Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-19
SAW HER HUSBAND SINK And Let Go Her Hold on the Boat
 Rail. THE CHILDREN DROP ALSO Seven Persons Drowned by the Capsizng of a Boat-Terrible Condition of the
 Bodies Recovered.

Ocean City, Md, Aug. 1S.-Seven lives paid the penalty of the overcrowding of a small sail boat and the unreasoning fright of the women aboard, who, by springing to one side when the little craft shipped some water. overturned it and threw it's occupants into the water. The boat, contained ten people, and of these ten only three were rescued when the boat capsized. The dead are:
 William Storrs, aged 45 years, a sign painter.
 His wife, Mrs. Laura Storrs, aged 3S. !,
 Their two daughters, Ida May and Eva, aged IA and IS respectively.
 Lula and Lena Hall, sisters. aged 16 and IS years respectively, of Bishopville, Del, and Miss Myrtle Stevens aged 14 years, of Selbyville, Del.
 The Storrs family were residents Of Philadelphia, and lived at 1899 Lancaster avenue. The bodies of Storrs, his wife anu two daughters and Miss Stevens 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 vacation here every summer Yesterday MT Storrs made up sailing party, and as the day was fine pleasant time was anticipated. The boat of William Hudson was engaged for the party. Hudsons boat was small one, and when nine people came trooping gaily down to the wharf to en- bark he protested against so many people going in her. Mrs. Storrs laughingly jest ed his objections. and further said that as the water was shallow near shore, where they intended to sail, that there would be no possible danger.
 The party crowded into the boat and the start was made for Hammock s. afeIt- aalao md Hudson tackled toward the inlet. An in- coming boat and the shifting from one side to the other of the pas sengers caused the boat to shift few buckets full of water. This frightened the women of the party and some of them sprang to their feet. The sudden movement of the terrified women threw the boat over and it cap sized and the party was thrown into the water. The boat for some reason sank, carrying down with it it's skipper, Hud- son..
 Hudson, with the strength of despair, succeeded in drawing the mast from the boat, and 1t immediately rose to the sur face again. In the meanwhile MT. Storrs had been supporting as well as he was able the struggling women. The water at the place where the accident occurred was only feet deep and the shore was only a short distance off, and it seems that the entire party might reach it in safety. When the boat rose to the top of the water Storrs and Hudson succeed ed in drawing the women of the party to 1t and getting them to grasp the rail. The terrible exertions he had undergone, however, had exhausted MT. Storrs strength, and as he reached out his hands to take hold of the bow he sank be- meath the water
 The disappearance of her husband un nerved Mrs. Storrs and she released her hold of the boat and threw herself to- wards the spot where he had gone down as if to try to save him. She, too sank, and her children, mortified by the drown ing of both parents, became hysterical, and, losing their strength, let go of the boat and sank. The two Hall girls be- came exhausted and drowned.
 The terrified shrieks of the party had brought assistance from shore, and just as the rescuers were within a few oars strokes of the capsized boat Myrtle Stevens slipped from it and went under Hudson. William Hall, brother of the Hall girls and Miss Ida May Hudson, who still chung to the boat, were res cued in an exhausted condition. The bodies of the drowned were immediately 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, the eyes gouged out and the fingers chewed off to the knuckIes. Unavailing efforts were made today to find the Hall girls and search for them will be resumed tomorrow.