Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-25

T. c. Marshall, a druggist, whose
home was in Bellvue, a suburb of Pitts
burg, was drowned about 4:30 o'clock
yesterday morning at the wharf. He
was seemingly accompanied by four
companions. The only one of the four
whose identity is known, is E. G. Rob-
ms, who is one of the engineers at
Shenley Hotel, Pittsburg.
Mr.. Robins version of the affair is
as follows: Mr.. Marshall had been
drinking in Pittsburg very heavily. He
got together the four men who accom-
panied him, and all five had taken pas
sage to Cincinnati and return on the
Keystone State. Before going on board
the party laid in a supply of whisky
for consumption on the trip. Some
time before the boat left Pittsburg
Marshall gave Robins $40 and told him
to get some more liquor. Robins
thought that there was enough in
stock already, so taking the money he
gave it to the clerk on the boat. He
told the clerk that the money belonged
to Mr.. Marshall and asked him to take
charge of it. Later on the way down
Marshall gave Robins another twenty
dollar bill and told him to get off the
boat and replenish the stock of whisky.
This money Robins gave into the
clerks charge, casually r%emarking:
This, too, belongs to Mr.. MARSHALL,
just keep it for him. We may need it
before we get back from Cincinnati"
When the Keystone State landed at
the wharf at 4:30 O'Clock yesterday
morning the liquor was all out. so the
whole party started out to see if they
could get more. They came down the
stairs and instead of using the gang
way to get onto the w~harfboat, they
walked on down the guard of the boat,
intending to step across onto the guard
of the wharfboat. Marshall was the
first to make the attempt. Instead Of
stepping on the guard the stepped d.
rectly into the river. A r~oustabout
gave the cry of, Man overheard" and
almost instantly a number of deck
hands, boats officers and r~oustabouts
gathered at the scene of the accident.
Marshall was carried down stream,
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to him, but he did not seem to notice
it. Quickly the current bore him down
between the boats, and when last seen
he disappeared under the head of the
H. X, Bedford, that was lying moored
to the wharf just below the wharfboat.
Everything possible to save him was
done by the crew and his friends, but
their efforts proved vain. The body
was not recovered. His friends left
the boat at this point to keep up the
search for the body.
Mr.. Marshall was about forty years
old. He had met with a series of re-
verses lately. Several weeks ago his
store was closed by the sheriff. His
drug store is in the Masonic Hall build
ing in Bellevue. 1t is said that his
failure Vas caused by neglect Of his
business. His father, who resided with
him on Florence avenue, went to his
relief and arranged with MarshalTs
creditors on a basis that enabled him
to reopen the store. A man who was
in the employ of Marshall at one time
started an opposition store in the same
building, and it is said that this wor-
ried him and that he had left home
and had been wandering about for
ONE time, having been at his store
only a few times since it was reopened.
About a year ago Marshall's wife
died. Some months ago Marshall also
buried a child, and the loss of his loved
ones caused him to be melancholy. His
wife owned the property in which they
resided, and she willed it to Marshall's
children. He is survived by one child,
a girl eight or ten years old.