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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.
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Distinguished Career ns an Edu(*
caior. Life Full of Good r
Work. Was Wounded ra
In the War. le
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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.
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Dr. (trier preached at llethle
hem, three mileS from town, in
the forenoon, and was stricken
down on reaching his home, dying tl
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in 40 minutes. ^
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* 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
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been at tlie head of the college !'
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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
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many duties upon him, lie never <],
complained of the amount of work a
he was required to do. Last p<
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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
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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
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' 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
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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.
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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
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| 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.
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