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1 r - ' LAN? ^vol IXT" " REV. BR. WM. M. (MR *l? I - . DICS AT HIIK WEST, a Stricken With Appbplexy Just u; After Preaching a Sermon- J! PRESIDENT OF ERSKINK COLLEGE. ot ai Distinguished Career ns an Edu(* caior. Life Full of Good r Work. Was Wounded ra In the War. le a, Special to The State. Due West, September 3.?Dr. ^ W. M. Grier died of apoplexy at ^ 3 o'clock this afternoon. The ei burial will bo at 5 o'clock on c' p ^?Monday. College presidents and ^ ^ prominent Associate Reformed d, Presbyterians have been invited to attend. o I Dr. (trier preached at llethle hem, three mileS from town, in the forenoon, and was stricken down on reaching his home, dying tl * # Q( in 40 minutes. ^ n. * SKETCH OF HIS LIFE. U Wni. M. Grier was a man who, ?! , as an educator and gentleman, stood second to none in the state, a He was about 60 years of age, a and came from distinguished parentage, his father, I)r. K. C. Ci Yirier, having been president of JV Erskino college before him. He M was more thoroughly identified with this historic institution than any other man in the state.' Erskine college was founded by (r( the distinguished Dr. E. E. Press- |'c ley, who was its first presidont. If Dr. Proasley was succeeded by the >T< father of Wni. M. Grier, and the 11 third president was Dr.-Edmund ^ L. Patten, of this city. Then _ came the man who 1ms just died. li< About two years ago the quarto- ol centennial of his occupation of!Sf the presidency was celebrated at ' the college, and congratulations DOured in nnnn him ll.? lma * - " i M been at tlie head of the college !' in for about 27 years, and during his <ij administration the institution lias met with most remarkable sue- ^ cess. lie was also at the head of the Associate Reformed 1'resbyTheological seminary at Due West, and was the editor of The Associate Reformed I'resby- ai terian, which is published at Due tf West. Though Mr. Grier had so . v< many duties upon him, lie never <], complained of the amount of work a he was required to do. Last p< i-i. , spring, while ho was apparently jj in the best of health, many of his ai friends saw that his strength was w failing under the pressure of work uoiini i) tiie r;iuvi:. III A startlinc innldpnf nf whioii \f > ' John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the cc subject, is narrated by him as follows : P' '/ *1 was in a most dreadful condition. Rf My akin was almost yellow, eyes sun- 9t ken, tongue coated, pain continually hi in back and sides, no appetite -gradually growing weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up. \\ Fortunately, a friend advised trying Electric Bitters; and to my great joy I) and surprise, the first bottle made a ti decided improvement. I continued K t. their use for three weeks, and am now pi a well man. I know they saved my fil life, and robbed the grave of another m victim." No one should fail to try ft them. OQly 60c.. guaranteed, at Craw- al ford Bros. Drug Store. 6 * . ^ f '.-V , . >-* a?. v ASTE 1 # , , LAN CASTE R^ ' which ho subjected himself, one, however, expected the end i como as it did. At the time of the outbreak of le civil war, Dr. Orier was a udent in Erskine college. Dr. atton was president at the time, e was among those students of le college who fired with patri;ism, threw aside their books id enlisted as privates in the xth South Carolina volunteer tgiment. The number of enlist tents were so great that the colge was temporarily broken up ad closed. Dr. Grier made a gallant solier, and lost a leg in the light ig around Williamsburg, Va. Iter the war he graduated and atered the ministry of his lurch, preaching in the State of .labama. Just about 27 years ago e succeded Dr. l'atton as presi ent of the college. * Dr. Grier was married early in fe, and he leaves six or seven aildren to mourn his demise, wo of his daughters reside in hester. Of Wm. M. Grier it can be said iat no man stood higher in the auncils of his church ; again, no lan ever devoted his life more nselfi8hly to the cause of his llir/ah Q nrl f r\ J juivu uiiu tu mo viiiuno uI niuctt' on. Dr. Grier was a scholarly >uthern gentleman, a man with brain and a heart. His death is loss to the entire State. One Minute Cough Cure quickly ires obstinate summer coughs and Ids. "I consider it a most wonderil medicine?quick and safe."?W. W. erton, May hew, Wis. Crawford ros. d-w-s They Should Get It. The Winthrop trustees are dug to ask tho state lor $35,000 ir a second dormitory building. the pressure upon the college, 2ar after year, of double the umber of young women it can ^commodate is to be accounted a ltlicient reason for enlarging it, ion surely this request is justi 3(1. Winthrop has stood the test r time, and the demand for the mnd, practical education it offers ionvs no reduction.?The State. Kodol I>yspepsla (Hire curesdyspepa because its ingredients are such lat it can't help doing so. "The pubis can rely upon it as a master rvinef for all disorders arising from im rfect digest ion."?James M. Thomas, . I>., in American Journal of Health, . Y. Crawford Hros. d-w-s Will Make Houndlap Hales. . The Batesville Compress Comany, of Batesville, Ark., coinased of the strongest merchants ad planters in that splendid cot ! >n region, has sold its square ale compress machinery, and by ' ate of its board of directors hasj ocided to convert its plant into first-class, modern ginnery, ^nipped with two of the Ameri?n Cotton (Company's Roundlap ale presses. The new ginnery I ad roundlap balo press plant ill be ready for operation at the t spinning of the cotton season. HeWitt's Little Early Risers did me ore good than all blood medicines id other pills," writes Geo. II. Ja>bs, of Thompson, Conn. Prompt, easant, never gripe,?they cure conipation, arouse the torpid liver to tion and give you a clean blood, eady nerves, a clear brain and a ;althy appetite. Crawford Bros. d-w-s iTHO IS Women as well as men TO are made miserable by LAME, kidney and bladder ouble. Dr. Kilmor's Swamp,oot the great kidney remedy romptly cures. At druggists in fty cent and dollar sizes. Yon tay have a sample bottle by mail ee, also pamphlet telling all bout it. Address, Dr. Kilmer Co., Bighampton, N. Y. 1 R EN 8RMI-WRRKLY. S. C., WEDNESDAY, : LOTS WERE DRAWN FOR A MAN TO EAT. Awful Tragedy Anions Ship wrecked Sailors Adrift at Sea One of Three was Sacriflcd After Drinking II11111:111 lllood,i One Survivor Goes Mad, Trying to Eat Living Companion. Special to the Stato. Charleston,Sept. 2.?Shipwreck, cannibalism and raving lunacy form the fabric of a harrowing tale of the sea brought to Char leston today by Capt. Robert Milburn of the British steamship nooaruii, oound herefrom 11am burg. The story of the terrible suf fering was rendered all the more thrilling by the presence of two of the actors in the horrible tragedy. They are Maurice Andersen and Goodmund Thomassen, survivors of the crew of tho bark Drot, which sailed from Pascagoula tor Buenos Ay res on Aug. 3 The men were picked up from a raft by the Woodruff 250 miles south of Charleston on last Thursday, 31st ult. They were in a ( condition worse than death, and they were but a little, if any, bet ter when brought up to the city on the towboat Waban this morning from the quarantine station and sent to the city hospital. Andersen is a raving maniac, with but little chance ot again becom ing a sane man, while Thomassen is so weak and exhausted that it will bo a marvel if he regains strength and recovers his health. Andersen is a Swede, Thomassen hails from Stevunger, Norway. The story of the shipwreck and the suffering of the men was obtained from the survivors by Capt. Milburn in moments, which were few, when the men could be gotten to talk rationally. The Swede can speak but little English, and the Norwegian still less. The Rtory that was told is probably the worst of the kind that has ever been unfolded by the actors | inemseives to people ot Charles- j ton. Stories of the kind are found often in fiction, but seldom in reality, and probably never before have been told to a Charleston public direct. TIIK SHIPWRECK. The Drot sailed from LVnsacola with a lumber cargo for Bue I nos Ay eres on August o last. Her j crew consisted of a master, whose natno is believed to have been Serenson, and a crew of 15 men. The Drot encountered the hurri cane of several weeks ago and was carried somewhat out of her! course. The ntorm increased in fury and obtained its greatest bight on August 15. The master j was swept overboard and the mate, whoso name is not known, succeeded in command of the vessel. The Drot was then off the coast of Florida, but the exact ' bearings are not known. Things i became worse, and finally when the vessel had been well stripped and it was certain that she was ; going to pieces, it wan determined to make a raft of the bark's deck and trust to being picked up by a passing vessel. The raft was i cut and the mate and seven men ' boarded it. What became of the rest of the crew is not known, |< TERP / | e ptembelrci899t RoYA Absolutely t> Makes the food more deli but it is presumed that they were swept overboard and drowned, or perhaps killed in the launching of the raft. T1IK RAFT PARTS. The raft had not been in tho water many hours before the fury of the wind and water had its effect and the lloat parted. On one piece were the mate and a seaman, while the remaining six were on the other piece of the raft. The two rafts became separated and neither party knew the fate of the other. Anderson and Thomassen were of the raft which bore the six men. The storm abated in its fury and finally ceased entirely. When the sun shone a few days later the seamen appreciated the helplessness of their condition more than ever. A Hag staff improvised of a man's shirt was hoisted as a signal of distress, but the signal iloated in the breeze, unseen by passing vessels. Hunger and thirst began to tell. The men were without a particle of food, and the eeveral days' lack of food was now appreciated all the more because the excitement attending the storm was over. There was plenty of water, but it was salt. The men endeavored to drink it. They were getting desperate. To make the situation all the more horrible, man-eating sharks pui in meir appearance and they swam all about the raft, hungry for the prey. The situation be came worse than had been thought of during the first hours of the life upon the raft. Man must be fed. As ravenous as were the sharks, the men grew to bo more so, and finally it was resolved that one should give himself to be eaten by his companions. TIIK LOT DRAWN. j It was decided to draw lots. It, 1 was a case of one sacrifice or six sacrifices and the lot was drawn. It fell on young German, lie was a cheerful victim. lie was frail and small, but his life's blood was 1 worth having, and on the deck of the rai t his veins wore opened and his companions sucked his blood. Every man took his place and drank of the young German's blood. The day that the lot was drawn could not be learned. The body was carried on the raft for soveral days. Three of the seamen lost their [ minds and overboard they jumped to feed the sharks. The body of the young German was also thrown overboard. 'Lhere were now left but two men, Andersen and Thomassen. Thursday Capt. Milbnrn saw the crattand rescued the survivors and brought them to Charleston. He reached querantine this morning, and as the vessel was stopped for inspection the twoboat Waban took two men aboard and brought them up to the city. An ambulance met them and they were sent to the city hospital, where, according to late reports, they were resting as quietly as t RISE. ^~NQ49 Lftakino Powder UBE icious and wholesome ft CO.t HEW YORK. could be expected. The men are in a very critical condition, as is to be expected from their 10 days of suffering on the water, each day's suffering being worse than the day previous. The men are in good hands, and will be given proper attention. HIS FLESH BITTEN. Thomassen's breast, shoulders and face are badly bitten, chunks of flesh having beeu taken out. lie accuses Anderson of having done it. * Reports received from Philadelphia state that the mate, who w?? uii iiitj outer rait, commuted suicide during the storm, but his comrade was picked up on the 20th of August by the German steamer Catania and carried to Philadelphia, lie is also under treatment. Reports of the wreck was made to Mr. C. O. Witte, consul for Norway and Sweden, and he took charge of the case and had the men sent to the hospital, lie has communicated the matter to the governments he represents and will act on their instructions. J. B. Kodcl Dyspepsia Cure thoroughly digests food without aid from the stomach, and at tlie same time heal and restores the diseased digestive organs. It \s the only remedy that does both these things and can be re- . lied upon to permanently cure dyspepsia. Crawford llros d-w-s White Man Attempts Kupe. Special to The Slate. Norway, Sept. 4.?Jim Oleaton, a white man with a family, was arrested by a posso as the party who entered the room of Miss JefFeoat last night with a criminal intent. She is the daughter of a prominent citizen of the Lebatiun section. it was feared at lirst that the law would not be allowed to take its course, but wiser counsel prevailed and he was brought hero and put in the guard house. Sheriff Dukes happened to bo in the community and took him to ()rangeburg jail. All quiet now. A. V. S. LANCASTF.lt At CHESTER RAILWAY. Between Chester and Lancaster. In effect 12 01 a.m., Sunday, April 03, 1SP9. Da tin Except Sunday. Southbound. Northbound. No. la No. 17. No. 10. Nail P.M. | A.M.| IP M.I A. M 7 ;w 10 sold Lv ...Chester, ...Ar 0 3o 0 :W 7 55 10 54 Knox's .... " 5 58 0 04 8 II 11 iui? "...Hichburg.... " 5 35 8 30 8 -5 II 32]d . llascomvillo.. " 5 'JO 8 22 8 40 11 52!* "...Fort Uwn..." 4 58 7 5S 0 2j 12 32:* " Graces... 4 18 7 18 W 9 45 1 oo d Ar.. Lancaster.. Lv 4 00 7 00 A M P. M. P. M Train leaving Lancaster at 7;00 a. m., con nects at Chester with Southorn Hallway going south, C. A L going north and G. C. St N. Vestibule and local trains going west Train leaving Lancaster at 4:00 p. m. , con nocts at Lancaster with O. R St C. from Cam. den, and Chester with Southern Railway going north and south and with C. St L. north. Train leaving Chester at 11:00 a. m., connect* at Chester with Southern Hallway from Charlotte, also C. St L. from north. Train leaving Chester at 7:00 p. m., connects with Southern Railway from Columbia. G. C, It N. from Atlanta and Qt 1* from Lenoir. LKROY SPRINGS, J. M. HEATH, President. Gen'l. Pas. Agent. %