Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-03
Of the Victims Of Deer
Isle Drowning Tragedy.
.Scores Of Boats Search The
Vicinity on wednesday,
ualvs,r...l Sympathy Extended to
The Bereaved Relatives.

Deer Isle, Nc, Sept. 1.-The inha bitants
members of the summer colony, muster
ing every craft on the place, today
goa rched the waters of Penobscot bay
and the shores of its many islands for
tho bodies of the seven victims Of yes
terday's drowning accident, led by two OF
the three persons who had managed to
save their lives. after the capsizing OF
their little a5-foot sloop.
A single sloop inaugurated the day 3
search, sailing shortly after daybreak in
an effort to determine definitely the fate
of Rev Jason II. Hutcbins of Billerica,
Mass, Of which there was considerable
doubt, it being believed by the survivors
that he might have possibly made his
way to the adjacent shore of Barren is-
land, which was but a short distance
away and easily possible for him to reach,
it was believed, as he was strong
swimmer.
The search, however, proved to be with
out result. the sloop sighting neither his
body nor that of any others during sew
eral hours in which they cruised about
the Standardized bay, scanning every
shore for possible survivors.
The other persons who were drowned
were Miss Alice Pairo Of Washington. d.
c.: Miss Eleanor Pairo, her sister; Misses
Lutte and Evelyn Kellogg, Baltimore.
Md: Mrs Lucy S. Crawley Of Philadel
phia, wife of Professor Edward Crawley
who was one of those saved, and Miss
Elizabeth G. Evans and Mt. Holyoke Col
lege.
The fleet which wen. on the cruise for
the bodies consisted of between SO ard IS
craft, among which were rowboats, ca
noes motor boats and launches and sail
ing vessels of varied styles and sizes. The
heavy sea which was responsible for yes
terdaEs accident continued today. al
though abated somewhat. making it ex-
ceedingIy perilous for many Of the small
err craft. Of which several that attempt
ed to participate in the search were fore
ed to put back for their own safety.
Captain Samuel Haskell. who was in
charge of the sloop which figured in the
capsizing yesterday. and Henry 3. Evans.
brother If Miss Elizabeth Evans. who
was drowned. two of the three survivors,
directed the fleet to the most probable
places to find the bodies. and starting
from the scene of the accident the YES
sells radiated in all directions bringing
every available body of water and piece
Of shore under their eyes during the Cay.
Professor Crawley. the third person
saved, went to New York early today
with his two children. SO that he might
put them in the care of relatives while
he returned here to search for the body
of his drowned wife.
Up to P. NJ. no trace Of the bodies
had been found. The searching party
was rot able. to do very much owing to
unfavorahle weather conditions The sea
was unusually rough and high wind
blew along the shore. There was no trace
of the craft from which the party lost
their lives. The search continued through
out the afternoon, however
No trace OF the bodies Of those drowned
in Tuesdays sailing accident or of the
yacht were found by the numerous
searching parties today. A high sea and
strong wind interfered much with salts
| factory work by the searching parties.