The morning times., 1895-07-24
Eugene StantOn's Desperate E.
forts to Keep from Drowning.
REsOUBRs IN HIS DEATH GRIP
Little John MontIcon Made a Brave
Attempt, But Had to BePulled From
the Drowning Boy-Two Colored
Men Who Could Swim Lacked Cour-
age to Help.

Eugene stanton, fifteen years old stepson
or James Gallagher, who runs big restau
rant at No. 1904 Thirty street,
near Wheretbe cable carsstopin Georgetown
was drowned at 2:45 p m. yesterday iD the
canal at the foot of Thirty first street.
HIS body was recovered three-quarters OF an
hour later and carried to John b. McCarthy's
undertaking establishment at No. 1886 NJ
street
Coroner Hammett will view the remains
there at IL a. m. to-day. The burial will
he at Holyrood cemetery but the time OF the
funera! has not been fixed.
Eugene went out after lunch yesterday
and falling in with some good company
concluded to go swimming. 1t was the
first time since vacation from school began
He had not been in the water long, a
short distance from Rays coal wharf,
toward the old Columbia MILL when he
told his comrades he was going to swim
across the canal and back. The water
was not very deep, the distance short
and Eugene was known as good swim
mer
HE WAS SEEN TO STOP.
He got across ali right and started back
without touching to rest on the other
side. When about half way he was seen
to stop, and after a moments furry he
went down.
There were three negroes standing on
the bank beside the boys
Apparently all thought at first that
Eugene went down as part of the feat
he was performing. He came up and went
down once or twice more before they
realized that he was drowning
The water was not much over six feet
deep and Eugene seems to have touched
bottom and pu shed himself to the surface
long as he had strength
1t was said he was fifteen minu tes strug-
CLING in the water and came to the surface
a dozen times
When his companions realized that he
was struggling for his life, little John
Monticon swan out to where he was and
as he went down dired to catch him. He
succeeded and they came up together
Eugene then clasped Johnnie around the
body with a death grip and seemed likely
to drown both him self and his rescuer.
Reddy Dyer, another of the swimmers,
saw this and swan out. He caught Johnny
by the feet and jerked him away from
Eugene, and both made their way in fear
for their lives to the bank.
AFRAID TO RESCUE HIM.
TWO of the Colored men could swim, but
they, too, were afraid. One of them,
Dill Reggs, finally ventured out, but when
Eugene touched him in his efforts TO save
himself he made. his way back to the
bank.
James Faulkner. who lives i'll Thirty
fourth street near the canal, was passing
along NJ street, when he heard a boy was
drowning near his home.
He ran toward the place stripping as he
went and when he re:rr--r-I :srr--r-I,.ti the water
plunged ID, Fl began diving at once where
I9 was told Eugene was last seen and in
about ten minutes touched the body.
He hurried 10 get a hook by which
he could draw out the body, and with
considerable diff Guilty finally lande d
it on the bank 1t was then more thar
half an hour since Eugene went down last,
and it was thought not worth while tc
/ try 10 bring him to.
Eugene Stanton was q sturdy, bright
/ little fellow. He was a pupil in Addison
! School and popular among his mates. He
/ had lately been confirmed in the Catholic
| Church. His family are deeply grieved al
| the misfortune.