The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-05
STE|NBRECHER|S IS
DROWNED WHILE
WIFE LOOKS ON
Sinks in Twenty Feet of
Water Near Richmond
Yacht Club.
HIS BODY HAS NOT
BEEN RECOVERED
Claude Jones Makes Desperate
Attempt at Rescue With
out Success.
WIFE STRUGGLES TO AID
Has to he Forcibly Prevented From
Jumping Into River
From Boat.
WIFE STRUGGLES
Has to be Forcibly Prevented From
Jumping Into River
From Boat.


Henry ste!nbrechor. OF 2oA North
Granny Street, bridegroom Of seven
months. swan gaily TO meet his wife
coming 10 him in q motor boat on the
James River, opposite the Richmond
Yacht Club, yesterday afternoon at
o'clock, and while she tried va.nly TO
reach him. was drowned III front OF
her eyes. The despairing young woman
shrieked her husband sank from
sight. and attempted to plunge after
Aim She battied against her sister,
Mrs j.. l.. kipps, and Raymond Tur-
ner. who was running the boat. and
was restrained with the greatest diff
fculty from throwing herself over
board. Even after she had been taken
into the clubhouse TO be attended by
~ physician She .ndcavored to break
away fi1n- hcr friends and 70 return
10 the river FOR the man she had so
lately married Finally she collapsed,
AMI Was taken home.
PICNIC PARTY MOTORIZED
To RICHMOND YACHT CLUB
Evcryihing had been planned 10
make the day one of pleasure. stein
breclier his wife. who was Miss Ruth
&. Calder. daughter OF Alexander 4.
Calder, engineer at the city Hall: j..
j.. k.pps. who also married a Miss
Calder; Mr. Calder, Raymond Turner,
OF South Richmond. and Claude Jones,
with several children, went the
Richmond Yacht Club yesterday morn
ing I'm an auto truck. They picnicked
the river bank, and the children
played games together and sometimes
with their elders. II was happy
gathering. Late In the afternoon the
men decided TO take a swim, and they
were rowed to the other side OF the
river, where the bathing facilities are
better. In The swimming party were
s,einbrechcr, his father -in-l law. Mr..
Calder: Claude Jones and l.. l.. kipps,
also a son-in-la law OF Mr.. Calder. Ray
,nond Turner and the others remained
at the clubhouse. from where they
could sec the men bathing and swim
;nine on the other side Finally tiIc
men called TO be taken back To the
clubhouse, and Turner and the women
went out To meet them.
I'm going To swim out to meet
them, said Steinbrecher TO his com
rades. His fathcr-in-law and Mr.. Jones
warned him not 10 make the attempt.
:is he had been aw INNING for some
time and they feared that II. Was too
tired to reach the boat, lie laughed
At their fears and swan away. ITS all
right. he said, and turned his head to
the boat. Mrs. Stcinbrccher watched
him coming and smiled encouragement.
HUSBAND GOES DOWN
~ SIGHT OF WIFE,.
But the Young man had not swum
very far when lie Hung his hands over
his head ana. with a sureling. chok-
ing cry, went 9GN Mrs. Stcinbrcchcc
shriekcd, and would have gone over
board but for the restraining ariu OF
the others with her. The engine IN the
motor boat stopped nt the same mo-
ment, aud Turner bent All his energy
to start Ii again SO that he could reach
he side of tho drowning man. But
Stcinbrcchcr came no more 10 tho sur
face. Claude Jones, who had followed
q littlc way behind. made a desperate
attempt to save him. lie diNcd several
t,n A ia, ttii l.,l l,.,i
Of the drownin. man. But Steinbrcchcr
clutched him about the neck. and only
after fearful struggle beneath the
surface OF the water was Jones able
TO free himself from Stcinbrccher's
frantic hold. But after freeing him
self he dived again, but never again
found or touched his friend. Mr. cal
der. although AN aged man. also made
desperate attempts 10 lind his son-in-
law, and the two mcn diyed repeatedly,
but without success. All the while Mrs
Stcinbrccher WAS trying Historically TO
plunge overheard. and those in the boat
we're hard put To IL TO restrain her
from following her husband to his
grave. She became so frantic with
grief that they had 10 take hor ashore
and she was taken into the clubhouse
where DIR. NJ. J.. fucker. Of South Rich
mond. was called to attend her. Sew
cral times she tried TO break away.
and she was closely guarded until
everything vas in readiness to take her
home. There she collapsed.
BODY LIES IN
TWENTY FEET OF WATER
Further attempts We're made to re-
cover the body last night. and effort
WAS finally given up until this morn
ing. Steinbrechers body lies in TWEEN
~ feet of water. II will probably he
found, however. near where he went
down.
After Mrs Steinbrecher had been
taken home the party broke up, and the
holiday which they had planned to
make so happy ended in sorrow
Mr.. Stenbrecher was department
manager of the Crafts Piano Company
He was twenty-threc years old. He is
survived by his wife. his father, Jo-
seph Steinbrecher; mother and several
brothers and sisters
Mr.. Kipps. who was of the pa>ty, lost
q handsome and expensive launch in
the old TriSg shipyard slip By fire on
Friday afternoon. lie and several
friends had planned to take cruise
yesterday. and when the launch was
10 gn to the Richmond Yacht Club with
the Steinbicchers and Calders
lOPEDY PARRISH, OF FULTON,
DROWNED WHILE ROWING
Hopedy Parrish. OF 3S1S Seventh
Street. Fulton. was drowned in the
river last night. shortly before .
o'clock, when he fell from Il boat
at the old sugar wharf. between Louis
lana and Denny Streets Coroner
Taylor gave permission for the body
to be removed to Nelson's Undertaking
rooms, 600 State Street. and will view
IT this morning at 10 o'clock. 1t is
improbable that there will be an In
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