Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-10-22
DROWNED WITH
A YOUNG LADY
Henry P. Dennis and Miss Eaton
Drowned In POCOmOke River
Last Saturday.

Henry Page Dennis. of Foxboro. Mass. /.
and Miss Caryl Eaton, daughter Of DIR.
Eaton. president of Beloit College, were
drowned in the Pocomoke river Saturday
afternoon.
Mr. Dennis was spending his vacation
with his mother and sister at Beverly,
the old Dennis homestead on the POGO
moke river, about six miles below POGO
moke City. and Miss Eaton was visiting
Miss Mary II. Dennis.
Saturday afternoon about 3 O'Clock
Mr.. Dennis and Miss Eaton went for Q
sail in a small sailboat down the river.
expecting to be gone only short time.
and when they did not return at night
fall Mr. Alfred Pearce Dennis, an elder
brother of MIR. ii. p. Dennis, fearing an
accident. went in gasoline launch to
search, and found their boat with it's
sails set drifting in the river near the
mouth Of Pitts Creek, which is about
two miles below Beverly. No trace Of
Mr.. Dennis or Of Miss Eaton could lie
found.
No one saw the accident, but it is sup
posed that Miss Eaton fell overheard in
deep water and that Mr.. Dennis jumped
IN to rescue her. but was unable TO reach
the shore. Mr.. Dennis was accustomed
to handling boats and was very good
swimmer, but at the point where his
boat was found the current is swift and
treacherous, and the river about 25C
yards wide, so that the task was beyond
his strength.
The body Of Mr.. Dennis was found on
Monday night about Q. 30 O'Clock, at the
mouth of Pitts Creek, a short distance
from where the sailboat was found.
A searching party had been dragging
for the bodies since Sunday morning.
The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon,
and was largely attended. Governor
Smith. Mr.. Marion T. Hargis and other
citizens of Snow Hill were there.
The body of Miss Eaton was founC
Wednesday afternoon about two miles
from the spot where the body of Mr..
Dennis was recovered. Her remains
were taken in charge by her Borrowing
father, who accompanied them to his
home in Wisconsin for interment.
Miss Eaton, who had been visiting
Miss Mary Dennis at Beverly for about
two weeks. was "a years old and of I'M
usual beauty. She was a daughter of
DIR. C. d. Eaton, of Beloit College, Wis.
and had large circle of friends in Cam
bridge, Mass, and Bridgeport. Conn.
where she spent much time.
Mr.. Dennis was son of the late State
Senator Samuel X. Dennis, of Worces-
ter County, and cousin of Judge j.
Upshur Dennis. of Baltimore. His
mother is daughter Of the late John
w. Crisfeld and sister of Judge Henry
Page, of Princess Anne. and of Mr.. Ar
thur Crisfield. Of Washington, d. C.
Mr.. Dennis graduated with distinction
from Stevens Institute of Technology in
1903, and has since been connected with
the Industrial Instrument Company. OF
Foxboro, Mass, and has done much
work for them in Chicago, st. Louis and
other cities. He was a young man Of
fine character and great promise. He
was IS years old. and is survived by his
mother. who lives at Beverly. and three
sisters. Mrs John S. McMaster. of Jer.
sey City. n. J. /: Mrs. Luther A. Oates,
of Princess Anne, and Miss Mary II.
Dennis, Of Beverly. He also leaves -four
brothers. The eldest. Mr.. Arthur c.
Dennis, lives in the West Mr.. ALFRED
p. Dennis and Mr.. Philip C. Dennis are
in business in Pocomoke City. and tn,
fourth brother, Mr.. Samuel X. Dennis
is Of the Baltimore bar and is secretary
to United States Senator John Walter
Smith.
The entire county is shocked by tn,
tragedy, and hundreds from Pocomok,
City and vicinity visited the Dennis
homestead Sunday afternoon to tender
their sympathy and offer assistance il
the sad task of finding the bodies.