Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-11
Barre Boy Drowned
lanes E. rlcAuley Loses Ills A''e
i'm Portland Harbor.

L
lanes =. McAuley of this city while
outj sailing near Portland on SATURDAY
oftarnoon was drowned with tlve OF
his companions, McAuley with SIX
COMPANIONS, Edward Vago, Charles l.
Sullivan, cousin of McAuIeys' " "
liam f. O'Donnell, William Mltcnel!'
Jeremiah +. Foster and Herbert ferci-
VAL all of Portland, hired the catooa'
Annie May at about noon. BY the cap
sizino of the boat about mile 1roin
shore at 2.45 all except Foster ami rer-
ciyal lost their lives. With the exceP.
ton of McAuley all were employees Oh
the Lakeside Press of Portland.
The sad news of the drowning accl-
dent reached McAuley's parents Mr.
and Mrs. Alexander Stephens, early
Yesterday morning. The telegram gave
no particulars, simply stating that he
had been drowned in Portland Harpoi
Saturday afternoon. When the sad
news was conveyed to them it was a
great shock.
The young man left Barre for Port
land. his former home, on July 2nd 10
snend a three weeks vacation. lie mac
been working very hard the past year
and it was thought he might recuperate
after visit to Portland.
McAuley resided with his parents on
North Seminary street. lie was mem
her of Clan Gordon and was most res
pected young man. He had scores OF
friends and the news of his death was
great shock to all.
McAuley was % years old, He was
born in Vinal Haven, Me-, and came to
this city November 4, 1884. After get
ting a common school education ne
learned the barber'sss trade with Girdon
Halves while his shop was under the
old Central house. Later he went to
work as stone cutter for Mcmillan and
Stephens, which position he held at the
time of his death. Besides his parents
he leaves two brothers, William OF this
city and John of New York.
The particulars of the accident have
not vet been received by his parents but
in speaking Of the drowning the Boston
Herald says: j..
There was strong southwest wind
and the water was quite choppy. They
were beating out against the wind,
Foster, the most experienced boatman
in the party, steering the craft.
When coming over on the port tack,
off Cushing's island, they lost the wind
moment, Foster called Percival to
the filler and started to haul in the
sheet, when sudden gust struck tho
boat and she gybed, filling at the stern
and rapidly sinking.
The water is 60 feet deep and the
tide was running out. The seven men
were fairly good swimmers, and they
struck out, some for the shore and others
toward spar buoy about 200 yards
away, but the water was so rough that
their efforts to save themselves seemed
hopeless.
Several parties on the cape shore
started to the rescue. The first boat to
reach the scene was a punt, containing
s. Knowlton of Portland and Private
Rich of the Connecticut volunteers.
They caught hold of Percival, and one
of them held on to him over the edge
of the boat, while the other rowed to-
ward Foster,
"Don't mind me-" shouted Foster, be-
fore the boat reached him, "but try to
save the other fellows. can take care
of myself"
He had been assisting the Vermont
man to keep atloat, but was obliged to
abandon the effort in order to save him
self. Not needing his suggestion, as he
was nearly exhausted, the rescuers got
firm grip of his coat collar and held
him until dory manned by. Daniel,
Samuel and David Lovett came along
and took in the two wrecked boatmen.
When Foster was overtaken by the
men in the punt three other heads were
still above water nearer the place where
the sloop had sunk, but after his rescue
was effected there was no sign OF any of
his five other companions.
Other searching parties came out and
the Portland fire boat patrollcd the
channel, but without finding any of the
bodies. 1t is probable that the strong
tide carried them out of the harbor.
All OF the party except McAuley were
accustomed to boating and had made
several cruises in the harbor this sum-
mer in the boat which today went to the
bottom. They were young men of good
habits, and the accident was in no wav
que TO recklessness or carelessness.
Owing to the presence of mines in
the channel, no grapples were used in
the search for the bodies. The search
will be resumed tomorrow.