The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-08
AT THE BOTTOM OF BAY.
DETAILS OF THE SID FiTE or THL
IUG ron \. WILSON.
Conflicting Stories as TO the Blame for tho
Collision-Bodies of the Two Drowned
Men Not Yet Tound.

Mrs. James +. Childress. the wife OF
the engineer OF the tug Job 7. WILSON,
who met Lis death of Fort carroll. IN
the Chesapeake Bay, when the steamer
sank on Wednesday. was prostrated at
her home. 80. ~ State street, Fulton
yesterday. When I called at her home
yesterday the lady stated that she had
no later information from Baltimore than
what she had seen i'm yesterdays Times
Her husband was hfty-three years CID
and leaves her with four children. Tie
has been in the employment OK Colonel
O.. T. f.. Burgwyn for some time. Last
winter he worked for him as engineer
ON board OF the tug Job T. WILSON, on
the Rapahannock. near Fredericksburg.
tie WAS M one time "a member of Poca-
honias Tribe. ]. o. K. NJ, but had TO
giv, up hls membership on account ol
tho lard times.
Mrs Chillress saw her huspinu 'h'
last time alive on November l-th, when
hc lou here Cor Petersburg 90 go ON
board of the tug, when was then ON tAe
AnuomattON.
Mrs. Childross expected her son-in-law.
Lawrence Smith. who was fireman on
the tug and sawed his life, back bon this
city last night. but when | called 40 "a
late hour 40 his residence. next door 10
Mrs. Childress. Dee had not yet arrived.
Dir. Charles e.. Cllppeu. who was cm-
pl0ycd ass cook ON board Of the tug. and
was nineteen year. old. was the son oi
Captain Samuel j. Chapucu. WHO WAS
iu charge of tie tug. An elder brother
is en-iuecr at the power-house OF the
Richmond Traction Company The
bodies Of the Two drowned men have not
yet been found
The Sis other men ON board OK the tug
were saved by the tug Annie. Captain
Jerome Dawes. which was following Tie
Wilson down the channel.
They were.
capt. Samuel !. Chappeu of Richmond
j. g. Trent. Of Richmond. superintend-
emit of dredging for the Virginia DREDGING
Company.
Pilot Il. II. Walker. OF Norfolk.
Second Engineer Charles Jersey, of
Richmond.
Fireman Lawrence Smith. Of Richmond
scowman Ma TindaL OF Wilmington.
y. G..
HOW IT HAPPENED.
Pilot Walker. who was in charge OF the
tug when tho accident occurred, gives
the following description OF IL.
"Mc lelt Baltimore shortly after
o'clock with water-tauk. upon the deck
OF which was coal for the dredgss ion the
channel The tank was ON our port side.
and astoru wc were towing au empty
mudscow. When nearing Fort Carroll
saw steamer approaching and gave
her one whistle. 90 which she replied
ported my wheel ana held toward the
western shore.
soon after [ heard another whistle
one biast-to which 1 paid no attention.
supposins 30 wds for the tug Annie. which
WAS following us down the channel 10
relieve us of the water and coal barge.
"rhc rcd light of the steamer was clear
CO. mo after she answered my whistle
soon began 20 realize that the steamer
Was bearing down upon me and that -
collision WAS inevitable. 1 blew four
short whistles 90 indicate danger. lt was
bat o. short time after that when the
steamer crashed into the scow and en-,
30 through. Then the tHg looled over
90 starloarl under the PRESSURE
Seeing chat She was going 20 hl
started tO save myself Thc steamer dii
not lower amy boat 90 assist us. She wa.
going about ais fast as it was possible Tor
Deer o. g0.'
MIR TRENT EXPERIENCE.
1Ir Trent vino was ON board of the tug
at tAe time. tells his experience iu tne
following manner.
90 "Hs boo tie diuing-r0om under tho
p.i0t-house 2 heard the answer of some
steamer t0 the signal blown from ouf
tug Then the danger signals caused me
to ieap up and mako for the port door of
inc apartment Ass I reached IL blow
outside knocked me- across tine dining
room 90 tne sfarhoard door. which