The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-08-19
SEVEN PERSONS DROWNED.
Sad End of a Days PleaSurlng in Isle
Of Wight Bay.
PARENTS AND TWO CHILDREN
Among Those Who Lost Their Lives by
overcrowding Small sailboat-The
Parents Dragged to Death by
Their Frightened Little ones.

OCEAN CITY, Md, Aug. 19.-Seven per
sons, among them four Philadelphians,
were drowned yesterday by the upsetting
of boat on the Isle of Wight bay seven
miles north of this place. The dead are:
William H. Storrs, of Philadelphia; Mrs.
Laura Storrs, his wife; Ida May Storrs,
aged IA years, and Eva Storrs, aged IL,
their daughters; Myrtle Stevens, aged 16;
Lima Hall, aged 10; Lulu Hall, aged IA.
The unfortunate victims of the accident
were members of party Of nine bent on
pleasure trip to Greys creek, n branch
of the bay, where a number of farmers
had arranged what is known as a fresh
fry" with fishing, bathing and other
amusements The party was under the
direction of William Hudson, who had
taken them out In a small pleasure boat
which scarcely afforded accommodation
for half their number.
When about two hundred yards from
shore, in water about seven feet deep,
Hudson attempted to tack, probably for
the purpose of returning. The boat heeled
so that the women in the party became
frightened, and two of them sprang, with
screams Of terror, to the windward side.
This caused the boat to luroh even worse,
and all hands becoming frightened the
craft was quickly overturned.
Mr.. Storrs, who, though he had but one
hand and was blind in one eye, was an
expert swimmer and succeeded in getting
his two daughters on the bottom of the
boat. He then swan to his wife, and was
making his way to the boat with her
when the two children became frightened
and again sprang into the water. Reach
ing their parents they again olasped them
about the neck and all four sank together.
Hudson placed the two Hall girls on
the overturned craft and swan to the as
sistance of Miss Stevens, but before he
could reach her she too disappeared be-
meath the waves. Lima and Lulu Hall,
In the meantime, had followed the exam
Pile of the little Storrs girls, and either
fell or jumped into the water. They were
also drowned before assistance could
reach them.
Hudson and two young ladies who were
also in the boat were rescued by fisher
man. The body of Mr.. Storrs was found
soon after the disaster, and those Of his
wife, his two daughters, land Miss Stevens
were found with the aid of seine. The
others have not yet been recovered.
Mr.. Storrs was married in this neigh
borhood, and yearly brought his family
down for two weeks outing They were
very fond of Aquatic sports, and spent
most of their time boating and fishing.
Hudson, the skipper, protested to Mr..
Storrs against the party crowding into his
small boat which could only comfortably
carry four persons. Storrs answered: "Oh,
there is no danger The wateriJ shallow;
we are close to shore, and the wind ia
light"
The bodies, when recovered by the
searching parties, presented a horrible
sight particularly that Of Mrs. Storrs.
Grabs had eaten the flesh from her face, ex-
posing her teeth and even the roots of her
tongue. The ends of the fingers Of all had
been eaten away, and their eyes had dis
appeared
Before entering the boat Mrs. Storrs
took her husbands gold watch, over a
hundred dollars in money and their rings
and other vRluables, and tied them in her
apron. She was tightly olutching the
bundle in death.