The sun., 1900-08-16
AUNT and NIECE
PERISH IN WATERS
OF THE DELAWARE
Two Drowned in Only Four Feet
of Water at River
side Park.
FRIGHT PREVENTED RESCUE
Unknown Boy Went to the Rescue of
Miss Emma Groves and the
Child, But the Woman
Refused to ReiIn-
quish Her Hold
on the Girl.

In water which was hardly four feet
deep and within il short distance of
shore, Miss Emma Groves. aged "a years
Of No. 50S East Seventh street, sister Of
the late Councilman Groves, and Alice
Groves, aged I years of No. 720 Kirk
wood street, daughter Of the late city
official. were drowned at Riverside Park
near New CASTLE, about ! o'clock yes
teriaT afternoon. The most peculiar
part Of the accident was that ii happens
cd in such shallow water and had it
not been for Miss Groves over anxiety
70 save her niece they would probably
both have been saved.
Miss Groves and her niece left Wilm-
ngton about O'Clock yesterday morn
ing for IN outing at Riverside Park. In
New Castle they stopped 1T the house
OF John Montgomery. motorman on the
Wilmington and New Castle electric
road, and after spending d short time.
left for the park in company with Miss
Lille Montgomery of this city and Miss
Sadie Groves of Baltimore. After ar
riving ut the park they went out on the
pier. Alice Groves was sitting on Il
slip with ln.r feet dangling over the
water when she accidentally slipped
overheard. In an instant Miss Emma
had jumped into the water which was
only mp to her waist, to save her niece.
After catching hold Of the child Miss
Groves held her up by the ankle and
while 50 doing She lost her footing
and fell.
An unknown boy who was standing
on the pier at the time played heroic
N W - tnI in I,.ii,
drowned also. On seeing the accident
the boy threw off his clothes and jump
ed in 10 help the struggling pair but the
aunt by that time was very much
frightened and would not let so of her
niece. The boy after trying for some
time to help them became 50 exhausted
that he had to leave them to save him
self.
The tide carried Miss Groves and her
niece about 100 feet down the beach
when they sank for the last time.
Deputy Coroner Giles was notified
and Immediately left for New Castle
10 make ali investigation. The deputy
coroner with about twenty men scurcl-
cd from o'clock until o'clock for the
bodies with one set Of graphing irons
and three scin< but failed to find them.
-Al o - tllth -iT. NIlPS Itll Hll Tue
search was continued with Mayor Boyd
in charge of the men until high tide last
night without amy success.
1t was only Il few months ago that
Councilman Groves was killed by n jack
falling on him 1T the Delaware Steam,
Marble and Granite Works at Fifth and
King streets. On Monday child was
horn to the widow of the dead council
man.
Miss Emma Groves was to he married
in Il short time and her intended hus-
band was III New Castle yesterday help
ing in the search for the bodies. She
was seventh assistant teacher in School
M. on Jefferson street near Third
and was very poular with her friends
and pupils.
The search for the bodies will he re-
srmed this morning.
The body Of Miss Groves was re-
covered abcut o'clock this morning.
The body of the child is still III the
river.
Undertaken Chandler went to New
Castle early this morning and brought
Miss Groves body to this city and took
it to her late home.