The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-25

II Was Floating In BrunsWlck HAScr
and Was Discovered where IL HAD
Lodged Against the Bridge-Identi.
fed as Mr. e. 8. Pedneau.
March 5th
AT 6 O'Clock Srrfay morning the
body of an unknown wn:e man was
discovered by John Mallett, colored.
at the bridge over Brunswick river. two
miles from the city beyond Market
street ferry. 1t was logged against the
timbers Of the bridge and was in such
a state of decomposition that it was not
recognizable. From his straight black
hair, however, & was known that the
body was that OF a white man. NAL
lett works Cor NJ. + w. Sawyer whom
he notified Of his discovery.
The mans body was towed ashore
and inferred on the banks of Bruins
wick river until some information could
be had as to his identity. He
had on no coat and vest and only wore
a sweater and pants over his under
clothes and a pair of shoes. In his
pockets were found S36 in money and
a watch with the hands stopped at sos
O'Clock.
Mr.. Sawyer being aware that Mr.. E.
s. Pedneau, an employe Of the Cape
Fear Lumber Company, was drowned
some time ago up the Cape Fear river
and that his body had never been re-
covered, telephoned the facts as to the
finding of the body to Mr.. j. A. Ar
T~ingdale, general manager OF the COM
pany. Mr.. Arringdale went up to the
company's logging camp in Bladen
county and told Mr.. "A. A. Pedneau OF
the circumstances and he came down
to the city yesterday and went over to
see the body. He could not identify
the body as that of his brother, owing
to it's advanced state of decomposition,
but he identified it by his watch and
clothing, the pants corresponding to
the coat and vest which he wore when
he was last in Wilmington and which
Were left on board the steamer Hurt
the night Mr. Pedneau was drowned.
The deceased was a man OF 30 years
of age and was not married. He was
from Jarrett, Va, and came to Whining
ton only a few days before he was
drowned, having been employed by the
Cape Fear Lumber Company Il run
the locomotive on the railway which is
run in connection with their logging
camp some thirty miles from the city.
He left here on the night Of March 5th
on the steamer Hurt to go to the log
ging camp and on the way up the river
about 20 miles above Wilmington he
is supposed to have fallen overheard
and been drowned. His oat and vest
were found on the steamer after he dis
appeared. A number of papers by
which he might have been identified
were left in his coat pockets.
The deceased vas a macninlst by
trade, and during the war with Spain
served on board the United States
cruiser Nashville on the coast OF Cuba.
The drowned man was a Mason and
was a member of Widows Son Lodge,
Boyton, Va. MIR. A. A. Pedneau, &C
companied by Mr.. James w. Monroe,
past master of Wilmington Lodge No.
319, A. F. & A. M, who is always first
in good works, went over to- Bruins
wick bridge last night with MI. j. b.
Cooper, Of Mr.. James f. WOolvins un-
dertaking establishment, n had the
body exhumed and prepared for burial.
They were kindly assisted by Mr.. E. H.
Gray, who clerks for MIR. Sawyer.
The funeral will take place at 5 o'clock
this afternoon at the lodge in Oakdale
cemetery and will be conducted by the
Rev. A. D. Mcclure, pastor OF st. Al
drew's Presbyterian church, The bu-
rial will be under the auspices OF Will
mington Lodge and all Masons are in
vited to attend the funeral OF their de-
ceased brother Mason.
Mr.. A. A. Pedneau, the brother OF
the deceased, who is now here, is en-
ployed by the Cape Fear Lumber Com
pany as a locomotive engineer at the
logging camp. Another brother, Mi.
F. L. Pedneau, of Jarretts, Va, was
telegraphed for and he is expected
here this morning to attend the funeral.
The members of Whining ton Lodge
are summoned to assemble at st. Johns
Hall at 4 o'clock to attend the funeral.
Carriages will be at ST. Johns Lodge
to convey persons who desire to go TO
the cemetery.