The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-04

him. Taking her in his arms he said:
Mother. Harry and Anna are
drowned
Mrs. Stewart. for a minute, appeared
dazed. When the horror OF the catas-
trophe finally dawned upon her she
sank at her door step, weeping.
Friends assisted her TO the parlor OF
the Stewart home. and tried to soothe
her. busin vain. She sobbed brokenly.
Mr.. Stewart with great fortitude,
walked to his wife's side and said.
Mother. IL was His will: we will have
to bear it,"
Then TO his informant he said, '1t is
so hard to bear. / don't know but
the realness OF this will not reach
me until later. Oh, II only I could
have helped him, or said something to
him. ! have tried time after time to
get him to quit the river. but IL was
no use, he would have his own way"
The cries of his wife stopped him for
a minute. and then he continued,
Poor mother. II was her baby boy.
II don't know how she will stand IT,"
Mrs. Stewart. however. after the first
pangs OF her grief had subsidized.
seemed to calm somewhat. She talked
70 other women In the room and asked
II they had found the bodies. The
fact that they had not been recovered
seemed to hurt her more.
Born in Redwood.
Harry Stewart was the Youngest
son OF Mr.. and Mrs 7. p. Stewart OF
No. 80 South Front street, and had
been living on the upper floor OF their
house for a number OF years. He was
born in lockwood. w. Va, aud re-
moved TO this city some years ago
Since his removal here he worked a
while as a stogie maker and later be
gan work I'm the Adams Express Of
flee as a driver. in the year 1911.
Stewart then severed his connection
with the Adams company and began
working for the United sta - Exprcrs
company, in the collecting department
Later he returned TO the Adams Ex-
press office and M the slime OF his
death was freight agent In the local
office. He was a member OF the
Moose lodge and was well and favcr-
ably known throughout this city. Mar
tins Ferry and Bridgeport. where his
labors made him frequent visitor.
Aoout seven or eight years ago he was
msrricd 70 Miss Anna idahi, % Twcnti-
en- street who was also drowned she
IKE her husband. was az years old sho
- survived b her father. Charles Idahi
AAtAANNN - NNN ALTON MMNNs ana Two nTnNN
ers. william and Alfred both % this
city. Her mother has been dead for
Mr. stewart r. survived b. his par
ents. and two brothers. Dr. Charles r..
~ Lake View. Michigan. and John r.. of
ll4t West Thirty fourth street. Indiana
Hame-. 90 % south 1ps whssiins also "s az.
wives. Tclerrams announcing the death
~ the brother were sent last night TO
the brotherr. Mrs. Humcs spent the
night with her mother
Parents Fearsd Accident
Mrs. CLARA kempic MorEan. was the
dauEhter ~ MI and Mrs George Wilbur
kcmpie of taT sixteenth street she
was born and reared In this city aud
was In hrr twenty fourth year While
quite young rhe was united IN rnarriagc
90 William MorEan az McMcchen and
untlF about year aEo resided there.
Mr. MorEan and her two children AGED
and years. have been nakinE their
nome With her parents since thai tlfur.
Dor TIE past several months she has
beer employed o. afeuuGraphrr ~ the
Charles y. Brand plumbing Office
Her father NJ. George Wilbur kcmple
left last evening at Gao o'clock FOR
Fairmont where be- a. employed. Inn
mrdlatclv following the accident he was
notincd BY telcGraph 60 come home az
once and VIII arrive m toe CITY ~-rsv
this morninE. Besides her parents and
two children. che o. survived by the
following hrothcre and sisters. Misses
Nafie, Flossie Rertrude Jaucttc, Clar-
encc ana william.
Contrary 90 the wishes Of her mother.