Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-11
IN THE CABIN.
r0yR woxxN ARD A oIxL 90 DOWN IN
PLEASURE YACHT.
cspsissa by saaall-rhree Men Saved
But Their Five Helpless Companions
Perish,

one listlc girl were taken out OF the
cabin OF o wrecked sloop st Pennssille az
o o'cl6ck yesterday incoming. TWAS the
sad SEQUEL to picnic pleasure party
that sailed away bright aud early on
"wednesday morning on the sloo p-yacht
Flora r.. named after Flora Biddle, OF
Tins city. the daughter OF Thomas Bid
die. Pennsville is seven miles from
Salem, and tho Sunday school OF 81.
Georges Episcopal church in Penasville
had 4 picnic at Ponnsgroyc on Nedues-
dsy. Carsain Elijnh Wheaton, Of
Pennsyille, the Skipper OF tho flora Il,
and one Of the best snown sailors on tho
Delaware, took his family 20 the picnic
on his slocp. There wofe three genera
tons OF the Wheaton family on board
Eight persons made mp the party, and
only the three men were saved.
Tho drowned vera:
Anna Maria Wheaton, sged iifty-three
years. the wife OF Captain WbeGon.
Spiie Wheaton, aged thirty-one years,
the wife Of Captain Whcaton's son.
Dora Wheaton, aged seven years, the
only daughter of Sadie Wheaton.
I.ebooc1a fiDncgan, aged twenty years.
vile OF Thomas Finncgan (thc village
barser) and sister OF Sadie Wheaton.
Amy T. Toner, aged foriy-t~o years
wife Of jonathan i. Turner, one OF the
richest men in Pennsville and the most
prominent man in THO place.
Ms. Finnegan and ycrng Mrs. Whea-
ton we're boSh daughters 81 Richard -.
and Abbie Baton. Clayton fatten, their
brother, was ono Of TIE party, and saw
his sisters drown Shiia he was helpless
10 sGyo their lives.
rTE PATAI EOa'E WARD VOYAGE.
The yacht Let pennsNove about 9
O'Clock. snda great hank OF b'9ck clouds
in tho sqnfNxest made Cho Tigoc nhoat IS
dark n vltch. Mr.. Turner wssihe most
t;mid OF ihs women. and wasnifaid of tho
threatening clouds, bat o.. good old
skipper tod her 70 never fear, and tnRs
he had sailed the Ilorn y. iorr hundred
VOYAGES and had siw5ysbrOught his party
ssi. 10 shore. Old Mrs.. Wheaton. the
Cnutain's wife. had 50 Lucn confidence
il h.r ir's,rnd that She iisSadod Nte.
Turner, autihe party boarded tho yacht
Soon aiter She start a fresh breeze
from the scuGwsst blow up and de-
veloped into q brisk wi0i, then the
cloulRloag, 81 aud irowned down on the
li1tto tseht aro u1r ptc-lic pt7'e gers
witt az osnnous lDI'H5 'hat 0f'Ne 'oe
women nito tho e1Mn, 50 .tntg sat hou-
died tor .Hrr or tho lit+lo tench that
hug ri tGe csJ,us side. Presently drops
OF fAir l's,n T. fall thicN and fast on
tine casdh ioot end tae rdlnolhB Oh
fir-ou t1uudcr aud tn' Aaahes o.
tine diSans lightning frightened the
women. vil Captain heaiJn WITH ms
tW6 strong srms Guiding The hoat' ana
his eye on tles5ih. ftood in 'front.' OF ne q,
companions ~ sij plie 1.o women ION
nos 70 DO irlslieh'"' D,t d., ll INV. "i I.
biev har''or anu La''.' an,' '''9 ~, ,'I.',v'
came nearer dui A'A''i ',I' ,,0 -
ninS ti'si'es gre" ihi.f W. 1,''l r '''0
eapiaita 'o'l ms ilIi" co. .l '-'5'''; On ~;
tlau A. 1uIl1ti' ''' "','"''' Va -
Amy =. 4"rRcf' ana t,es 'on DH'l' -,
fh0 brulhef on 'i''' '',lHeseH' '.'
young ldTs. " lieat,' 80 4er4 Ia a I1u"
while n" put q d"uoie ie'I IA 'llo iI', ~
SAL. 10 was 's'17 lu I"', '"u ~
sloop SKINNED a'Ou@ ID INC D'i'N
breeze.
A BLACK aQUALL, CONFUSION AND DEAF 10
Suddenly n black s4uall burst over The
little tyNiiy-iive-tou craft AID the vmd
snapped the topmas5 OF short to tne
maIunrlst. Ii" s'Cop ta'e " -utci nu.
the MT Dslii N'tit.t @" '"o ,,,, ~ ~
Inotktd him ovrroard The next in
etant fl,e min f,Il IN t,rrents.aad nttlo
cyclone sis4ost lifted tie sloop ont OF the
xater md thcn size caDsized There wss
a sFifg astern OF thc sloop, and
CAPTAIN Wheaton. straGQiing N the
1votaY r,scheC the PRINTER end
held on to it. while Clayton
Ration rrnlled Nh, stiT close to
DE ffnFinc sloop and then Jumped in.
Jouafi,a, 4Nrneretood ~ the companion
,zs1y- and Mrs. Fiuneran. frantic with
fear WHO Ind rushed half way up out of
fbe cabin 70 the deck. caught his hand
while the other three women and the lit
Ale girl in the cabin shrieked and
streanei and CAUGHT hold Of Mrs Fin
neean in arnsd effort to get out Of the
cabin, which was fast Sling with water.
Jonathan Tanner saw at o glance that
fhewo1nen could not be saved and that
lie must Jump to'save his own life. he
tnra his hand loosa from Mrs. Finnegan' 9
grayp and Jumped into the skiff, where
Tavfon Tattsn had hauled Captain
Nbeasop.
r,,vp,.. c,,r poo urugrrr
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In another moment the yacht lay on
her side in fifteen feet OF water, just
before he jumped Ar. Turner shouted
TO the women IN the cabin; captain
seys the boat will be loae and every one
must look 10 themselves.
1herIver swallowed up the s.oop IN
one great guip and gust then the tug,
boat E. IL. hane came alongside ana
, sHio" go ua,.r;, 80 tha tno
hal heard the screams of tho women
above the ruring fury OF the storm.
The tur starteal md pulled the hawser
faut with the intantion OF righting the
cepslxed rloop, hut the halyard gave way