The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-20
YOUNG LIVES LOST.
The Naval Battalion Picnic Is
Spoiled by Tragedy.
Nellie sehaap and Frank Horn Fall Over.
board in the Raecoon Straits and Are
Drowned Conf citing Stories.

Two young lives that were bright with
hope and promise went down TO death in
the sunlit waters of the bay at noon yester-
day. They were Nellie Schapp of 1881 y
Vallejo street and Frank Horn OF 1920
Laguna street.
Nellie was a pretty golden-haired girl
who lately celebrated the seventeenth ami
yersary of her BIRTH She attended the
Denman school and lived with her parents
in neatly furnished fat on Vallejo street.
Her father is pressman employed by a
Clay-street firm. She had mother, SIS
ter and brother who wept bitter tears
when they late yesterday afternoon heard
of her untimely end.
Frank Horn. who met death with the
pretty girl, was Is years old, bright,
genial fellow who had just graduated from
the Sacred Heart College and had chosen
medicine as his profession. He was not
known to Miss Schaap's family.
The drowning of the young people oc-
Cured al II 10 O'clock yesterday afternoon.
They went with party Of merry makers
consisting OF Company G of the naval bat
TALON and their lady friends for cruise on
the bay.
Miss Schaap's escort was William Laib.
young man who resides at the corner of
Suffer and Broderick streets. He had been
paying attention 10 her for some time with
were not engaged.
They were invited to enjoy the company's
excursion on the bay, which was set for
yesterday, and gladly accepted the invita-
ton. The boat chartered for the pleasure
cruise was the yacht Josie, commanded by
Captain Joseph Farrell.
The party, consisting of thiTty-fve young
men aud women, went on board at 9.45
o'clock and set sail for Sausalito, where
they arrived at 10 80 o'clock, and set out
for Angel Island. They were crossing
Racc0On Straits when the drowning of Miss
Schaap and young Horn occurred.
j. Collins, friend and classmate Of
horns, who witnessed the accident, says
this is how it happened:
I'VE were crossing the strait and the sea
was very rough. Miss Schaap and Mr..
Horn were sitting In the cabin and Horn
seemed TO be indisposed He started to go
down the cabin stairs when the boat gave a
lurch and he was thrown over the side. He
caught at Miss Schaap as he went over the
rail and took her with him.
''She went down and lie grasped her and
swan with her for a few feet, when she
clutched him by the neck and they sank to-
gelher A beat was put out but failed to
reach the unfortunate couple in time.
Miss Schaap's parents were informed by
Laib that their lost daughter was sitting
upon the rail, when the boat lurched and
she fell overheard. Horn jumped after
her and tried to rescue her. A young man
named Murphy, who did not know how to
row, jumped into the small boat carried by
the yacht and set out to rescue the sinking
couple. On the way be lost one Of his oars
and failed to reach the drowning pair"
Notice OF the drowning was sent at once
to the authorities of Sausalto, and when
the Josie reached this city the captain con-
veyed the sad intelligence to thestamiies of
the drowned. The Coroner was duly noti-
fed, and mariners on the bay will look out
Tor the body OF a bright young girl with
curling golden hair and bright blue eyes,
who was dressed in pink aud wore a pink
hat.
The young man had a round face, with
dark hair and eyes, and had very large
mole on the neck. His father keeps a
liYery-slable on Laguna street, near Suffer-
The captain Of the yacht when inter
viewed by CALL reporter last night said
he set sail for Sausalito with the naval
battalion on board at 9:45 O'clock in order
to pick up the company commander, Cap
tain c. A. Douglass, who is summering in
Mil Valley.
The schooner put into Sausalito at 1880,
and hall an hour later started for Angel
Island. Just as they had crossed the straits
he was alarmed by the cry of man over
board" AT once they put the schooner
about, lowered the yawl and went 10 the
rescue.
At the first alarm he noticed a man and
girl in the water. The girl. he was in
formed, was Miss Nellie Sehapp. She had
somehow fallen overheard, and in trying to
recover herself clutehed young Horn by the
arm and dragged him with her. Both
struck the water together. but became Sepa-
rated. On coming to the surface, Horn,
who was able to swim, went TO the girls aid
and for few moments sustained her In the
water, she holding on TO him with her right
arm, while with her left she waved a hand
keFchief TO the schooner
This was their position as the skiff
pushed oil to them. Suddenly. the girl for
some reason lost her presence of mind and
clutched her cOmpaniOn with 10th arms
around the neck. Then struggle for life
began and they rolled over and over on top
Of the water. The boat now was quite
close to them. One sweep more and it was
alongside. Farrell made a clutch to save
them, but that very moment they dropped
like lead and were seen no more.
At this moment the revenue steamer
came TO the rescue, but too late to be of use.
The treaCherous waters had done their worst.