craw mad
similar ones, They were hen release,
and the schooner sAiied tor the tisb!I
grounds. john Munlcy wac MADE cap