The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-22
RACE ron A LIFE.
One Great Steamship Will Try TO
Overhaul Another.

From the New York Press.
Bearing the news of death, the giant
Deutschland is racing across the ocean
with added speed to save a life IL pos
sible. 1t is her errand to overhaul the
Majestic, which has a start of twenty
four hours, so that stricken father may
be the first to see his wife and tell her
OF the drowning of their only son.
She is great sufferer from heart fail
ure, and the doctor said IL the news were
told 40 her by any other than her hus-
band 1t would kill her So. not even watt
ing for his sons body to be found, he
hurried to the pier and caught the swift
liner just as she was swinging into mid
stream.
1t takes much to add to the speed of the
ocean steamships, but sea captains are
only men after all, and Capt. Aibers is
one of them. So, fast as she is, the
Deutschland will go faster on this trip.
and Albers said he expected to overhaul
the Majestic just before the English coast
is sighted.
The broken hearted man, who is pray
ing that the engines are true and that
the sun may shine and the sea be never
so smooth, and half crazed at thought of
how he best can break the news to his
invalid wife, is Decatur NJ. Sawyer, dry
goods merchant, Of No. s. Leonard street,
with home In Montclair, N. j.
SON Drowned.
His son, Otis sawyer, was the victim of
a double accident. a companion and
friend, George Ellsworth lines, being
drowned with him through the upsetting
of their canoe. Innes also came from a
wealthy and prominent family. He Is a
grandson of the famous painter.
The two young men had been attending
the Hotehkiss College Preparatory School
in Lakevile, Conn. They had been chums
for years, and Inness was to enter the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
next fall, while Sawyer was to continue
his college course elsewhere.
On Wednesday they started out in their
canoe on Lake Winonscopowac. Young
Sawyer had just returned from New
York. where he had been to see his mother
and sister sail for Europe on the Majestic
and the canoe trip was taken for recre-
alton. Both boys were expert canoeists
and fond of outdoor life
When about 600 feet from shore and in
water 60 feet deep,.rth young fellows and
their canoe appeared 10 be in trouble, as
viewed from the shore, where friends
were watching them.
Both sank About Same Time.
Then the canoe went over like a fash.
and the young men went under the sur
face, but soon reappeared, and 1t was
seen that Ines, who was the better and
stronger swimmer, was supporting Saw
yer In the water and assisting him to
cling to the frail canoe. Several boats
were manned and Immediately started to
the rescue, but before they got near the
canoe Inness started TO swim ashore.
The submerged canoe was not strong
enough to hold up both of them, and It
was plain that Inness left il for his friend.
thinking he might reach the shore or one
OF the boats before his strength gave out.
He had not gone far. however, before
he sank, and did not rise again. Young
Sawyer, who was having much trouble
with the canoe, saw his friend drown.
The shock was so great, or he was too
much exhausted to hold up longer, that
his hands slipped. and he, too went to the
bottom when the first boat that put out
to their aid was only a few lengths away.
The body of Inness was Recovered soon
after, but persistent search with grap-
ping irons thus far has failed to raise
that of Sawyer.
To Save Wife From Shock.
Mr.. Sawyer did not learn of the dis
tressIng accident until yesterday, when he
was on ms way 20 tnlS city from Mont
clair. lie went back home, informed his
two daughters. then started for Iakeville.
Then he remembered his wife, who was
twenty-four hours on the sea. and feared
that the news when she reached the other
side would Kill her If told by any one ex-
cept himself. She had been under the ply
scians care constantly BECAUSE OF her
weak heart. and 4. was said any shock
would prove fatal.
The distracted husband and bereaved
father Immediately telephoned to his bust
ness pa rtnen Mr.. Blake, and asked him
to go to Lakeville and aid in the search
for his boys body. Then. without even
having time to bid his daughters adieu,
he caught the train for Jersey City and
was driven to the German line pier
Had the Deutschland sailed at her usual
hour he would have missed her. but phe
was delayed. and. 1t is said. on his ao-
count, request having been sent 10 her
not to sail until the last moment possible
by the tide.
on to Europe AZ Once.
She had cast of by the time he got
there and he was the last man on board.
Mr. Sawyer sailed without even a grip.
and wearing only his ordinary business
suit and overcoat. The big liner lost no
time in heading down the river, and I'M
der the hand OF an expert pilot cut a clip