Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-18
FIVE HOMES sADDENED
 BY THE DISASTER
Drowned Men We'll Known and High
 ly Respected by Friends.

Four New London homes and an- other in Bristol. R. l., are deep in mourning as result of the sinking of the tug T. A. Scott, Jr., in collis-
 ion with the submarine liner ,Deutsch-
 land, in z the Race carly Friday morn
 ing. Two of the crew of the iil-fated
 tug. Capt. John H. Gllrney. and Engi-
 neer William A. Caton, both New
 Fireman Edward Stone has a mother,
 father and sister in Bristol, R. I.
 Clarence $. Davison. the cook, is
 nourned by mother and father and
 numerous sisters and brothers. Flu
 gene DuZant, the deckhand, is survived
 by a sister.
 Sudden was the blow which befell
 the families of the drowned men. With
 the exception of Fireman Edward
 Stone. who had been employed by the
 T. A: Scott O., but two months, and
 of whom very little was known. the
 crew of the T. A. Scott, Jr.. was well
 known in New London and to a man
 had the respect of their employers
 and acquaintances. Some of them had
 not been able to visit their homes for several days and when the word of
 the sad accident came to the widows and sons and da uglters they were
 well nigh prestrated by the shock. The captain of the T. A. Scott, Jr., John H. Gurney, lived with his fam fly at 26 Viets street. He was of kindly nature and had lived in New
 London for over 20 years, during which time he had been employed
 mostly by the T. A. Scott Go. A wife survives and there are two sons, the Brown Cotton Gin. and Ralph Gurney. Captain Gurney was about 42 years of age and was born in New York state. He had. at one time, been a resident of Groton. He was a mem. Der of the Masters, Mates and Pilots hal tn tho Ma sons.
 Captain Gurney had been at his home early Thursday evening. spend I ing a7few hours with. his family be- I fore he went on duty on the tug. @ William A. Caton, the engineer of
 the T. A, Scott. sJr,s lived with his
 wife at Ill School street. A wife and five children survive him. The chil-
 dren are William Caton. employed in
 Boston; Allsion Caton. who has a po- l who works in Manchester, Irving Ca 1 ton, employed at Damon & Palmer's garage in this city, and Mrs. c. $. l Amadon. nee Miss Ina Caton.
 For 13 years MT. Caton had been in
 the employ of the Scott O. He went 1 to New London from Bath. Me, to act as superintendent at the works of the Eastern Shipbuilding Co.,, in Groton l while the company was building the 1 big freighters Minnesota and Dakota l He entered enc ScOII Oo. s eIuplOy up on leaving the shipbuilding, company Engineer Caton's last visit at his | home in School street was on Monday I evening. Since then he had been l aboard the T. A. Scott, Jr. He was l well known in New London and wide l ly respected.
 l Edward Stone. the fireman, secured his position with the T. A. Scott Go | in September. He lived aboard the
 tug and very little is known of him A week ago last Tuesday night he ] visited at the home of his shipmate | Clarence s. Davison. the cook of the T. A. Scott, Jr. While at the Davisor home Fireman Stone confded to his l friends parents that he had mother father and a sister, living in Bristol R. l., and that his mother was very | ill and fin a critical condition. He al- so mentioned 'tha the was 36 years o1 1 age. He had made few friends dur | ing his comparatively short existence l in New Loudon except the Davisons I and they spoke very highly of Fire l One of the, youngest to perish was Clarence B. Dayfson. the cook. He | was 22 years old last May and was the oldest son of Mir. and Mrs. John ents at 447 Williams street, and was unmarried. Besides his mother and father, there survive four sisters, Mrs Hoffman Bailey of Hartford, former. ly Miss Florence Davfson; Mrs. Frank I Bragg of New London. formerly Miss I Elsie Dayison; Mrs. Spencer Brown ol I New London, formerly Miss Lydia Il Davidson; :. and a little sister, Inez: alst II has four brothers, christepher. George lI ILyme and went to New London witt 'ds 4,aref1tse14 years axp. He was 1a1s