Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-30
EIGHT FISHERMEN DROWNED
Two Boats ospsiss While Returning With
Parties from the Banks
LFtsAvERs JAKE SURVIVORS ASHORE
SauaII strikes the Heats just rs They
Are Crossing the Bar Running
Ahead of Coming
storm.

storm.
.ANGLEsEA. n. j., July 29.-Two yachts
coming IN from the fishing banks capsized
IN Hereford inlet bar on here today ana
50 FAR as can be sscertained tonight eight
persons lost their lives. There were thir-
ty-two per sons on one yacht, OF whom seven
were lost and twelve on the other, all of
whom but one were saved. That not more
fell victims to the rough was due to
me heroism Of captain Henry s. Ludlow
u the Hereford inlet life-saving station
ana crew Of five men, II was at first
thought that from fourteen to twenty-eight
PERSONS had been lost, but after an investi-
cation the coroner tonight stated that he
believed that only eight were lost. His list
Is as follows:
Bodies recovered.
FREDERICK FISHER. SIR, PhiIadel-
phia.
HERBERT HAMMELL, Lansdale, Pa.
WALTER SNYDER, Philadelphia.
JOHN FOGARrY, Haverford Pa.
j. STARKEY Philadelphia
JERRY DONAHUE, Philadelphia
UNIDENTIFIED MAN.
Missing:
Samuel Lodner. Woodbury.. y. ].
Anglesea is one of the fayorite hshing
places along the southern New Jersey coast
and has seldom had a buster Sunday than
today. Every excursion train from Phila-
delphia and other nearby points came down
crowded with visitors, most Of them intend
ing to spend the day In fishing. The
weather in the morning was ideal and all
the fishing boats took out large crowds to
the fishing banks. After noon. however, a
brlek breeze sprung up and the captains
Of the small craft hosted sail and started
for home Most of the feet got in without
mishap although some OF them had con-
siderable dihhoulty in clearing the Hereford
bar.
The two boats that got into trouble were
the sloop yacht Nora, which had on board
Captain Herbert Shivers his mate and
thirty passengers. and the sloop Alvin B,
with party Of twelve. The sand obstruc-
ton is about a mile from shore. Just
the Nora was about to go over 1t a heavy
squsll struck It. AS the craft heeled over
Il was hit by huge wave, and the Nora
turned completely over throwing the
thrty-two occupants into the sea. AS the
1. yacht turned over the mast snapped on
short. There was an agonizing cry as the
yacht turned turtle which was quickly
silenced when nearly all the victims dis
appeared beneath the water.
Ltfeaavers TO the Rescue.
Tho heavy sea, however, probably was
responsible for the saving Of most OF the
eighteen survivors, as the waves were so
rough that the upturned yacht was tossed
about, thus uncovering the struggling vic
TINS caught underneath. As many as
could reach the keel. After hanging to
the yacht for nearly an hour a govern
ment lifeboat, commanded by Captain
Henry s Ludlam of the Hereford Inlet
Live Saving station, hove in sight. and
after some maneuvering managed to get
close to the cspsized vessel. He was not
moment too soon. for as he came within
BOATS length OF the Nora four men, weak
ened from exhaustion let go their holds
and began hoa ting away. Captain Ludlam
threw his boat around and the four half
drowned men were drawn out OF the water.
Then, at the risk of their own lives, the
rescuers went after the other men and
pulled them into their boat. The rescue
was most perilous, as the rough sea was
constantly pounding the ltebost against
the keel OF the yacht. The survivors were
transferred to the sloop yacht Violet and
taken ashore.
Shortly after the survivors OF the Nora
were brought ashore another yacht, the
Alvin p. was see nto capsiEe about a mile
above the place where the Nora went over.
There were several. boats I'm the vicinity
az the time and all but one person was
saved. The Alvin B was owned by e. L.
Mailman, a lawyer OF POttsville, Pa. He
and a party OF friends were on board at
the time
One Of the survivors OF the Nora said
tonight that had It not been for the
prompt assistance OF Captain Ludlam and
his crew every person aboard would prob
ably have drowned. He said that when the
Nora overturned II was everybody for him
self. There was a great tangle OF fishing
lines and nets and II was no doubt due to
this that so many were unable 20 reach the
o0pslzed boat.
Three out OF SIX Drowned.
NEW YORK. July e.--Three OF party OF
six persons who were boating on Lake
KopatonE New Jersey. today we're drowned
when their craft eapsiEed through the APP
parent inexperienee OF the men who had
undertaken to handle the boat. The dead
are:
GEORGE LATT. * years OF age.
MISS BERTHA SMITH aged %, all OF
Brooklyn.
OF the rescued. John o'Connor. "A years
OF age. and Paul Revere. a. are in Sc
rious condition.
Five Drown In Lake.
FULTON. N. Y, July s.-Five persons
were drowned here today during a squat
on Lake Neahtawanta. their boat being
ospsiEed They were Mr.. and Mrs. Rinold.
stem Westenberg and their two children, a