The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-12

Your description of the drowning
here was as far wrong as 1t was sensa-
tional Mr. Steele, accom panied by
his wife and daughter. IN owed here
from Galena about n month ago. Their
object IN moving here was that they
might find change OF climate and
place for their daughter, who was the
prey OF a disease which brings on In
sanity and death, and also to lind
work in tho canning factory.
lis true, they were poor. like many
more OF Gods creatures. yet Mr.. Steele
had secured position In the factory
and was making full time and earn.
ing from So to 81 week
On this particular morning he left
home for the factory about q O'Clock,
having given some money and factory
cheeks to his vito to go to the store
aud purchase some articles Tor the
larder. This was the lust seen of them
by him until he saw their drowned
bodies.
They were next seen by myself and
another young man about S,t5, cross
ing tho railroad and going tow ard
the mill. II Is at this time II is sup
posed they jumped in the water, for
about - minutes later Mr.. Il. ]. Lin
| dale saw n basket on the shore and a
dark object floating In tile water; he
called Alr. Howard Austin's attention
/ to 1t aud Howard procuring his boat
and rowing out found II to be the
body Of Mrs. steele.
| Ito brought II to the shore. Then \
| boy SAW hat floating in the winter,
( aud again Howard, accompanied by
1 William Maloney Esq" with Crap
4 pling hook, began to search Tor the
I daughter In short time tho body of
the daughter. Emlna WIS found at
the bottom of the luke, i'll about feet
of water.
THIS was about i0.l5 a. m. Coroner
Clark Of kenton was sent Tor and mr.
rived about 1 y. IN. IN tho meantime
tho ladies' had beon placed in Mr.. Jonn
L. Jakes' boat house and shielded
from the sun,
Inc coroner after assembling Jury
held an inquest, The Jury after hear
ing the testimony brought in verdict
of accidental death in the case of
Catherine Steele. the mother. and OF
suicide IN the case OF the daughter,
Emma.
Everything was done by the people
Of the town TO nllay tho distress oI tine
relatives. A subscription WAS taken
50 that they might 10 buried decently.
The funeral took place from tho house
. Sunday morning at . O'Clock. Rev
ciating, lntvrIneuL III the Old cemetery
ut Camden.
Peaches are nearly over now, Not
withstaading the storms, quite Il nutn
: Der OF cars have been shipped from
here zilge. Thirteen cars left llere on
Saturday. Tomatoes ate also BEING
sent away, as many 40 IL cars being
loaded in ono day.
: Mis- Lizzie Warner. of Phila,, who
, has been visiting Mr.. John Nickerson
I has returned,
/ Miss Mobile Taylor who was ono OF
+ tho compnny In the Delaware excursion
II returned last week from Chicago by
q the way OF Niagara Falls.
/. she Is quito q belle mere and we lenrl
she was greatly admired for her beauty
during lei stay at tho Fair.
Mes5rs, Thomas Parker and Hal let
Alasten Ut Wilmington We're Ia
. guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. q. NJ. Gross
4, more on saturday evening. Afte
). spending an hour in singing and talk
/ ing, refreshments. ice cream and cake
etc, were served and thus Il plcasan
I, evening wis spent. ....-.-
IA They wore also, accompanied by MI
Geo. Biddle, to give u song service /
~ tho NJ, L. Church on Sunday eyGuin.
last. 10th. CO, A~ioSAI,