Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-08-09


The Youngest SON OF 9. =. 8nshneA OF
This Cisy rowned Wnile on :
treasure saiA N nHadAson, WneIe
the Family Are Summerfng-His
Boat Is Blown Ashore with Al SAIL
Set-A Similar Case At the Same Place
with the Same Boat Ten Wears Ago
"A Strange Coincidence.
Word was received in this city last even
of tho arown;no If Tav; Rnshnall
ii'e u 'no g -, :. !, .'.-- -
youngest son OF " .. DusnneH OF inns Guy,
off Madison yesterday morning while on .
nlaasnre sail. 44aa
MI pr,sh,.,, f.,,,;1,, ho,,o ho5 : s,,,,,,,,ar
Ano D A'-J n''o A.''N : A-.
cottage at Madison Tor many years. Inc
young man had returned but few days
400 from a visit to h;s brother Rev g q
rs,.l.s11 - -, = A.,
Dusiini, WV q p"soo. " onoio1 -
ington, Mass. About ~ O'Clock yesterday
morning he took the sailboat which has
boe,, +be ,,ro,,ertv IF the Rrshna,, hovs for
Doo'. '''o Piopo.9 - ING D-
ten years and started from East wharf,
Madison, for sail to Faulkner's island,
which lies about eight miles off the town.
He intended 70 snend a large mart Of the
day f;shin0 at This place When he
sailed off he was alone in the
hoat ond he wos saen hv aome
n uun, ,vhn ,u ,vere az VIC" wor, o mon nav
shin which ia ha;nu bn;lt in 4 shinvard
naar hv
Nothing seems to have been seen OF
heard Of fhe vonno man after this time.
Rotwaen 10 and o,cIocI, the first intima-
t;o,, Of his fata WAS owen nv the appear
a,,ca,o ~ his boat WITH ali sails set. which
was ha;no wafted gently bv the Wind and
lido toward that mart Of the Madison beach
yyh;ch lies near El;hn Kelsev's. about half a
| rn;Ia havond the cottage of President Ben
| nat+ If tha W;nchester Repeatinp Arms
| oo,,,,anv and ahont two miles west OF
| East wharf. whence he started.
| H., 1,oss+ ,,-oe, o1o,,a - 1vos ;rn,nadiata-
| S ,s une t tbat come accident had he.
! fs1io,s 1890, P1,sbna1I The family Was
| rn+;faS and a tboronoh Investigation was
n'oda Mn'trsca Of tba vonnp man could
he fond The onlv explanation of his
sudden IN d;sannearanee was the theory tina,
he had fallen overheard in some manner OF
| other and had not been able to oyertake
| his boat. A strong wind was blowing ali
| the morning. Bushnell NAV have beer
| knocked overheard NV the boom of nj,
| hoat wh;1a andaavorino to MANAGE the s,,il
-. he ,aav ha,,e si;Y,,,s9 -, have fs1Ia,, ,var
| board IN son,e nfber ,gav He VAC
strong hardy. mnsc,,lar younc mar
and good swimmer. The vino
I and tide both combined, however
I carried the boat along at a faster rate thar
any ordinary swimmer could overcome
| II Is probable that desperate struggle fol
| life took place before Young Bushnell CAV,
mn the uneoual contest and saw his boa
moving farther and farther away from hin
as his own strength began to fail. TIL,
only thought which offered a particle O.
hone to the distracted friends of the youn.
man was THAI he might have been picket
Inn nv some Passing vessel while battlin,
With the waves Il ia thoupht. from th
direction in which the sailorless boa
drifted to the shore, that the young maj
might have left it while about three mile
from the nearest shore. Up to a late hou
last night no trace had been found of tn
young man, and telegram wa
received by relatives of the family in thi
city that all hope had been abandoned.
The young man was twenty-one years O.
age, and was known by large circle O
friends in this city, where he has Away
lived. He was in the class OF 70 at tn
Hillhouse high school, and left two year
before his class graduated to enter tn
Hopkins grammar school. He entered tn
class of 81 in the academical department Q
Z VQ1p and has since hpan known AMONG hi