Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-23
FIVE ARE MISSING
Hope of Finding the Men Alive
Abandoned.
SEARCHING PARTIES FAIL
Do Not Even Find q Hat or Oar
From the Boat.
HUNT BEING CONTINUED TODAY
Captains Of Baltimore Craft Are on
the Watch for the Bodies
or Boat.
HUNT BEING CONTINUED TODAY

BALTIMORE, January 23-All hope
OF finding alive any member of the party
of the Avs East Baltimoreans who mys-
teriously disappeared on Sunday afternoon
near Miller's Island light in an open fiat
bottom boat has been abandoned by the
searching parties. and now systematic
search will be made to recover the bodies
OF the men. The police patrol boat Ian
nan went to Seven-foot Knoll yesterday
afternoon to search for the missing boat or
oars. but no trace of either could be found.
and the Lannan returned to the city last
night. Captain League Of the eastern dis
trict stated that the Lannan would re-
turn TO the scene of the accident this
morning and endeavor to find some trace
OF the missing men.
In the meantime there will search
Ing crew. composed of friends and rela-
tives OF the missing men, Quartered on
the Miller's Island shore, from where the
party took its departure on Sunday after
noon. Those who will remain at the shore
Messrs. John H. Coroum. J. H. Rauh.
Henry, John G.. and Peter Sauer relatives
of the missing men.
The men who disappeared are:
John Lorber. aged thirty-four years. 2432
East Fayette street.
Andrew Lorber, aged twenty-four years.
% North Baxter street.
John Lorber aged forty-eight years 1903
George sauer, aged thirty-eight years.
East Fayette street.
George Sauer aged thirty-six years, 716
East avenue.
John Lorber. the elder. Is an uncle OF
the other John Lorber. who is a brother
OF Andrew Lorber
Friends Making Search.
When nothing was heard Of the missing
men yesterday morning a party Of friends
and relatives decided to go to the shore
and make diligent search for the bodies
Of the men or their effects which would
establish the fate OF the f1veaAAt O'Clock
yesterday morning John G. SA2atR boarded
his powerboat Lille B. at Back river and
sailed down the river to the Chesapeake
bay and then around the Miller's Island
Hight to the shore. An hour or two later
he was Joined by his brothers and Messrs.
Coroum and Rauh.
First the searching party went to the
shore and learned that the FIVE men had
pulling the little craft toward Bay Shore
Park. distance Of one mile. The wind
was blowing about twenty-five miles an
hour h and md had had full sweep OF the inlet
They left the shore shortly after 5 o'clock.
about dusk. and that was the last seen or
Messrs. Coroum. Rauh and the three
Sauers boarded the launch and spent yes
terday afternoon searching the water be-
Of the inlet. almost to BAY aye shore PARK
Not trace was found Of the missing men.
Not even hat coat or an oar. At dark
the men composing the searching party
returned to the shore, but before they
landed they encountered heavy drifts of
ice For 100 feet from the shore the ice
is six inches in thickness in some places.
The engine Of the launch was stopped sew
eral times. and 1t was necessary for the
members of the party to break the Ice be-
fore the craft could proceed.
When darkness fell the members of the
party returned to the little house on the
shore. where they discussed todays pro-
gram. Three sons of the elder Mr. Lorber
went to the shore in the afternoon. and re-
turned without tidings Of the missing men,
Lannan Gives Aid.
Relatives of the missing men requested
Capt. League of the eastern district to
send the Lannan to Hawk Cove yesterday
morning. but the patrol boat was unable
to leave until repairs were made on a
pump which was broken at the fire at
Lower Canton The Lannan. with PATROL
men Dodson and Eser Of the eastern dis
trict on board. left the Commercial wharf
yesterday afternoon about 3 O'Clock and
went as far as Seven-foot Knoll where a
search was made for the rowboat. Moth
ing was found. and the Lannan returned
to the city. She will leave this morning
and an effort will be made to find some
effects of the missing men.
There was sorrow yesterday at the homes
of the men supposed TO have been drowned.
Mrs. Margaret LOrDer, WIG VI john
Lorber of East Fayette street, recited
how she left her husband on the fateful
Sunday afternoon. She and her three chill
dren-Kate, Andrew and Lillian-went to
the shore on Saturday last and anxiously
waited the arrival of the party from Balti-
more Sunday at the shore was thoroughly
enjoyed and preparations for leaving were
made shortly before 5 o'clock. Mrs. Lor-
Der and the three children were driven to
the Bay Shore car line in a dayton. Mr..
Lorber told his wife to be sure to catch the
Sis car for Baltimore and that he and
the other four men would row across the
inlet to Bay Shore Park. which Is directly
opposite the Miller's Island shore. Mrs.
Lorber waved a farewell to the five men in
the boat and that was the last she the
children heard of them.
Mr. John Lorber. who lives on Wolfe
street is well known In East Baltimore.
He has a wife and eleven children.
1t Is quite possible that some traces of
the missing men will be found on the shore
of Kent county or Kent Island. The north
west wind and the current of the Chesa-
peake BAY would naturally carry objects
to the opposite shore unless the wind blew
from the northeast Tugboat captains and
masters of bay craft are asked to look out
for the bodies OF the men or the missing
rowboat.