The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-13
EXPLOSION ON BIG LAUNCH
Four Prominent Men of Marion,
Mass, Are Killed-Two Others in
the Water Twelve Hours.

Marion, Mass. July l2.-Four prominent
summer residents OF this town and Fall
mouth met death through an explosion on
board a forty-seven--foot launch off here
last night Two survivors were picked up
today. after having been in the water for
twelve hours.
The Dead.
Roland Worthington. Boston.
John r. Trul,. WOODBURY..
Joseph 5. Beal. Milton.
George Savory. Marbehead. captain Of
the launch.
The Saved.
A p. Tarben, Marblehead.
Edward Tucker. Boston.
Tucker who was clinging To an oar
and Tarbell. who was supported by a
life preserver were able to swim. and
they remained together until picked up
by lobster fisherman going out In the
early morning 10 haul in his nets. His
beat was seen by the two struggling men
I'm the water long before the fisherman
could make them out. Finally he spied
the nearly exhausted swimmers and res
cued them.
Cause Of Explosion Unknown.
Neither of the survivors was able 10
give the cause If the explosion. Tarbell,
who owned the Dolphin. as the launch
was called. said that the boat started our
from Mariol on a short pleasure trip, and
yards bay when the explosion occurred
Savory. the engineer. was suddenly blown
into the air, and was probably dead when
he struck the water. The boat caught fire
comrades to leap overheard. He strapped
a life preserver about himself before he
leaped, and Mr.. Tucker. who is connected
with the Boston banking firm of Rollins
* Sons, seized an oar and followed. So
far as they know, none of the others in
the party jumped. Either they could not
swim and preferred TO cling TO the dis
abled launch until help came, or else they
were stunned by the explosion.
Launch Burned Quickly.
Both Tarbell and Tucker remained near
the launch for several moments urging
their comrades to jump into the water
with a cushion oar. life preserver o.
something. for the launch was burning
rapidly. One man. believed TO be Roland
Worthington, was seen clinging to the side
OF the boat
Gradually the launch drifted further out
TO sea. and Mr.. Tucker and Mr.. Tarbell
were forced to give up hope of aiding
their comrades. Thew turned landward
and swan slowly so as to husband their
strength as much as possible. II was
twelve hours before their rescue came.
AS soon as news of the disaster reached
here, nearly every summer resident 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 Tine
launch undoubtedly sank with al | on
board.
Victims Prominent Men.
The party had gone out for a cruise in
the bay at the invitation OF Mr.. Tarbell.
who came here yesterday from Marble
head Neck. Mr.. Worthington. who was
spending the summer at Falmouth, was
a large owner of real estate in the BoS-
ton financial district. but had retired
from active business. He was As years
old In addition to membership in the
Eastern and Corinth Yacht clubs, he be-
longed to various clubs in Boston.
His father the late Roland WorthinSton.
was a prominent figure IN Boston's affairs
for many years. being collector of the
port under President Grant. and at one
time the owner of the Boston Traveller.
Mr. Trull, who was So years old. was well
known in Boston mercantile circles, and
had place of business there. He lived
in Woburn. For a long time he vas con-
nected with the print cloth manufacturing
concern of David Nevins Co. of Woburn-
He was vice president of that company.
bur retired a few years ago lie leaves
n widow and three children.
Mr. feal was connected with the ofHee
OF the Osceola Consolidated Mining com
pany of Boston.
Savory. the engineer of the craft. was
90 wears OLD anl unmarried lie served n