Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-02-11
BATTLING WITH THE Waves.

BATTLING WITH THE WAVES.
Awful Death OF Joseph Il. Fleet
wood In the C0hansey.
Just after the PIONEER had gone to
press Wednesday Feb. 3rd, Joseph T.
Fleetwood, aged sixteen years, met an
awful death by drowning, in the cold,
black waters of the Cohansey.
About half past ten o'clock in the
morning, Young Fleetwood left his
home on Fremont avenue, for the
purpose of going down to the river at
Starry Grove with the intention of
visiting his fathers boat, which lies at
anchor there.
About noon he was noticed padding
about the river In q small, fiat bot
toned canoe. Later, Mrs. Sarah Kin
caid. who resides in that vicinity, saw
the boat overturned by the fierce
winds and waves. and young Fleet
wood was thrown headlong in the
waters.
Mrs. Kincaid, terrorized, ran out In
the street calling for help. Geo. Scull
and Bert Pierce heard the alarm,
rushed to the shore and then out in
small boat to the rescue.
Young Fleetwood was battling vita
the waves, swimming as pest he could,
but the strong tides and cold waters
overpowered him, and he sank before
the very gaze of the hard working.
vould-be rescuers.
Whe body never raised again after il
went down, and the !, alarm SOC n
brought great crowd to the banks
of the river, and soon three boats
were out on the river, and grappling
irons were thrown overheard.
1t was difficult task. The air was
very cold, and the small crafts
shipped a great deal of water, but the
men worked bravely onward.
Finally, after the body had been in
the water fully an hour and half, the
graphing iron held by Harry Face
mair took hold of the body, and will
ing hands soon pulled it to the sur
face.
1t was towed shoreward and lifted
upon the stern deck of the small yes
sci which is owned by the father of
the deceased
County Physician Thompson was
immediately notified and he ordered
Acting Coroner Applegate to. take
charge of the body. He went down
Immediately. When PIONEER re-
porter reached the scene, he found
the body on the boat, covered over
with blanket. The body was neatly
and comfortably dressed in heavy
dark clothing. The boy was a very
large one for the age Of young Fleet
wood and must have weighed full one
hundred and seyenty-ive pounds.
The body was placed In McCallis-
ter's coach and taken to the house,
which in the morning he had left in
the best of health and spirits. The
front door was opened by his elder
brother Charles, and the body was
carried In and laid upon settee.
The bereaved mother was in a rear
room, gathered about by her children
and sympathetic neighbors. Her grief
was uncomfortable, and very pitiful
to hear.
Young Fleetwood Is the son OF Geo.
Fleetwood, the carpenter. He has
not been following any. employment.
He was q splendid, sunny tempered
young fellow with hosts of friends,
and many sincerely mourn his loss.
He was born in Dividing Greek.
The father, George Fleetwood, has
been working at Beuna Vista, and
was there when his son met his awfnl
death. A telegram notifying him of
the sad event was sent MIN, and he re-
turned at night to his grief stricken
family.
Acting Coroner Appelgate made all
possible investigation in ,the case, and
he and DIR. Thompson concluded that
an inquest was entirely unnecessary,
and Mr.. Appelgate gave the necessary
death certificate.
Good Words For BridgetOn.
Capitalists have been looking over
the ground at Bridgeton with view
to building an electric street railway.
The PIONEER says that they found the
scheme practicable and are satisfied
that It will pay handsomely. Bridge
ton is the garden town Of South Jer-
sey. It has wealth, business enter