Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-06-27

] intermission during all Of Saturday
night. --4-..-
FINDING THE BODIES.
| When Sunday morning came, with
the search still fruitless, it was feared
that the swift current of the Chute"
had carried the bodies far down the
stream and that they would not be
discovered until they came to the sur
face. About ten o'clock, however, the
searchers were rewarded. The body
Of Mr. Bevan was grappled from q
boat containing Doug. Pattin, Frank
Longley and John Davis and was
brought to shore at the landing at the
foot of Gilman street. The body was
recovered a short distance above the
landing and about a hundred yards
from the Ohio shore. Beyond slight
scratch on the side of the head the
body showed no evidence of having
been bruised. The remains were taken
| at once to the undertaking establish
ment of o. ]. Fuller, where they were
embalmed and prepared for burial.
About an hour later the bodies of
Malcolm Nye and John Gerken were
recovered, the former by Henry Saw
age and the latter by John Hall, near
together and some distance farther
out in the stream than that of Bevan.
Mr.. Gerken's hat was on his head,
having no doubt been pulled tight
down to keep it from being blown
away Both bodies were also taken to
Mr.. Fuller's.
Upon examination it was found
that both men, who were noted in life
as good swimmers, had been wounded
about the head. Mr.. Nye had re-
ceived blow on the right side of the
head which was probably sufficient to
daze him. Mr.. Gerken evidently
did not drown, but was killed, prob
ably by being struck by the wheel of
the boat. His nose was broken and
his neck dislocated.
The finding of the bodies attracted a
large crowd to the West Side and
sad sigh of relief went up when the
last was brought to shore.
PILOT LIEVING'S STORY.
Captain Charles Lieving, who was in
charge of the Duffy's pilot house, was
interviewed by the Leader, and he tells
his story as printed below.
Captain Lieving has been severely
censured-statemen,s being freely
made by passengers that he deserted ,
his wheel. These statements are made
by reputable people whose statements
would be taken as truth, and who, no
doubt, are impressed with the truth of
their stories.
AS for the pilot and his actions, we
do not think it just or proper that be
should be condemned or suffer the dis
agreeable notoriety that desertion of !
duty would bring about unless, of |
course, it should be decided that such
was the case. Capt. Lieving is a man
who bears a good reputation at home, |
and among his fellow pilots and river |
men.
He related his story as follows:
MY name is Charles Lieving, and nv
home is in Willismstown, VIVA. lam
the regularly employed pilot of the
steamer William Duffy. i haye q IL
cense TO pilot in the waters of the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers between Pitts
burg and st. Louis.
For several years past have been
doing local work on the river, making
short runs only. For the past year l |
have been running in the Marietta and
trade.
"As to the tragedy of Saturday, the
18th: We made the regular excursion
run in the morning, without incident.
In the afternoon number of excur-
'ionists and regular passengers. to the
number Of about one hundred got
aboard, and as is always the case, the
crowd was anxious to leave for the ISL
lhu' adu etdTteQ t06 boat once hut
had scarcely pulled away when / re-
the wharf and took aboard a
lew belated passengers. When we had
inally moved off, 1 noticed what an
oeared to be storm of wind and rain
Using spoke to my friend, Mr.. S.
Dorman, of Wsverly, a steam boat
engineer of many years experience,
asking him to close the sash of the nj
ot house, to keep out the rain. This
was done. Almost immediately the
vino struck us, coming up with great
out of the southwest, and
taking quarteripg course up stream.
Being under way, and neither shore
being good for a landing, decided il
best to proceed up the river on our
course.
AFTER moving up few boat-leupths
saw the big white telegraph pole on
the Island fall, and with ii, of course
he xviraS SO fbaS thau Il