The Portland daily press., 1900-04-23
Party Out Sailing In the
Harbor.
Boat Responsible For Three
Deaths Last Season.

Albert ". jackson, % years OLD. who
Iiu at III Lincoln street, was dro wnsd
about Z o'clock yesterday mor"ing by the
capsizing OF small boat In the narbor.
Thomas Howlsy. IS years old; William
q. Kennsy, "a years old; william II.
Barbour, 40 years old; Richard Maggie.
70 years and Daniel Brown. "a years,
who were In the boat when 1t capsized,
had narrow escapes and were pulled out
Of the water just In time to save their
| lives.
These men left the city about O'Clock
for SUI down the harbor. They intend.
ed to sail around awhile and then 60 to
some island down the bay and have .
clam bake. The wind was blowing pref.
ty fresh from the northeast when they
put out from the dock. The boat was
sloop rugged and was the game craft
which by capsizing two years ago.
drowned three young men OF the Cape
shore. This jolly party Of young ren
of for days outing, did not remember
this accident or II they did, thought
nothing Of 1t. They first sal led down to
House island and went ashore there to
see the old for &. After remaining for
some time they boarded the sloop again
and started up the harbor.
The wind W rs by this time blowing
stronger than ever and the sloop was
hseling well over and was Tying mp
the harbor with bone In her teeth. In
order to keep her well up to the work.
kennsy, Barbour, Howley and Brown
were sitting on the weather side OF the
craft, while Richard Maggie handled the
tiiler end Albsrt jackson was sitting
beside him In the stern sheets.
About OF she Grand Trunk docks, but
we'll over towards the breakwater. was
| lying the four-mAstsd schooner Lizzie
E. Friend, and still nearer the Portland
shore a hugh coal barge. There was
q passage way between the schooner and
tie barge OF about goo feet. and Maggie
headed the boat through 1t. At this time
| she was hesled over so far as to almost
take water into the cock pit. The sloop
sped under the lee of the big schooner
and In o jiffy was completely biAnksted.
The weight OF the four men who were
sitting on the weather rail capsized the
| boat and she went down like log and
in an instant alter the schooner had
blanketed them the six men were strug-
Cling In the water.
OF these six men all but Barbour and
Jackson could swim. Magic YVES the
best swimmer Of the lot and was the only
ed. He told PRESS reporter that the
boat went from under him 80 suddenly
that he was many fset beneath the sur
face before he could realize what mad oo-
CURED. He straightway began to kick to
get TO the top and came In contact with
the topping lift from which he managed
20 free himaslf. When he got to the
surface he saw that all Of the men were
struggling In the water and he IL quite
positive that he saw jackson among
them. Maggie SWAN as quickly as he
could 10 the anchor chain OF the schooner
and supported himself By IL. William q.
Kennsy said that when he reached the
surface he found Thomas Howlsy strug.
gllsg and took hold Of him to help him.
Howley grabbed him about the neck and
took Ksnney down NEARLY 10 { he bottom
before he could free himself. When he
again got to tine top Kennsy says he be-
gan to shout for help and all the others
who had their heads above water were
doing thu same thing. hsnnsy SWAN
tow@as the GOAL barge and yelled at the
top OF his voice. but 1t vas long time
before he could arouse any one on board
Of her. On board ths.Eohooner they acted
q little more promptly and altar some
tine got boat over the side. Then the
people on the coal barge got out q boat
and between the two they managed to
pick up all the men who were on the toy
Of the water. Barbour, who oouidn't
swim. was found hcatiog on his back.
but almost exhausted. Howlsy Was
nearly gone and was Almoat unconscious
when taken iuto the boat. The tthsr
men were pretty well played out. but
were In little better condition than
we're Barbour and Howlsy.
jackson had disappeared. Just when
he went down no one seemed atis to