The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-14
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AND GUNS FREELY + R 3 9 @ !
Heavy Ex osiyes, However,
I3 Have S Far Been Ineffective. ~.
Eye-W Witnesses criticise @ ~
Steering 81 Launch. az
5:! Statement from Az
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tateflfent = OH
555sl55S Baily 5;s III
y he search for the a bod les 4ot Miss Rose
Nj satterfield and Mr. ohm yys Gorrdforl.s
jJ NV who were Wned lin Janaes Fstvter5s
three miles below RI edmond II II Thursday II
night. has so far proved futile Stlespit te8
the earnest end deavor % perl ps as many
rs hundred men. who n for as I1oSSSs
1eflt from ybreak tertlay until Sda ark
ceased their sad ccipa tiorl:
N cans was tl sed Sin3
the ii successful not ,S con-
sterit Il with drag ging the w i ole stretch sofs
D ead Niana Reach here ttl ,lrtTa
ia ppy ACC ident ccurred. yers were
IA led toS grop nd the riyer bo ttom;
"a dynamite Svv y ex 3 oded In large quarlti-s
ties, and finally eleta i rom the ichs
3noild owitzers wen e own andS
from barge roundas '1iafg
from II salute gun over the La SaaA
attempt u "a Sraise the bod les
q clock Colonel Ohm Cord q 10y otetl.
Ia tfer ri f5 y oung Cord theS
omas Cunntns ham e$scity
tug On which
oardlng q launc ii Te tiirned IA to the city.
An hour later Il he tug an be- fleet ad5
snlal L Graf q Of descrt ton gave g g
the morning !. any
steamed home, leaving on wa tct for ath.eS
might three roWboats In cha rge8 g ~ r:Si
ia stonj Myers, n mi n -a Colonal3l
Gordon.
Continue = forts Z I'D ay: ss'5sY #
ss Ing tie entire a. d igi itg ttesa boatsI
dragged til river bu up to three clock
athls morning without su ccess. u daSss
ire ak u conta d detail il tho owl zeraS
aka down 8 the salute gun and con
stin,ies firing unit the bod ies are f,rouslst
I! to l,a& sur cas va ter,,ss
iss tho opln ION 81.
IA small hope of Govern tisss
2iintIiItliis afternoon Z, fors at HIS time 81
8tfe year X It takes thirty-s ak y frs 3for$s
them to& q rise from bott Z hose
~ hof have had rience In such mat tsTsSs
say that the two bod los will be found aasS
81 very ne ar ~ he point m hereI Ith
down; and that 7 ,e tides and cur rents
have not gdistirbe I tlerl. Is fs
The SAD accident h as createda the most +
intense interest among all classes OF ttaS
people n OF Richmond. . n lot on On ac-4s
count Of the prominenc CO Of the famtlie
ofi Mis-. satterfield and n Mr. Gordon. but 4
Iheca,1se # OF 5fs the As tragfc ID rcumstanceS&
which surrounded the deaf III Eof two yo.ir1 g
people happy and full ofs the Joy $40
living. #
" The picture Of the mot Ell watching
save her, and of the her. brok en- with
terrible grief spending long hours * ss ~
seal ching for the \ bod " OF his son e-$5
imands the sympath by OF 9the g who le8 cons v
n1unlty, $ The hear END denYoc sof al TO-
be o ii serv ce has been marked i, Tor
fifteen minutes fter bel g. led
tain Thomas Cunning ham was ready Tor
duty, while Captain N @ the Ii oN-s@s
TIERS respond ded wit a degree Of iprompt-Ss
ness that was commenda BILE. and every
owner Of a$ craft upon I he river placed
It al the disposal OF the family or friends
sof the victims. .5fy
5s There has been. evid denced but one idea.a
ana that has been to do all sthat could 4
possibly be done to q ok press sympath thysBs
for the families In affl iction
Account Of an Eye Witness.
& Y A member OF the party which mad e 3 Y the
Inflated trip gives the FOL owing a ccount "
OF the events Of Fridta evening N
eve started from. the wharf v at i8i
Rockets about 4 O'Clock Ia tho even-8$s.s
ing There were aboard the X. Char
Slotte'' Mrs. satterfield, n Il. NJ sa Rose s
sntterfield M M!ssi May serpelle. Bs ot
Il Louisville; M iss Edna right. of New. &. 8as u
4 Jersey;S Miss "a Anrlls Cl lark, ot lynch Vi
burg. and "a Aiessrs. Nelson re bins 5ss
cabel Fitzgerald u Herbert w hite-s5s
& hurst and John TIobson. OF Powhata
rison and his wife and IA n RI edmond 8sS.i n
Lacy, who was In charge OF the II ems ffssfs8i
81 glne. Wo steamed down n the river to II sstI
Dutch Gap. On the return trip We ts
& were all on the roof Of the cabin.
which has Al low iron guard rail liaround S5i
3 Il. Sa5 ssF t.,
" Captain harrison. rsn'smber: 8:
warned ,us not TO stay on the roof y
q large steamer passed us, for he said isg3
4 II would be dangerous. Mr., Gordon sj
Waa quite III during the evening, and 5sgs
stretched himself out In the cabln,
complaining that he had the craftlp,
i Ne tried TO find something to Awe n US
e. him, but there was moth hn1 70 be had ls "a
Wh,sksy or anyth'no snn,
4 & returning to Richmond, cams d sloht,39s'S
Ky and We called 10 Mr.. Gordon 70 conls
i llp on the roof to see herI pass. He
i, X came, leaving below only Mr., Harrl
( son, who Was at the wheel, hls ", 70 55t 81 4
" and Mr.. Lacy, who. was srnnnln1 sne n s8l
p engine. As the N Posanon.as g. I;a cams ,1s
she followed US. Again we crossed
and again she followed In our WA ke. ~
a third time We crossed 70 ast out ssat6
III Of her way, and for the third time
~ slS remember .rar that heard her blow her /,
whistle once, hut she gave no s4gr
OF having seen us. CAS-
Thrown Overbo card, EEs
,When Just opposite the qua try ,ws &
to keen from being pressed into shore on
ira Manchester side. when a. Ilg waystS
washed nearly over us. and Miss sattsr' Il