Evening journal., 1894-08-21
DROWNED IN THE RIVER
Hotel Proprietor Graham
Knocked From His Yacht.
Rad STARTED on AFRHIEa TRIP

The Genial owner OF tho Atlantic House,
new Castle. and a won-Kuoun HIaD,
sinks Before Help Can Reach Him.
other Events OF Importance busy
Courts OF Justice.
Special Correspondence Evening journal.
NEW CASTLE. Aug 2l-This com
munity is all astir to-day over startling
news Of the drowning OF Hiett Graham,
q hiehly-respected citizen and proprietor
OF the Atlantic House. The accident is
said to have happened in the Eastern
Channel, last evening. Mr.. Graham hav-
ings been knocked from the schooner
yacht upon which he aud party OF
fifteen men were sailing down the bay GA
a fishing trip Particulars of the appalling
mishap are so meagre that half dozen
different stories Of the diowniDg are in
circulation.
Il seems that Mr.. Graham's yachting
party, which set sail yesterday for the
bay fishing shores for weeks trip.
consisted of his father, John d Graham,
his two brothers. W. ID and II X
Graham, Of No. 600 West Fourth street,
and twelve other Wilmingtoniaus whose
names are not known, and w. Marvin
Truss. OF this city. Mr. Graham was
very fond Of fishing and had arranged
this trip with the anticipation Of great
pleasure. The next heard from the party
was the brief message announcing that
Mr.. Graham had been drowned.
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Clerk HAIRY Dellon knew very little
news of the sad ufloir. He explained
that from the nature Of the message
Mr. Graham must have been koocked
from his yacht by the boom.
Later.
/ D. m Intelligence Of the drowning
of Mr. Graham has just reached here
1t seems that all were sitting In the
cabin Of the schooner last evening oh
Stony Point on Jei sey shore just below
Salem Creek A breeze sprang up and
Graham said that he must 60 on deck
for his overcoat JusU as be got tn ere
the boom jlbed over, knocking him over
His body is not yet recovered Word
was brought by man who drove up
this morning
Shortly before noon Deputy Coroner
Palmer received word from Delaware
City that the body had been found. lie
will leave FOR that place 20 morrow morn
ing
Men Threaten Each other with Annihila
tion,
In Magistrate Jsnviers court loat oven
ing Real Estate Agent Wi liam II. Terry
charged Ebenezsr Selby. one OF his ten.
ants, with using threats and abusive
language and threatening To do hin
bodily harm. The trouble arose ovoi
the collection Of rent from Sslby, 10 O.
alleged, and the negro aooosted Mr.
Terry on his own stops Dsfendaut cd
mitted the charge but complained tha
AR. Terry had called him anything bu
an honest colored gentleman. Selby wa
ordered to furnish bail TO keep the peace
William j. Etohells becoming his bonds
nap.
The next case on the docket was tha
Of Robert Lynch, farmer for Mrs Grubb
at state Road station charged by Johi
Savo, Slsv, with attempting to hil
him with a stone. Savo sWore thn
Lynch had some words with him bsfor
and yesterday Lynch hurled a stone @
him In a 90 OF rage He produced a oeI
tihcate from DR. Kuntz that he was hC
ing treated for q confused wound on th
right side evidently caused by ston,
Savo Is employed at night ia Che Dele
ware Iron Works and ON Saturdays, sur
days aud Mondays goes TO Mrs Grubb
70 do the kitchen chores, washing an
ironing Lynch did not deny the Gsauul
but swore that Savo had run at him wit
stick Of wood and several times threat
ened his life. Lynch was held in 50
bail for court.