The New York herald., 1875-09-25
SAD FATE OF Two oYsTERMEN.

THEIR BOAT FOUNDERS IN A STORM Off THE
HARBoR AT COS coB-Is PICKED UP BY A
PASSING BoATMAN-No TRACE OF THE MISS
ING MEN.
wEsrPoRT Conn Sept 23 1876.
The particulars Of distressing casualty by which
two oysermen Lawrence Leet Haynes aged forty 1--WE
years, and Theodore Lauthenbaoh aged twenty both
residents Of this place lost their lives have
ceived here. hr. Haynes had been for some time
gagged in transporting oyster seed from Westport Har
Dor to the beds OF City Island and was on his
way thence with loaded boat at the time
he met his fate. He left this harbor at
O'Clock Thursday, 10th inst In tho Buebjyd
two masted sharpie twenty five feet in length and
was accompanied by Mr. Laathenbach. They had ON
board dfty seven bushels OF oysters. The wind drew
from the southeast scarcely strong enough to enable
them to stem the tide which at that was setting
up the Sound. Toward night thoy had made scarcely
twelve miles Of their journey Clouds now thckened
rain began falling the wind increased TO gale, and
darkness coming in it is supposed the craft was struck
by the rolling waves, aud, becoming unmanageabe,
sunk. The boat which the unfortunate men set out
recovered Friday the 17th eighteen feet of
water, by Captain Theodore Clark, of the
schooner Adene who towing a vessel from Cos
Cob TO Stamford His attention drawn toward
the spot by the sails Of tho Buebrd, which noated
upon the water about cables length from shore The
tide avoring the Captain his vessel down TO the
wreck, and rigging grappe, succeeded in making fast
10 the Bluebirds anchor line and with the aid of his
hauled the boat stern foremost out of the water
In doing so the cargo Of oysters unshpped only
three four OF the fifty bushels remaining at tho
stern Captain Clark took measures to bail out the
craft, and on opening the cabin expected to find the
dead bodies of the missing men, but nothing of them
could be seen In the cabin was found vaise, which,
disclosed Theodore
Lauthenbachis name upon it. Also memoranda,
evidently Mr. Haynes containing an entry of the oys
ter cargo number of bushels price, destination, &C.
Captain Clark knew nothing of course, OF the circum
stances under which the Bluebird to her fate and
he wisely decided to defer his trip TO Stamford and
turn to Cos Cob with the wreck On arriving there a
Mr. Williams recognized the Bluebird belonging TO
Mr.. Haynes. He proceeded TO Westport and informed
Messrs Eli Bradley, James and Harry Allen, Corne-
Illus Kemper, and James Snagg OF whom Mr.. Haynes
had purchased oysters, thinking to throw light what
appeared to be a mystery. They could give clew
the missing further than that they left Westport
Thursday afternoon. Inquiry was made OF Mr. James
Haynes father of deceased, and of deceased's son,
Clarence L. Haynes with like result The authorities
at Cos Cob have taken measures to search in that
harbor and among the adjacent islands, and still
engaged with view to the recovery Of the missing
men; but thus far they have met with no success.
theory INDUCED that the men might have been
picked up by some passing vessel and carried TO dis
ant port from whence they would soon appear TO their
friends safe and sound; but as the laundering took
place during storm at night and near rocky dan
gcrous shore and SO long time elapsng since the
casualty with no tdings obtained, there can be little,
If any, doubt that both men pershed The
family of the deceased in this their afction have the
sympathy of this entire community Mr. Haynes the
deceased, native of Unadila, N. " served three
years during the late chief musician in the band
attached 10 the 12lst regiment, N.Y.SV and was
honorably discharged He WAS wounded in the right
lung by musket ball during an action in which his
regiment engaged, and carried the ball with him TO
his watery grave. He had resided in Westport about
four years
Mr. Lauthenbach was q native Of Germany. He
formerly engaged in the business of cigar making with
Mr.. Pitzer of Westport and had but recently become
oysterman. The father and of the deceased
will to-mOrro proceed TO Cos Cob harbor with the
view Of making renewed search for the two missing