Evening journal., 1901-07-19
yOAT CAPSIZES,
SIX GO DOWN
COlburn and Daughters, Of
Delaware City, Drowned
CRUISING ON PLEASURE TRIP
Wealthy Philadelphia Spice haRufac-
turcr and His Daughters, Well
known in This State

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The Philadelphia Evening telegraph
To-Day contains the following story ulI
the uiowning OF persons well-known in
TINS state:
Arthur Colburn, the well-known
spice manufacturer, of this city, his two
daughters, Ida ana Annette Colburn,
ana mis- niece Elizabeth COlbWn, were
drowned late yesterday afternoon IA
Long Island Sound. or Greenwich, by
the capslzing of Mr.. Cclburns yawl-i ig-
ged yacht, the Nenitzia.
MIS-. Adeline Sprankle, wife OF Wal
ter j. Sprankle and the younge. &
dauentcr OF Mr.. Coiburn. who was also
a member OF the pleasure party. was
! rescued from the wrecked craft TO-
gether with the steward OF the yacnt,
by tugboat
Captain Flynn, the sailing master Of
the Neni,zia and sailor, whose name
could not be learned also were
drowned.
1he catastrophe occurred late in the
i afternoon while a heavy storm was
raging in the Sound This made The
rescue on the party almost an impossi-
bility. Only through the heroic ef.
forts Of Captain T. c. Brown, OF the
tug Gertrude, which came to the as
sistance OF the capslzed yacht. were
Mrs Sprankle and the steward saved
Both We're taken ashore at New Haven
! Mrs Sprankle was overcome by the
shock OF the disaster. and when the
news of her fathers, sisters and con.
sins sad death was broken to her she
B collapsed completely She was taken
/ to the Tontine Hotel. where severa
, physicians were called to her bedside
D., When partly recovered she was able tS
give directions as to whom TO notifs
4 Of the disaster I'm this city. A Telegram
was at once sent to her husband. VIII,
4 is the secretary and treasurer of th'
q Standard Engraving Company. anJ
\ early this morning Mr.. Sprankle start
s ed for New Haven.
e Mr. Colburn left this city last Frida,
3. afternoon en- his yacht TO accOmpan.
the Corinthian Yacht Club on their sal
- in New England waters. with Mr.
{ COlburn were dis daughters. Annette
{ who was 32 years old; Ida, 28 year
old. and Mrs. Sprankle, his younges
daughter. His wife, Mrs. Annette Col
burn, remained behind in their Sum
mer home I'm Delaware City. The We
ntzia joined the yacht clubs feet a
New York on Saturday, and proceeded
TO Long Island Sound Here Mr.. Col
burn took on board his young niece
- Elizabeth the daughter Of f. c. Col
p burn. of Assonia. Conn.
HAD CRUISED FOR A WEEK.
For a week the party cruised about
I and yesterday they set sail in the di
4 recttn of Newport
Mr. COlburn was an expert yachts
{ man, and well experienced i'm the hand
~ ling OF sailboais He was proud OF hi.
4 ability 90 handle his yacht almos
lsingle-handed, and for that reason di,
% not employ more than two or three
q men TO assist him I'm sailing the boat
He was woll-known along the Della
ware river shores, and took an active
Interest i'm sailing II was his only fad
and he loved the sport. II can hardly D'
q understood how his boat was wrecked
so much confidence did everyone placi
= in his ability to take care OF the yach;
The full particulars Of the disaster al"
awaited eagerly by the friends and rela
tives of the COlburns.
Mr. Colburn's wife was in Ignorance
of the tragic fate OF her family unit
William West. treasurer of the Colbui
Company. visited her this forenoon a
/ her home in Delaware City. The new
@ was broken to her as gently as il pos
sihly could be done, and her grief a
s hearing the story of her husbands an
s. daughters death was heart-breaking.
a Mr.. COlburn wOs in his 6Sth year
j and for more than forty years was a.
head of the A. C0lburn Company
Il dealers In spices He was bern IN lS5
S at Ansonia. Conn. and while yet youn
5. came TO this city. He founded tii
company of which he Is president II
1856 on lower Arch street, and hitee
=, years ago removed t0 its present loca
n tiOn, No. 40 Arch. Mr.. Colhurn la
lno established home i'm this city, bu
lived while here at the Continental lilo
= tel. A great party of his time wa
81 spent on board his yacht at Essngtoi
~ and during the Summer months b
n lived with his family at Delaware City
Mr.. COlburn was a member OF tn
Union League and the New York an
Corinthian Yacht Clubs
The Nenitzia was a yawl-rigge
y Yacht Of twenty-seven tons. measurin
y ffty-iive feet on deck, and was elegant
lv fitted up. The boat had been
- ] POSSESSION NA NIL ANihAAn Abi hihh
. years. and he had made several Ion
= cruises in her.
The 3-yearlold son of Walter
Spankle. who was with his mother O
board the Venitzia. is believed to hay
been drowned. No word has been r.
a Iceived to that effect. but as the chill
Y was constantly with his mother and az
3 companied her on the pleasure trip.
l. is feared that the child lost its life
It the catastrophe.
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