The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-24
TWO MORE VICTIMS
CAPT. ALLEN CALDER's WIFE AND
AGED FATHER DEAD.
RESCUED FROM THE CABIN.
DUT LIVED ONLY ONE DAY AFTER
THEIR TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.

Swelled to FOur-aueSt Tor the
Body of Little olga Calder, Who
Met Death in the Cabin of Lowell
Dell, Continued All Day but Final
Iy Observation-Disclosures Capt.
Calder Is Now in "a Critical Com
dition and May Be the Fifth Vic
tim of the CatastrOphe-Reach
His Home an Hour After His Wife
Had Passed Away.
The second chapter of the Ogeechee
river tragedy came last night when
Mrs. Allen n. Calder, wife of Capt.
Calder and DR.. Stephen A. Calder died
from the effects of the terrible expert
ence they went through when penned
in the cabin of the sloop Lowell Dell,
which capsized near He'll Gate in the
Ogeechee river on Tuesday afternoon.
The death of Mrs. Calder and DR..
Calder swells the list of those who met
their death in the accident to four. The
other victims were Mrs. stephen A.
Calder and little Olga Calder. who went
to their death on the sloop.
Shortly after 5 O'Clock in the after
noon Mrs. Calder, the wife of Capt.
Calder, rapidly grew worse. She was
in bed at the quiet homestead at Thun-
derbolt, where she has lived surround
ed by her children and friends.
Earlier in the afternoon a message
was sent to Capt. Calder who was
cruising about the Ogeechee river
searching for the body of his little
daughter Olga, urging him to return at
once on account of the critical con-
dition of his wife.
When Capt. Calder received the mes
sage he gave up the search for his
child, for the present and FASTENED to
Montgomery, where he took a car for
Thunderbolt. The bereaved father and
motherless son. strobe up the steps of
his home, an an almost dazed con-
dition. The emblems of mourning
We're displayed on the doorknob and
the stricken father hardly dared to en-
ter his home; fearing that the worst
had happened.
A House of Mourning.
When he went in the house. he was
met by a fearful group of friends and
relatives, who gently broke to him the
news that his wife had become the
third victim of the frightful catastro-
phe, which had already robbed him of
his mother and only daughter.
Capt. A'alder was Frustrated with
grief He has undergone a terrible
strain since Tuesday afternoon. He
never closed his eyes that night, but
through the long hours of darkness
stood on the deck of the steam launch
Columbia, which was rapidly steaning
towards the scene of the tragedy, in
search of the child who met death in
the river horror
When Capt. Calder heard the news
of his wifes death yesterday lie was
Frustrated. Exhaustion and grief
proved too much for him and he COL
lapsed. He had spent the entire day in
searching the Ogeechee river for the
body of his infant child. but in vain.
The captain quickly recovered, how
ever, but he had not yet heard ali CT
the story of the fatal accident of
Tuesday.
Oapt. Calder, Sr.s Death.
Shortly before 10 o'clock news came
from the bedside of Capt. Callers Ia
Their, that he had suffered a relapse
and could not possibly live through the
night. Capt. Calder FASTENED 10 the
deathbed of his father and a few min
utes later, the old man, who only a
few hours ago had started witch pleas
urable anticipation to visit the home
Of his son in Thunderbo I, PASSED into
eternity, the fourth victim of tke
death sloop Lowell Dell.
stephen a. Calder passed away at 10
O'Clock. He was surrounded by friends
and relatives who had tenderly nursed
him since his arrival in Thunderbolt
Tuesday night.
The last two victims were the most
seriously injured in the wreck of the
Inflated sloop. They both suffered from
severe Commissions, from being thrown
about the cabin when the boat capsiz-
ed, and yesterday morning each de-
Veloped congestion of the lungs from
the suffocating salt water which had
gotten into their systems when they
were helplessly penned in the cabin of
the sloop.
DIR. Calder is we'll known at Sun
bury. his late home. where he was
formerly practicing dentist. He Las
many friends at that place and in this
city. He was in his eightieth wear.
but was hale and hearty despite his
great age, and but for the river horror,
would probably have lived for several
years longer.
Four Left MotherIess.
Mrs. Calder, wife of Capt. Calder.
was 81 years old. She was married to
Capt. Calder shortly after her TWEEN
tieth year. They had five children, enc
of whom was drowned in the accident
On Tuesday, their only daughter, and
whose body now lies at the bottom of
the Ogeechee river.
Mrs. Allen N. Calder had a large
circle OF friends in Sunbury, Montgom-
cry, Thunderbolt and this city She
was very attractive woman. In the
accident Mrs. Calder was the last one
rescued from the cabin of the sloop
She was unconscious when brought out
of the cabin. and it was later learned
that she had suffered severe bruises
and Commissions in being thrown from
one end of the cabin to the other when
the craft capsized. She did not re-
gain consciousness until several hours
after she reached her home Tuesday
night, and although she was in a criti-
cal condition, it was hoped that she
would recover. Yesterday however
she remained in half conscious state
all day long, and the physicians at
tending her knew that the end was not
far off.
The funeral services, over the re-
mains of Mrs. Calder will take place
at O'Clock this afternoon at her late
residence in Thunderbolt. The services
will be conducted by the Rev DR. ].
D. Jordan. The burial will be be-
meath the oaks of Bonaventure
Two Graves at Sunbury.
Capt. Calder was unable to complete
the arrangements for the funeral of
his mother and father last night hut