The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-30
AN UNTOLD STORY.
A Nameless Sloop Floats Into
Buttermilk Channel.
MYSTERIOUSLY WRECKED.
Efforts to Discover the Owners of tho
Shattered Vessel.

Almost directly opposite Governors Island, on the
Brooklyn side OF what ia known Buttermiik
Channel olcer Francis Mealy. oil the Atlantic Dock
police, noticed, at Eve O'Clock yesterday morning,
what appeared to him to be small yacht. with tho
sides all stove in, sails and a soul board
Tho tide vas Just coming the time and tho little
craft abandoned though II was drited easily 10
the river side of tie North per With tho aid OF
few dosk hands tho vessel auled Atlantic
Dock basn, where minute examination o. her vas
made When discovered the little sloop was lying on
side and was with great diihculay that
righted. The moment this was accomplished IL was
surmisod that sad accident, resulting OF life,
had taken place during the night. How aud whore it
had happened was a mystery. Four hvss bushels
OF clans were still on board, an empty Tin can, and
pair of rubber overalls fouad lying or rather
floating about on the Dock but then tho
sails were all set, and their ripped con.
dition gave but too palpablc evidence that she
under way In the channel or the bay when she came
into collision with larger vessel during the dark
hours OF the night. Somebody must have been
board, IT was thought What has become Of them?
Were they drowned or saved remained mystery
throughout the day, and may not be cleared up for
days months to come
DISMAL SIGHT
When made last to a float 10 ths basin oil the Atlantic
dock, tho sIoop presented fcrlorn appearance,
several dock hands secias her sails atteroa set
exclaimed, "Poor souls, what has become OF Them ?'
A close examination of the vessel showed that she
WINS not yacht. but sloop with a cenueboard such
as by nearly all TIE clam along the Long
Island shore; she measured about twenty-five feet,
and contained for SUCH h.,c vessel, q heavy
mast about twenty-h feet high, was painted white
but cont no name 10 give tnc least indication
whence sue hailed. small board which had
words, 'sof Little Neck.n Tho name which preceded
tie word lot +" mad been knocked OF tho upper part
OF Sergeant Buss, chief OF The Atlantic dock Tho
police at once took possession OF everything
OF o~sals ''''. a. well the pan .a..srea u pn
Hundreds of men ana boys locked v the dock
Al opoe common property For more than an hour tho
iopgshoremsn and the boys enjoyed their free break
was once more direcsco 10 tho damage the sraft
susalnsd 80 Us TO obtain every possible ciew 10 the
details oil ms mysterious tragedy.
INTO DY SAILING VESSEL
81. was quito dark night ON the RIVER sir, f" said
IN Intelligent boatman. 81 could hardly see rod
before me, so cloudy was the weather; but this ERE
craft was not run uown by steamer at ali. else she
would have been cut In two. The TACT that her sdes
only are stove IN, aud her iD aud mainsaii tattered
ana not entirely taken away shows that she run
into by sailing vessel aud possibly the people
board may have been iakcn or But then there Is
but little chance OF that very likely the poor fellows
now At the bottom OF the channel
SIGNIFICANT CLANS.
When the vessel louna by Oflcer Mealy, az
already stated. she floating her side, aud II 10
Of the CLANS may have dropped overheard rne oti-
Ger, however, stated that when discovered tho clans
were sale, and no more than tour or i've bushels OF
tnem, all that were board, and these divided
among THO crowd. Inc quantity or clans
board was considered Il matter Of great Inn
portauce by the dock officers Sergeant Buss,
mand oil The squad on the dock, SAID mo clam
would 10 market with such small quantity Of
clans. There were just enough for good clan-
bake that Is all, ana II is just likely that
parry OF Jour live people may nave come un wiu
these from Little Neck toward evening tv have
good time somewhere, anu they were ny y
large sailing vessel knocked overheard II this Ia
the the loss OF HE lie grcaer. DO not why's
clam man should come TO market with four Iva
burhcls.' This theory was. generally believed by
those IN charge around the Atlantic docks, for
~h,re IN the vienity did they Ind The least evidence
vi u quantity OF stun nayiug been on board.
ANOTHER INVESTIGATION.
While the HERALD reporter ut the Atlantic
dock basin another enort made to ascertain
on tue craft Her stern lifted up a considerable
height ana closely examined. but visible
but tue white paint, without the least trace OF
or place. II was only late In the afternoon when
orders were Issued from the Brooklyn Police Head
quarters TO Institute slIl thorough iuvestiga
tiou but nothing was elected beyond tho facts gwen
above.
oil the brookly PONCE sent the following telegram TO
the autnoritics OF Little Neck l.. L., with the hope
Of being atle " obtain some Information iron that
source should the yacht really nail from there
PoLIcE HEADQUARTERS. BROOKLYN, July ~. 1878.
To the AUTHORITIES on LITTLE NEcE, l., l.
green. decks lead eo,or hull white with quantity OF clans
board sides In, noatcd Brooklyn this NJ
the stein was board with the words ''Liiti, Neck" IL
cEoRGE A. wApDY,
Acting superinte ndent OF Police.
Up to q late hour no answer had been received