New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-26

the latest He invited his brother. George l..
Baker. to go with him. but the latter remarked
/ that he had' had enough Of duck shooting and
preferred to remain in the house. 1t raw,
clustering day the bay. and Frederick r.
( Baker about s o'clock dressed for his trip. got
into his boat and started out alone toward
Motifs Point in the direction Of the Sound
The usual routine Of country house then
went on. The members Of the family profess
not to have noticed anything unusual in the ac-
tions or manner of the master of the house,
! Frederick Baker. He is reported as having
finished his breakfast and spent hour or so
, in the library looking over the morning papers
4 STRANGE INVITATION FOR HIS WIFE AND
DAUGHTER.
Abou 10 O'Clock Mr.. Baker asked his wife,
Amelia Baker. and his daughter. Florence G.
Baker who is about twenty-three years old. If
they would like to go out with him and take a
row IN his boat on the bay. This boat was
beautiful craft. made expressly under the direc-
tions If Mr. Baker 1t was built Of light cedar
wood which WAS left in its natural color and
vanished over The boat was modelled after
the st. Lawrence River skfs. which are cele-
bratod for their beauty If lines. strength, light
ness and speed
~ the day was exceedingly disagreeabe, Mrs.
and Miss Baker declined the invitation to go out
i'm the boat. and remained in the house. Mr..
Baker then asked his son George II he would
Ike t. g. but George also declined, saying that
he preferred to remain in the house. Before this
MIR Baker announced his intention Of going alone.
and about 10 o'clock. with his overc )at On, he got
into the skiff and pushed off, remarlSing that he
would return by l. o'clock. This was the last
seen ~ him alive
About > o'clock the people in the house began
t. get anxious about the failure Of Mr.. Baker
anl of his son Frederick return, and George
Baker volunteered to 20 out and look for them.
He went down t. the beach. but saw nothing or
tn. missing men. He then strolled along the
beach and when about quarter of a mile from
/ the house. and 10 the south Of it. his attention
was attracted by an upset boat floating near the
shore. On closer inspection he recognized the
boat as his fathers There number Of
rocks in the water at this place. and near the
boat was dark mass. which George thought at
first was a rock H. was soon convinced, how
eyer that it was the bJiy Of man floating in
the water face downward. and when he saw his
fathers hat floating near by ne realized the
nature 4 the affair.
Just at this moment George saw his brother
Frederick coming around Motifs Point in his
boat evidently returning hom his cunning
trip George motiOned TO his brother 10 come
ashore and then the two brothers went in
the boat t. the upset skiff which was a short
distance from land. They took the skiff and the
body Of their father in tow and landed them at
the boathouse
VAIN EFFORTS To REVIVE HIM
\ physician was sent for and Or Cocks re-
sponded rs soon as possible. The doctor pro-
nouncol MI Baker dead. but at the earnest
solicitation of Mrs. Baker he endeavored 10
-..,,.' ,,f, ,rhe hod, was then removed to
the house where it was placed on two chairs
and the work Of attempting to induce respira-
tion was resumed. But all to no purpose.
Thr "at'h "nlon WAS III nr, ,,,rin", rin%' uban tbe
r'l, war;. n,inting ~ II .0s o'clock So that the
i,..,,,.in,, ,,ils. have occurred at II o'clock or
sbr,iv bef,r. as IL must have taken the water
mn. time t. reach the works Of the watch The
body was PLACID i'm the hands IF an undertaken
named henson
rh, ..,i-r. Alhcr- Scheno *. was Informed or
fh. affair hul being absent from home he did not
trrIy, at tine Sands Point house until o'clock
saturday evening Having heard nothing Of the
i,ftlratiun lu the shoe and Leather Bank, MI.
Sch..ck after a cursory examination Of the body
,i tt, ,t.,r,lan, circumstances as explained by
I'm. members II the family, WAS inclined t. pro-
r,tinc. it To- h, "A case of accidental drowning.
y.+,.rd,v morning however when he received
bi. N.S-Ynrk newspaper he began to mstrust
m. accidental part and at 10 o'clock he appeared
Al IN. Baker house with jury Of seven men.
They ar, & V seaman. William +. Cornell w.
s,r,.u Ti,nnthy / Bird Thomas FAY William
Ni.balls and John Seaman Mr. Schenck would
i,' .,rI,I , ,,rv saturday night but the hour
r,s l,f.. ana in tlat thinlv settled place II was
t,,',,s. .iil. fn c1ll one on such short notice
Th. turv received the body yesterday morning
al ,L,, aLi,urnel to rnea, again next Satur-
I, ~ - m in order to have time for evil
t,,. - accumulate In the mean time the
- .,r ,,iIl ciy. narnission to-day for the fam
a., h,,r, ,h, h,dv This will n. done Wednes-
a., ,r" Lnrial-pl,ra selected being Greenwood
r',,.,nr,
,,, rn III, urn
AN AUTOPSY To hh hEI'p'
pf,r. tho hody is removed however. the Cor
.,, ,., , ,,s, marian examination made
oi't VIII nav f''' -,
and is looking around Tor 4 PhSSl'lan WI" VIII
undertake. rho task Dr. Cocks declined 10 per-