Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-09-09
Their Last Boat Ride.

dispatch from Aiirnth, Ga saSs: a
married man, with another mans wife, both
drowned, while enjoying eurreptitirns
boa. ride on Ponce de Leon lake, furnished
the gossip Sunday. Tue parties were Mr..
JEFF Davis Stewart. the father OF four child
ren, and Mrs. jane Kennedy, tha mother Of
two. The accident occurred at $3.50, but 1t
was O'Clock next morning before the bodies
ccu!G be grappied up from the bottom OF the
lake. Ten minutes before they entered q
boat, and merEily laughing and talking, be-
gan their ride. at the fame time Henry
Grigolist and Miss Ada Harmon, their com.
panons started out end they alone heard
the splash and Screams.
Hurrying through the darkness In the d.
reotlon from whence came the sounds Of dis
trees, they found capsized boat and black
hat floating on the water. Grigoliet gave
the first intimation of the accident. Az soon
as he realized what had happened he hur
riod to the shore and, with bis companion
| rushed to the pavilion. 1t was vacant, but
not far up the road Capt.. Leroor was found.
| Boats we're secured and several men vent
out to the place. They at once began div
ing, but with no success whatever The
crowd from the city carried with them an
iron drag and the search for the bodere wes
continued.
Fires we're built around the edges of the
lake and the Pickering light showed half o
dozen boats full OF men slowly creeping
back and forth. These on shore looked on
and in snbdued tones occasionally made
suggestion. All tia. is known Of the cap.
sizing Ia what Is told by Grigoliet and his
&C mpanion. He was In g boat at the same
end of the pond but on the other eide. They
had not been out more than ten nIinutes
and Slew srt could be heard talking and
laughing There wes splash of water and
Mrs. Kennedy cried out, but not loud, then
she laughed and said something. There wac
louGsr splash, another little sccaa n aDd
loud laugh from Stewart. q louder splash
aid log3 scream, E Coy from tbs lnaH end
tLsu the WOMAN cried.
A struggle and all was QUOT. Stewart'a cty
could hardly be heard. This is Grigoliets state
ment He adds that he hurried to tho place, but
could find nothing but the hat, and then carried
mis- most fainiing companion to the pavilion,
from where she was carried to q ne!ghboring
house. Grigoliet says he boards at Mrs. Kennt-
dy's at Savannah street. Last night he met
stewart there and the latter proposed y trip to
Ponce do Leon and boat ride. The idea Was fsv-
ored and the four went out.
ST never saw Stewart BEFORE" said Grigoliet,
'but he seemed to be clever fellow he was jolly
and augho1 and talked good deal. Ee appear
cd to have boon drinking and was little bolster
ous. When he got out here he picked out the
smallest boat and pulled out at to the other
esd of the pond. l pulled out that way too, but
it WAS time before the boat turned over.
don't know exactly what to think about it, but l
guess he was trying TO scare her aud in that way
| turned over the boat. / thought he could swim,
but he might have been drinking too mach to
know what he Was doigg."
Jeff Stewart was engineer at Jako's b.kery. He
WAS man 80 years old and lived with his wife
and three children out near Graut park. he
an e1- policeman and went off the force two years
ago. He bore reputation splendid young
fellow true to his friends and clever to AL 1t is
said that his vito and children are not in the
city Mrs. Kennedy was woman OF 35 years of
sgo and had two children. She WAS Miss Phil
lips before marriage.
at o'clock the bcdios were found-stewsrt
fret and within five minutes sftorward the wom-
an. The bodies were lying near together, just
about the location first decided upon.