The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15
FOUR WERE DROWNED.
A Terrible Boating Accident at
Warren Yesterday
IN AN 0VERCROWDED SKIFF.
The Party Did Not Sit Quietly, and when
the Boat Capsized Mrs. Murray
Grabbed the Forbes Baby and Wont
Down with Hus band and Daughter.
ESPECIAL TO THE NEws.l

ESPECIAL 10 THE Newell
WARREN, Aug 15.-Yesterday afternoon
between 3 and 4 o'clock the alarm spread
throughout the town that boat contain
ing nine persons had capsized In the Cove
opposite the lane that leads from the
junction of North Water and Main
street, and that four of the party found q
watery grave.
The shore in that vicinity was soon
crowded with excited people running
wildly here and there. The facts Of the
case are as follows:
A party consisting of Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen Forbes and infant, Mr.. aud Mrs.
David Murray aud daughter, Mary Muir
ray, John McGrath, Framer Forbes and
John Martin, were returning in a nat
bottomed boat from the west shore OF
Palmer's river above the bridge. where
they had been attending picnic.
When they had approached the shore to
within about one hundred yards opposite
the lane that leads to North Main and
Water streets the boat capsized. and the
occupants were precipitated into the
water, which was quite shallow.
Four of the party, Mr. and Mrs. David
Murray, their daughter, IL years OF age,
together with an infant child, aged 0
months, belonging to Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Forbes, were drowDel. while Allen Forbes,
who grabbed his wie. succeeded in grasp
ing the overturned skif and sustained
the two until help came. Trainer Forbes,
John McGrath and John Martin swan
ashore.
Forbes and his wife were soon rescued
from their perilous condition by McGrath
who as soon as he stepped foot on land
procured q boat and brought the pair
ashore.
A search was soon made for the drowned
ones with graphing hooks, some wading
up to their arm pits, and the cove was
dragged for nearly an hour, when the
body of Mrs. Murray was recovered near
the spot where the boat capsized.
Later on the body of Murray was found
some distance away from the spot where
the daughter was afterwards found near
where the father was picked up.
The search continued for the infant un-
ill sundown but proved fruitless ana it
was given up to be renewed TO day.
This morning the body Of the infant
was found floating in Warren river, oppo-
site George Greene's shore resort in the
south end of the town, about mile from
the scene of the drowning. The tide
flowing out had drawn the body through
the bridge.
AS nearly as can be learned the capsiz-
ing was caused by the moving about Of
the parties in the overcrowded boat.
When Mrs. Murray went down it Is said
she grabbed the infant from the mothers
arms and carried it down with her.
David Murray was about 40 years old.
He was at one time employed about the
Fessenden House by former proprietor.
Mrs. Murray was 81 years OF age and
Mary Murray years
Medical Examiner Church was on the
SPOT and ordered the bodies to be taken to
the home of the deceased, as an inquest
was unnecessary.
Undertaken d. III. Walsh, took charge
OF the bodies and had them taken 10 the
house which was i'm the lane near the
scene of the accident.