New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-04
A MYSTERY At THE STATE CAMP.
THE GUARDS STARTLED BY SOUNDS As or
MAN DROWNING IN ANNsvGLLE CREEK

MAN DROWNING IN ANNSVILLE GREEN
state Camp Pcclskl, Aug (SpccaD.-Ihe Hci',
Der, Of IA guard ~iatond at tho outpost were s'artu
AT . 80 this morning by the cry OF person o''''''
in distress on the opposite side Of AnhsNHc N''."'
The erie, were accompanied with the Splaslnc OF water
and the vote, seemed 10 be chokcd with water -"
oh! Oh!r came the clokcd ordinations. boat
v,p, along fine Noat was manned at once ard several
Of the men started the creek, which Is aOoh'
100 yards wide at that point They could hear INC
-pla,hing OF the water rs they approached 'he Spot
fom whence the sounds came, but II was 80 dark lha
they could not see ANYTHING. As they approacAei
'hc voice became weaker and weaker ana by tue tiho
they had arrived within hundred yards OF the SPOT 1t
had died out altogether There is dock near the
PLACE, and the channel Of the creek IS close 10 inc
Shore 50 that sailing vessels land to get cargoeS
Of stone and wood The tide running out swiftly
at the tire and there vas slight breeze DiOwnS'
which lust RULED the water enough TO prevent any
waves which might have been MADE by person III
the water iOm being The members 81 the glau
hunted about the place diligently Tor NAH an ho"r
mr. more but without success. Then they returned
10 the outpost and searched again after daylight but
stu nothing could be- found An air Of profound my s.
ery surrounds tie incident. which may develop into
, tragedy The men at the outpost were all sober,
responsible men, uud they are confident That There
Vas man drowned, lut what bccome OF his bodf
they arc unable 10 say. The current Of the cbbihs
tide could easily have carried tine body 0ut mo 'c
deep water Of the Hudson, and the men VINO maze
the search think that that is iu.t what happened
cnreful account wao Immediately taken Of every man
in CAMP ind The minds OF the officers were not ~
cvcd uutn it found that none OF the men WAS
missing.
sergeant TrJwbrirc. Of the 18th separate Com
pnny Of Pouchkccp-c. In charge % the guard dc
tail Which went t. !nye,tiea, the trouble when inc
noise Wa, first heard. and aftcrward TO look for the
body. IL told The Tribune correspondent thls after
noon that DO wa, Vliu. 10 swear thai Tie sounds
they heard were from man choking with water, as
it had born hi, misfortune to hear Just such sounds
one, bcf1r. when "a man was actually drowning. The
story va, di,cr,dlted at first 10y the state 0mcalS,
but after carefully questioning the men VINO were AZ
the outpost 80 tc tne they came to the behci mat
the story VT, tric. Up 10 tla~ evening II" hgd hi'
been thrown Oh the my .iery, which IS te general topic
,f discussion about the camp. Another unsuccessful
search Wa, made AZ low tide ti.s afternoon
The Court ol Inquiry. which wa- 10 have held a
meeting tomorrow morning to investigate the charges
against Lieutenant Colonel william Y. King. OF the
ga REGIMENT made by Captain John T.. Leo. OF the
lu. for IA" r.i-on ihut Lieutenant colonel kIug Is
dong duty 40 the >'nt- Camp "nd"r C"lohcl ht"l.
and Ad.uiaut Gcncinl Porter ha- refused 60 grant MN
lcHv' OF absence g" ai'' ii m ha'''I@' A'.' "'"V
Colonel E.I- D. -rr.- more t,1a duj one Thai 10"
corGl.., 81 tcng c,oncr,t'd, ana h', ID his he.i
oi'o.t- t. prevent g potponcmeut.
"rell S r l9, the S'' .5c5 IN, ISSh i " %ci
worth repnrnr. Ii" had q pr.ya.e IN ~, c2mpan'; a
things unplra. aut generally for ,Ao-. around h'm'
Pa Wa tr'ppct on i". hi.h NC. 81 '. .
which hc hai committed while ou one OF his periodical
,prcs. Captain Porter wa passing and iA'' caliei
'"' What DO ,ou vau, Par said the captain
Il oul, wanted 70 10y. u Won plc'-o -ir N'id Ia
wag. THAT nal -our couldn't 80 NIP u tniuic