Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-13
LAUNCH ENGINE
EXPLODES; FOUR
MEN LOSE LIVES
TW00THERS SURVIVE TWELVE
HOURS IN WATER
ACCIDENT OCCURS JUST OFF
MARION, MASS.
Roland WorthIngton Of Boston, 4
Heavy Real Estate Owner, One
of the vIetims-Ensineer
Also Dead
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
MARION, Mass, July u. = Four
prominent summer residents of this
town and Falmouth met death through
an explosion on board a 47-foot launch
off here last night. Two survivors
were picked up today after having been
in the water twelve hours. The dead
are:
ROLAND wORTHINGToN, Boston.
JOHN T. TRULL, Woburn.
JOSEPH S. BEAL, Milton.
GEORGE SAVORY, Marbleheads cap
tain of launch.
The saved are A. P. Tarbell, Marble
head, and Edward 2. Becker, Boston.
Becker, who was clinging to an oar.
and Tarbell, who was supported by q
life preserver, were able to swim, and
they remained together until picked up
by a lobster fisherman going out in
the early morning to haul his pots.
His boat was seen by the two strug-
Cling men long before the fisherman
could make them out Finally he spied
the nearly exhausted swimmers and
rescued them.
Neither of the survivors was able
to give the cause of the explosion. Tar
bell. who owned the Dolphin. as the
launch was called. said the boat start
ed out from Marion on a short pleasure
Buzzard's bay when the explosion oc-
Cured.
Engineer Blown in Air
Savory, the engineer, was suddenly
blown into the air and was probably
dead when he struck the water.
I The boat caught fire Immediately,
and Tarbell called to his comrades to
leap overheard.
He strapped a life preserver about
himself before he leaped and Mr..
Becker. who is connected with the
Boston banking firm of Rollins a. Sons.
seized an oar and followed. So far as
they know none of the others aboard
| jumped.
Either they could not swim and pre-
ferred to cling to the disabled launch
until help came, or else they were
stunned by the explosion.
Both Tarbell and Becker remained
near the launch for several moments
urging their comrades to jump into the
water with a cushion. oar. life preserv-
er or something, as the launch was
burning rapidly. One man. believed to
| be Worthington, was seen clinging to
the side % the boat.
| Gradually the launch drifted farther
out to sea and Becker and Tarbell were
forced to give up hope of aiding their
comrades. They turned landward ana
swan slowly so as to husband their
strength as much as possible. 1t was
twelve hours before their rescue came.
AS soon as news of the disaster
reached here nearly every summer resi-
dent and fisherman who owned yacht
or launch at once went out in the bay
to search for some trace of the boat
or its occupants, but the search proved
fruitless. The launch undoubtedly
sank with all on board.
The marty had gone out for a cruise
in the bay at the invitation OF Mr.. Tar
bell, who came here yesterday from
Marblehead neck. DIR. Worthingtons
who was spending the summer at Fal-
mouth. was a large owner of real es-
tate in the Boston financial district, but
had retired from active business. He
was 40 years old. In addition to MEM
bership in the Eastern and Corinthian
yacht clubs he belonged to various
clubs in Boston. His father. the late
Roland Worthington, was a prominent
figure In Boston's affairs for many
years, being collector Of the port under
President Grant and at one time own
er of the Boston Traveller.
Mr., Trull, who was Sc years old, was
we'll known in Boston mercantile cir
cles and had place of business there.
He lived in Woburn. For long time
he was connected with the print cloth
manufacturing concern of the David
Nevins company of Woburn. He was
vice president of that company. but
retired a few years ago. He leaves 8
widow and three children.
Mr., Beal was connected with the Of
fee of the Osceola Consolidated Min
ing company of Boston.
Savory, the engineer, was q years
old and was unmarried. He served in
the Spanish-American war.