Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, August 21, 1873
Deaths
JONES: In Brisbin [Chenango Co. NY], August 15th, Mr. Eaton Jones, in the 71st year of his age.
CAMPBELL: In Lincoln, Nebraska, August 5th, Mr. Henry C. Campbell, son of the late Alonzo Campbell, of Columbus [Chenango Co. NY].
Henry C. Campbell, Esq. Warden of the Nebraska State Prison, died of hemorrhage of the lungs at Lincoln, Nebraska, August 5th, 1873. Mr. C. was a native of Columbus, this county, and the youngest son of the late Alonzo Cambell and grandson of Hon. Samuel Campbell, who was member of Congress in 1821-3. [Bainbridge Republican, Bainbridge, NY, Aug. 23, 1873]
DEXTER: In South New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY], August 9th, Eliza [Dexter], wife of Joseph C. Dexter, aged 59 years. A faithful wife, affectionate mother, and true friend has gone. And upon the evergreen shore she now waits the coming of husband and children, brothers and sisters, to that land where sorrow and -?- from their eyes. May we meet her there.
Drowned: Alvin Beardslee, the son of Samuel A. Beardslee, of Coventry [Chenango Co. NY] was drowned at Manhattan on Sunday, the 10th inst. His remains were taken to Coventry for burial.
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The Cortland Democrat gives the following account of a terrible accident which occurred in Solon [Cortland co. NY] on the 1st inst.
"On Friday of last week Mr. Robert B. Fish, of Solon, was engaged in drawing fence posts for the Utica, Chenango & Cortland R.R. Co., when he met with a horrible accident, causing instant death. He had been to McGrawville, put on his load, and was going home, riding on the forward part of the load, and had proceeded as far as the old hotel, about one mile this side of Solon, when, going down a steep pitch, he slipped in some manner and fell, his right foot catching in the whiffletrees and throwing his head immediately under the right forward wheel. His team became frightened at this and ran, dragging the unfortunate man in this position over a rough, stony road full a quarter of a mile until his boot pulled off and let him fall to the ground, the heavy load of posts passing over his face, crushing it in a horrible manner, and killing him instantly. Several of the residents along the road, who had noticed the team running by, started in pursuit, but their efforts were of no avail, and they had only to pick up the torn, mangled and lifeless body of their neighbor within a few rods of his own home. An examination by Dr. Hendrick, of McGrawville showed that his neck, arm and leg were broken, besides receiving other injuries which alone would have caused death. The intense grief of his wife, who had dinner already prepared and was momentarily expecting him, can be better, imagined than described."
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J.W. Sturdevant, a well-known and respected citizen of Cortland [Cortland Co. NY], walked into his house and dropped dead of apoplexy, on Saturday evening, the 9th inst. He was about fifty years of age and had been a prominent merchant and industrious man for twenty-five years but had retired from active business pursuits about a year since.
Dennis Nolan of Auburn [Cayuga Co. NY], employed in the machine shops of the Ithaca and Cortland Railroad Company in Cortland [Cortland Co. NY], was found dead in his boarding house on Sunday morning, the 10th inst. He had been suffering from quinzy.
Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, August 21, 1873
Marriages
STAUNTON - WORDEN: At East Pharsalia [Chenango Co. NY], August 13th, by Rev. E.N. Ruddock, Mr. Byron D. Staunton of Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Helen M. Worden of Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY].
MAYSON - BLANCHARD: In DeRuyter, Madison Co. N.Y. August 14th, 1873, by Rev. J. Clarke, Charles Mayson, Esq., of Brookfield, Madison County, N.Y. and Mrs. Mary M. Blanchard of the former place.
Deaths
CARPENTER: In DeRuyter [Madison Co. NY], on the 5th inst. of puerperal fever, Ellen J. [Carpenter] wife of Samuel Carpenter, aged 24 years.
Geo. Aldrich of Preble [Cortland Co. NY], died from a sunstroke during the last hot weather.
Cortland [Cortland Co. NY]: Wm. Brandon was drowned while bathing.
Mr. Charles Gardner, a well-known citizen of Hamilton [Madison Co. NY], died at Lee, Mass., on the 12th inst. He was born in Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY], where he resided until he had nearly reached manhood. His father built and for some years operated an oil mill and sawmill one mile west of Smyrna village. He afterwards removed to the village and afterwards to Hamilton where he died. His son, Charles engaged in the cabinet business and was a citizen who was highly respected.
Chenango American, Greene, NY, August 21, 1873
Death
In Brisbin [Chenango Co. NY], Aug. 15th, infant of Garret Wheeler, aged 6 months.
Sherburne News, Sherburne, NY, August 23, 1873
Birth
C.A. Fuller, Esq., is the happiest man in Sherburne at the present time. It is a nice girl, weighs seven pounds and thirteen ounces, and the little one is already named Mary Antoinette Fuller. Born on the morning of Thursday, Aug. 21.
Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, August 21, 1873
Fatal Accident in Cazenovia
The dreadful accident on Cazenovia Lake [Madison Co. NY], of which mention was made last week, was one of the most distressing which has recently happened in this region. It appears from the account in the Republican that five persons had been out an hour or two in a sailboat. they were Misses Florence A. Mattoon, of Cazenovia, Florence M. Shelly, Ella N. Hall and Rev. Joseph C. Thomas, of Brooklyn and Charles J. Beebe, of Cazenovia, a young man of about twenty years of age. Just before the boat was capsized by a flaw of wind, Miss Mattoon and Mr. Beebe sang "Over There," sadly prophetic as it proved. Both gentlemen made every effort to save the ladies and succeeded in getting two of them so they could hold to the boat, but Miss Mattoon was encumbered with a water proof closely wrapped about her, her hands folded into it, and when Mr. Thomas sought to aid her, he became entangled and found it impossible to keep her up. He did not abandon her however until she was evidently dead and himself nearly exhausted. Mr. Beebe had been trying to save her but struggled in vain and finally went down himself, and Miss M. was upon the bottom when Mr. Thomas arrived at the spot. It is evident that all was done that could be and the only possible thing to censure is venturing into a sailboat without positive knowledge that someone could manage it. Mr. Thomas supposed he could do so, but he was mistaken, and the mistake has led to the terrible result - the loss of two valuable lives. The place of the accident was 100 feet from the shore, and the water was 60 feet deep. Mr. Beebe was preparing to become a Methodist minister, and both of the deceased were much beloved by a large circle of friends.
Daily Register, Hudson, NY, August 13, 1873
Terrible Accident
At half-past three o'clock Saturday afternoon the citizens of Cazenovia were shocked by the announcement that two highly respected young persons of that village had just been drowned in Cazenovia Lake. The following are the facts of the occurrence:
A little after noon of Saturday, Mr. Joseph Thomas and Mr. Charles Beebe, two young men, students of Cazenovia Seminary, who were preparing to become Christian ministers, in company with Miss Florence Mattoon, Miss Shelly and Miss Hall, residents of the village, went out on the lake in a sailboat for a pleasure ride. After being out about an hour, and when on their return, just as they were passing a point known as "Death Point," a squall caught their sails and capsized their boat and threw them all into the lake. Mr. Beebe being a good swimmer, succeeded in bringing Miss Shelly and Miss Hall to the boat, and placed them where they could cling sufficiently to it to keep their heads above water. When he had succeeded with great effort in rescuing these two, and was nearly exhausted by the labor, he perceived Mr. Thomas, who it appears could swim but very little, struggling in the water with Miss Florence Mattoon, and from appearance both were in eminent danger of being drowned. Mr. Beebe at once went to their relief. In his exhausted condition, and relieved Mr. Thomas who succeeded in saving himself.
And now came the sad part of the accident. As soon as Mr. Beebe reached Miss Mattoon, she, in her desperation, caught hold of him in such a manner that, in his exhausted state, he was unable to extricate himself from her death grasp, and they both went down together to rise no more. Persons were not far off on the shore who witnessed the accident, but they had no means of rendering assistance. They started on foot for the steamboat, but nearly an hour elapsed before the steamer Parmalee was able to reach the place, and release the three surviving sufferers, who were found clinging to the overturned boat. They were taken on board, and the dead bodies of the two unfortunates, were brought up and conveyed to their homes in the village. Mr. Charles Beebe was a resident of New Jersey and 20 years of age. Miss Florence Mattoon was a young lady of high respectability, much esteemed by all who knew her, and was 22 years of age. the shock was a terrible one to her relatives and friends, whom she had left a few hours before in blooming health and the best of spirits, to be returned in the cold embrace of death.
The deceased young man, who was preparing to become a Methodist minister, was beloved by a large circle of acquaintances, and bid fair to be an ornament to the ministerial profession.
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