The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-13
They Are Thrown Into River and
Oh Cannot Be eached, Though s55
Another Is Saved. sS3sssSS S
YEsfA INV I543
PARTY OF RlEND IS ;0N .5slis5 \.
h s58!15 TRIP RI. DOWN q THE ES3
Ladies and Gentlemen on T op pSof:
the Launch. When Waves from II
the Poca hontas Caused 4 ssS
:8s the Launch to Career, s
Thro owing Then,
Out. 81

Miss r ose N. satterfield. ofs eo4 West
Grace Street, daughter Of II Mr. \. Calvin
4 &satterfield, and /, Nj Nj. e ohm " Gordon
Jr., Of yo. 92s lest Franklin street, So n
ofSlA i y. jors ohm don we're drowned
In he river last mig i T both being mem.
bers i of q pleasure part which went Sfor.s
the evening on the river 81 = napthe:
launch
The 5trag ged u occurrsd about three nilesIs
below Fic chmond 81 Si$Wha II ias know q &
the Dead AIan's Fsea CHI. Ne
a The manner IN which the accident shap.f;
pened y II I,eEul ar haraot ter. the
part we're. besides Miss satteraeld ana 4
SNfr$ Gordon iisa serpeil g Louis::ss
vile Miss nd or Jerses
Alias rlnia this alES 81
|sCabell zgerald IIetbert yy !s hitass
ohm IIo ,1aon,
county,
|sof ne evening n
Launch wa the Charlotte, which
Robins ecured for the
Mr.; Richmond Lazy
On R RoofE Eof the Cabin.
gs Nearly the entire par on hass3
, roof Of the cabin enjoying tie y cool 3
breeze and Il the de llghtful spin thro uslls
the water. was q bout ~ ~ q cloc <. and
the Pocahontas, we'll lad en- VII tile sex-$;,
Scurson Of the s t. 81 Leo Club, was on It's Il
return trip H to N Richmond from Dutcl
Gap. Mr.. bins gsaid los t8ni ight, !, In glv-S
Ing an account of tho sad II ceurrence,8
that they cr!ss-crossed the river several
Pocahontas, but were unable to 4 do so.sss
and finally crossed In the troug gtl3 of tile
waves lust behind the tearne XII sssss
ls Tho violent rocking Of the Ia unch WI AS V
such that Mr.. Gordon "a nd Y NJ Mlss Sa tier
field and Miss Clarke we're tllro Wn froFls::
their Eats Into the wa ter. {S BY violent
exertion they were able 4 to- rescue NJ iss n
Clarke by handing her one Of tn g 3cushss
ions, but were unable to Sreact MI, Cor
( don and Miss Satterheld on account Of Z
1.-the rapld motion Of their Q WnS boa and Nh
1.-THE water from the Whee els OF the Pocarr3sgs
L dhontns. VI 3ssf
d Il was only with the greatest difriculty
and not until then, or oYen3 many minutes 3
later. that the ullnessS Of the Situation
ta wned }4 upon & those who sur vlYed what
had been an evening OF great enjoyment t,B
but was now turn ed into one OF deepest
sorrow. s M gl.s AZ 5s8 fg
a The bodies OF MI. Gordon and NJ iss s
satterfeld at once "a isappea red under the &
water, and though the III party circledf
around the spot where II hey We're last
seen for two hours, nothing could y be-
discovered OF them. \ %,3
city at one o'clock. reported the heart
breaking news to the parents OF the
young man and young lac Y. and at once
set about endeayorlng to layst the riYer@ a
dragged for the bodies. Mr., Robins was
able to get Joe Edwards and q com npan!oil9s
to go down tho river last mig ht and theyf ty 4
will work by moonlight until this norn
Ing IN search for the bodies II me mean
time moro organized and more MAJ.
Sture plans were being made for a syste-5S
smatlo dragging of the river to-day. s,, sss
Well-K Known People, iEt
Wherever the news was learned last
night the greatest distress WAS felt byS 81
the friends OF the young people ana s3s
warmest sympathy for the pereaYed
family. # n !. (. !. y .5ll 4. Y 5Si
Mr. Gordon, who Is u son OF Ma Joh
NJ, Gordon, ana nls ,THluesaA W. wa g
bright young man, aged about nine teen
years, not yet having finished his school
life,
Miss Satterheld was n bright and most
attractive young lady. who has recent q
graduated from IIollns Institutes w vhert'Ssi
she took high honors 4, !. s. - z.
Ono Of the peculiar Incidents Of the N
tragedy Is that the great party of pleas as.,
ureseekers on the Pocalontas came :, lpa asoi
Richmond eutirely ignorant Of what nag
happened In the wake OF their steamer, alF .s
In few minutes after passing ! 'ns,na .hs rna S
Yards or more ahead Of them. and ON 1
account assc OF the water and the I Wheels z Ao =
outcry ffom the launch reaehed tAoss
an board. 4, !, !, ~
tragedy reached tho Old nelnions Wharf &
al i O'Clock that any one connected with
the steamship company knew of tha5 oc-AS
scurence, . lSSa 9 3,s Y +, Y.
the most frasmentary shape !, end ~ wa
an hour or more before people who swers
yet up could learn the names rs tAosss