The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04
BOAT UPSET.;
SEVEN DROWN
Disaster OVGTtakeS SaiIingPa
in PenObsCOt Bay.
ONLY THREE WERE SAVED

Sloop cspsized When the Captain At
tempted 20 Tack, and All Were
Thrown Into the water-Were Re
turning 10 shore-slx Women, One
From Philadelphia, Were Drowned
Before Any Of the Survivors Could
Reach Them-only TWO Bodies Re
covered.
Deer Isle. Ne, Sept ?. - Seven
summer visitors out Of party OF ten
were drowned by the capsizing OF q
thirtynve foot sloop IN Ponobscot bay
on this island.
The drowned: Miss Alice Torro and
Miss Eleanor Torro. Washington. ID.
c.; Miss Kellogg and Lutte Kellogg
Baltimore, Md; Mrs. Lucy 5. Crawley,
Philadelphia; Miss Elizabeth G.. Evans,
Springfield, Mass. and Jason G. Hutch
ms, OF Bangor
The saved are: Captain Haskell,
Deer Isle. Professor Edward Crawley
University OF Pennsylvania, Philadel-
pha. husband OF Mrs. Crawley. and
Henry B. Evans. Mount Hoyoke.
brother OF Miss Elizabeth Evans.
The bodies OF Lutte Kellogg and
Miss Evans were recovered.
with Captain Samuel Haskell, the
party OF lighthoarted summer people
started out for a sail In Penobscot
bay The party had scarcely been gone
an hour before the wind freshened up,
heeling the sloop well over and dash
ing the spray upon the occupants.
All the party were perched high up
on the weather side, as the sloop cut
through the water with the water al
most coming over the gunwaies on tho
lee side, when Captain Haskell gave a
shout OF warning that he was going 10
tack aud then threw over the tiller.
Just at this moment the boat rose
high upon a wave, exposing her TO the
full brunt OF the wind. An unusually
heavy gust struck her and In a twink
ling 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,
however took in the situation IN one
quick glance. He had been clinging
TO the sheet and his tenacious hold
had not been lOOsened by the sudden
plunge into the ice cold waters OF the
Maine coast lie saw that the boats
tender was right side mp and, shouting
TO Professor Crawley and Henry Evans.
who we're nearest 20 him. he directed
them 10 make for the tender, doing so
al the same time himself. Professor
Crawloy. however, still clung TO the
overturned sloop. looking for HIS wife,
while Evans was trying vainly 10 10
cate his sister
In the meantime Haskell had gained
the tender and had clambered aboard.
Cutting Il loose from the overturned
sloop he picked up the oars and, bring.
ing the boat up near Crawley and
Evans helped them aboard. porsuad-
ing them that the only way they could
help the women folks was from the
rowboat But even then the women
were beyond help. Weighted down
by their watersoaked clothes, and
chilled through by the cold water.
they had been unable 20 keep them
selves adoat Some had grabbed the
person nearest them by the neck, and
IN some instances they had gone down
together, clasped IN each others arms.
The three men IN the tender found
that they we're almost as incapable Of
giving assistance in their boat as they
had been IN the water. Tho wind was
too high and the seas too rough for
them 20 handle the small boat. They
were IN grave danger themselves OF
being thrown once more into the
water
The upset. however, had been seen
from Eagle Island, not far from the
scene OF the accident, and as soon a.
possible a sloop was sent out 20 pick
ND the survivors The rescuing party
reached the tender just In time and
pulled the three exhausted men
aboard OF the rest Of the party but
two we're IN sight and the boat was
headed for them. They were Lutte
Kellogg and Miss Evans They were
unconscious and. although the rescu-
crs worked vigorously over them. all
efforts 10 restore life failed.