The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-06-01
GENTRY NARROWLY
ESCAPED DROWNING.
He Was Accidentally Thrown OF
a Launch and Sank
Three Times.
RESCUBD BY CAPTAIN DUDLEY
Mr.. Gentry and Capt. E. P. Howell Both
Had Close CalIs-The Story of
Their Thrilling Adventure.


The Atlanta journal reaching Bruns-
wick yesterday says:
A party of Atlanta gentlemen have
just returned from a fishing trip to
Brunswick and southwest Georgis,
and relate an incident which was al
most tragedy, in which two members
OF the party almost los their lives.
In the party were Captain E. P.
Howell, Messrs. Clark Howell, ST.,
Albert Howell, Jr., w. l.. Cosgrove,
w. I. Gentry. Clarence Angler, John
G. Ruse, Judge G. H Tanner and Mr..
L. J. Maxwell, ot>Ssvannsh, Ga. The
partysleft Brunswick about o'clock
or Wednesday afternoon, May 23rd,
aboard the lauren Athpta, owned by
Albert Howell, Jr., on a short fishing
trip up the Satilla river. On the trip
the machinery of the launch got out of
order, and tug was employed to tow
the launch which was lasbed alongslde
tue tug.
About G O'clock in the evening the
entire party, with one or Two excep-
tiOns, were on top of the launch, eat
ing OF waiting for supper. The width
OF the launch would allow only fur of
the party TO eat at one time. Capt.
Howell, Mr.. Cosgrove. Mr.. Maxwell
and Mr aentry had Haishea snpper
and were sitting on the front end of
the launch, talking and smoking. TIE
table had been set the second time,
and Messrs. Ruse, Angler and Albert
Howell, Jr,, werseating. Some object
struck this boat, causing it to careen
badly and Mr.. Ruse was thrown back
ward over the side OF the launch into
the tug boat, knocking him senselese,
but otherwise causing no serious in
jury. The ssstlemea ,srTy
rushed to Mr.. Ruse's assistance, and
this Averwlghted the boat on one side,
causing it to turn over to an extent
which left the top at an angle Of As
degrees, and all OF the party ongfop
slid Off into the water. Mr.. Gentry
and Mr.. Howell, being on the front Of
the launch, fell into the watspsbetween
the tug boat and the launch, and i'm
media'ely disappeared from Yiews Mr..
Casggove, who was on the trout part
Of the launch, succeeded in landing
the tug. The other gentlemen. being
In the rear Of tIse launch, landed in the
tug without injury.
Capt. Howell and Mr.. Gentry came
up under the tug, and finding them
selves in this predicament, diyed be-
low the propeller al d avoided serious
injury. Capt. Howell soon came to the
surface &c. snS s!asiDg a good WINNER.
had no difficulty in remaining on the
surface. In the fall, Mr.. Gentry's head |
struck the tug and he received severe
lick in the side, rendering him urcon-
scious. He regained Consciousness in
the water. however, and came TO the
surface about seventy FIVE yards in the
boat. Althcughs poor swimmer, with
only one arm, and haying on all his
clothes, be sucesded in remaining on
top some TIM. He finally went down,
however, but arose to sink the second
and the third TIM. lie was rescued
a few seconds after sinking the third
time by Capt. Eiward Dudley, of the
tug boat.
1t was only by the merest cha ce
that the party bad a small boat along.
Shortly after leaving st. Mary's
sound, the party passed an old negro
man in a bateau, and Mr.. Howell in
structed the captain Of the tug to give
the old man a tow The tug was
slOwed up and rope thrown to the