The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-29
KEN NW0kTHY
 IS LOST IN
 THE SOUND
Head of Many Real Estate Projects Perishes Presum- ably From Heart Failure Was Strong Swimmer and Athlete.
Long Series of Misfortunes For Head of Lordship Development P roj e c t s Eliminates in Tragedy at Port Jefferson.

KENwORTHY 1. osa-s sad {. b John T. Kenworthy, treasurer and general nanager of the Wilkenda Land Co.,, and of the Lordship Park association, died yesterday afternoon when a rowboat in which he was be- ing carried to the Long Island shore capsized in a squall. KenWorthy sank and didn't come to the surface.
 His body was recevered this morn- ing by friends, assisted by Port Jeff ferson waterfront workers, after they had dragged the waters all night and many hours this morning.
 Kenworthyz left the local harbor at 80 o'clock yesterday afternoon with a party of five others in his 35-foot power boat, the Altaire. In the par ty besides himself were George L. Taylor. Harry Page, Frank Hickey. E. w. Wilson and Albert McDermott, all employees of the company of which for Port Jefferson and arrived sh ortly before. 6.
 Kenworthy and McDermott went ashore for provisions and after sup per was eaten the whole party de- cided to go to the town. With Mc- Dermott rowing, two men were taken on each of the first two trips in a tender, and Kenworthy insisted on going last. N>
 The power boat was anchored 300 feet off shore, in the Port Jefferson harbor. When Kenworthy and Mc- Dermott were fnalf way from shore, s, squaH roughened the surface of the water and the waves caused the boat to ship many seas.
 So logged did the tender become that it overturned. Kenworthy. he hit the water. He sank and didn't appear again. McDermott, who couldn't swim stroke, managed to get hold of the bottom of the boat and cling to it until he was saved.
 Their companions on the shore saw the accident and procured boats. They brought McDermott ashore and he was little the worse for the experi- ence.
 Men along the waterfront procur- ed boats and went to the spot where Kenworthy sank. The united party dragged the bottom with grappling irons, and dove repeatedly. until 3 o'clock this morning, without sue cess. Graphing and diving was re- stunned at 6 and at $40. o'clock the body was recovered by James J ohm son of Port Jefferson.
 A coroner's physician is making an autopsy this afternoon to discover the cause of Kenwort11y's death. His friends have no doubt that he died of a sudden attack of heart trou ble His despairing cry when he struck the water is believed to have been caused by that Even though he was han dicapped by a heavy raincoat that he was wearing, it is believed Kenworthy would have saved himself, if he were not attacked by a heart attack or cramps, as he was an excellent swim mer.
 The belief that he was stricken with heart failure, his friends say, is borne out by the fact that he was in a weak ened physical condition. He had been in poor health for a month and for the last 10 days preceding his trip yesterday he had been i'll in bed His illness followed 8 similar trip two weeks ago. Further, he planned to undergo an operation on his nose tonight or tomorrow.
 During the summer, MT. Kenwor- thy's father and sister died, and the sorrow brought on him by those oc- currences told on his health.
 His mother is living in Uxbridge,
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