Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-06-11

All Into the Deep Wator-The Uncle OF
Two OF tho Girls saw Them Drown. but
Saved Two OF the Party.
BREwsTERs, n. y, June 11.-There is
sorrow today in Brewsters and I'm Tilly
Foster Mines, "a little village on the north
shore of Reservoir ID. Six young men and
women went boating on the reservoir, and
of the six only one man and one woman
arc alive. They chung to the boat when
IL was capsized through the carelossncss
Of two Of It's occupants. Tho others sank
mt once The victims of the accident were:
Bessie Blaney, Brewsters; Maggie Blaney
Browsters, Martin McClusker, Tilly Eos
ter Mines; Thomas Scanlon, lilly Foster
Mines.
Those who were rescued were Katie Nc
Cluskor "a sister Of Martin, and Patrick
Maroonoy, also Of lilly Foster Mines.
The Blaney girls were sisters and nci-
thor was yet 20 years old. Maggie was
employed by Philip Diehl, the village bab-
or, and Bessie by William NJ Branch, "a
New York manufacturer whose summer
residence is In Browstcrs
Rowed About the Reservoir.
Reservoir ID, tho scene Of tho disaster,
Is a part of the New York city system of
watorworks. IL is about two miles from
this place. The Blaney girls went to Til
ly Foster Mines, on the north shore Of the
reservoir, to visit the McCluskers, and
met there the other members Of the III fat
ed boating party.
After rowing for awhile i'm tho placid
reservoir MoCluskor and Marooney tried
20 change scats. As they attempted to
pass the boat keeled over on McClusker's
side. lie was by far tho heavier of the
two and had placed his weight too near
the gunwale. The water poured into the
boat in an instant, and the others, fear
ing just what occurred "a second later rose
TO their feet. McCluskcr had lost his bal
nnce, and as he stepped backward TO re-
gain it the boat won't over
Marooney was thrown clear Of the boat,
and nc struck out for the shore. lie was
the only one who could swim. Katie Nc
Clusker seized the boat and contrived to
keep her head above water. Her brother.
the Blaney girls and Scanlon nc once sank,
and, according 70 both rescuers and sur
vivors, did not rcappoar. Tho water there
Is 45 feet deep.
Their Uncle Saw Them Drown.
Tho only relative the Blaney sisters had
in America reached tho scene of tho dis
astor soon after they sank He was in
time TO rescue Maggie McClusScr and Ia
ovcrtako Marooney, whose water soaked
clothing had greatly fatlgucd him.
Thomas Lynch, who is an uncle of the
Blaneys, works In the Tilly Foster iron
mines. His cottage is on the north shore
of the reservoir he sat on his ycranda al
$3.50 yesterday and watched tho boat.
moving about and was a witness Of tn,
accident. Ho sprang into his own boat
and pulled madly toward the boat in the
middle Of tho lake It was n short pull
but when he got there he found only Mag
gle McClusker white and despairing
clinging to its side
There was no trace of the others. III
pulled her into the boat and turned %
ward the shore, and then he saw the hcal
of q swimmer who was half way to safe
ty. IL was Maroonoy weighted down ~
his clothing swimming very slowly ant
nearly exhausted. Lynch overlook hin
and pulled him into the beat
Two other oarsmcn who had been nea
the scene of the accident pulled out to M
spot where the boat capsized and made
long search for the others, but 10 was il
vain. They were dead.