Evening journal., 1894-04-16
DOVER DROWNED MEN
Double Funeral in the State
Capital To-day.
THE TWO BoDIEsFOUED YESTERDAY

They Were Brought Ashore by Farmer
coiter and Two Colored Men who Had
Been Searching for Them All Day.
Great Sorrow over the Dro wning.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Del, April 10 After dill.
gent search Of all day Saturday and yes
terday morning, the bodies Of Joseph @.
heverin and Eastman Cotter, who have
been missing since the storm Of last
Tuesday, were recovered about o'clock
yesterday afternoon Although search.
ing parties had been out every day since
Tuesday without any results yet Il was
determined by the relatives to not give
up.
The bodies were found about midway
between the shanty whore the boys were
camping, and the shore just back Of MIR.
Cotter's farm, where the boat had
drifted, and where 1t was found Thurs.
day morning
It Is now generally believed that the
boys were holding on TO the boat as IL
WAS being carried along by the tide, and
either by their hands becoming numb or
by stumbling, they fell into a ditch
and were drowned without being able 10
Those In the boat at the time the
bodies were found, were Mr.. Cotter the
father Of Eastman, and Joseph Turner
and Theodore Hopkins, both colored
these three being the only one,
searching After being out for an
hour or more, Turner struck something
with bis pole, and calliHg TO Hopkins TO
come help Nun, soon found II TO be one Of
the bodies, that Of young Cotter. In a
perfect state Of preservation. He was
brought 90 the shore and his body prop
srly cared for.
The search WAS again continued aud
notover eight feet from where Cottsr wa
found was the body Of Heverln Il was
| quickly taken up and put In the boat
and brought 20 the shore, somewhat
swollen and with the hands badly dis
ordered Both bodies were then
taken to Cotters farm and word
WAS sent 10 the coroner who
ordered them TO be brought to Dover
where they we're taken TO the residence
Of Charles Denney, on South State streetI
where Mr. Cotter and his two sons.
Eastman and Heverin, had been stopping.
Joseph q Heverln was also a brother Of
Mr.. Denney's wife.
The coroner, after summoning a Jury.
had them TO view the body, and they
retired TO the Robbins Hose house to
render a verdict verdict OF accidental
drowning was rendered The funeral
was held this afternoon from the resi-
dence OF Charles Denney, at o'clock.
Nothing has occurred Of late that has
cast such a gloom over the town and
people az tbs drowning Of these two
lycuug men. BY the time It was known
that The bodies had been recovered A
hundred or more persons were at the
shore awaiting to view them Young
Heverin was about 35 years old, aud was
the son Of the late James d. Heverin. ex-
register Of Wills He also has quite a
number Of relatives living here, including
brothers and sisters.
Eastman Cotter was the son Of William
y. Cotter, Of Philadelphia, and was
about % years Of age. DE also has a
brother. Heverin Cotter, aged about 90
Mr.. stoneoipher Resigns After 10 Years.
Rev. J. +. stoneclpher, pastor Of the
Presbyterian Church here, surprised his
congregation yesterday morning, by
reading at the close OF his sermon, his
resignation as pastor OF that church In
an Interview with Rev j. H Stone
cipher. last evening, he gave two reasons
tor his action; FIRST that ne thought the
people Of the church desired a change
thinking that perhaps someone else
might suit them and do them more good
than he; second, because he desired a
rest from pastoral work and labors foI
while. wishing TO attend TO other
matters he had ia mind He further stated
that he would petition tho Presbytery
which would convene at Pocomoke City,
Nd, next Tuesday, TO release hiu
as pastor Of the church. He also
called for a congregational meeting this
afternoon to take further action IN The
matter according TO the law Of the
church. The ten years anda-half, during
which Mr.. stoneclphsr has been pastor
OF the presby terian Church, OF this town
. has been term OF much profit and he
has not only gained friends in the
church but has made himself popu
/. lar with the citizens Of the town
70 He has for several terms serveC
~ commissioner in the Board o
+ | Education and being a man OF more thar
- usual ability, he has obtained the re
spect and honor Of the whole commGnit,
In the manner In which he interests him
self 10 the education OF the children o
, the town and public schools.