, 1877-08-14
THE pAhlLICO.

PURIFIER DETAILS or THE SINKING OF THAT
rAcuT SUNDAY.
1t Ia quite probable that the two unknown
persons drowned Ia tho yucht pamt!eo Sunday
wcrr young men froln Raclnt This conclusion
las been arrived Vt from tho fact that tic stcatn-
cr John Sherman brought fro., that cit1 Satur.
day about i5U excnrsionists, and John Halnes,
tho man who owned the yacht, informed tho
landlady Of tho house where be boarded on
West Lake street that he was going to take
some friends irutn Racine out smiling with him.
Tho belief that the unfortunate strangers were
fretn that town Is also strengthened by
ths further fact that no inquiries have beon
ulade at police stations Or in the wharycs or
ercakwster fur missing persons: Can't. Shabert,
the mat. who knew and saw Ilancs when ha
wus about to start out with the party. states
t,iat the sttalgeEs weTa young men, VINO were
we'll dressed and wora straw hats tike the Gnu
picked up at the scene Of the disaster Snnday.
The nansc Of tho man who sailed tic
jonn Lcunurl. aims liverpool jack" 10 called
because hu came from Liverpool, England. He
lived IN West Randolph street. near the Via
duct. With ct2artnakcr, and assisted a shoo-
.nalleF nun,cd liotAscllEld. whosc shop Is Al No.
~ IN the street named Above. Leonard had no
relatives In this country DO far Is has been
learned. lie NUS angle 1lap,
hessrs. Noiltster d u0rhatu. Ia whose EN-
ploy ua!nes bad been nine YSuFs, state that hts
Woman @ not xhu .y'sk kceps 0' .IS Sause% ~ where as
he lolged. IIe was known as an expert
swimmer, anil II 10 believed that lie beeatac an
tauEled fn the rigging ur ropes when the yacht
went 1owr, or sumo Ut the others citing to him
and prevented ltlu from coming 10 tho surface.
lie was s!nglu mat,,. about U ycass old. He
hld p1Fsaasd tl'e yacht wlth - the eside.lt tntea-
Neither llahes nor Leonard were possessed of
much experiences In sailing yachts, and those
familiar With such craft say they
OUGHT NOT TO HAVE vRNruHED
out with IN upcn boat like tho Pamlico Ia puffy
southwest wind like t!,a. Of sunday, SIG dtl
there Is not such eraft In Il. All arc con-
btruetcd With watcE,ught compartments, 10
paute may have chance to sayo themselves by
c|nclng to tho hpars Or bout The ramltco had
on board ton and half OF pig.
Iron Tor va!as,: T.. ,o,s and ns!ps o,. 70 op:s
water and sank Immediately alter capaEzing,
| Even this long 0ars carried bv ler wete slowed
uwaS 90 that they did not hoat, And not ves-
| tige of the veesel WAs seen after shu went over
] steering gear and known q the locker.
1t Il believed the PaEIlieo lies in about nfty
| feet vi water. an4 lu q lew days the bodies Ut
| the unfortunate men will rfso to the surface
somewhere in tho vicinity where thcT sunk, antl
Is likely some Of the numerous yachta Or other
| yes.rls salng ubout will pick ttletn up.
Efforts will probably be .nado to Erappls the
| ycAsef and ea!so her.
Tue aaa iata Ut the unfortunate men who per.
i4t'cd 10 quickly Sunday should proye warning
| to nil persons who contemplate trip In thc
hmsil sail craft offered for the purpose. They
hhuNld not vsl,turs out with my but expert!
encrd w. htsnen ur navlxators, aud tn craft thai
arr sesworthy aud capable of floating In the
event VI al upset. There are plenty of such OF
tbs hrcakwatet, and y litt!e Inquiry will eltci
any Required information concerning the vessell
used fur pleasure.
l. ~ To ths Editor Of 7As Tstbsns.
CHICAGO. Aug. l3.-ApF0pos Of The loss O
lli1 on Sunday BY the slukiug Of The yAch
Pasniieo. would Il not be we'll to call attcntiol
to the superiority OF flying proas oyer o5dluar,
boata for servee OIL the lakest The Pamict
sank bccan.o Der ballast was Of iron; II is mex
to Impossible to caD4lze 4 psua. and it is tmpus
sible 10 sink one, ~ it carries 10 bailast. Il
the Indian scas tic natives venture hundred
lniles from shore III these boats, and they h4y,
b4>en observed to sail thirty tales % hour. 4
Calcutta. they "ssll all around" tho iastcs
English pilotboats. Tue wsstcr has romplet
model Of psoa nade IN Hurtuah ~ natfYe
aud Ae would be pleased Nv loan It 10 any re
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