Smyrna times., 1895-08-21
Seven Drowned Together.
AN ENTIRE FAMILY LOST AT OCEAN
CITY. MD.

CITY, MD.
Seven persons were drowned in Isle
of Wight Bay, Saturday morning, near
Ocean City, Md, as the result of over
crowding a little boat, managed by
youth of little experience. The vic
Tins are:
William H. StOrrs, sign painter, aged
40, of No. 4849 Lancaster Avenue, Phil
adelphia.
Laura Storrs, his wife, aged 38.
Ida Storrs, daughter, aged IA.
Eva StOrrs, another daughter, aged
16.
Miss Lulu Hall, aged 16, of Bishop
Vile, Del.
Miss Lima Hall. aged IS, sister of the
above.
Myrtle Stevens, aged IA, of Selby-
Vile, Del.
In addition to these there were in
the ill-fated craft William Hudson,
Miss Ida Hudson and William Hall,
! brother of the Hall girls.
| Mr.. StOrrs married near Ocean City,
and every year has brought his family
down for two weeks outing. They
were fond of the water, and spent most
of their time cruising and fishing On
Saturday they were up early and
started for Gray's creek. Mr.. StOrrs
had arranged bay party for his daugh-
ters and their young friends.
He employed William Hudson, a
young man who knew little about
boats, to take them out. Hudson's
boat is a small one, capable of holding
only about four people. He protested
when the nine crowded into the boat.
1t did not avail, S'Orrs saying: "Oh,
there is no danger. The water is
shallow. We are close to shore. The
wind is light"
With this the boat was pushed OF,
and with laugh and loud good bye
to friends on shore, the party started
for Hammock's Point. The point was
reached and the boat turned towards
+ an inlet. In doing so the boat let in q
, little water.
The women and girls, with scream
rushed to the upper side of the boat
capsizing the little craft in six feet o.
water. The boat went to the bottom
Hudson dove under water and with
seeming superhuman strength wrenched
! the mast out. This done, the boat
arose to the surface. Mr.. Storrs wa;
meanwhile keeping the women auC
> girls from sinking.
, Hudson hastened to his assistance
! Between them they succeeded in get
i ting all to the boat and placed theil
hands on the railing, telling them tC
hold on. AS soon as StOrrs had PLACED
, the hands Of his wife, the last one, OF
the boat, he grasped for it himself, bu
. his strength had been exhausted, anC
n with cry of despair, he sank never t
@ rise.
). This had terrible effect on the wifi
a who let 60 the boat as if to spring fo
I her husband, but she, too, sank.
The daughters were thrown int
> Mysteries. Boats had put out from tn
shore, but before they came up on
after the other let go and sank. The
E were quickly followed by the Hal
o girls.
/ Miss Lynch struggled for few min
n utes. but as hands were about to gras
0 her, she also sank. Hudson, the maste
Q of the boat, and William Hall wer
/ clinging to the boat when rescued
. Miss Ida Hudson was clinging to tn
centreboard, and about to give up th
struggle when grasped and saved.
F The frantic cries Of the distresse
Q people on shore, as well as thOs
q drowning, attracted a large crowd t
/ the opposite shore. Scores bega
2 searching for the bodies, but only thi
of Mr.. Storrs was found during th
Q day. The search was renewed ne1
Z morning, and the bodies of Mrs. Storr
s her two daughters and Miss Stever
10 were found. They presented horribl
l sight, particularly that of Mrs. Storr
IL; IL; having been eaten by crabs.
Cd Searching parties have been at wOr
to ever since looking for the bodies of IL
10 Misses Hall, the only two victims
the disaster whose remains have u,
a, been recovered, but the search so Fl
a has been fruitless,