The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-09

fOm $3.50 O'Clock yesterday 500 o'clock this
swim shore from the Albert when
he was unable 10 holo the skiff longer.
Albert G. Roberts, 20, master plumber and native
Key Weser and his nephew by marriage Clyue v Hicks
H. drowned when their II loot sk1 loundcred at sea
last night.
Two other men in the boat were saved by Joint
Coast Gurad-Navy rescue They Robert Parker
Gunners Mate LIST class OF Portsmouth, Va and Marvm
Usry USN Apprentice seaman, Fleet Sonar School The
survivors rescued while they were clingmg to the
sklff by Coast Guard boat They had been spotted by
Navy plane.
The first report of the missing skiff was turned into
the Coast Guard last night at o'clock The bodies were
found this morning at o'clock ,tts
Coroner Ira Albury identified the bodies as those OF
Roberts and Hicks
The men had left Boca Chica beach at yesterday
afternoon for fishing trip John w Puopolo of the fleet
Sonar School had planned to 60 with the other four but
decided to stay ashore He was with Mrs Hicks and he
two children
According to Puopolo Parker tested the cupboard
engine of the boat and then the other three men got
in
The boat IL foot Dumphy, left Boca Chca Beach
and said Puopolo
"The current took them out fast and they were out
OF sight within a few minutes
About two hours late Invent to look for them We
drove along the beach We had made engagements" he
said that if they got into trouble they would pull into
the beach farther east E
Then saw speck about one mile off the beach which
thought was their boat didn't think they in any
danger then
About $50 o'clock, SAID Puopolo Il began to
worry about them and then went to look for boat
Il went to Macs place and tried to get boat but he
was gone. headed for Boca Chica Naval Air Station
and reported it to the Officer of the Day 1t JP Curless
who called the Coast Guard and reported the boat over
due and gave the position last which or two
miles south of Boca Chca beach. This about 7:45
pm.
II drove back to Boca Chca beach and signalled to
the Coast Guard boat requested We searched until
about 100 and then called the search off until
daylight"
1t Glenn Pearson of the Coast Guard commended
Puopoo for his help He said that Puopoo used his head
lights to signal the Coast Guard Boat Search was resum
ed at daylight by Coat Guard boats and Navy planes
Roberts a single man, lived at Louisa and White
head streets He is survived by his father Ernest A. Rob-
erts 532 Grnne street. his sister Mrs Aaron Williams
and his niece Mrs. Clyde Hicks
The first body was found by shrimp boat this
morning Coast Guard boat 83403 took the body aboard
few minutes later. The Navy planes had spotted life
jackets off Sand Key. few minutes later Coast Guard
running about three and half miles south of Meach
am field saw two men still hanging to the small
skf from which the engine had been thrown keep
her afloat
One of the men gong down the Coast guard
boat approached Chief Engncman Delmar Hotchkss
Jumped into the water and swan to the Skf saving the
first and the second who started go under
as the Coast GuardSman toward him. The rescued
men rushed by Navy ambulance to the Naval hos
pta USry is still under medication and treatment for
shock it reported Parker is doing nicely hospital
officers said.
The bodies of Roberts and Hicks were brought to
the Coast Guard station and identified there They
taken to Pritchard Funeral home
Hicks was carpenter at the Naval station. He is
survived by his wife and two children
o. Roberts, large property owner in Key West, in
Guiding most of Louisa street from Whitehead to DuVa
prominent in civic affairs He was World War II
veeran and had run for the City Commission He was
lively figure in many local controversial issues.
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