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STATEMENT ok his companions.The young men who composed the party were Messrs. Mike Hennossy, George Adnms, William Go gle, Toney Savina and the dead boy. Mlt;*slt;r*. Hennefisy and Adams liist night mad'* tuo following statement intubtiteBqe: They engaged a boatthey anchored for the night. Early Sunday morn ng they started on down the river. At noon the wind freshene 1 up and an hour later was blowing a small gale. This decided the boys V» return home. They were the n just below the mouth of St. Augustine creek and running before the wind.Google was at the helm, and as ho Jet go the sheet to bring her around he said, “Boys, she is going about, and Adams said. “I/ok out there for the lioom. Hennossy and Fleetwood were on the cabin, and as the boom swung around the former just escaped it bv falling into the cockpit. Fleetwood was not so fortunate, being knocked off the boat. They were then not more than ten or fifteen feet from the shore, or edge of the marsh. Hcn-nessy threw a rope to his struggling comrade, but. it fell short. The boat had regained its headway then and was fast leaving Fleetwood, who was swimming. Seeing this, Adams called out for him to swim to the marsh and they would eome bv and pick him up. To which Willie replied: ‘‘All right, hut hurrv un.” They all say that ifthey had thougut lie was hurt by the blow they would have jumped in to save him.A heavy sea was running in the South Channel dml the wind was blowing a gale. The boat was hard t » manage as they hail only a monkey wrench to use as a tiller bar. The centreboard also got stuck in the trunk and they could not lower it for several seconds. They tavked off acrlt;»ss the channel, ran down and wont back to where Fleetwood had been left.Both the young men say they kept their eves on him till tnev got within some thirty or forty flt;»et of him. Then he rose on top of a wave, went down in its hollow and that was the last glimpse they had of their friend. They searched for more than two hours but could get no tralt;*e of him, and so they cameup to the city. They say they went to the barracks flint and then to Capt. Fleetwood's house. They were so upset by the accident, they added, that they hardly knew what to say or do.When ask»*d i.hmt liquors 1 icing on theIsxit they deriie I Mint tuev had any, but Mid they taught a quart of whisky before leaving Saturday, bu» v|’* **i'c it all tafnro they left the w! t j “Wj '•* I d riot tnu«(ha drop,’* s-.id H i %.■.*•» lt;.-.-t *,f us uudn watchman c • • ' :c v’» irves drank itup.’* M . \\ i i i ; ■ • t »i'- .*i, t he owner of theboat, had prcv i r*t*•* 1 that Ins Ixvtt was stolen, ms ii-• ♦?. •of:*** 1 tlt; l«*t llcn-ne*ssV havo it. J c i. also, that lietook the tillc- ,,ff. so they WOllld not take it. When leturnel the boar, was in a terrible condition, looking as if she had been capsiz»Mi. i ln- young men were in-forinlt;*i *»f .Mr. \V .Ison's charge*. and th«*v denied them. T »\ said h.* agrcot to Jet them have the boat on Sunday, and they took it at midnight, which was Sunday. They said, to t, tbar the Ijoat was not capsized at all. (Mice the monkey-wrench slipped, and they ran upon the marsh, and she shipped water then.A great many things that might have seemed queer at first may he explained, perhaps, on the ground of tho great shock given them by the sudden death of one of their party. As the inquest will ta held today, the full history will probably be brought out. Willi* Fleetwood is spoken dr'as a very promising lad, cheerful and pleasant in his ways and very companion-able. He was a clerk in the office of Mr. S. M. Chest nutt, a naval stores inspector. Hu was attentive to his duties and well liked. His Ijaroavcd parents have tin* greatest sympathy extended to them in this, their sadlOb.-'.THE ACCIDENT.HE SUNK OCT OF SIGHT.NO LIQUOR A HO \ RD.A PROMISING LAD.
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Savannah Morning News
Savannah, Georgia, US
Tue, Aug 23, 1887
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