Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-16
Those of Lem {. Smith
and George Schultz
Picked Up.
SEARCH BEING MADE
FOR. OTHER VICTIMS
Bayonne Yacht Club Members
Sure Entire Party on
Sl00p Perished.

Hope that Lemuel L. Smith, the art
ist and his four companions escaped
death in the sloop yacht vayu during
the terrific storm Saturday night was
shattered early today in the finding
of two bodies off Robbins Reef, near
New Brighton. One of the bodies is
that of Mr.. Smith. The other is either
that of his father or George c. Schultz,
of West Orange, probably the latter.
The bodies We're picked up at SAG
o'clock this morning by the crew of the.
tugboat Passaic. in command of Cap
tain Bauer, of 146 Chestnut street this
city.
The bodies were floating about $50
feet apart and because OF the fact that
they were so close together Captain
Bauer believes that the yacht was
wrecked in the vicinity.
Bodies Towed Ashore.
The bodies were towed ashore and
taken to the undertaking establishment
of William Connell. of Castleton ave-
nue.. West Brighton.
In the clothing on one body was found
a card and several receipts, all bearing
the name "Lemuel e. Smith," There
is tattoo of a frog on one arm, and
this with an incision made by a sur
geon a short time ago positively iden-
titles one body as that of the younger
Mr.. Smith.
1 The other body is that of a man
about forty years old. 1t Is five feet
eight inches in height, the head Il
slightly bald in front and the face is
clean-shaven From this description
friends believe that the body is that OF
Mr.. Schultz.
Both bodies were in old clothing that
/ is generally used by yachtsmen when
'roughing it,"
Describes Finding OF bodies,
Il found the bodies at about s:45,"
said Captain Bauer to a STAR reporter
today. "They were about 100 feet apart.
| guess that the wreck happened neas
where l found the bodies. They couldn'r
have been under water very long. 1t is
rather peculiar, though, about none "
the wreckage being found. l under
stand that the mast of the Vayu was
rather long for a craft of her size, and
it is strange that some of the man,
tugboats that ply in the waters of tha.
vicinity have not been grazed.
II took the bodies to Connell's undec-
taking place. The faces were almost
unrecognizable, but we found a card
with Smiths name on It,"
The yachting party In the Vayu was
composed of Lemuel E. Smith, of Irv-
ington; his mother and father, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lemuel Smith; Mrs Louise Mil
lard, of this city an aunt of the
younger Mr.. Smith, anG George c.
Schultz, of West Orange.
While only two bodies have been
found, no hope is entertained that the
others of the party are alive.
Search for Other Bodies.
Gustaye Schultz, brother of one of
the victims, spent all of this morning
with the New York harbor police in a
launch searching for the bodies. The
launch was in command of Sergeant
Keppel. The party thought they had a
good clue when man at St. Georges
ferry said that the ferryboat Bronz
had picked up a party OF three men
and two women Saturday, who after
drying their clothes and landing de-
parted without giving their names. It
was learned later. however. that two
of the women were mere girls and this
dispelled the hope of clue in that
direction
The two bodies found today will be
held at Connell's undertaking establish
ment until claimed by relatives. Mr.
Connell says that The faces are dis
iigured.