Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-24


Sa.talr yesterday afternoon Ross
Wells, young Salt Laker. aged g. and
hIs li.year-old cousin Roy Larkin. were
borne By the rising wind TO point
where they were unable To- make their
way back to the bathing pavilion
Then came one of the most terrible
struggles for life that man or beast
ever had Ia the mysterious saline sen.
And when the struggle was ended the
younger Of the two swimmers was
missing and the other was rescued
wIld-eygd distracted and bleeding. u1-
on the rocks Of Antelope Island this
morning, where he was found by capt
ID. J.. Davis and party who at day
break steamed out into the deep 10
search OF the unfortunate twain while
anxious relatives watched waited ana
prayed that he might bring back
their loved ones safe and unarmed.
But such was not 10 be thtlr happy lot.
As stated, Wells only was found From
him it was learned that he Kept his
young relative aAoat until about three
O'Clock this morning when &c became
impossible to continue his brave task
any longer With the darkness %
night everywhere about him and the
darkness Of what appeared certain
death around them both The last sad
separation came with the wind carrying
them on towards the island whore
Wells was today picked up and whore
the Larkin boys lfeless remains are
probably wing exposed To the rays of
the days scorchng sun and to birds
and beasts Of prey. though It is fondly
hoped that his body will in no way
De muUated
THE CAMBRIA TO THE RESCUE
From late last evening until $3.50 this
morning Capt Jensen searched for the
missing In the meantime Capt D L.
Davis. his son Dewey and Dentist Oh
sen had arrived ON special engine in
response to a telephone message, They
lost no time In getting ON board Of the
Cambria II. and by a. M had an
in readiness to start searching for the
YoGne man and his cousin. After q
conference It was decided that nothing
could be accomplished in the darkness
So they waited until the FIRST streaks
OF dawn appeared and then hosting "all
sail' they headed for Antelope island
Capt Davis IN describing the trip this
afternoon 10 the News" stated that
the run was made under 80 minutes
before fresh breeze that bent the
mast like q whip stock. The story OF
the subsequent events is best told in the
words OF Capt. Davis
CAPT DAVIS STORY
TT was shortly before o'clock when
we started" he said, land we mace
a fast run TO the island Upon arrN-
Ing there we held a short council and
il was decided that Or. Olsen should
go ashore az the east end and pc
troll westward when we would sail
slowly westward and one Of us
would work east on foot 20
meet him. while the remaining one
would stay with the boat and keep a
sharp lookout for signs Of bodies float
ing on The water. We agreed to search
very thoroughly for an signs on the
sand so that We would not have 10 go
over the same ground twice. DIT Olsen
landed and we were going along the
shore very slowly under reduced sail
About G O'Clock We noticed that there
were two dgugres on shore We then
put about and hailed, and sure enough
Ross Wells was one of them He was
In O very bad shape His mouth. eyes
and ears We're fun OF salt and sand. He
was dazed and his mind was wandering
We lost no time IN getting him ON
board when We washed him and took
OFF his bathing suit ON removing his
suit It was apparent that the salt had
taken the skin OF his breast and abdo-
men, and altogether he was in a pitiable
condition We attended 20 him and
gave him coffee and liquor and he soon
was able to talk about his terrible ex-
per ence
LARKIN DEAD-TACE DOWN.
He said that he thought he got to the
stand about o'clock this morning.
but be was suffering from cramps 20
mach that De could not even stand or
use his arms How be got ashore hc
could not say. when we asked him
what had become OF the larkn boy ha I
said that Dc was forced 10 leave him Zoo /
about three feet OF water
We questioned him slu further and an !
be- said was. He is dead. Long before [ I
eft him he was floating on hts face /
With his arms spread out Wells said /
NAT he simply could not DO anything 1
oward the last as no could not even /
M his arms on account o. the cramps.
we cruised around then uatu about
$50. when we thought we had better
'eturn With Wells so as to allay the
lnNiety OF his wife and relatives. APP
arenty there was no hope OF hndmg I.
he boy alive SO We turned towards
'alalr and arrived about 1880. after
We had cruised along the sand bar m
he hope that the boy might De found" .
FINDING OF WELLS
IN relating the details OF TIE search.
apt Davis said that Dr. Olson. short
v after landing. noticed q number Of
marks on the sand and finally came o.
spot whore someone had apparently
At down. a little further along he