The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-15
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New Castle, August l6-The body
Reuben San,cs, of No. a41S Boston Avenu
Philadelphis, was caught in the river OF
posite this oily about 200 yards from whe,
he went down on Saturday afternoon.
The body was found by Charles Oske
OF Delaware City who, was rowing dow
the river when he saw the body rise out q
the water and then fall again. Onkes IN,
MS companion wore startled by the ap
partition and in a few moment, rocovere
presence Of mind and secured the bod.
and towed 1t to the dock Of the Philadel
phia and Salem Navigation Company
The news soon spread that q man hal
been found In the river and tho men oil
4 tie steamer Arctic, anchored apostle thi
city wore notified Of the finding and nj
once came ashore and identified the body
IS that of the second class fireman Sames
who IL supposed to have stumbled and
struck his head and fallen overheard and
drowned.
Surgeon saylor and Ensign Russell then
came ashore in the dingy and took view
Of che body and ordered 1t hauled out OF
the water and placed Oh the deck. Alter
wards CaptStout and Ensign Dixen came
to the wharf and viewed the body. Ensign
Russell then under orders made arrange
ments with Funeral Director Charles H..
Ciewsll 10 haye the body prepared for buri-
al and the body was taken to the dead
house of Undertaken Clewe'l where 1t was
prepared as directed. The relatives Of the
unfortunate man were Notified aud asked
for directions in relation to the
disposition of the body.
The body was In a terrible state. 1t was
without shoes and the feet had been eaten.
One eye was gone and tho lose and fnce
also eaten. The finder of tue body remain
ed at the wharf until tb. body was ts9sn
away, when Captain st ut p.aced IL slU bill
In the hands Of tile young man,
While ths b,t'y wut on tho wharf 1t wa,
guarded HI attachment of ncn from, the
Aicic AM IL p"san other lhau.thc cf..c r,
OF the steamer wcrs allowed on the wharf. -
The removal Of the bo.!y from tho WI, or
was tho sulj Ct Of much u.scu, ion among
tho Residents of this ci y ~ it WAS nev,r
to remove body from the wa or until AZ
ter the arrival of the coroner or hi, do
putty.
Inns Will cause other persons to take in
to their .own hands tho removal of the bo-
dio' OF their loved ones should such "A fate
bela'l them and not allow the body to re-
main In the river decomposing until the
errival of the authorities
When Ensign Russell was spoken to in
relation to notifying the coroner of the
finding OF the body he stated that he had
no orders other han take him out Of the
water and have tho body properly pre-.
pared for burial and to await final In.
Str uctions from his people,
The men and officers Oh the We ,sel sperk
In the highest terms of their late fireman
and claim that he was one of the finest
men aboard, always willing and never
heard to Grumbe and always ready with a
heary AYE, Sir"
s'7erai OF tho men in speaking of Same,
stated that no member aboard tho vessel
VIII be missed more than he will.
The flag wa, flown at half mast after the
finding of the body.
AIR. U ). Lands aunt Of the young
man with whom he lived while in Phila-
u'iLhI', arrived in this city on the trolley
Inc II embarked at Second and Dcla-
ware streets and there met one Of the Or
rifles OF the boat. Tho woman asked
after her nephew and was infsrmed that
no was fonhd In moment her hopes
"ceo crushed when shu was told that she
'onid not SEQ him and it was explained
TIA. he was not in condition to BIO seen.
l he sight was pitiful. She swooned when
Inc found that il was best that sho should
lot sec him. Her hopes had been blghted
md she was crushed She was taken into
no home of William Duncan where sbo
ehalned Tor some time before she could
hive the place. Directions were left with
'aptain Stout in relation to tho wi hes of
no family regarding the burial Of tho
ody. l. was shipped to his former homo
he vicinity CT Bethlehem Pa, where
he intermeat will be ma.ie in he family
urial ground
sain's Was formerly an engineer en-
!oyed by an cleo orical manufacturing con.
'rll in this city, When the war broke
uI ne theught that his couny needed
'm' anu giving up his position, he enlist
IN the Naval Reserve. Same, haf bcol
u tho Arctic ever since that vessel went in
commission doing duty as II fiji oman
HIS lather ana mother are dead, and hls I
lly rnlltlvps tbar fhn,, |
Sister VINO resides with tina: lady and a
who lives in Coopersburp.
NC" castle people who know William
cakyne feel the slur cast at that gentle
an He Is straight forward business
IN and n man whose oath came ahead of
b poli'lcs' lilo Is always ready to do %
Vor Tor either friend or stranger but
ever BOWS toroltical wire pullers. There
're the accusations maie against him bv
nnssck county paper desc, yes no denial,
The latest report concerning tho electric
'ilway is that it is about to change hapds
nd that tho Wilmington company will r
vn it. 1
The registration sill is in tho back
ound and the faithful banner hundred
As less than one hundred of its faithful r
ns qualified 10 vo C at the coming cleo.
N.
This being the Feast of Tho Assumption
ere were special services held in St. y,
tiers Church this morning.
{. F. Challenger, of PHILADELPHIA md
'orgo Frazer OF New York, returned .
Inc this morning after pleasant visit :,
relatives. IL
Joseph Bacon was in Wallingford, Pa. ~
stcrduy. q
lob Crumlish who has been the CUES OF j,
ends Das returned to Mt. ST. Mary's
legc where he is professor. :,
The {. a. g. would like to take down &c
Haunting coors of the Wilmington -
Sc ball club but the manager OF the Int
team seems afraid he would get what
Yves received.
lr. and Mrs. Konitzsr, of Wilmington
tied New Castle yesterday.
Dysrcr STA Cured. Shiloh's Vitaiizer i'm
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