The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-07
Vera Brown Lost Hope When
Edward Holmes Sank Be-
meath the Waves.
SEARCH is CONTINUED
FOR OTHER VICTIMS
Captain Brown Praised as Hero
for Impartiality in Giving
Aid to All on Wreck.

Is 1t possible that Vera Brown. one
OF the six drowned Sunday in Utah lake,
deliberately followed her fiance and hus-
band be to watery grave?
This is a question that partially is
solved by the account her father gives
OF her sinking the last time without
making an effort TO cling TO MIN as he
was making a desperate effort to place
her on the edge OF the boat where she
might find safety.
Although more than half drowned,
having sunk beneath the waves twice,
Vera Brown knew that Edward B.
Holmes, her fiance, had been the first TO
sink Even her father. who was trying
10 keep track pf all the members of The
party. did not know that Holmes had
gene until his attention was called to it
by others. Just as Captain Brown was
within reach of the upturned boat. eX
pecting TO lift his daughter TO its side,
he heard her whisper. 'Oh, Father, Ed s
gone! Eds gone!"
Then releasing her hold she slipped
into the w'ter to rise no more until her
father brought her lfcless body to the
surface TO lash ii TO the mast.
Search for Fiance's Body.
Her body now is awaiting burial un-
I'll searchcrs find ali that is mortal OF
her fiance, that they may be placed side
by side In the grave.
three bodies in Utah lake. victims Of the
sundays disaster, that the cause FOR the
sudden wrecking of the launch Galilee
has been found. About 3 o'clock Tues
day afternoon the cove where the dozen
men were dragging the bottom of the
lake became in moment untenable and
unsafe from the sudden rising of the
wind. The waters of the lake suddenly
went wild under Il severe gale that blew
from every direction. The men com
posing the searching party say they
"A
their experience on the lake. So rapidly
did the wind change directions that IL
formed a whrlwind in which any boat
with sail must have foundered. II is
fully believed that the same kind OF air
currents contributed to the undoinS OF
the little launch Sunday The mon say
that if the squall that overlook the Cali
lee Sunday was anywhere near as vio-
lent. the wonder is that any lives were
saved.
Search All in Vain
Searchers went to The lake at daylight
Tuesday and from that time until the
th bottom OF the lake was searched foot
by foot. but all in vain. AS n reward
Of the long faithful Grasging the srappIss
worn by Miss Covey. one OF the party
rescued. The result Of the dragging
showed that the bottom OF the lake at
The point where the bodies are supposed
10 be Is mass Of plan, life and debris
of every description. Among the rub
DISH brought To lnc SURFACE was the
well preserved skull Of bison.
Six miles from the scene of the drown
ing boatmen found o. X. Clarke coat
floating on tho water. This. however. is
not held as Il Giscouraging sign To the
scarchcrs. as the coat probably had not
sunk deep enough To be caught by the
rubbish on the bottom
AS result of the days search twenty
five drags were made with tho long
seine being used. In addition, men with
graphing hooks scrapcd the bottom of
the lake as a farmer ploughs his field.
The grappiinS hooks first used were found
10 be too heavy and they were discarded
for four-inch fish hooks The hooks were
tied In punches OF three and distributed
along the 200 feet OF rope ten or twelve
Inches apart. With one end Of the rope
attached 10 The end OF boat, this mass
OF hooks was dragged acros the bottom
all dnY. covering every foot of the muddy
bottom, Great masses of debris We're
disturbed and scores and scores Of times
| the faithful SeaTchcrs thought the rope
| OF hooks had fastened In the clothing Of