St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-06
FRIDAY AT SALTWATER.
Peter McLane, a Well-Known Young
Man, Drowned.
THE CASE AGAINST LOW
An Incendiary Fire Destroys an Old
Ferry Boat---General News
Of a Day.

Peter McLane, young man very well
known in the city, was drowned at 1920
o'clock Thursday evening from the
steamer Henrietta, which, with barge,
was taking a very large Fourth of July
excursion party down the lake. McLane
was coming along the guards toward
the bow, and when reaching the fore
castle stumbled and fell through the
open space between the curve of the
bow and the barge. Several persons
saw the accident, but none was near
enough to give assistance. The sad oc-
lesSness. The drowning occurred about
200 yards below Catfish bar, at point
where the water is at least eighty feet,
the greatest depth of the lake. When
the cry of "a man overboard!" was
given the steamer was Immediately
brought to and the small boats, one
manned by Capt. r. j. Wheeler, put
out in the darkness to search, but of
course to no purpose. Dancing aboard
was stopped, and the hitherto
joyous party turned about and
came to Saltwater. Durant and
Wheeler yesterday dispatched one of the
lake tugs and force of men under An
drew McGrath to search for the body,
though it is hardly expected that in such
a depth of water anything can be accom-
pliShed. McLane was native of Cape
Breton, thirty years of age and unmar-
ried, and had been resident of Still
water during the last nine years, having
been an inmate during all that time of
Mrs. Dunn's household on South Main
street. He was highly thought of by his
acquaintanceS and employers.
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stituted against George Low, president
of the city council, complaints charging
identically the same malfeasance in
Kitty, Pattie. Yates and Goodman, and
ex-Ald. Conrad, Borrowman and Vo-
ligny. 1t is promised that the ar
rests will be made this morning, or soon
as the clerk is able to issue the rather
voluminous documents. The county at
tOrney. however, persists that the eX-
mayors who necessarily were parties to
the alleged criminal acts of the alder
men, must be included before he will
proceed against any one of the "con-
spiratOrs."
Egbert Easton, the three-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Easton, suffered
a fracture of the cellar-bone yesterday
by the capsizing of a child's express
wagon in which he was riding.
An incendiary fire yesterday morning
destroyed the old ferry boat that until
this season piled between South Still
water and the Wisconsin shore. She
had Iatterly been tied up at the former
place by virtue of writ of attachment
issued on a claim for $500 in favor of the
St. Croix Lumber company. The loss,
which will be total, is about $500.
The prison population on July 3 was
452, divided as follows: State duties,
80; eXcavating, etc. 209; in hospital. 8;
infirm, s; in the solitary, 10; Oh sick
list, l; idle in cells, so.
The report sent regarding the Still
water Fourth of July celebration failed
to reach the office.
Mrs. Orris E. Lee, accompanied by
her sister, Miss Wilson, started yester-
day on visit at her former home in
Pennsylvania.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Ida Chase
will be held at 10 o'clock to-day from
the late residence on Pine street.
The residence of Capt. John Hoey,
corner of First and Burlington streets,
was damaged to the amount of $500 yes
terday by fire. originating from a de-
fective iue. There was no insurance.
Mrs. DR.. TWyman, aunt of the Young
er brothers, has returned to Missouri.
her departure being fastened by ill
health. Miss Retta Younger remains at
the prison.
M. E. Mann, editor of the Tama
Northern, at GladbrOok, To-, is the guest
of his brother-in-law, Rev. j. Ii. Albert,
state prison chaplain.
p. j. Reyes, after an absence of ten
years, returned yesterday from visit
to his former home at New Castle, n, B.
w. w. Baldwin was called suddenly
to Minneapolis yesterday OH account of
the illness of his mother.
Mrs. DIR. G. B. Marshall is visiting
with friends in the vicinity of James
vile, Wis.
The Baptist Church society hope to
begin this year the erection of new
church costing about $4,000. The plans
are completed by st. Paul architect,
and provide for handsome brick struct-
ure at the corner of Pine and Fourth
streets. with the front elevation on the
latter street