The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-08
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 necessary to strike out into the sound to avoid the rocks, which are numer- ous at that point.
 Catlin and Ruff landed at Sachem's Head and as 1t was getting dark decided to spend the night there in- stead of returning to the city, They stayed at the noted and at 5.i0 yes terday morning left Sachem's Head to paddle across to some place along the shore from where they could take the cars to the city. The water was per- fectly calm and the young men de- cided to paddle to the city. instead of going by rail After passing the Thimbles. Catln. who had the stern paddle, remarked that he was not sit ting comfortably, and at the same time missed n stroke. This threw the combined weight of the two men to one side of the canoe and 1t capsized Catlin took ten strokes toward the shore and then seeing that 1t was im- possible to swim to the nearest is- land over a mile and half away
 
 the opposite end from the one to which Ruff clung. Ruff spoke to Cat lin, telling him to keep his head above water, take 1t easy and keep the canoe balanced About a mile away some men were busy with lob ster pots. and Ruff shouted to them hut was unable to attract their atten- ton. Then turning to speak to Cat lin again, he found he had disap- peared. Scarcely minute had elapsed. but Catlin had lost his hold and Ruff never saw him come to the surface again. The water was cold and the tides and currents near tho Thlmbles arc very strong, so 1t is im- probable that after sinking helplessly Catlin came up again. The accident happened at 7:30, for Ruff's watch stopped at that time, and for the next hour and q half the survivor, hanging to tho upturned canoe, slowly made straddling, sometimes pushing the boat, About 2 o'clock Run faintly heard the chugging of a launch and turning part way around to look to- ward it. lost consciousness. The next he knew he was on shore.
 MT. Allls said that he saw the floating object a long way off and turned his course intuitively 10 see what 1t was. When about three feet from the canoe, he saw Ruff slip un- conscious off the boat and reached for him and dragged him Into the launch. He then put on full speed for Verrllrs island.
 After Ruff had recovered conscious ness and told who he was Professor Verrill sent a telephone message to President Hadley President Hadley was called out of the communion ser vice in Battell chapel, and party left immediately for Stony Creek. Ruff was brought back to the city late last evening and up to press time the searching party had not discovered Catln's body.
 George Edward Catlin was born May 19, 1885, the son of George A. Catlin and the late Almeda P Copeland Cat lin, who died February 2S, 1906 He graduated from the New Haven High school and his freshman year in col lege he sang on the Glee club. He maintained very high stand in his studies and for the first two years wa' given an oration appointment. This year he has lived with his uncle, E. l. Catlin at l76 York street He was on' of the best known members of thc senior class in the city and planned t' enter the brokerage business in New York immediately after graduation.