The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-01
SAM GIFTS UP ANoraER RoMANCs
he Tells the Deacons Another Version
of His Adventure With Eva.
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he Tells the DeaconS Another Version
of His Adventure With Eva.
From the Neto YORK Recorder .t.
The amazing yarn of Samuel w. Thorn
ton and Miss Eva Jewell the castaways Of
Coney Island, has received crelence in the
eyes of the officers of the Mount Ohvet
church, of which Samuel is an elder
All the little improbabilities and incon-
sistencies OF the story in the way of mvs-
terious spanish barks, weary tramps along
the coral grit shores of Florida, and Pull
man car conductors with announcement
memories. have counted as nothing with the
worthy elders, deacons and trustees who
last night sat in solemn conclave TO decide
the fate OF the adventurous Samuel.
The pastor, David JUNIOR, called to order
a meeting consisting of six elders, counting
Samuel, five deacons and seven trustees at
1880 o'clock last night in the pastors study
in the little church at the corner of Trout
man street and Evergreen ave. ue. In tho
body of the church en- entertainment for
children took place. Three stalwart church
members in their shirt sleeves kept watch
in the porch and refused admission TO re-
porters.
Outside the church rough crowd gath
cred and mads ribald remarks and sang
songs in which the names Of Samuel aud
Eva occurred frequently. The windows of
the pastors study were brilliantly lighted,
and occasionally there came from the
closely drawn blinds the SQUAD of voices
raised ia excited discussion.
SENT THE CHILDREN AWAY.
The children were dismissed at $50
O'clock but it was not until an hour later
that the church door was opened and the
reporters were invited to enter. As they
went in man in the street cried out that
DO al nya tho ~
rear.
Pastor JUNIOR was found in his study with
Elder Moses G.. Young. All the other elders
deAcons and trustees, who few moments
before had filed the little room, had mys-
teriously disappeared.
Pastor JUNIOR said: ave had no inten-
ton when this meeting began to make any
| statement for publication, but at the last
moment we decided to publish the follow-
ing resolution which was unanimously
adopted:
We, the pastor and officers of the Mount
Olivet Presbyterian church. having heard Elder
Samuel w Thornton'S statement made at his
request. concerning his remarkable preserva-
| tiou from death, about whic so many conflict
| ing statements have been made in the pre- So do
| hereby unanimously declare our belief Ia its
truthfulness, our conviction that it can be veri-
| fed AMI our determination to spare no pains to
| have such verificatian made as speedily az pos
| sible. The pastor and clerk OF session are here
| by authorized to sign this minute on behalf Of
| the officers DAVID JUNIOR, Pastor
MOSES G. YOUNG, Clerk of Session.
IT WAS REAL. NEW STORY.
Mr.. JUNIOR said that this would settle tie
matter unless action was taken by the
| church. When asked what statement
Nathaniel Thornton had made he
POSITIVELY refused to give it, and on
BEING further asked whether it agreed
with the version OF the adventure
published in the papers he replied evasively
| that he did not remember what they were
An elder who was seen afterward threw
a little light Oh this feature Of the case by
intiuating that Thornton's statement as
made to the officers of the church, differed
materially from tho account he gave of his
| adventures when he appeared at Jackson
| vile, and that the thrilling rescue from q
watery grave had no place in it.