The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-09
A TUG'SFATAL MISTAKE.
STRIKES a ROW BOAT ORA WING
JOSEPH EVICH
The Coroner's Jury Renders . Verdict
Holding the Captata of the Tug Re-
sponsible for the Boys Death.

Another tragedy in the river has been
recorded. and this time Joseph Eylcn.
the thirteen ycar-old son Of Captain PA.
bvich, was drowned az the result OF Az
accident. for which Captain G. X. Law
rentz. OF the tug Glendale was heiG
responsible by a cOrOners jury.
At the time Of the accident WHICH &C.
CURED about two hundred yards below
the Chemical Works FRIDAY night about
s.3p O'Clock, the Glendale was steanisns
down the river at the usual rate Cap
tain Eyich his son Joseph, and TWO coll
Ored men. Richard Coleman and Julian
Ebanbach. were Ia small boat fishlug.
The tug was O1 her way down the river
to take TN tow the siOop James j. kees.
The fishing party noticed the approach
Of ne tug while 1T was some one hundred
yards distant but failed 70 get out OF
The way in time to avoid the catas-
other boat capsizinc it, and causing All
the occupants to jump overload, except
Coleman, who climb ID out of the sink
ing boat into the tug. Captain EVich ana
Hbanbach kept Up Tor while and then
scrambled over the side Of tho tux. Lit
tie Joseph Evich sank and was drowned.
Ills father began at once search lor
the boys body, but 1t could not De ion l'i,i
Friday night. The search was resumed
yesterday and the body Of the uniortu-
nate boy recovered.
captain LAuBENTz's sIDE or IT.
Captain Lawrentz, of the Glendale,
could not be Sc IN yesterday. 10 tne
master Of the James j. Rees captain
LawrentZ IS reported 10 have made sue
stantially the following statement. Ihe
row boat carried no lights at the time
Of the accident. and he knew notnins OF
the presence Of the boat until TIE shOul-
ing Of it's occupants attracted ms at
tention Then he made every cfOrt 10
steer clear OF the smaller craft but
while TIE Was go doing one Of the colored
men rowed directly under the bow OF me
tug. The tug carried her full number
of ligh-s, and her approach was, tnefe-
fore, disceTnable FOR long distance
BLAwrD THr CAPTAIN.
CAPTAIN Evich is inclined 10 throw the
blame upon the captain of the tug-hoat.
When seen last night he said that they
shouted to the lug while il was more
than one hundred yards distant bu. we
IRON on board paid no attention. 20 lIeu
cries and deliberately coLain2ed aie iH az
fpl sreed. allowing them TO gct clear
~ the course as best they could. 80 dud-
ed that his son grasped the SIDE OF me
tug. but was not strong enough 10 mann
tain his hold, and had TO turn loose.
rHE oofoNtE's lNQursr
Coroner Lcftwich. Of Henrico. held an
inquest over the remains Of me boy iasl
night at : O'Clock. and the jury. by vote
of to 3. decided that Captain Lawfentz
l mfs hour pr"i last Gnisht Captain Lawreniz
had not been arrested.
IHE DROWN BOY
Ths drowned boy was bright niue
fellow. and a pupil at ST. Peters tatne-
dral Boys School. His parents nome is
at SO. 5i0S Lester street Fulton, ana ms
father rs n stevedOre In the employ oi
NE CLYDE steamship Company. 'oi.mhh
is a dock hand. also In the employ VI inc
comnanv. while EbaubaCh works at one
of the icc-houses in the city.
frha funeral Will take pace AT 30
o'clock tomorrow morning from the resi-
dence Of the boys parents.
Mr., Horace Furnan is the owner OF ule
tug Glendale.