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Show MILLIONAIRE IS DRQWNEO WHEN lAWSlZES Angier'B. Duke, Son of Tobacco Magnate, Lotet His Life at Indian Harbor Yacht Club GREENWICH. Conn., Sept. S (By U. P Anirw B. Duke. . eon of the millionaire tohaooo men, wee drowned early todey when a row-boat row-boat whleh he and four companions compan-ions were hoardinc at the Indian Harbor Yacht club ea poised. Duke and fire of hla companion wena In the boat, waiting to bo rowfft to Duke'e yacht, when tho aixth mmbr trpe11at tho boat and tf tTapErtaWd.'' . Duko aank, but tho other Held to tho boat and were aaved. Tho drownina; c-ccxirred at . t:t a, m. Orappllnf hooka were need In aln effort to recover the body. Dlvero are on the way to the acene. Duke la from New York.' He waa well known in Keatem eoclety. Effort a were made by yacht club officials to keep the drownina a oecret. Police, howeror, got word of tho affair and etarted an Investigation. Inves-tigation. Duke and hla coanpanlona were vlaitlng frienda several milea from the club. They canto to the club In the Duke yacht. Duko waa marrr-d to Cordelia Preset Biddle, eeveral years ago. She waa only 17 at the time and a member of the prominent Biddle family of Philadelphia. Two children were born to tho union. Hhortly after tho oecond child was born dissension broke out In the household, resulting in oep-aration oep-aration and finally divorce. Duke lost his hand In an autoraobllo ac- cldent about a year ago. |