The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1883-12-22 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

JAMES SMITH, P.11,M-; ROVE, CL (ON.  A LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER DROWNED.  Ox Saturday evening, within a few minutes of nine o'clock, Robert Pritchard, a young man of 2i, met with a melancholy death. It appears that another young man named Joseph Jones, of 41, Mona-street, Liverpool, had been spending the Satarlty afternoon and evening together in Liverpool. Jones was accompanying his friend across to the Birkenhead side, where he in: ended to see him into the Hoylake tramcar on his way home. The young men were sitting together near the bow of the steamer, at the starboard side, as the Claughton, by which they were crossing, was nearing the Wooaside Ferry. Pritchard got up and sat for a moment on the railing of the bulwars, from which he disappeared immediately afterwards. Others who witnessed the occurrence stated that they saw the young man rise from his seat, and, stepping on to a lifebuoy, deliberately jump into the water. An alarm was at once raised, and various measures were taken with the object of rescuing the unfortunate young man. The engines were immediately stopped, and a boat was lowered, though, owing to the darkness, the excitement, and something defective about the launching apparatus, a few minutes elapsed , before it could be got under weigh. Meanwhile several lifebuoys were thrown overboard by 1 passengers, but the tide was running very I strongly in at the time, and' it was believed, from the direction of the young man's fall into the water, that he must have been struck with the near side paddle wheel. The small boat was pulled up as far as Tranmere Ferry without any trace of the body being obtained, but it was thought, from the rate at which the tide was running, that he must have been carried as far as the place named before the boat, manned by Charles Anderson, tho mate, and William Edwards, a seamaa, commenced to be pulled in that direction. The steamer ma. lowed in the wake of the small boat, but the body was not recovered that evening, though the search was continued for an hour. What has since transpired gives probability that Pritchard, who had been in low spirits through having been deceived by a young woman to whom he was to have been married, had intentionally jumped into the water with the object of committing suicide.  BRAGG'S LINSEED AND GLYCERINE BALSAM for Coughs.-7d., le. lid., and 2s. 91— Cragg, James, 80, Argyle-street, Birkeahead. SPECIAL Nortcg.—For all Disinfectants send to Woodcock's Drag and Medicine Stores, Birkenhead and Rock Fei y. Beat qualit3r Chloride of Lime in one pound parcels, 41. each, and in three pound parcels at 101 d., for sinks, drains, closets, and asbpits. Crrholin Acid (ponder or liquid) sold at 0,1. acid Is. 3.1. Conay's Crimson Fluid. The one shil';ng bottles reduced to 71d. Use W064000k'5 Coal Tar Soap to thoroughly cleanse the skis. Four tablets for one shilliag instal of fid. 13301.  WHY DO PEOPLE WASTE MONEY AND Timis by going to Liverpool, when they can bay Tobacco, Pipes, and Cigars Ca 3 APIS DIMON'S WHOLESALE Fla RETAIL TOBACCO STORES 29, and 31, M ark et-street, Birkenhead. Manufactory : 23, Williamsou-street, Liverpool. To the Traie :—Try our Limelick Twist. Pipes Mounted ana Rep sired.  -Printed and published for the proprietors by FREDERICK WILLNEE, at 61 and 66, Chester. s&. Birkenhead, rlexuarisr, Dee, 22, 1888.