A Double Drowning

About 4 o'clock Friday afternoon the yacht Annie K. arrived off Port Lampton wiih a party on board consisting of Andrew C. Kramer, Wm. T. Sackmann, Wm. T. Hartman andTheodore Heinrich, who had started for a cruise on Lake Huron. The wind died out when the yacht reahed Port Lambton, and Sackmann concluded to go ashore, but in stepping from the yacht into the small bost missed his balance and feil into the river. The swift eurrent bore him rapidly down slrearn and although a fair swimmer he was weighed down by his heavy clothes and unable to reach the shore. The unfortunate young inan's companion tore off the cabin doors of the yacht and threw them overboard, but they failed to reach him. Hartmann then strinced off his coat and vest and pluuged in to the rescue, but found flimself powerless to fight the current, md after reaching Sackmann both sank ;ogethbr and were drowned. Kramer md Ileinrich made desparate attempts ;o bring the yacht around in time to se of som service, but failed. No .races could be found of their lost jompanions. Wnen the search had been given up Heiurich sent a dispatch to Mrs. Kratner's yankee uotion store at 170 east Fort street, stating that Sackmann and Hartman were lost. He then took the iteamer Efening Star for Detroit, reaching here at 9 o'elock last evening. Mr. Kramer will remain at Port Lambton until the bodies are recovered. Sackmann was a young man of 23, emploj ed as pressman in the Volksblatt office, and a member of the Centennial boat club, which meets this evening to take action in regard to his death. He lived at No. 108 Eussell street. Hartmann was 18 years old, and a son of the blacksmith at 99 Hasting street. Kramer is the owner of the yacht and foreman of the Volksblatt office, and Heinrieh is a commercial traveler. Port Lambton, where the tragedy occurred, is a few miles south of Marine City, and the yacht was about 50 feet from shore when it happened. Leo Lochbiler and several others lef t this morninc; to drast for the bodies.-