Baltimore County MD Archives Obituaries.....Maryland Journal, 02 Aug 1890 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mary Green Kerr mmkerr@wideopenwest.com ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ************************************************ Maryland Journal August 2, 1890 DUNGAN, SARAH - Near Catonsville, Baltimore county, on July 26th, 1890, MRS. SARAH DUNCAN, in the 80th year of her age, widow of the late Jesse Dungan. FEBIGER, M. GERTRUDE - At the Mt. DeSales Convent, at Catonsville, on July 27th, 1890, SISTER M. GERTRUDE FEBIGER. LACEY, JAMES - At Mt. Washington, Baltimore county, on July 31st, 1890, JAMES LACEY, in the 23d year of his age, eldest son of Michael and Annie Lacey. CURTIS, LEVI - Near Belfast, Baltimore county, On August 1st, 1890, LEVI CURTIS, aged 88 years. SWEM, FRANK - On Chestnut Ridge, Baltimore county, on July 30th, 1890, FRANK SWEM, aged 26 years. Maryland Journal August 2, 1890 KIDD, FLORENCE - Florence Kidd, youngest daughter of J. A. and Annie Kidd, was buried at the Poplar Grove burying ground on last Thursday. CHANNELL, ABRAHAM - Mr. Abraham Channell, of Fawn Grove, died suddenly on last Tuesday, 22d ult. He had been a great sufferer for some time past with asthma. He leaves a wife and six children. He was buried at Fawn Grove M. P. Church on the 24th, Rev. J. L. Elderdice preaching a very appropriate sermon. The pall- bearers were Messrs. John Gailly, John Barton, Rufus Lowe, Wm. Jones, Reed Anderson, Corneil Ligget. Mr. Ramsey Webb, undertaker, had charge of the funeral arrangements. COOPERT, GEO. W. - Geo. W. Coopert an employee at the Baltimore Cemetery, whilst setting a grave stone on Wednesday, 23d ult., met with a serious accident. The stone toppled upon him whilst he was setting it. The injuries were so serious that he was taken to the Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he died on the 29th ult. BOWERS, BENJAMIN - Benjamin Bowers, 17 years of age, son of Joseph Bowers, of Oella, Baltimore county, while attempting to board a freight train at that place about 7 o'clock on Saturday 26th ult. had one of his feet cut off and the other so badly mashed that Dr. B. J. Byrne, who was summoned, was compelled to amputate it. Young Bowers has for some time past been employed by Smith, Dixon & Co., of South Baltimore, but for a few months has been working in a grocery and provisioooon store at Catonsville. The young mand died on Monday night from his injuries. MUMFORD, WM. H. - Wm. H. Mumford, of the firm of fMumford & Emmart, dealers in gentlemen's furnishing goods in Baltimore was drowned on Friday, 25th ult., near the mouth of the Middle and Back Rivers. It appears that on Friday afternoon, Mr. Mumford, in company with Mr. John M. Frisch, went to theTwin Oaks Ducking Shore, on the Back River, and after a light lunch, secured a sloop-rigged sailboat, and with Mr. J. C. Dorman, superintendent of the resort, and Wm. Green, who lives on a farm near by, started for the bay to fish. A heavy sea careened the vessel to one side, turned her completely over, and threw the occupants into the water. The night was inky black, but fortunately the entire party managed to find the upturned vessel, and clambered up on the hull. By this time the tide was changing, and inch by inch in face of the gale, was carrying the boat out to the bay. A hasty consultation was held, and it was unanimously agreed to abandon the boat, and attempt to reach the shore. The four men battled bravely with the waves, and had all gotten within one hundred yards of the beach, when Mr. Dorman heard a faint cry, and peering through the darkness, saw Mr. Mumford throw up his hands and sink from view. The rest reached the shore in safety. When the next morning's sun rose, the little party went to the spot opposite to where Mr. Mumford lost his life, and search was begun for the recovery of the body and it was found later in the day on the beach. LUSKINS, JOHN - John Luskins, while engaging in crabbing at the Monumental Fishing Shore, accidentally fell overboard and was drowned before he could be rescued. Justice Cook held an inquest on the remains the jury rendering a verdict of death by accidental drowning. MYERS, JOHN WESLEY - On Monday morning, 28th ult., John Wesley Myers, colored, was found dead on the road near Highlandtown. Thos. Waters, who keeps a saloon near by and in whose employ the deceased was at the time of his death, was arrested and taken before Justice George A. Cook, of Canton, who committed the accused to jail to answer the charge. Mr. Benjamin Noah discovered the body of fMyers on the road and immediately notified the authorities. Justice Cook empannelled a jury of inquest, with Mr. A. W. Stevens as foreman. There was no evidence adduced, and the jury rendered a verdict that the deceased came to his death by a shot fired by some person unknown. Dr. A. S. Warner, of Highlandtown, made a post mortem examination and found two wounds on the body, one of which was the cause of deaaath. The bullet entered about two and one-half inches above the right nipple and passed between the third and fourth ribs, fracturing the third rib. It then entered the upper part of the lung, passed through the lower lobe and imbedded itself in the muscles of the back. The immediate cause of death was internal hemorrhage, due to a severing of the intercostal artery. The other wound was in the right arm, the ball having struck about half way between the elbow and shoulder and lodged six inches below the elbow. The accusation against Mr. Waters is made upon the assertion of a German named John Icke, who is a comparative stranger in the community. Icke is also in custody as a witness, and he gives not particulars of the affair, only stating that he saw Myers shot. He is a painter, and had been engaged by Mr. Waters to do some work for him. The killing of Myers occurred some time Sunday night, as he was seen alive Sunday afternoon. He was a peaceably-disposed man, and had been with Mr. Waters as hostler about fifteen years. He was well known in the community, in which he had been employed for fully 25 years. He was about 55 years old, and had a home on Josephine street, Baltimore. Officer Michael Kennedy, of the County Force, searched Water's house after his arrest and found a revolver fully loaded behind the bar in the saloon. Mr. F. I. Duncan, State's Attorney, visited the place, but learned nothing of importance bearing on the cause of the homicide. It is stated that Mr. Waters had a quarrel on Saturday night, and that Myers had gone out on Sunday to get his clothes and was seen about the premises during the day. Messsrs. John Grason and Walter R. Townsend have been retained as counsel for the accused. An Excursion Horror. 14 Persons Killed and Drowned. On Monday night, 28th ult., the Tolchester excursion steamer, with 1,450 people on board, while in the Patapsco River near Fort Carroll came into collision with the Bay- line steamer Virginia. In an instant the merry crowd on the excursion steamer were stricken wit an awful panic and trampled each otherunder foot in their efforts to get out of each other's way. It is said that some of the women became so frightened that they jumped overboard and were engulfed in the waters of the Patapsco. There were three persons killed by the two steamers crashing into each other, as follows: Mrs. Catharine M. Kaiser, Daniel Kopp, aged 11 years, and Charles Grenzer, and infant, who was in a baby-carriage, and a large number were more or less injured. There are 11 persons reported missing, as follows: Maggie Eller, aged 14 years. Mrs. Lizzie M. Grenzer, aged 26 years, mother of the little boy who was killed. Annie Ruth, aged 11 years. Grace M. Allison, aged 12 years. Wm. Hass, aged 7 years. Harry Kopp, aged 9 years. Mrs. Sophie Faber. Miss Lillie Griggs, aged 13 years. Willie Beigel, aged 11 years. The body of Mrs. Margaret Oesstrich was recovered on Tuesday. Alice Radigan, aged 11 years, died on Wednesday from injuries received. The following bodies were found on Wednesday: Mrs. Sophie Faber. Mrs. Lizzie Grenzer. Lillian Griggs, aged 13 years. Annie Ruth, aged 11 years. Grace M. Allison-Beetz, aged 12 years. Harry Kopp, aged 9 years. William Beigel, aged 11 years. The statements made by the Captains of the steamers is as follows: capt. W. J. Bohannan, of the steamer Virginia, says: "We left Canton for Norfolk at 7.53 o'clock Monday evening. When abreast of Fort Carroll we sighted a three-masted schooner bound for Baltimore a little on our port bow. I put the wheel aport to clear nthe schooner. I saw a steamer coming up behind the schooner. The steamer blew two whistles, starboarded her wheel and showed her green light broad. I immediately stopped, and backed the Virginia full speed, and gave several short blasts of my whistle as a warning or danger signal to the steamer, which made no reply. I couldn't change my course in response to the approaching steamer's two whistles, because the schooner was under my port bow. "The collision occurred about 8.11 o'clock, on the staraboard quarter about the after gangway. I had very little headway at the time the Louise struck me. The latter boat was then going at a pretty good clip. I had all the small boats swung out ready for use. I hailed the Louise and asked to know if I could render any assistance. The response came back "No!" Having heard this I looked after my own damage. Finding the stem of the Virginia twisted around to the starboard I immediately returned to Baltimore. The forward compartment was filled with water. "There was no excitement to speak of aboard my ship. I was in the pilot-house when the collision occurred, which was when we were about one minute below fort Carroll. When I first saw the Louise's lights she was one mile away. When I saw her green light I turned to my mate, John Mason, and said:'She (the Louise) cannot cross my bow,' then stopped my boat, backing at full speed.' "The Virginia wasn't started for her wharf till after the excursion steamer had left the scene of the collision. The weather was good and it would have been possible to see a light four or five miles. "How soon after the collision did you ask the Louise if she needed help?" inquired a reporter. "I presume that it was four or five minutes later," was the reply. " I stopped the Virginia," continued the Captain, "close under the bow of the schooner, which I have heard was the Yale, in order to avoid a collision with the steamer. By so doing I risked being run down by her, as she was under good sail." When the Louise and the Virginia came together, Capt. Bohannan stated, many people rushed toward the Virginia. One man, a woman and a boy climbed upon the latter's deck and were brought to the Bay Line wharf with the Virginia's 63 other passengers. Speaking of his efforts to avoid a collision with the Louise, Captain Bohannan used these words:"I did all that mortal man could do to prevent a collision. I have been 20 years in the service, and would do exactly the same things over again as I did to-night, for they were exactly what any other Captain would have done in my posiiton." When Capt. Bohannan saw the schooner referred to the Virginia was heading southeast by south one quarter south. He ported his wheel, he says, three-quarters of a point. Capt. James H. Truit, of the Louise, said: "We left Tolchester at 7 o'clock, with about 1500 people on board. When we came near Fort Carroll, at 8 o'clock, we sighted the Virginia 600 yards ahead. It was not very dark. Her course was southwest by south; ours was west by west at this point. We blew the whistle twice; there was no immediate answer. We then blew it twice again. This the Virginia answered with two whistles, following quickly with several blasts at 100 yards distance. - We starboarded to keep her off and took a north-westerly direction, but as the Virginia was running at a rate of 12 miles an hour and was but 100 yards away, I, fearing to stop my boat, lessened the speed. When she struck us, which was about three minutes after answering our second whistle, she broke into the starboard side about 25 feet from the stern. I was then in the pilot- house. Consternation and terror prevailed, and it was a hard matter to keep the people forward so as to raise the stern and prevent the water from coming in. After the collision the Virginia came alongside, asked if we could move on and volunteered assistance. At the same time the tug Mamie came up, but neither could help us any, and after returning to the scene of the collision to look after any persons who might be overboard, and seeing none, we continured our upward course, stopping at Henderson's, where some of the passengers got off, and then came up to Baltimore on time. This file is located at http://files.usgwarchives.net/md/baltimore/obits/mj18900802.txt