Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-23

The body Of Miss Emma Groves Of
No. sos East Seventh street. teacher
In the seventh glade OF School No. 3,
this city, was recovered about II
O'Clock last night week along shore OF
the Delaware River below New Castle,
ABOUT 100 yards from where she lost her
life In nm intellectual effort to save the
life Of her niece, Alice Il. Groves, aged
years, who vac also drowned about
O'Clock yesterday week off the pier
at Riverside Park.
Accounts differ in relation to the
accident. The whole affair occupied
but few moments and those who we're
near were SO horror stricken that they
can give only vague detail OF the
occurrence.
Yesterday week Miss Emma Groves
with her niece, Alice, left this city for
New Castle to visit her cousin, Mrs.
john Montgomery. and spend day at
the park. Mrs. Scott Shilling, also of
this city, was ono of tho party. At
mon they went out ON the pier to the
pavilion and took seats. The child
went to the slip and was watching the
incoming tide with the little white
capped rollers that rushed up on the
slip and then receded. Her hat blew
off and few to the waters edge, and in
an effort to grasp it she slipped and
| fell into the river. For few seconds
her clothing buoyed her up. Her aunt
screamed and in moment was IN the
water and caught hold of the little girl.
| The other women on the pier were
ror-stricSen and unable to do any
| thing. It was seem that Miss Groves
was able to hold the child, but In an
instant she seemed to lose her strength.
JOSEPH johnson, aged 10 years, spranp
into the water and caught hold Of the
child, but the woman would not release
4 her hold and save herself, possibly
thinking thatshe was better able o.
the two to save the little one. johnson
saw that the woman would not RELEASE
her hold on the child and that she wa
going under and would carry him with
her, whereupon he let go his hold ant
swan ashore.
| An alarm was sounded and men from
all over the place came rushing to tn,
spot and made an effort to find tn
bodies. The tide was setting In on tb
shore and stiff southerly wind wa
blowing. Diving was resorted to b.
several. but the bodies were not located
In short time word was sont to Ne,
Castle and this city and within tw
hours graphing parties were at work
A haul seine was secured, but this wa
Of no use, as the bottom Of the sein
would naturally roll ever the bodie
without bringing them ashore.
During the afternoon and evening a
immense crowd patrolled the beach a
the park In the hope of seeing th
hodies. As the tide receded Georg
McKnitt, Edward MoOlyment and G
, Wslling discovered the body of Mis-
Groves and at once notified others an
she was soon carried up to the beach
, | A stretcher was secured and the bod
4 was taken to the home of Mrs. KEGS an
Undertaken Charles II. Clewell of Ne
, Castle notified. Later Undertake
Chandler OF this city brought the bod
! here. The body of the young Nomar
| when found, had the left arm bent an
/ pressed tightly to her breast, as IL sf
8 had attempted to hold something in !
: while the right arm was free from b,
: side. ~
a Deceased was a sister OF the la
j Councilman Jonathan Groves, and Il
!, child was his daughter. Counoilms
' Groves also met an untimely death
I few months ago, at the marble works
{ which he was the" foreman. A iat
L slipped out from beneath stone whit
9 he was inspecting and striking him {
9 the head crushed in bis skull al
L caused his death.
& Mrs. Groves, widow Of Mr.. Grove
gave birth to son on Tuesday and
now In q critical condition. The ag'
mother Of the young woman and gran
mother of the child is Frustrated by u