The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-05

The party OF Young men who rescued
the survivors cf the tragedy left Geneva
about IL O'Clock in the forenoon 10 go
10 Saratoga The cruise was 10 be one
Of pleasure on the launch LeVorn, owned
by j +. and Joseph Ward OF Provo. j.
F. Ward was In charge. the others on
hoard being David Quinn. Arvid Reese.
Bruce Reese Art Goodman. Percy Jones
Frank Jones. Rudolph Pierson' Roy
Peters Bob Buckley. Edward Mac, Ed
Sinons. Rondo Simons and Richard Blum
eHtlal. all OF Provo.
About ESQ O'Clock. according 10 the
story told by those in the party. some
~8s seen waving a coat, apparentlr
from small boat about a mile and a
half southeast OF Saratoga. Al first no
one thought this TO he OF any unusual
significance. but IT appeared strange that
anyone should be out in small boai
with the velocity OF the wind so hizl
and the waves so choppS Tho ,aunch
was finally turned and headed toward III
waving coat TO investigate.
AS the launch approached the spo; the
true story revealed itself only TOO plain
~ The boat in charge OF Captain Brown
was found capsized, rolling heavily on its
side. with ten OF its former occupants
clinGing TO the rigging or whatever beams
they could secure hold on. From the
statement of Ward. the depth OF the Wa :
ter at that point was not more than ten
or twelve feet.
Survivors Taken on Board.
II was found impossible To use life =
boat with the wind so strong and the
waves running so high. Ropes were Sc
cured. which were thrown 10 the ship
wrecked men and women. who had be-
come weakened TO the point of utter de-
SPAR through their suffering and battle
against the wind and waves. One By
one the survivors OF the ill-fated crew
OF cxcursionists were hauled on board III
Levorn. where they were given ever,
possible care and attention.
While the rescue work was In progress
several attempts were made to reach the
hT,fl. frf It,h l,er
evidently been lashed TO the mast by
ropes. but which had loosened from the
knots and was held in place by the hair
eing Captain Brown. however. cried
out that the unfortunae girl was al
ready dead and 10 give all attention &c
those who were struggling for life in tis
water. When the last had been hauled
aboard the Levorn the rescuers secured
the body of Miss Brown.
Several Of the rescuing party declare
that the body OF another young girl rose
near the surface OF the water while tho
others were being rescued. ard thai
after drawing 1t partly out OF the watcr
by the hair the hold was lost and tho
body sank beneath the waves disappear.
ing from sight. All efforts to find II
again proved futile
Died One by One.
Although great efforts were made /,
locate the bodies Of the missing persons
the search had TO be given up. Accord
SONS those who found watery grave.
dropped from their hold at the sides o
the overturned boat one by one. Th'
rapid drift Of water caused BY the winc
probably carried the bodies some distanc,
from the spot where they sank which 4,
itself could rot be determined by tn
rescuers. The search was recommence'
this morning al davbreak. Hooks an,
large fish nets are Being used over tn
entire area OF that part OF the lake II
an effort to recover the remains Of TIL
un1ortunates.
One member of the surviving party tell
the story thar 3. ". Raymond OF tn
with his i-vear old boy. Sherwood
c,nlched liz his arms after heroic strur