New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-13
THEY CITE HIM Up FOR DEAD AT LAST
THE VAIN SEARCH FOR THE son OF cAsslUs NJ
WICKER DROWNED OFF MARBLEHEAD LAST
sEPrEMBER-A TOUCHING STORY TOLD


THE VAIN SEARCH FOR THE son OF CASslCs NJ
WICKER. DROWNED OFF MARBLEHEAD LAST
sEprEMBER-A TOUCHING STORY TOLD
IN THE DEATH NOTICE.
The story OF an accident that mingled with I'M
usual sadness taste OF adventure and the sea was
told in a simple notice OF death published recently
In The Tribune
WICKER-I.ost at sea. of Marblehead. TUESDAY;
september II. 1894. Henry Halliday Wicker. aged
Is years. months and days, eldest son OF
All vessels navigating Massachusetts Bay the day
OF the probable accident. and the day ioiIo"-
Inc nave been traced their officers have been
interviewed at their ports OF destination. anu
they all report no rescue, nor mas the oouE oee"
recovered
Henry Halliday Wicker was the elder son ana
eldest child OF Cassius VI. Wicker. president OF the
GAINESVILLE and ohio Railroad, president OF the
North Shore Traction Company and vce-presiuent
and general manager OF the Brooklyn queens
countv and Suburban Railroad Company. MI
Wicker lives at No f99 West End-ave.. and has
ofices at No Is Wall-st His other children are
Iucv Wicker sixteen years old. and cyrus r
Wicker A boy OF twelve. Henry was cookbook
ing fellow six feet tall. with decided fondness Tor
outdoor sports. He was preparing Tor faie Ooi
lege at the Berkeley School where he had played
tackle on the football team. Last spring he passed
his college preliips, peihS SUCCESSFUL l" eNe'' ''
iect which he presented.
Afr Wicker's business In connection with the
North Shore Traction Company takes MN H~-
auently to Boston and last summer ne secured
cottage at Swampscott. on the coast between M
hant and Marbehcad. The first thing henry
wanted was boat. lie had long peen soo'
swimmer pulled a strong oar. and was fairly
good sailor: 80 his father bought for him large
dory rlgged with leg-o'-mutton sail ana Henry
moro than ever spent his time on the water lie
became familiar with every part or the pay "i'h'h
a radius Of five miles. and explored every met
and before the summer was over even the ilsher-
mon Of the coast said there NO better sailor
between Salem and Boston.
only once did he cause his family any anxiety,
and that was the day before he sailed away never
IN return The weather fine. and Henry. with
his cousin Miss Halliday, made an excursion III
the dory 10 Marbehead. They came back much
belated for dinner with the announcement that the
water was rough and they had left their craft at
a little settlement Of fishermen two miles below
and had walked home Next day Henry went on
what proved to he the fatal GRAND OF fetchins
hack the do,y The elder members OF the family
we're TO be away and the young people had ar
ranged to spend the day al a place called Ine
willows" where Henry's sister and his cousin
spent a rather sorry time waiting for MIN. AZ
z o'clock they returned to Swampscott. and az .
they drove to the settlement TO make anxious IN
qrries among the fishermen The 1her drsct aon
toward Egg Rock The boy had been safe enough gn;
they said Ii the flaw OF wind about noon nao 10.
struck his dory II the flaw had struck nm-'"e
old fishermen shook their heads. ,..
The search ali night and the next day was WIN
out avail on wsanssday CAPTAIN APT Which EanG Se had
found bottom-side up. and which the father iden,i
ned that OF his SON. The sceaens e mu' Of the
i;ght had nothing TO report Of IT, the captains
Of all vessels leaving Boston HarS0r on Sepsem n
thsr destinations and all the great ports OF tne
world Informed Of the 1sSdf hs am n havs
hesn compefled to give up their boy for dead.