New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-12
A PLEASURE PARTY FACING DEATH.
STEAM YACHT LEAKING IN sT0RM-PAssEN
GERS PASSING THE NIGHT ON sCoW
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUSE.l

BALTIMORE, June 1.-THE Tuesday Club, one
of the extremely fashionable pleasure organizations OF
this city, yesterday chartered the steam yacht GaZole.
and went Annapolis to attend some festivities at the
Naval Academy The party was expected back at late
hour last night, ana when they failed to ccme their
friends became greatly alarmed for their safety About
two hundred men and women many OF them kcomlng in
carriages congregated along ghtst wharf before
daybreak this morning waiting for the return OF the
pleasure seekers, who finally came in on dingy little
tug boat The women nearly all exhausted from
fright and exposure
The yacht left Annapolis about 10 p m on the return
to Baltimore. Although the night was dark, the voy-
ayers were in happy mood until they got well ont on
Chesapeake Bay when 1t began to blow with great nerce
ness and the yacht appeared to labor heavily Just as
heavy ranstorm up, the captain OF the yacht John
R. Mills discovered that his vessel was leaking badly
The crew OF ten we're at once put 10 the pumps
The -forty-eght passengers board became greatly
alarmed and 10 add to discomfort of their position
nearly all of them became seasick The water gained so
rapidly that the captain decided to beach the yacht and
the Gazees head being turned shoreward swift race
for life begun.
It was known that If the little steamer could not make
land before she sank the lives OF nearly all on board
would be lost.
II soon became evident that the water gaining too
rapidly and then Captain Mills headed for large dredg
ing scOw anchored about two miles below Fort Carroll
The dim light the could scarcely be seen in the
terrible gIle which was blowing Ihe scoW which was
of enormous size and held by four great anchors was
reached lust as tho wafer in the Gazees hull put out
the fires. The twenty yards away, and the
Yacht began to fall OF in the trough Of the sea Henry
sothower Of the passengers who is an expert SWIM
mer at venured to swim through the heaVy sea TO
the scow. With light line tied around ms waist he
dved from the little yachts prow and began the deper
ate struggle upon which depended the lives OF the fty-
seven people remaining on board go -,
Again and again he was overwhelmed with thG water
but az last succeeded getting on the scow FThe line
used 10 draw rope to the seoW. Wnen soinowu1 &
made 1t last the yacht slowly drawn alongside WIN
her deck scarcely feet above water Ihe transfer OF
the women was begun while the little yaohl was
rapidly knocked to pieces against the SIDES Oh we neay
scow The colOred musicians board started panic,
but were quickly overpowered by the men OF the ex-
curslon party. 49,, -. . - ga. A.,
Yacht Then everybody deserted IL for the As the
Yacht began plunge downwards the rore was cut and
ihe next moment the fifty and women were pitching
fghtfuly in the They just of the mouth Of
the Patapsc0 and in the direct line OF travel but the
night so dark that they were not discovered until
daybreak The rain poured torrents and many OF the
women tainted from exhaustion. The party.were all
taken OF by the tug Victoria and brought TO tue city
about q q.