Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-03
MRS. FOULD'S STORY,
Widow of Drowned Man Tells
Incidents Preceding Accident.

Left Camp in High spirits-Pleasant
Half Hour on the Riyer-Why She
Left Him and Walked to Camp
Thinks He Painted or Lost His Bal
ance-In Extremely Nervous State.
The friends of the bright girl who
is known in Morgantown as Miss
Mary Gould have followed with
deepest interest the incidents lead
inc to her husbands sad death, and
the subsequent events. The story
from Mr.. Fould's own lips, will be
read with still deeper interest and
sympathy.
In newspaper interview, she is
quoted as follows:
Burnett and Mr.. Harry Benedict
had beel sleeping in tent near the
ono occupied by Mrs. Gilbert and
myself.
They woke up early, and it was
just after daylight that we went out
on the beach Mrs. Gilbert and |,
knowing that we would probably
take DIP in the river before break
fast, put on our bathing suits.
"When we got down to the river
Burnett had pushed out into the
river with the canoe. He called to
us to get IN, but Mrs. Gilbert did
not want to 60 before she had taken
break fast and Harry Benedict re-
manned on shore with her.
LAS we started away Burnett call
ed ont, Put on the Kettle. boys and
girls and have breakfast ready, we
will be back in fifteen minutes.
so we started, laughing and
joking about our appearances. We
had a jolly half hour, and then | re-
membered our guests at the tent, and
that we were expecting half dozen
others on the $50 train.
Burnett, I said, we have got to
get back in a hurry, for it Is getting
late.
"He always loved the water and j
hated to interfere with his sport, but
remembered our guests, and we de-
cided to return at once.
He took down the sail and start
ed to row the canoe back to camp.
He had been rowing about ten
minutes when he said:
"'Mary, | do not seem to be max
ing any progress; the wind is so
strong, and so is the current, and |
don't seem to have my usual strength
this morning.
"Perhaps l had better get out and
walk, l suggested, while you take
your time AT first he objected to
letting me walk alone, but / showed
him that the camp was only around
the bend, and that | would be in
sight most of the time. He consent
ed, as he saw how disliked leaving
my guests so long, but it did not
really matter much, as We were all
we'll acquainted, and we could never
think of standing on any formality,
but ! was getting tired and the sun
was very hot
Gle rowed the boat to shore and
kissed me good bye as he helped me
over the edge of the boat. | had
only gone step or two when l came
back and kissed him again. This
is because / am running away from
you / said, laughing.
''Then / started up the beach. We
were about a mile below camp, and
as | walked along / turned about
and waved at him a dozen times, as
he was rowing very slowly, and just
as | turned the last, bend | wave d
back to show him / had reached
camp. In five more minutes / was
back in camp.
"They had breakfast ready and
we put Burnett's on the back of the
stove where it laid all day for him
and he never came
what do think caused him tc
lose his life? l think he got into
the swift current and having had
little sleep grew weak and lost con
troll of the boat. l think he tainted
or grew discouraged and fell back
losing his balance.
The large seal ring which Mr.
Foulds wore was taken off his finger
and given to his wife, 1t held in
bic letters so. F. F." in monogram
and was present from his wife a.
the time Of their wedding last De