The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-19
CROWDED SAILBOAT UPSET.
SEVEN LIVES PAY THE PENALTY
OF THE PARTX's RASHNEsS.

Ten People Piled I'm Too Small n
Boat and the women. in Fright,
spranE TO One side and Upset II.
A Terrible md Futile Struggle I'm
the Water-Names of the Dead and
Full Details OF the Accfdent-Sad
Ending of IA Pleasure Trip.
Ocean City. Nd. Aug. 1S.-Seven lives
paid the penalty OF an overcrowded sail
boat and the unreasoning fright Of the wo-
men aboard who. by springing 10 one side
when the little craft shipped some water.
overturned it and threw its occupants in
to the water. The boat contained ten peo-
pie, and of these ten only three were res
cued when the boat capsIzed.
The dead are: William Storrs. aged
40 years a sign painter; his wife. Mrs.
Ida May and Eva, IA and l6 respectively;
Lula and Lena Hall. sisters. aged l6 and
Is years, respectively. Of Bishopville, Del.
and Miss Myrtle Stevens, aged IA years, of
Shelbyville Del
The storrs family were residents Of Phil
oANAHAlid anu nNtl At tctJ l4dnkdclti ave-
nue.. The bodies of Storrs, his wife and
two daughters and Miss Stew
ems have been recovered, but
those Of the Hall girls are still in the
water. Mrs. Storrs was a native OF this
place, and since her marriage she and her
husband and children have spent their va
cations here every summer.
Yesterday Mr. Storrs made up a sail
ing party, and as the day was fine a
pleasant time was anticipated. The boat
Of William Hudson was engaged for the
party Hudsons boat was a small one,
and when nine people came trooping
gaily down to the wharf TO embark,
he protested against so many people
going in her. Mr.. Storrs laughingly
jested at his objections. and further said
that as the water was shallow near
shore, where they intended to sail, there
would be no possible danger.
The party crowded into the boat and
the start was made for Hammock's
Point In a few minutes Hudson tackled
towards the inlet. In coming about in
the shifting from one side to the other
of the passengers. the boat keeled and
shipped few bucketfuls OF water. The
keeling of the boat frightened the women
of the party, and some Of them sprang
to their feet.
The sudden movement Of the terrified
women threw tnt DOHl over anu II cap
sized and the entire party was thrown
into the water The boat for some rea-
son sank, carrying down with It Its skip
per, Hudson. Hudson, with the strength
Of despair, succeeded in drawing the
mast from the boat and 1t Immediately
rose to the surface.
In the meanwhile, Mr.. Storrs had been
supporting, as well as he could, the strug-
gling women. The water at the place
where the accident occurred is only six
feet deep. and the shore was but short
distance off, and IL seemed possible that
the entire party might reach It Ia safe
ty. When the boat rose to the top Of the
water Mr.. Storrs and Hudson succeeded
in drawing the women Of the party to It,
and getting them to grasp the rail The
terrible exertions he had undergone,
however. had exhausted Mr.. Storrs
strength, and as he reached out his hand
TO take hold of the boat he sank beneath
the water The disappearance Of her hus-
band unnerved Mrs. Storrs and she re-
leased her hold Of the boat and threw
herself toward the spot where her hus-
band had gone down, as If to try, to save
him. She. too, sank, and her children
Mortified by the drowning of both pa
rents, became hysterical, and, losing
their strength, let go the boat and sank
The two girls became exhausted and
drowned together.
In the meantime the terrified shrieks
Of the party had brought assistance from
shore, and as the rescuers came within
an oars stroke of the capsized boat Myr-
tie Stephens slipped from 1t and went un-
der Hudson, William Hail. brother of the
Hall girls, and Miss Ida May Hudson, who
still clung to the boat, were rescued in
an exhausted condition.
The bodies of the drowned were at once
grappled for and all were recovered but
the Hall girls. The bodies were in
horrible state when drawn to the surface.
The crabs had eaten them and the flesh
was torn from the face, eyes gouged out
and the fingers chewed off to the knuck-
les Unayailing efforts were made to-day
to find the Hall girls. and the search for
them will be resumed tomorrow.