Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-09-10
THE CITY liz MOURNING.
Two of its Popular citizens
Drowned. Bodies Recov-
cred and Brought to the
City for Burial.

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On Tuesday morning, the
business spirit which prevails,
in our little city, was thrown in
TO wild anxiety, by the announce
ment that Hon. w. J. Griffin, a
prominent and popular attorney
of this place, ana Mr. Clarence
Winder, one of our most popular
young men and a law student
under Mr.. Grifi::, had probably
been drowned off Pear Tree
Point. Some parties from that
vicinity reported that two bodies
had been found ashore near
there and the descriptions given
were of such an accurate nature
as to soon dispel ali hopeful
doubts as to the possibility of a
mistaken supposition. AS soon
as the fact became apparent, the
Norfolk 6 Southern Railroad
Company, through their General
Manager, rendered the use of
their passenger Steamer Neuse
to a company of the Naval Re-
serves (of which Messrs. Griffin
and Winder were members
latter being captain of the COM
pany) who went to recover and
bring the bodies to this place
for interment. The boat re-
turned at II 80 o'clock Wednes-
day morning and a vast con-
course Of people were at the
wharf to meet it, where many
anxious hearts waited wit h
anxious hope for the slightest
assurance that the terrible indi-
cations had been misleading,
but it had already become too
assured to inspire the faintest
expectancy.
The body of Mr. Griffin was
taken Immediately to the Epis-
copal church and Mr.. Windcr's
to the Methodist, at which places
the fun,-sl services were held
Wednesday morning.
FUNERAL SERVICES.
Rev. ]. II. Hall, pastor of the
| NJ. E. Church, conducted the
funeral services of Mr. Winder
at II o'clock. By this time the
building was packed to its ut
most capacity and the many tear
FIJI eyes and sorrows stricken
countenances showed how many
kindly hearts cherished the
memory of the dead and freely
bled from the painful pangs O!
regret at his departure. The
.services were attended by the
Naval Reserves in full dress uni
form. and the solennity of the
occasion was 100, impressive to
paint. Mr.. Van Pelt sang with
much patEos, a selection impress
sive and appropr late and the
choir sang softly and tenderly
"Asleep i'll Jesus" The prayer
offered:by Mr.. Hall was an ear
nest and touching appeal II be-
half Of the grief stricken family
and friends of the deceased.
At ~: 80 o'clock the Episco
pal church was crowded with all
admiring aad mourning public,
Ito pay the last tribute of respect
to Mr.. Griffin.
The services were teelingly
and impressively conducted by
the rector, ReV. l.. l.. VIII
liams, with suitable and touch
ing renditions by the church
choir. The Naval Reserves
were i'll attendance in command
of DR., J. E. Wood, acting cap
tain, and escorted the remains tc
the Episcopal cemetery, where
after the conclusion of the burial
services, salute of three guns
was fired by the company over
the grave Of their dead COM
mander aud comrade,
All of the business houses III
town closed at IIo'clock and re
manned closed until the two SER
: vices were concluded, as mark
of respect for the dead, aud as
but feeble expressionxgf.~tlle
high esteem i'll which Il eX~were
held by the citizens Of THIS com.
munity. Verify it was "a day -oi
sadness in Elizabeth City and
every one seemed to be wearing
mantle of mourning and carry
ing a badge Of sorrow.
THE ACCIDENT.
1t is not possible to ascertain
the details of the drowning, but
every one evinces the deepest in
terest in the most 1neagre intel
ligence regarding the events Of
the last hours of the unfortu.
nate struggle.
Messrs. Griffin and Winde1
left town on Thursday afternoon
September I'd, in small sail
boat for Nays Head. where Mr.
Grifhns family had been spend
ing the Summer. The suppo~
sition is that the boat capsized
during TIE severe storm on