Evening star., 1921-07-11
|SNEPT OFF YACHT,
EARL IS DROWNED
Craven's Body Found Two
Miles From CoWes-Attired
in Dinner Dress.
BY the ASsocia ated preSs

! BY the Associated Press.
COWES, Island of Wight, July 10
! The Earl of Craven was drowned in
the waters Of the Solent late last
| night or early today. He disappear
ed mysteriously from his yacht dur
ing the night. and at 3 o'clock this
| afternoon his body was found or the
rocks two miles from Cowes.
The captain of the Sylvia identified
the earIs body, which was found in
Gurnard bay. There were no marks
OF violence. Earl Craven was fully
attired in dinner dress.
Bride New York Girl.
The body was taken to Cowes to
await an inquest. The Earl Of Cra-
ven In 1898 married Miss Cornelia
Martin. daughter of the late Bradley
Martin of New York.
He was an enthuiaStic yatchSman
and had taken the Solent Lodge, be-
longing to the Marchioness Of Or
monde. for the CowcS regatta in Au-
gust. He arrived yesterday on board
his yacht. the Sylvia. paid a visit to the
Royal yacht squadron, and then re-
turned to the Sylvia He was in his
usual health and in a cheerful mood
members of the crew said. He fol-
lowed the common custom of sitting
up on deck for time. reading while
the crew turned in.
When his valet visited his cabin this
morning he found the earl's bed had
not been slept in and it was feared at
once that he had fallen overheard
from the stern of the vessel, which
had no protective rail.
Swept Away by Current.
A strong tide runs at the point the
Sylvia was moored. and it is surmised
that. after having tripped over a rope
or other obstacle and fallen into the
water. he was carried away by the
current, although he was able to
swim.
One of the guests on the yacht left
for London to break the news to his
wife, the Countess of Craven All
the flags on the vessels in the harbor
of Cowes were half-masted when the
news became known.
HOnored by King George.
The earldom of Craven dates back to
1864, but 1t became extinct in 1897,
the barony passing by special re-
mainder to another branch of the
family. The earldom was revived in
1901, and the late holder Of the title
was the fourth earl.
For several centuries the Crar<p
family was possessed of great wealth,
and the fourth earl would have been
very wealthy in his own right had it
not DSen 1Or the fact that all the
great tracts of real estate in London
belonging to the family were alien
ated from the title by the first earl
of the present creation in favor Of his
second son and the latter's descend
ants AS it is. his estate comprise more
than 40 900 acres. including the famous
Coombe Abbey, near Coventry. which
| was the country home of the earl and
countess.
Wedding Notable Event.
Earl Craven was born in 1868. and
! in 1898 married Cornelia, daughter OF
| Bradley Martin of New York. The
marriage. a noteworthy social event
was solemnized in Grace Church. New
| York. The heir is Viscount Ellington
| born in 1897.
| In 1911, by consent of King George
| the Earl of Craven was appointed a
member of the royal household. hav-
| ing, on nomination of Premier AS.
quith, been gaZetted to succeed Lore
| Allendale as commander of the yeo.
men of the guard. This conferred
! upon the earl and his American wlfe
among other privileges, the highly
! priced right of entree at all the courts
and other state functions.