The daily gazette., 1879-09-24
Two Men Drowned.
LOST IN CHESTER RIVER by THE SINK
ING OF A CANOE.

LOST IN CHESTER RIVER BY THE SINK
ING OF A CANOE. -.
Enoch G.. Lurty and James Hill, oi
Cen reville, MO-, started on an oyster
trip last Wednesday, with the Intention
of returning next day, but Friday night
drew near without their arrival at home.
Fheir sad tate is thus described by the
Cent? evil e Observer:
Last Wednesday information reached
this town that a canoe had sunken in
Chester river off the mouth of Corsica
creek, and that two men had been
diowned. The fact that the canoe was
Off the mouth of Corsica creek and was
probably heading for ibis place led to
the suspicion, vague hough il was, tlat
the lost MN might probably be Messrs
Lurty and Hill. But Few persons, how
ever, harbored the suspicion until Friday
wlen ii was found that the absent men
were then overdue some twenty-fOur
hours. Late in the week the hat of Mr..
Hill, the boat sails, coat belonging to
one of them, a. d an oar and some other
arlicl, known to have b en- on Their
boat were picked up by persons who
were passing up and down The river, and
and this created a strong probability that
possibly the two gentlemen may have
been the unfortunate creatures lost from
the canoe i'aTties went edown to the
river in boats and made search for Che
absent men, and on Sunday all doubts
were remoted by the finding of the
body Of Mr.. Hill floating about a hun
drrd yards from the Kent shore at what
Is known as NicLuls Point.
An inquest was held over the remains
by Esquire Goldshoroueh. After view
ing the body aud hearing testimony the
jury, A. A. Duhamel foreman, rendered
verdict OF accidental drowning, and
the body was, taken IN charge by The
friends of the deceased for interment.
The body was viewed by quite a num-
ber of persons, and it presented a horri-
BILE appearance, have been much mutt
lated by crabs. The nose, chin, ears,
lips and other .por' ions of The face had
been entirely eaten of, SO that so far as
thu face was concerned It was impossi-
bic to recognize the body, and it could
,oaly be identified by the clothing, the
e. .-lOr of the hair andits general cores
pondcnce to Mr.. Hill. The body of Mr..
Lurty has not yet been found.
1t has been learned upon inquiry that
the two men were seen in their canoe
OH Wednesday morning With a very
heavy load of oysters on board, ,the sides
of the canoe being almost to the waters
edge, and it is supposed that as they un-
deItook to round Spaniard's Point the
Heavy sea rolling at the time filled the
canoe and caused her to sink. Mr..
Lurty was q good swimmer, but MIR.
Hill could not swim at all, and it is sur
missed that Lurty endeavored to save
Hill, and that they both went down to-
gether.l 4 b. q
Both men leave wives, and Lurty
leaves one or two children. Mrs. Luty
says that when her husband left home
to go oystsring he expressed himself as
feeling mOie reluctance about going that
IN rning than he had .ver felt before,
and after kissing his family good bye and
leaving the house he olme back and kiss
ed them good bye again, see;ning to feel
great hesitancy about leaving them.
Tney were both; mem of fine char acier,
and had many friends who feel k, enly
the unit mely loss. e.. ~.