The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-19
DROWNING
ACCIDENTS.

| bowers Beucn, 6nOtty hoIOre noun "
| day, were horror stricken to see d whole
family thrown into the river from cap
sized rowboat. The bystanders had beef
watching the merry party row up The
Murderkill River from Bowers Beach.
The boat contained Hugh Murphy o
| Fifty second and Master streets, Wes
Philadelphia, and chief draughsman fol
j. B. Shannon Company; Mrs. Murphy
five children and the maid.
The bystanders made rush foI
the landing and several able fisherman
were soon swimming out with powerful
| strokes. All the boats occApan;s were
saved except Mr.. Murphy, who wal
drowned.
The Murphy family wero coltagers Of
Bowers. but tho hu sband and father had
been unable to leave their business until
last evening. In order to amuse the
children they started for row this
morning. and happy time until Webb's
Landing was reached, where the father
pulled bis little boat with the family
aboard and started to land.
Tho tide was very low. making the
wharf edge fully l2 feet above the water
line. Mr.. Murphy attempted to climb
up, but made false step and foil. He
struck the edge OF the boat and the con =
clission caused the boat to careen so sud .
denly that it, occupants lost their bal
ancs.
The mother and maid showed remark
able presence OF mind and held fast to
three of the children. Tnsn the mother
herself rescued the other two from the
water. the last child having come up so
far away that she aud the maid formed o
human chain and Mrs. Murphy swung
herself ovor the side Of the boat.
BY this time the men who had Just
juh'ped In were diving and searching for
Mr.. Murphy. bat without avail.
Toms River. N. j.. August ls,-Wil-
liam Ca,nplell. Of jersey City. aged II
was drowned this morning. With bis ls
year old brother George tho boy came
down to spend the day fishing and crab.
bling. and no got into deep water.
Neither william nor his brother could
swim. The latter threw him u float. but
William could not reach 1t. BY the time
they had aroused up assistance and got a
boat out tho hoy had been in the water
40 minutes. William was the sou Of
Charles Campbell, a Pennsylvania Rail
road conductor.
Lawrence. Mass, August IS An out.
ing OF the East EndSocial Club at Raffer.
tvs Island, in the Merrimac river, two
miles below this city, ended in double
Rnffsrly and Frank Judge. young men.
Two others Martin Worcester and
George Roach-narrowly escaped he same
fate while attempting to save Rafferty,
aud Judge.
About 2 45 p. IN. several Of the young
men went In bathing off the Island. Tho
water is deep ut this point and. though
they were all good swimmers, they fou nd
themselve In such heavy current that
they turned to swim toward Shore
Rafferty, and Judge became exhausted
and cried for help. Herbert Swanson
went to the assistance Of the for msr and
" orchester and Roach gave Eelp to
Ju dge.
Tho three latter were nearly to the
shore when they came in contact with eel
grass and Worcester said: I must leave
go, and started for the shore alone.
Roach held on to Judge few seconds
longer and then released his hold saying:
It's no use, can't save you
Worcester and Roach became exhausted
when near land, but we're rescued BY
on.lookers. swanson was obliged to
abandon Rafferty, some distance out In
the river and was nearly exhausted when
he reached the river bank.
Rafferty, and Judge sank before tho
eyes of largo number of men on shore.
There was no boat or boards near at
hand that could DO used to save the two
drowning men.
Hagsrstown, Md, Aug. ls.-While out
boating on Lake koyer, In the Blue Ridge
Mountains, near Hagerstown, this even
and Mary FiHifrock, of York, Pa, and
Frank Rinohart and Alien Geiser, Of
Smithsburg, this county, was upset.
The young men saved themselves. by
clinglug to the upturneL boat. and Mrs,
I'erkheimer was rescued by Edward Rot
tier, of New York, who was In bathing
not far away. Miss Finifrock, however,
sank Immediately and did not again
come to the surface. 1t is thought FER
head struck on the end Of the boat and
tina. she was rendered unsconscious. At
the place where the drowning occurred the
water is fully 20 feet doep, and at a late
hour to night Miss Finifrock's body had
not been recovered.
Rinehart and Geiser ara being hold
psddliug an investigation by the county
authorities. Miss Finifrock was about Is
years OF age, and had come to Pen Mar to
day in company with Mrs. Berkshsi liner
on big excursion from York and Han