Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-07
Dress goods, Flannel and
Blankets at cost at Irion's.
Wake lubbell Drowned.

Last Monday morning Dec. 26, Mr..
fubbcIl. representing Robert Howe, of
Cincinnati, applied to Mr...C. C. Eiland
for a double buggy to 90 to Vienna,
Ala.
The day was the most inclemont anI.
The coolest of the season., and Mr.. Eli
and and.Sherif Dorroh, who happened
TO be present at the time advised him
not to luke the "trip, bnt he said his bus.
lhess was urgent and he must 90. lie
started out with Emmett Cavctt as the
driver, bit broke down in Wood.
wards creek swamp. Mr.. IIulbcll
went OF to Mr.. Whitton'a store and
Emmett returned for another buggy.
This reached him at Whiuon's latc the
next evening. They thea started for
vienna on the east bank OF the Biz.
bee. Mr.. Wilder, at Whi,tcn's told
them they couldn't 90 through the
swamp, rs the water was up but tIcy
could fluid . safe and 4 better road by
going through by Cooks plantation.
we think wa. the direction. When
they arrived Mt the poin. where Tie
road turns through this plantation, the
dri7or attempted 10 90 that way, but
Nj. iinbo0il turned him back into the
man road, and Insisted upon going
That Way-hc had been there Def re
ana knew he could 20 through all
right. When they reached the BAYOU, !
or Lola Lake As it Is called, and which
IS about 500 yaTls from the Blgbcc a
The driver aaid there was trou. |
Die &head II they attempted TO crcss :
rs Tie water was over the stakes lriy. i
en- On either side CT the slough as a y
for travellers Even after the d
were IN the water, Tr,mei, u
% take one Of the horses out l.
'ud try i'o dep,r, oy riding across b
nc bayou, hrt n. Bubjell wouldn't II
'criHll him % 10 it, and ordered him Il
c @r'7a on. Paen he horses com. l.
ie@eed E,7immiag hIr. II. grabbed the
.orses aea je.t,aG them out OF the CT
7ao ana the buggy wheel ran against ~
OF ;29 a'oEes and there they were ~
iss, aAd'ne horses drowning. Mr.. n,
on TO Emmett aud they both
.odid have drowned, but the latter
nd = fol hold re, roth will surely
hut r. on let nc get cut, | can g
IN L2 % ne ;cTfy md ret help. Mr..
> LOOK a9ld 2. tho ;cp Of the bug
:, which waa o4,, o. .be water, IS:
~ Emmett sPar, out end went as az, A.
ct 90 he sov!d Sc 70 ne fer"y. 1t j
% some .im7 he,cre tho fagrvmen
q n;iie77 7ho YaFa on tre cas-, bank ~
NC lac ooet over, and vnen shoy ,
c, iney foala Emnlclt aea ~ irozcn hoi
& anconscicl5, 10 YES carried Ma
or iao .ifcr. 7hilo c.acrs vent to AS
: creek, 9hc-o hoy {ouaa he bug. san
and horaas, bn! Eothigs was seen 2
Mr. llubhcil. lie had become &c
nbed win The cold and had fallen
0 The bayou. H!is.hoiy was recov-
II TIE mex. day and taken TO Wen It,
from 'hcnce 10 Ea;aw, where II r.
$ forwarded 10 Cincinnati. lie
on hi, pcrsna about 500, which
: recovered.
lr. llubbeIl was very popular in wi,
section and his unlimely fate is vii
atty regretted.
Cavett made n sworu state.
Mt which cmboties III! the fac.s as
led above. lie has returned TO Ma.
and scclnsio he paraIizcd or FROST
ten on tue side. (
ir E.iland recaived the following +
6 by Emmett: u
VieSNA Ala. Dee. 20. 1922. sct,,
: 9. {. EG.ANn. tiu,
Dear Sir We, the under. Fo'
nod testify that Emmurs~<ia,e rou
" I, regard 10 Tie drowning oil i" -
iiupbeil and yoa. team, Ia as uear car,
reg, hs eau be stated We were abo
spelled 70 cut your harness 10 ee, se.
h"rsee 'oosc frola The buggy 10.
- lean; We win semi hnrry nav
q much Of your harness AZ wc 1, y
Yours ,ruly. nos
W-L PnEnLEs, boil
49, g. II. McCxA. sise