Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-08-18
FouND rLoA7iNa IN rHs RiYER.
The Body of n Firsmhn ON Board the Arctic
Who wns Drowned GU FRIDAY.


The Body of n Fireman ON Board the Arctic
who wns Drowned GU FRIDAY.
New Castle, Aug. l5 The body of
Reuben Sarnes, fireman Of the steamer
Arctic, who was drowned from his yes
sci early last Friday morning was
picked IN Saturday afternoon by
Charles OHlSes Of Delaware City. Oahss
was sailing down the river when n body
suddenly aross to tho surface OF the
wator not far from his boat. lie and
his companion secured thu body by
placing a rope about ii and towed it to
New Castle. Capt. Stout Of the Arctic
wac notified and Ensign Russell was
ordered 10 view the remains. which he
did and identified the hody Rs that Of
Sames. 1t was lifted to the wharf and
covered with flag. Word was then
sent TO Sames' aunt. Mrs G. q. Ian.
dis. No. 20l0 Boston avenue, Philadel-
phia, asking about thu disposition OF
the body. Mrs. Landis was on her way
hers and was met by Ensign Russell
and Capt. Stout. On learning that the
body was not 10 condition TO he looked
at. the face having been eaten by fish,
she swooned away. She was taken
into the homo Of Mra. william Duncan
where she revived. Mrs. Lands is a
widow and had the care aud charge Of
the young man for Home years, as bis
parents are dead. Tbs body was pre-.
pared by Undertaken Clewel and sent
to Cooperating, Pa. for iuterment.
The officers of the steamer and all the
man speak of Sames in the highest
terms.
When Ensign Russell of tho Arctic
directed the body of Sames to be taken
from the wator and placed on the
wharf. number Of people objected to
the proceeding. They labured under
the old delusion that when dead body
III found no one has q right to touch it
until after tbs arrival OF the coroner or
his Official representative. The ensign,
however, insisted upon taking the body
from the water, stating that he was
acting under the orders of his captain,
and the latter afterwards justitisd his
act. Aa matter OF fact, there was
nothing illagal in his action, there
being no law that requires the sanction
OF the coroner before u dead body, found
either on land or water. can no touched,
even for the purpose Of performing for
it the ordinary Offices due the dead.
Saturday morning Commander
Muckle OF the Fourth District Of the
Eastern Division arrived here and was
taken In the gig of Capt. Stout to the
United States steamer Arctic, whare be
held an inspection of the mon. This
usual gun practice was had, With the
exception that the guns were not fired
off, phe ship was cleared for action
in short time and everything not no
CURED on the deck removed bulow.
In the afternoon tho drill abandon
ship" was gone through and the men
were drilled in fencing and repelling
invaders. Tho men were praised by
Commander Muckle.
SATURDAY afternoon, while 'he shift,
ing engine OF the Delaware Iron 90.
was hauling cars from the works to the
side tracks, the rails spread opposite
the works OF the New Castle Gaa Co. /,
and the engine and five cars left the
tracks. The cara were laden with
finished pipe for local and export trade.
William Burke, member Of the
Fourteenth Pennsylvania Regiment,
now in camp at Fort Mott. was relensetl
from the county jail on Saturday after
having completed u sentence of 10 days
for drunkenness. An officer statsd tina,
it would have been we'll to have kept
Burke inside until after tho removal oil
tho regiment
The registration 10 this city on Sat
urday was very light. about aqual to
that of tho previous Saturday. The
figures are: Eastern district, Is;
Northern, 81; Western, 81; total, rs.
The wedding of Miss Ella p. Churn
side and Robert 4. Grier 10 announced
to take plaos In this city on Wadnss.
day evening, August 31st.