Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-05-21

Y years dled at the East Boston relief
station, at 1870 sunday forenoon. from
injuries he received in falling down a
winding stairway in the engine room OF
the steamship Franconia on May 9. MIR
Mccormick was one of the best-known
steamship men who ever sailed into Bos.
ton. Previous to being assigned to the
Franconia he had been an electrician
aboard the steamer Ivernia for many
years. He had large acquaintance IN
East Boston and Charlestown s~
Frank F. Cobb. nephew of missing
I George y. Rich, of Forest Hills, VINO
is believed to have been found dead in
the Mystic river, Conn, stated, sum
day, that he now believes the unidenti-
fled body was that of his uncle. cobb
communicated with authorities at Mys-
tie and from the description Of the
marks on the body and the detailed
statement sent Cobb by the undertaken.
he now thinks the body that Of the
missing man Cobb stated that as soon
as he mad communicated with relatives
ne would in all probability go 10 Mystic
to identify and claim the remains
The original seal of the Confederate
States of America has been purchased
by three Richmond, VA men from
Rear ADMIRAL Thomas O. selfridge. u.
S. N, retired to whom il was given
in 1872 by Colonel John T. Pickett
While 1t is contended that the identity
Of tine seal has been clearly establish
cd, it will be sent to London for ex-
animation by the firm which made 1t
during the Civil War. The purchasers,
E.pha Hunten. Jr.. William II. White
and Thomas j. Bryan, have announced
that they will present the historic relic
to some Confederate Institution in Rich
mond
The British steamer San Tona,
which was seized at New Orleans.
Saturday night, by the United States
revenue cutter Davy, because of the
presence, "a aboard of shipment of arms
and ammunition for Campeche. Mexi-
co. was released. Sunday. upon tele-
graphic Instructions from Washing
ton. The San Tona was released be-
cause the arms and ammunition
aboard had been excepted by, Presi-
dent Taft from the operation Of the
neutrality proclamation Permission
to carry the munitions had been ap-
piled for at Washington and granted
in accordance with the American gov
ernment's policy of showing this cour-
tesy to the recognized government Of
Mexico. Customs and department of
justice officials in New Orleans
through some oversight were not noti-
fled OF the authority given the steam
ship. The seizure, under the cireum-
stances. officials at New Orleans say
was justified pending explanations.
George Caswell who shot and killed
his wife at Plaistow. y. H.. Saturday
night, May II. and then attempted to
end his own life with the same shot
gup. is steadily failing, and according
to Supt. Trottier of the Rockingham
County hospital at Brentwood. is not
expected to live. The day following
the murder and attempted suicide
CaswelI was removed ete county hos
pital. and for a time il was thought
he would recover. Blood poisoning has
set in. however. and his condition is
regarded as critical He is also weak
ened because he has been unable to
take much nourishment. owing to the
injury to his mouth. Caswell has re-
mained the greater portion of the
time in a unconscious condition.
but has ON several occasions reused
sufficiently to ask why his wife didn't
come to him and who did the shoot
ing.
a whale 90 feet long and Weighing
about Two tons was lassoed off Rock
away Beach, Long Island. near the life
saving station, sunday, by John Err
hart, young elnan who was visiting
the life-saYers. II was a new record
in the annals OF occasional whaling
along the Long island coast Bruce
Smith. IA years old sighted the mon-
ster early in the day evidently trying
to free itself from depression in the
sand. having crossed a small bar in
pursuit of a school Of fish The life
savers We're called from breakfast by
the lads shouts. but before they could
launch boat young Erhart, who said
he used to punch cattle in the West.
had improvised a lariat of some cearse
rope and with a neat cast had drop
ped the moose over the cetacean's
thrashing tail The knot was drawn
tight and notwithstanding the. whales
struggles, the rope held him captive
after t-had been firmly tied to a driv-
EN- pile. AS the tide ebbed the whale
gasped its life away for want of wa
ter and all afternoon it lay as an OBJ
ject OF great curiosity TO beach strollers.