Ogden Weekly Standard | 1905-10-06 | Page 8 | Jumped Overboard

JUMPED OVERBOARD new york oct 4 the drowning of charles oter of chicago who jumped overboard at sea was reported by the steamer prinz oskar velch arrived here today from italian ports West hofer was a first cabin passenger on the prinz oskar and was 42 years of age while the steamer as near the harbor of palermo West hofer went to captain dugge and said that he was going to jump overboard he handed the captain some of his personal effects asking that they be taken care of other passengers beard west hafers announcement but they and the captain laughed about the matter as a practical joke As West hofer went to dinner with the other passengers immediately after this incident no further attention was paid to his announcement but after eating two or three courses be left the table went to the deck and jumped overboard the oskar stopped and searched vainly tor him for an hour milwaukee oct 4 the eight round bout between hugo kelly of chicago and young mahoney of milwaukee ha been declared off on account of kellys illness kelly is hald to be suffering from typhoid fever