The morning call., 1893-05-23

Henry Cole.
Michael MoIIoy.
Peter Molloy.
Thomas l.. Linehan.
Ernest l.. french.
Charles Launce. OF.
These six men were out in crazy
pIunSer Sund ay in Mission Bay. Their
boat was seen to be badly heeled over at
last sight of them and since then they
have not been seen. All are undoubtedly
drowned.
That Mission Bay is a dangerous place
for boating excursions has often been
proved by the number of drownings that
have occurred there during the last
twelve months by the upsetting OF boats
which were unable to cope with its swift
currents or stand up before its sudden
and fierce squalls, which are q source OF
constant danger even to the experienced
boatmen vino do business at the foot of
Third and Fourth streets.
Sunday morning six venturesOme men
started on trip about the southern end
of the harbor in small plunger and up
to late hour last evening no trace of
them could be found, either at their re-
spective homes or at their accustomed
haunts about town.
Four of them. Henry Cole, Michael Mol
10y, Peter Molloy and man whose name
is not known, started from the foot of
Third street in the plunger Bessie, small
22-foot craft, not any too seaworthy (she
has been offered for sale for $40, so it can
be imagined she was no crack yacht,
for Sugar Refinery wharf at the Potrero.
where they were joined by Emmet L.
French and Thomas L. Linehan.
From there the plunger's course was
shaped toward Hunters Point.
She left the wharf with a good stiff
breeze filling her canvas, and bore away in
q southerly direction.
The little craft was heeled over at an
alarming angle when last seen by OBJ
servers on the dock. but sailed steadily on
her way, and as nothing has been seen of
her since. nor any of her occupants have
reported to their anxious friends. there is
little room to doubt but that she has taken
her last plunge and with all her landsmen
crew is at the bottom of the bay.
Henry Cole, one of the missing men,
was an ironmolder by trade and resided,
before his disappearance, at the Washing
ton House, corner of Fourth and Bluxome
streets.
Proprietor Mccarthy OF the hotel was
seen last night by reporter.
He gave his version of the probably
fatal excursion as follows:
81 have not seen Cole since Saturday
evening, and l am sure he would been
around were he alive. for he has never
missed a night since he has lived in my
house. which is two months. to spend at
least few minutes in The billiard-room
playing pool or billiards.
"Cole is man of about 35 years of age,
and am sure is steady person.
He was perfectly sober when he left
seen him intoxicated.
'The first knew of his being away and
perhaps drowned was when one of the
boatmen down the street asked me if l had
seen anything of those young fellows who
went out in the Bessie on Sunday morn
ing.
There is no doubt in my mind that they
have all been lost, or some one would
surely have heard from Them"
Thomas L. Linehan resided at the
White House, at the Poirero. aud was
young man. scarcely 20 years of age.
His cousin, W. L. Linehan, is proprietor
of saloon at 81 Market street. Il was
the latter MIR. Lnehan who reported the
missing man to the police last night.
II have been on the search for my cousin
all day." he said. 81 have made inquiry
at a number of saloons along the front
and in one at the foot of Fourth street
heard that Cole, the two Moloy boys and
The stranger had been in there, but they
had only taken one drink and were per.
fectiy sober when they started toward the
wharf.
1.-The plunger which they hired was an
old boat and am afraid it was little un-
seaworthy.
what seems funny to me is the dog that
they took with them in the boat did n Ut
swim ashore. for he was hunting dog
and splendid swimmer.
''Cole was the oldest man in the crowd.
all the rest were young men about 81 or %
years of age.
Peter Molloy was married about one
year ago. and his wife is in fearful state
of anxiety"
Harry Delmore, who was at the Refinery
wharf when the plunger stopped for
French and Linehan, said that a pretty
stiff breeze was blowing. and Cole made a