New-York tribune., 1894-04-13
HUNTING PARTIES MISSING.
FEARS THAT THE MEN WERE DRoWNED-DAMAGf
DONE AT CoNEY ISLAND AND ELSE
WHERE RY THE STORM

FEARS THAT THE MEN WERE D2oWNED-DAMAGE
DONE AT coNEY ISLAND AND ELSE
WHERE BY THE STORM.
Little had been heard up to a late hour last night
at East Rockaway OF the two parties OF duck-hunt-
ers who on Saturday last sailed away on the Great
South Bay in quest OF game. The men were III TWO
small boats. one Of which was the yacht morn
Rose owned by DIR. James a. Hutchinson OF ROCK
Vile Centre Dr. Hutchinson Is physician OF
standing and lives between Rockville Centre and
Pearsalls With him in the boat were Thomas u.
knight, Of Brooklyn. the manager or the hrm oi
Henry McShane & CO., plumbers and Paui ayers
a plumber living in Rockville Centre ana also
Frank White a bayman. who sailed the yacht' Inc
other missing boat IS the small sloop yacht JOKER
owned by James Pearsall There were three men
on this boat-Captain Daniel DE Mott ms son f'oo-
crt and I.ouden White.
Dr. Hutchinson and his party, who went away on
Saturday, expected to return on Monday. Inc
knowledge that they were out on the bay durihs
the storm alarmed their families and friends, ana
efforts were made to find them Nothing was heard
~ thern however until yesterday afternoon, and
even the tidlngs then were meagre, and not OF
nature to allay the alarm which their continued
absence has created.
Al oc.ock in the afternoon Harry and waiter
Johnson young oysermen OF East Rockaway' "no
had also been IN their boat for several days huh'-
ing ducks on the bay. brought the only news OF
the missing men that had been received. The Jonn-
son BOYS say that they Or. Hutchnsons boat
on Monday night anchored at Cedar Island OH '"e
shore from Brcslau. This was before the s'orii'
The Johnsons also Captain De Motifs ooal an
chored nearby. as we'll as the boats OF seVerd
other hunting parties from Freeport and other
macs The Iohnsons also anchored there Tor the
uishi and remained until Tuesday noon. Nheh
they sail,, away Dr. Huichinsons yacht was s'il
al anchor That is the last they saw or the missing
boats.
on Tues lay night the storm came up ana 'he
Johnson boys put into Fundy. where they remaiheh
mil tho storr, abated yesterday, and then sailed
for home II nothing is heard Of the missing men
hv TODAY search parties will be organizei ana al
the nlcis and the shores OF Great Sou'h Day VIII
John Carman of Sea CllN +. missing. His friends l
fear that h. has been dIown,'l&. ~ @ ,h bay 70 Sea
Glen cove N his boat 10 san across ,nf psS b, hv
Cln Nothing has been sten or hearl o' HI" ~
%. rh storm iM great damage to the beaches at
Concy IslanI. Manhattan Beach ana Orientii i,;
washed away AZ Manhattan Eoach' ne niation
railroad was torn up by the waves anu t"t ,
Heach Improvement Company was undermine, & ii ana
tho bIiilg viii have - be moved u2ck nuSrir 1 g
~ tb' rYyli1n VIII amount 10 5000 tn" building
II Martin Bauchor. us'd as bowling a""y' was
rGr n~n on the Oriental Hotel properly was
washed OUT The brGoTS as 151oy b,nwp 5t Of pum6
AMI Vii have - be- rebuilt \ lot ~ lumber 2wnei
by James Mckane br her ;bo 81 I0nm Hn J. At raves
cnI Little damage was done AZ sheepshead Bay
or GraVcsrnI. , .,,,h
Aiors the coast both on the north and south
shores ~ Long Island the damage 70 the ooatnS
and bathing interests was serious s.oop IHwnen H
Iv Charles burton. oyster Bay was b'oWh
.sh,rr ~ high water and left long way on ne
| bach The schoonei Walter T. Sntni 0wn%i @ @ ,b b5
| K.vrlr smith of Treeport was carried up on the
rnca,lows and 50 badly damaged that she Is Pc
,.rd r.nalr tn. s!oop Walter Scott loaded Win
o,st.r. and owned by Theodore Sprague. or IN
wool was dashed TO pieces against ne tres''g , o,
men werr blown overheard in an attempt 10 save
| "t Arv.rre tho railroad tracks were flooded al
hIch iir ana several of The bridges were damagel
| Th. bridge Al Bridgchampton was cut ~ tNo py
| ib" Lrrok.rs anl the Shinecock Canal was con-
! slcrAbly damaged