Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-15
FUNERAL OF ". T. BRANTELL.
VICTIMS OF Toll HESTER
DROWNING
How fhe browning Occurred Finding "
Bodies Young Milton Buried

The funeral u W.. Francis Brmuzell.
one ~ the victims 81 the drowning &c.
eident ~ colchester on Thursday last.
took place yesterday afternoon IT 2
o clock from ~. Mays *. &. Church,
and was largely attended by relatives
and friends ~ the family ~ the de-
ceased.
The services were conducted by lbe
Rev. Father J. &. Barron, &, ~. ~.
The floral designs from relefiyes and
friends were many and beautiful
ono, an anchor, from the Oyslermeu' =
Protective Association. 10 which the
decreased belonged, WAS especially
handsome. The pallbcarefs we're -.
iected from the former sbipmates ~
the deceased and members ~ fbe Oyg-
tefmen's Protective Association, "
which he Was . member. They were
Nessrs. Thomas Williams. George
Emericb, Benjamin Brown. Benjamin
BrauzeII, y. Hinton and Robert ~.
Jones.
The deceased was twenty.f0ur years
and FIVE months old. and besides his
parents be IL survived by brother,
Thomas Branzell. and sister, Mrs.
x. n. Jones. Of this city. lie was
formerly a fireman Ia the United
states navy, where be- served term
II enlistment Of four years. lie was
very popular among his sbipmales aud
bis sad death - mOurned ny many
friends.
Young DTanzell, with Albert Milton.
WAS drowned OF colchester last
Thursday afternoon about O'Clock.
These two young men, with Ernest
Wood, also ~ Passport, had gone over
on the bugeye Vaughn, hired by
Capt. Louis Dove, to load gravel and
sand. They were taking the last load
Of gravel In the scOw ~ tine bvReye
when.tie scows began 10 take water,
caused by a beayy.sea from The steam
er Louise, about to make the T0lches-
ter landing. Seeing the danger Of the
scow swapping, the men began 10
throw the sand overheard when IL Was
suggested TO turn her around, This
a. fatal move, for IN the attempt 10
turn, the scow ywamped and the three
men were At the mercy Of the waves.
All were good swimmers, but the
two. BranzelI and Milton, became
exhausted and sank IN sight of their
cOmrade, Ernest Wood, who WAS cling
ing 10 stake. II ~ said the two
young men realized their fate and
babe each other goodbye before going
down for the last time. Wood saw bis
companions drown, but for over three
hours he chung to the stake until fcf
cued in almost an exhausted c0ndi-
ton.
The bodies Of Branzell and Al,isOJ
were not recovered until Saturday
afternoon and when found were a
mile apart. Thomas Branzell found
A.. - - A. fUa
were brought To Annapolis In the
launch Of Mr.. j. J.. Harrington, ar
irving ut . o'clock Saturday night
The funeral Of Albert Milton, twenty
four years old, also one Of the vic
Tins Of the drowning, took place yes
terday afternoon from Salem NJ. r..
Church South, Annapolis Neck, the
pastor officiating. The body was re-
moved 10 the residence Of Mr.. Short,
PASSPORT, upon its arrival at . O'Clock
Saturday night, and was taken 10 the
church near his old home for burial.
The funeral was largely attended ~
relatives and friends Of the deceaecd
and there were many beautiful floral
tributes, one being handsome design
from the Oystcrmeu's Protective Asgo-
citation Of which the DECEASED WAS a
member. The paIIbearcrs were select
cd from the Association.
The remains were inferred IN the
family burying ground at Annapolis
Neck. Milton Is survived by faith
er. Mr.. George Milton, - farmer, who
conducts the Arupdel-On the Bay
farm, and four sisters, one ~ whom
Is the wife 81 George Tyler, care
taker Of Arundei-on-fhe-Ba Bay. The
other sisters are Misses JuDita and
Carrie Milton, 81 philadelphia. and
Miss sadie Milton, a trained nurse,
~ New York. An only brother died
few years ago.