The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-10
IIASCA MOJKNS.
-Four Young People Drowned in
Ailou>z Bay---Mr. BardOn's
Yacht Comes to the
Rescue.
"A Sad Fourth of July.

ion to remember Monday last, July
9Th. No day gave greater promise of
unmixed JOY to our people. yet scarce
had the sun crossed the meridian when
four young lives were blotted out and
deep gloom cast over the village and
city
About O'Clock a pleasure party con-
sisting Of Misses Christv, Agnes and
May Mcdonald, Messrs. Daniel Melon
aid. Bert McCrearv, Rev. AV. Ingham.
pastor of the Itasca Methodist church,
and Lewis D. Sprague, started in a row
boat from the mouth of Bluff Creek for
Wisconsin Point. Whether they recog-
nized the fact that the boat was 10 small
to bear up its load unit! II was too late,
is not known; but they had only pro-
ceeded short distance from shore
when they became aware of the great
risk thew were running, and to add to
their distress 2 slight squat sprung up
and the boat, which was very low in the
water began to fill and to settle Efforts
We're made to bail the boat out, but the
water kept gaining and the boat settled
gradually. So many and conflicting are
the reports as TO how the boat came to
upset that it is impossible to arrive at
the truth. Some say that one Of the
girls jumped out Of the boat, and caused
it to capsize, butthis is not likely, as no
more courageous young women than
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a boat. They had been out on the bay
when it tried a mans courage to be
there, much less A w0man's. Had they
been less courageous they might have
seen the danger of crowding seven
into boat only tit to hold four
people in the calmest of water. When
the boat sank and overturned the
two sisters, Christy and May, the eldest
and the youngest, sank Immediately
and never rose again alive Miss Agnes
caught hold of the side Of the upturned
boat, and with the assistance of Mr..
ingham and Mr.. Sprague, was saved
until Tescuers arrived. Daniel Nc
Donald and Bert McCrearv must have
sank almost Immediately. as they were
not observed by Messrs Sprague and
Ingham in their search for the two mis-
Mr.. John Barton, was witness of tie
accident and, with hls Yacht, hurried TO
the scene arriving IN time to save three
Of the party, otherwise all would have
t,i
exhausted. Marking the spot where
the accident took place Mr. Bardon
conveyed the three survivors to his
house on the point and provided them
with dry clothing and stimulants and
res oratives. Leaving them i'll charge
Of Mrs Bardon he steamed oyer to the
Itasca side and teiephoned the news to
Itasca and West Superior.
The Duluth life saving crew was i'm
mediatelv notified and fastened to the
scene. They located the bodies in about
fifteen feet of water, and as soon rs the
coroner had arrived the were raised
and taken to Itasca, where the Melon
aids lived and with whom Bert Nc
Creary boarded.
Not in the experience Of everyone is
it given to look upon sucha pitiful sight
as that witnessed by those who visited
the Mcdonald home on Monday night,
and the memory of it will last while lite
lasts. The wailings Of the grief-stricken
relatives. particularly tho mother, were
healtreniin.. Tie bodies we're laid out
fer burial, the two sisters IN one room
end the brother and friend in another,
while svmrathi2iag nei&hh0rs and
acquaintance stroye TO do all human he
incs could 70 show their smpatly for The
living and respect fer the dead.
There IS no more respected family IN
the community than the McDonaiis.
and the Young people who lost their
lives on last Monday. particularly little
May, were genera! fuyorites, and VIII
be greatly missed,
The family came from Port Arthur,
Dat, seven years ago, and for a time
resided on Fourth street west, near
Nettleton avenue. When Tasca was
t3li out, however Af.iLCJoiald erected
a large boarding house there where The
family have resided up 10 the present.
Just two weeks ago the son aud Miss
Agnes aud lli-s May paid a visit 10 the
old Canadian home, 70 the great delight
Of May. who had always expressed
des..a 70 sec the place once more be
~ '''o 100 w." : '''i''
Inc original family NUN oefed eight,
pat 'Hfee f'ad oeeh iai1 away before:
Misses ,hfis'y' a-eh y tde2d ,; agnes,
aged - t-aFcu'; NAY, aged 10 t"ea4l,
Mrs MciYor, aged = diving on the
corner OF Attt'etoh ana Fourth street,
SUPERIOR "''d i'a"i>l \"eao y AGED -.
ne latter vas engaged III cierkiEs Tor
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