Show I 1 A Is I 1 N III I 1 N of 11 R n U so I 1 ill ILLS r U M id UK I 1 M L 11 MI I 1 two survivors of launch disaster were in water I 1 twelve hours I 1 marion mass july 12 four kroml ent summer residents of this town mid and falmouth met death through an explosion on board a 47 foot I 1 lynch oft off here last night two survivors were picked up today after having b been een in the water for twelve hours the lad dead roland worthington boston john T trull coburn woburn jos 8 deal milton george savoy marblehead captain of the launch i the savel saved A P tarbell marblehead edward pecker boston pecker who was clinging to an oar and tarbell who was supported by a life preserver were able to swim and they remained together until picked up by a lobster fisherman going out in the early morning to haul his pots his boat was seen by the two struggling men in the water long before the fisherman herman ns could make them out finally he spied the nearly exhausted swimmers and rescued them neither of the survivors was able to give the cause of the explosion tarbell who owned the dolphin a as the launch was called said that the boat started put from marion on a short pleasure trip and was waa well out in the middle of buzzards bay when ahen the explosion occurred savoy the engineer was blown into the air and was probably dead when he struck the water the boat caught fire immediately and tarbell called to his comrades to leap overboard he strapped a life preserver about himself and leaped and mr pecker who Is connected with the boston banking firm of rollin sons seized an oar and followed As far as they knew none of the others in the party jumped either they could not swim and preferred to cling to the disabled launch until help came or else they were stunned by the explosion pl oslon do both th tarbell and pecker remained near the launch for several ral minutes urging their comrades to jump into th the 6 water with a cushion or a life preserver or something for the launch was burning rapidly one man believed to be roland worthington was seen clinging to the side aide of the boat gradually the launch drifted further bout to sea and mr pecker and mr tarbell were forced to gi give up hope kaiding of aiding their comrades they turned landward and swam slowly so as to husband their strength as much as ai possible it was 12 hours before their rescue came AS soon as news of the disaster reached here nearly evory every summer resident and fisherman who owned a yacht or launch at once went vent the bay to search for some trace or of the boat or its occupants but the search proved fruitless the launch tir undoubtedly sank with all on bo board the party had gone out for a cruise in the bay at the invitation of mr tar bell who came here yesterday from arora marblehead neck mr worthington ngUn who was spending the summer at falmouth Ful mouth was a large owner of real estate in the boston financial fl nano ial district but bad retired from active business he was 49 years old in addition to membership in the eastern and corinthian yacht club of marblehead ble head he belonged to various clubs in boston ills his father the late roland worthington was a prominent figure in affairs for many years being collector of the port under president grant and at one time owner odthe boston traveler mr trull who was probably cd ga years old was well known in boston mercantile circles carles he lived in wo burn bum for along a long time he was connected with the print cloth manufacturing concern of david nevins company of woburn coburn ile he was vice president of that company but retired a few years ago |