*This story was originally titled: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat: The B.E. Loomis Story"    Burton "Bert" Loomis, a well-known and wealthy tobacco grower from Southwick, Massachusetts, and his friend Napoleon Bascom, who lived with him and his wife, arrived at the Pease House in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, on Thursday, July 14, 1921. After parking the car in the garage, their paths diverged: Bert set off toward New York by boat, while Napoleon crossed the river to camp on nearby Poverty Island. Burton "Bert" Loomis Two days later, on Saturday, Bert returned to Old Saybrook, ready to drive back to Southwick. First, however, he needed to locate Napoleon. He arranged passage with a motorboat captain from Springfield, Massachusetts, who was summering on the shore. The plan was simple: a round trip to Poverty Island so Bert could collect his friend, return to the Pease House for his automobile, and then head home. Poverty Island lies only about a mile off Saybroo...