Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-06-29
MRS. JOSEPH BOWER AND TWO MID
SHIPMEN OF RIFLE TEAM
ARE DROWNED.
Party Went Sailing Yesterday Morning And Their Boat Was
Found UnOcCuped Yesterday Afternoon Bodies Found
This Morning After An All Night Search.
Funeral Arrangements Are Made.
SUPPOSED THAT MIDSiIpMEN MASON AND THOMAS LOST
lives Trying TO SAVE COMPANON.

of the three lives which yesterday
morning had been full of the bright
ness of June day, on the water, be.
fore spanking breeze.
1t was shortly after 10 o'clock yes
terday morning that the trio showed
off from the Academy in one of the
speedy little sailing pleasure boats
kept at the institution. Up to the
present time no one has been found
who remembers noticing them after
that time until the boat was noticed
shortly after o'cock in the ternoon
by the look out stationed aboard the
Stationship Hartford. A boat was
sent out from the Academy ard found
the sailing craft anchored il about
four feet Of water just off Horn Point.
There was every indication that the
party had made stop for the purpose
of dip into the salty waters of the
harbor, and in the bottom was two of
the middies' hats. Every condition
from the first indicated a down. &
accident, and while efforts were made
to keep the matter quiet until some
thing definite was known from the
first great apprehension was felt.
Small launches and several torpedo
boats were sent out to conduct a thor
ough search afioat, while two COM
panies of marines were sent out
though Eastport to scour the shore
line for signs of the missing trio.
This search was conducted vainly un-
til nearly IL o'clock last night and
then given up until this morning.
The suspense proved fearful and was
felt not only by the relatives of Mrs.
Bowyer, but by all of the navy peo-
pie here. Hope had been abandoned
and fear was felt that it would be days
or probably weeks before the bodies
were recovered when all three were
found this morning.
After Mrs. Bowyer's body had been
taken to the undertaker's parlors,
Captain Bowyer denied himself to all
callers, as did the rest of his family.
Practically all the funeral arrange
ments for Mrs. Bowyer are complete.
Her body will remain at the under
takers until O'Clock, when, ac-
companied by Mrs. Bowyer, wife of
the superintendent, her daughter,
Miss Ruth Bowyer, and several Off
GERS to be selected later from the
Naval Academy staff, it will be
taken to Erie, Pa, where Captain
Bowyer has a home and where young
Mrs. Bowyer's husband was buried
IA months ago. There will be no
funeral services in Annapolis over the
body of Mrs. Bowyer. They will be
held in Erie tomorrow, when Mrs.
Bowyer's funeral will be held. She
will be buried by the side of her hus-
band.
While the body of Mrs Bowyer is
lying in Taylor's undertaking es-
tablishment this afternoon, the
dead woman's only brother, Frank
Dean, formerly of Pittsburg. but now
of the firm of Carey. Walker & Howe
Company, of Chicago. is hurrying to
Erie, where he will attend his sister s
funeral Mrs. Dean, of Pittsburg,
mother of the drowned woman, is
travelling in Europe, and Superinten-
dent Bowyer, and members of his fam
lily have been sen1ing queries to many
points there asking about her where
abouts. So far Mrs. Dean has not
been located.
TheDean family is one of the most
prominent in Pittsburg. Mrs. Bow
yer was about % years old, and was
before her marriage to Captain Bow
yer's son, Miss Marie Dean. She wa:
petite blonde and strikingly beau
tiful. She was much admired in so
ceial circles in Washington, Pitts
burg, New York, Philadelphia ant
Newport.
Lieut.. Commander d. w. Wurts
baugh, aid to Superintendent Bow
yer, said that the bodies of Midship
men Mason and Thomas had been pre-
pared for burial, but none of the fu
neral arrangements had been made
as the Naval Academy authoritie
were waiting for the arrival of tn
parents of the drowned middies
Lieutenant Commander Wurtsbaugl
said that he had notified Mrs. E. Fl
Thomas, of Union Point, Ca, of tn
death by drowning of her son. MI
+ aOU MIS-. I. D. ANdoOts u SdllO
street, Newport, R. l., parents O
Midshipman Mason, were also notifie
of the finding of the body of their sor
and will arrive in Annapolis tonight
1t is likely that the bodies of bot
midshipmen will be taken to their re
spective homes for interment.
The two unfortunate middies Naso
and Thomas-were popular at tn
Academy, both with the students an
the instructors. In due course the,
would have graduated from the Nav;
Academy next June. They wer
two of the best students in their clas!
From the time the news of the acc
dent went forth and it was known ii
three boaters and bathers had nj
been heard from since 10 o'clock ye
terday morning, the rumor of Il
drowning spread like wild fire. Bl