Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-23
OLD POINTS $40 ACCIDENT.
mr. HitcbcoeL's Unfortunate Dlve-His
wiz Made-PersoDal Points.

Wsu Made-PersoBal Points.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
OIp Poryr Co,iPoar, Va, July PA DIS
tressing accident occ1rred here on Wednes-
dav evening through the carolesSne5s OF
one OF the guests Of the Hvgeia in diving
of one OF the piers without knowing the
depth Of the water INFO which he plunged.
MIR. Harry Hitchcock, of Norfolk. proml-
nent lum Der dealer. has been coming down
for tho past two weeks every evening
a= the guest Of Mr.. 7. Bowman Bird, re-
turning to business By the early boat each
morning. A. the boat reaches here ut 5@J
A. NJ, il was their custom 20 go from the
STEINER to the bath-housc and take q dip
in the ocean before supper. Nr. Hitch
cock is n tail. athletic young man and an
excellent swimmer. He came up to the
pier leading out from the paVlhon anu
climbed ID on one of the piles for dive.
il 10 said that he placed both hands be.
hind bis bead aud went Of IN that manner
instead OF using them to cut the force OF
the water.
NOT CLEARLY KNowN,
The tide was at low ebb OF the time with
not over five or ok feet OF water, out
whether IL was the force of the blow on
his unprotected head or whether he went
to the bottom anG struck there is not
clearly known. At any'rete, he did not
nnd when he did so it was seen that he was
helpless. Friends at once took hold OF him
and brought him ashore. whore stretch
er was procured and he was carried TO
his room. Major A. 5. VloSery, post sur
geon. and DR.. f.. i. hoseley. mis- assistant,
were at once called, who found upon ex-
animation that the ye-tebr.e bad been
broken, causing paralysis Of the entire
bod art .hat bo lid not possibly sur
- lTror,thfpcr r,ossfIla " A. 1Ann for
his comfort and kilograms were sent TO his
friends. His father, who was at Belheld,
Va. Joined him the following dav, and his
wife, who was visiting at her home, IN In
diana. Pa. arrived yesterday.
MADE HIS WILL.
He is fully conscious of his condition,
and on Thursday summoned Judge Gar
nett from Norfolk and made his will. As
he was unable TO use his hands. a pen was
placed in his mouth, and ia this manner
his will was signed. Sir. Hitchcock is
from Chicago, where his father ls promi-
nent member of the Board of Trade. He
was educated in Germany, and about ten
wears ago bought large tract OF land on
the James river, ct Belheld, and started
in the peanut business. He tired OF this
and embarked IN the lumber trade, in
which he has been very successful.
Mr.. Hitchcock Is still alive. and was
taken to Baltimore tonight for treatment
at Johns-Hopkins Hospital.
PERSONAL.
CAPTAIN Wells Willard, of the Subsist-
ence Department, arrived here Monday
and reported for duty 10 Colonel Royal +.
Frank as post commissary. Captain VIII
lard was stationed here a. lieutenant Of
artillery some ten or twelve years ago. and
finds number of his old friends at the
post.
Captain W. L. Alexander. who has been
stationed here as commlssary officer,
leaves with his wife for Washington Sun
day. evening. where, he Will be stationed
In the office of the CommIssary-G General.
Major John A. Darling, Fifth Artillery,
commanding at the Preside, San Frau
CISCO but now East on leave. is visiting
old friends at the Point. Major Darling
was of the Third Pennsylvania heavy ar
tillery, which Carrisoned the posi- during
the war, and never lost s man. He has
warm attachment for the place and never
misses an opportunity to revisit 1t.
Lieutenant Warren S. Newcombe. Fifth
ARTILLERY, has returned from Massachu-
sets, where he went last week to locate
his family for the summer.
Cadet A. ID. Hasbrouck, OF the United
States steamer Charleston. has Deen visit
ing his uncle, Major Ill. e. Hasbrouck, OF
the garrison.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Pike, of the Hygeia,
have returned from three weeks visit TO
the Worlds Fair, and wish they could
have remained longer.
Mrs. Bodell returned Sunday morning
from short visit TO Washington.
Mrs. Captain Francis 8. Brown has gone
TO Ayondale, near Cincinnati, on visit to
her sister.