To the Mining Joobnal :
The sad accident on the Potomac
river on Monday afternoon last,
which resulted in the drowning of
three young men from your city,
aroused heartfelt sympathy among
the numerous friends of the unfortun
ate victims in this city, and is a warn
ing to many who go on the water and
run personal rinks when they are un
able to swim. I saw a gentleman ol
this oity, since the accident, who wit
nessed the whole affair without being
able to offer any assistance. I alse
interviewed Messrs. George Evans
and Rsne Alsip, two young men who
bad walked out near to the scene of
the accident with a basket of provis
ions and fishing tackle, who were in
duced to get in the boat along with
the five others. Alsip does not re
member much about what happened,
as he was nearly dead when Evans
came to bis rescue and swam with
him to the boat. Tte water where
McOulloh and Kane sank was twelve
or fifteen feet deep, and was so clear
that Evans could see their bodies ly
ing on the bottom. He says that Gar
litz and himself were the only ones in
the party that could swim, and that
Shaffer went down very soon after
the others in about five feet of water
after making a few strokes and at
tempting to swim. Alsip clung to
Evans who saved his life after a des
perate struggle. Alsip and Walton
remained on the boat while Evans
swam ashore, where he laid down
completely exhausted. After ha re
covered he took his clothes off and
dived down for McOulloh, but the
water was then too muddy for him to
see the body. Kane was the next
one brought up and Shaffer the last.
