The Republican journal., 1900-08-30

since made his home in Searsport. Capt.
McGilvery was great reader and had trav-
elled extensively. He was one of those men
who was not content until he had mastered
any business he had in hand, and therefore
was very interesting cOnverSationalist
although very reticent unless drawn out
whan he became interested in a subject it
was pleasure to listen to him. He married
Hannah Carver, in 1860, who survives him.
His funeral took place from the residence
of his brother Sunday afternoon. The ser
vice was conducted by Rev. J. f. Adams,
d. d.. of Bangor.
| News was received by telegram of the
death of Harry NJ. Randell at Seattle, Wash
ington. The Seattle Post of Aug. 13, 1900,
says of him:
| Harry NJ. Randell, the third officer of the
| Valencia, shot himself this morning on
| board that vessel and died almost instantly.
| Mr.. Randell was a sober, quiet young man,
and no cause for the suicide is known. His
correspondence may have a story to tell,
but it has not vet been opened by the friends
| OF the deceased young man.
| Randell has been with the Valencia for
seven months, and there was not better
liked man aboard, so his Shipmates say.
| Since the arrival of the steamer at this port
last Tuesday RaDdell has been very little
ashore and not at all for two or three days.
| Last night he was on watch from clock
until i, Quartermaster Frank Monroe being
on duty with him. Monroe says that dur
| ing the night it was almost impossible to
get word out of Randell. who seemed to
want to be alone, and stood for many min
utes at time looking over the stern of the
| ship and evidently in deep detection. This
conduct did not excite SO much atten-
ton from Monroe as might have been the
case had Randell not been given to similar
moods He was not Il disagreeably moody
man, but as the quartermaster says: Gle
was fellow that would worry lot over
| any little setback
] Says Quartermaster Monroe: "He was
always quiet man and inclined to be moody.
but he wasn't drinking man and had no
enemies aboard the ship. He went ashore
and bought some clothes a few days ago,
time. Everybody liked him and it was no
| trouble aboard that made him do it,
At O'Clock this morning Randell and
Monroe were relieved and both went to
their rooms. At $50 Randell was called for
breakfast, and at about 7 O'Clock Second
Officer George S. Dent heard shot in Ran
dell's stateroom He rushed to the room
and found his shipmate lying on the floor on
his side, bleeding from a bullet wound in
his head. A thrty-twO calbre Smith and
WeSSOn revolver was found beside him,
from which bullet had been fired into the
right temple. Death had been practically
instantaneous Deputy Coroner Arnold
was called and the body was removed to
Bonney & Stewards undertaking parlors,
where it will be prepared for burial to-
morrow
Captain Lane of the Valencia had known
the deceased from boyhood, having been
shipmate of Randell's father when both
were young. The captain will attend to all
the funeral arrangements, the young mans
father being dead. A brother of the de-
ceased is now in this city, and his mother
telegraphed her this morning. Randell was
"a years of age, had a dark complexion,
and mild brown eyes, and was very fine
looking man. His sad ending is a source of
great sorrow to his shipmates and many
friends.
Harry NJ. Randell was a son of the late
Capt. Wilton Randell and his first wife,
Abbie Stinson. His father was lost over
board and drowned in New York harbor
about 1887. His mother died many years
before at Hong Kong and Capt. Randell
married Miss Nellie kneeland. She became
a true mother to young Harry. Since going
to the Pacific Harry had by his own unaided
efforts rapidly risen in his profession and
bid fair to shortly be promoted to conlman-
der. He had made arrangements for his
mother and sister to take up their residence
on the Pacific coast Mrs. Randel and
Alice have the sympathy of the entire COM
munity in their bereavement