Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-09-03

9Sseop CaPsizeo When the Captain At
tempted to Tack, and All Were
Thrown Into the Watsr-Were Re
turning 20 shore-six Women, One
From philadelphia, Were Drowned
Before Any of the Survivors Could
Reach Thsn-only TWO Bodies Re-
covered.
Deer Isle, Me, Sept 2 Seven
Summer visitors out Of party Of ten
we're drowned by the capsizing of a
thirty-five foot sloop in Penobscot bay,
sd this island.
The drowned: Miss Alice Torro and
Miss Eleanor T5rro, Washington. d.
C. Miss Kellogg and Lutte Kellogg,
Baltimore, Md; Mrs. Lucy S. Crawley,
Philadelphia; Miss Eliza beth G. Evans,
Springfield, Mass, and Jason c. Hutch
Ina, of Bangor.
The saved are: Captain Haskell,
Deer Isle; Professor Edward Crawley,
University Of Pennsylvania. Philadel-
nhia, husband OF Mrs Cravley, and
16A1g D EfGAs, oA0AAb G1OxsOhSs
brother Of Miss Elizabeth Evans.
The bodies OF Lutte Kellogg and
Etzs Evans we're recovered.
With Captain Samuel Haskell, the
EAty OF Hghtheartsd summer people
started out for sail in Penobscot
bay. The party had scarcely been gone
nn hour before the wind freshened up,
tla IL h
Ing the spray upon the occupants.
AL the party were perched high up
ca the weather side, as the sloop cut
through the water with the water al
z1ost coming over the gunwales on the
he's side, when Captain Haskell gave
shoat Of warning tnat he was going to
tack and then threw over the tiller.
Afxh upon wave, exposing her 10 the
fu0 brunt Of tie wind. An unusually
EaaTy gust struck her and in a twink
Ting the sloop went over on her beam
ends and the party Of ten were thrown
INTO the water.
For one brief moment Il was every
one for ones self Captain Haskell,
quick glance He had been clinging
10 the sheet and his tenacious hold
lad not been loosened by the sudden
plunge into the ice cold waters of the
Maine coast He saw that the boats
sazds1 was right side up and, shouting
so Professor Crawiey and Henry Evans.
who were nearest to him, he directed
- 80
81 the sane time himself. Professor
Gavley, however, still clung to the
overturned sloop, looking for his wife,
While EEans was trying vainly to 10
zae hiz sister.
zs TIE meantime Haskell had gained
the tender and had clambered aboard.
eating it loose from the overturned
hoop lie picked up the oars and, bring
ma the boat up near Crawley and
aans, helped them aboard, persuad-
. them that the only way they could
kslp tae women folks was from the
roHboat But even then the women
we're beyond help. Weighted down
by their water-soaked clothes, and
eAnled through by the cold water.
they had been unable to keep them
Eesves efoaL Some had grabbed the
Psrson nearest them by the neck, and
In come instances they had gone down
together, clasped In each others arms.
T1e three men In the tender found
Ehzt the! were almost as incapable Of
Efving assistance in their boat as they
dad been fn the water. The wind was
pa high and the seas too rough for
Nam TO handle the small boat. They
xsfe To grave danger themselves Of
eemg. thrown once more into the
wafer.
me upset, however. had been seen
frm Eagis Island, not far from the
S1xne Of the accident. and as soon as
pcssibie sloop was sent out to pick
- tho survivors. The rescuing party
seaehed the tender just In time and
pulled the three exhausted men
1roard OF the rest OF the party but
two were In sight and the boat was
ae2ded for them. They were Lutte
Kellogg and Miss Evans. They were
sneonsc;ous and, although the rescu-
k7z worked vigorously over them, all
RHcrts 10 restore life failed.