Show THREE HEN DROWN vancouver feb 14 three men alex smith and jno ryan were drowned tar the north end of texada island it sunday morning he codding to news brought here today by the steamer cassiar Cae siar with two companions george callaghan and edward cancy they left granite bay on saturday evening at for rock bay a distance of seven miles further up discovery passage which ii two miles in width half a mile froni shore their boat was overturned in squall the men all managed to cling to the overturned craft but were carried awny from shore they bung on until sunday morning at daylight when smith first and then blyan and conturo became benumbed let go their hold and were the other two still clung to the boat and finally drifted ashore all the men were j loggers |