Show A Fatal Ride MIDDLETON N Y Feb 9Peter L Adkins president of a wagon company com-pany In this city took Maud Kelly aged 23 out driving last night They crossed Wallkill river at Hoskins bridge and in the darkness Adkins drove off the road into the Hooded meadow The water was nine feet deep and the two stood on the seat of the wagon calling for help A Frenchman named Baupre went to their assistance with a lantern but when the water reached his hrs he was obliged to retire The two succumbed suc-cumbed to the intense cold ai both sank beneath the flood after an hours suffering Searching parties went out tills morning and at noon Adkins body was found Tonight the girls body floated to a barb wire fence and was recovered |