The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-05-18
FIFTH EDITION.
DEATH ENDS A DRIVE,
John McKeown, His Horse and
Wagon In the Creek.
He AND THE HORSE DROWNED.
Mckeown Is Supposed TO HIVE Been In
toxtcnted When lie Lost his Lille. PATROL
man Ksliehcr " rs Too Into TO stop the


man Keliehcr " rs Too Larc to stop the
Team.
Death by drowning In tho waters OF the
Christinna Greek was the sad Termination
oil a drive taken by John AlcKeown last
night The body OF the unfortunate man
had not yet been recovered at3 O'Clock
but the horse and buggy have been taken
from the creek, the former dead and the
latter beyond repair,
John NJ. keown was well known about
bis widowed mother, Mrs Fannie Mo.
heown. OF late no has been en- ployed as
hostler by MIR. Stirling, proprietor of the
Washington House at Newark. and early
last evening decided to drive to this city.
lie barneseed gray mare. one OF the
PROTEST animals In Newark, to q light
buggy and left that town at o'clock for
this city. Upon arriving here he called
upon number OF friends with whom he
had drinks.
About IL O'Clock Patrolman Kellsher.
who was acquainted with Mexico yn, not.
iced him driving out West Front street,
The men spoke. but there was nothing In
the action OF McKeown to Indicate that he
was intoxicated. Some say that at Ship
Icy street McKsown stopped and entsred
a saloon, hut this Nr. kelleher denie s. He
says that he man drove out to o ange
street anu then turned toward the rail-
road, Orange street being a very dark
and untraveled thoroughrare ut that
time OF night and believing the man TO
be unaccustomed to travelling that road
ne ran utter him to warn him OF the
danger.
Upon reaching Orange street aP, W.
b, Railroad train passed the crossing, and
when the officer saw that the driver WAS
eaie ne thought nothing farther
until the horse had arrived within atty
feet OF Orange street wharf. KelIeher
called to the man first and than to the
horse. The man did not heed the warn.
ing, ana the horse continued to trot to-
ward the creek. In another minute there
was epleeh and man. horse and buggy
were struggllng In the water. but when
the officer looked into the stream all was
quite, excepting the beating OF the undis-
turDed water upon the wharf.
The officer Immediately made n reDort
OF the occurrence to police.headquarter
which was answered by Captain Kane and
several other officers. Boats and lanterns
were secured but there was absolutely no
trace oil either man. horse or buggy, At
first there was exhibited an inclination to
dlsDolleve the report from the fact Of not
even the buggy and horse being found
or heard Of but the officer who had
watched Mckeown declared that his body
was at the bottom Of the creek and 40
the search was continued until O'Clock.
AT that time two men. named Deylip
and MeManus, while in row boat below
French street wharf, were startled by the
body OF the horse rising to the surface, anc
SO close to them as to nearly upset the
boat they were rowing. The buggy was
attached to the animal. Ropes were at.
tached to the dead animal and IL was
towed to Shiplay street wharf and taken
from the water. The buggy was damaged,
tho horse kicking 1t while struggling to
free itself. Ono shaft was gone, one
wheel shattered, the top broken and the
seat Kicked out.
1t ls tho opinion Of many that when the
horse walked off the wharf MeKeown fell
head oremo5t, into the creek and the
wagon on him before he oonld cry for
help. Tho top of the buggy was In such a
position To hold d body. and IL la believed
the dead man was in 1t until the tug
Taurus. which towed the team back to the
wharf, Jared the vehicle.
All morning Patrolmen Mclaughlin
and Lucas assisted In tho work OF crap.
pling FOR the body. The former ie OF the
belief that tho body of McKsown was In
the buggy top wlen the vehicle was
found. Mclaughlin 10 q good swimmer
and had not The water been 50 cold he
would have searched the creek oitom for
| the drowned nan.
At Orange street wharf tho creek has
been dredgtu anu showing ones say the
oreuk was nttssn feet deep at that point
! IheIe ID no protection against tho danger
/ but there Is small chance of n man drlv-
lug oil Tho wharf unless he was lntoxioa.
| ted.
MIR. Stirling. tho owner OF the horse.
was at tho waarr this morning and took
! charge oil tLo buggy after 1t was taken
| fiom the wnteT. lilo We lued tho animal al
500. Mckeown WIS good work man ana
when be left Newark he said he would be
homs by ~ O'Clock. The drowned man
wus SO years OF age.
TILE FATHER wNs DROWNED
Eighteen years az, J IN McKeowr, ST.,
1 n - "a H M Fan D .,
street and lost ais lilo.
The weather
To morrow promises to be fair and