Evening journal., 1902-05-16
SAY FINHERMRN
DID NOT JUMP
Excitement in New Castle
Over Drowning Dg-Death
Of Mrs. JemISOR
speelal 70 the Evenlng I0urnaI.

New Castle, May 16.-As told ex-
clusively in the Evening Journal yester-
day, Samuel ROdman, So years old, and
his son, Harry, % years, fishermen, Of
Wilmington, fearing collision with the
steam yacht Marietta, owned by Robert
n. Carson, of Philadelphia, jumped from
their gilling skiif into the Delaware, near
New Castle, yesterday afternoon and
were drowned. The skiff did collide with
the yacht, but was not upset; if the men
had not jumped they would not have
been drowned.
At the time Of the accident the Mari
atta, which is a steam yacht about 10
feet in length, was on her way down the
river. She was running on one bell, that
is, slowly. Mr. Carson and party OF
friends were aboard. They were at
lunch in the cabin when the yacht drew
near the Rodmans' boat According to
the report made by Captain Charles c.
Pratt to Mr.. Carson, as the Marietta ap-
preached the skiff the fishermen signaled
her first to 90 to one side and then to the
other.
In response TO the latter signal the
Marietta sheered. She was then near the
sllin. APPARENTLY, Captain Pratt said, the
Rodmans, in fear of collision, lost their
heads for they rowed the skif toward
the yacht. Captain Pratt signaled his en-
gineer to stop. A collision could not then
be avoided. but the FISHERMEN did not
await it. Both jumped nearly at the
same place. The yacht struck the skiff
but with a glancing blow. The gunwale
was torn off. but the boat remained on
nearly even keel.
Captain Pratt Immediately lowered a
boat, but when it was about twenty-five
feet from the unfortunate men they sank
locked in one another's arms The Ma
rietta put in at New Castle, and Cap
tain Pratt reported the drowning and its
circumstances to Magistrate Van Ars-
dalen. The bodies have not been re-
covered.
Thomas Leach, Of No. ia East Fourth
street Wilmington, had planned a trip
to go fishing with Mr. Hanson, but when
he arrived at the wharf yesterday morn
ing he found that he was too late
Rodman's boat was leaving the wharf at
the time so he got in it, hoping to catch
Mr. Hanson, which he did He considers
himself very fortunate that he did, else
he might have been another victim Of the
Marietta.
Captain Was impolte
Colonel Ainscow's launch was lying
out of the channel when the Marietta
came down the river, and Harold Har-
vey, who was in charge, said that the
captain called to him in obnoxious Ian
guage to get out Of the channel He also
said that when the yacht returned it fol-
lowed such an erratic course that it was
difficult TO decided which way it was
coming.
Statement of a Fisherman
Lewis Hanson, one OF the New Castle
fishermen, says: THE trouble was with
the crew of the Marietta, who was run
ming the boat all about the river, cutting
nets regardless of anybody or anything,
and ] think that these men were drowned
as the result Of criminal negligence.
I'm making his report to the authori-
ties in New Castle, the captain Of the
Marietta said that the two men jumped
overheard before their skiif was struck.
This is not true, for everybody knows
that they could not have done this, as
the yacht was running from eighteen to
twenty knots an hour. The boat was run
recklessly and without regard for the
life or property Of any one. His wife
anu
there are 200 witnesses who will testify
that the men did not jump overheard"
Aged Man Has Bad Fall
John NJ. Walters had a narrow escape
from being killed while employed in point
ing a chimney on the house of John @.
White, a well-known m0torman on the
New Castle and Delaware City Railway.
Walters is from Bear Station. In some
way he lost his balance and fell to the
street, where he lay unconscious. DIR.
Kuntz was sent for and said that he had
broken small blood vessel in the back
Of his head. Mr.. Walters is rs years old.
Death of Mrs. Jemison
Mrs Amelia Jemison, 67 years old, died
this morning at 2.45 o'clock. She had
been a resident of New Castle for about
forty years. She leaves one daughter
and four sons: Ewin Jemison, who is
employed by the Government as superin.
tendent Of the cabinet in Washington, ID.
c.; James Jemison, Government official
employed in the Post Office Department;
Ferris Jemison. employed by the Ma
tional Tube Works Of Chester, Pa
Harry Jemison. is pattern maker who
is employed in Wilmington. The daugh
ter resides at home.
Mrs. lemison was the wife of Gardner
Jemison. who was a well-known contrac
tor Of New Castle. He built the Catholi,
and the Methodist Churches here.
William Cannon has resigned as clerl
in John Thompson's grocery store TO ac
cept q position with the Grand Unior
Tea Company Of Wilmington.
A number of New Castle people vii
attend an "Old Maids Convention" il
ST. Georges tomorrow evening.
Judge and Mrs. Pierce, of Philadel
phia who will occupy the house whicl
has been tenanted by Colonel Andrew
this winter arrived in town last evening
and will be the guests of the Misse
Spotswood until their house is paperei
and painted.
Had Troubles OF His Own
While r. %. Watts was coming i
town yesterday afternoon from Josep