Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-11
SIX DROWNED.
On. Of a Merry Yachting Party OF Nine
but Three Return Alive.

yachting party Of nine. tour men anu
GO cbildren. sailed from South boston
S,ndav TO cruise in Dorchester bay. r vh;y
three Of the nine returned alive, W. ser
.L,aa hours of the time the san VIZ ss
rh;cb sent the little craft scuddine nc'os'
The waters n frightful accident nau III.
cured. saws Boston special, al" ''N '0
were in eternity. rohr Rurke.
The skipper Of the boat was John nr pu.~v,
An experienced sailor. TX the hn was
was due TO carelessness. ne VIZ na,d
ne nsnaIty of his life for the neglect. Aha
" In the gathering twilight to-nIgn. emo
- ofthe drowned were brought III ono
bv one. and sent to their Iate no.nes. . than
W TN M ioat ia a small one. not more than
.,,sivo or fourteen feet long, and Il Know
~ Sonth Boston as the hay. nc ta,
loft the moorings at the foot u Iii tho
ahout I.30 in the afternoon. ~! NM r,,;s,nc
acc;dent the time was spent Ia ciu s ~,
hcc,ien Rochester bay. At the time Oh tne
accident the boat was tachiis'
THROWN INTO THE WATER.
;nstont all the occupants OF the
In IN in =, The water. The frightened
Doat W. md the men cried out for heip.
IN. '.,;th one exception NJ boat was nearer
. pu' haIf a mile away. The nearest one
,il'sp o n yards away, and the rescued men
Was 1uo that the occupants OF TINS one
ID no effort whatever 10 SAVE 'no
drowning people. n. -;oo of Tho
Among the first to hear the CRIES ol .no
children were Louis keezar anu TInh
Fay. of the Mosquito fieet a h,,t haIf I.
WIZ "ut Keezar jumped into, the ten;
dar n,cked up the oars. and puIieu hard
~ rescue of the drowning men anu
w LIZ. He pulled so hard and 10 sucn
mi Meet that il is due solely 10 ms
efforts that Churchill and young burke
were saved.
SANK BEFORE HIS EYES.
Who, no WAS short distance away ne
oaw fonr people struggling IN the "atei,
and although he shouted to theln 10 nans
ON 10 the overturned boat, ne saw ,"ooi
them sink before has eyes. ohu i IN, an ~
ro,nc burke were hanging to the Doom ol
,bo saiI and they shouted to hcezar 10
cove The others. as they were safe Tor some
time. c, tor, of gene.
o,;ty Keezar saw that they could not
hang ON. as the sea was rolling rather
heavily. and he took them on III Sucu u
condition that it was some time peIoi1
thew were thoroughly restored.
Soon after keezar started 10 Tue rescuo
snecIol- Officer Barry. of the police force,
was AvITutttu ~ wv
wharf by the cries of some children, VINO
had seen the accident, and he Jumped into
n dory living near by and started toward
tbe overturned craft. As he drew near he
sayy a man and two ehildren's hats noatlnS
Thinking that the children bad not yet
SINK. he pulled down to the hats. Dnt
foupd no trace of the little ones. He
turned his attention to the man. ana go
succeeded in rescuing the third one. An
hours labor ut the bath-house was neces-
sary to restore him.
RECOVERING THE ROBES.
After leaving him at the public bath
houses the policeman returnedto the scene
in boat, and with long pole with hook
attached, succeeded IN recovering the
bodies of the six victims.
John Burke. who acted as skipper or tho
craft. is "A carpenter by trade, but had had
considerable experience IN sailing cat
boat. such as was the May. The accident
was caused by the overlooking OF the boat.
1t was never intended to hold more than
four people.
The boat was so overloaded that she sat
down to her gunwhale, and when lacking
several times nearly went over. NJ IN.
time when she did capslze 1t 50 happened
that all the party were on the wrong SIDE
OF the boat and when an attempt to taca
was made she went over IN All instant.