New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-07
MI or BOAT NO. 6 RUN DOWN.
ONE SAILOR LOSES HIS LIFE.
,,, OTHERS on BOARD sAvED-flVE hoO"'
TIE NM ,ptoATIN TWO YAwLs'

TIE NM .r,oAT Is TWO YAwLs
,or,, and Catherine, pilot boat NO. o'
lhe - ,a. RIM into and sunk yesterday iio' "D9
ofNe" - nv AN unknown steamer OH o',o .a,os
- coast She was about t"en'' noord
the 'ei One sailor was lost. The o'hers o oi,ot.
HoHn H,o two ya1ls. were finally rescu.r 1orsev and
taking " Wv. Gordon Bennett. NO. 6, OF New'e,oo,
boat James DoI"C wr, Inv the tugboat b. T. Havlland
brought " w. and Catherine left Nc". iv,H
Tie h"y last with SIX P"o'
on consisting of cook, ooa'keop0i ,ra.o
and -. pilot Jacob Heath was In oo,n'N ,ncomjng
foui nod already been 'aAcn ,ove to
ph'S and the boat W." husine.s
se'Ta "rS,,rsday night waiting loi o.c,ook yes-
on lnIooop I'D" was in charge at 49, si.,onco
Pilot 'erpl'" a, ,chcn he noticed at tue uo
terday i"oi- ,p tho lights of large s1eano', ooot
Of h'' ninnacle light but that pro"uo,"s p Avn
swnHs lhe n'o torch The steamer sth oolo Nv"
Do ., the stern oil 'no 80. The
d"e''s .onth.southwesterly uile''-On rOnc,ea the
m. were aroused. but OnS .,o TO see
deck OF he" - the steamer pierce the
the gre"V ,.r aud Catherine, They hau NOV 49,
stern Oi laou VI. The water stroameu lnto 'a eavo
ume " ~ - ,yere awakened rusheu p0i0"
aud those VINO "ei0
their companions -, ,no Sailors au English lad
,rnrnool who had shipped ioF 'no .,od
cat nm Bcn the boat is sinHihS' ,r.r uame-only
hoy hin,
But Ben-'u'y mo alone" The pilot stood MN Oh
Rrowled ou' tbinkiug him fully """AeHoN
MS oO ,he deck and heipou ala
~. ,he two yawls. The hiho et.,r, [ the
". ,orr IN one and five il the Othci' 'O' 80. hoyo
w. ',n.a of the unfortunate ooS WIZ -, ooh
Sronned asleep again. Az one OF 'ncui rot Tho
dr'pp ,hat he was III the others ooa.' ~
lnou"" h1 hacked when sho struck tn0
sIe""0 49, IN spite of the mems cries ~.
aha lept mcrcllessy on her course a" INA. 'o"~
~ hoI' On rho darkness was that she was I"reo Ho"
coaster ,,o,. and crew struggled for
u,a in their slender yawls, hoping 10 i'asn ~
land But the se5 was "'"'' ,,,,,
',..o,nst them and at q. II. the bch"0''
|,.as '"1 nm the men, who were still far OUT az
.t cold and completely exhaus'eu'
che Eennett was Just setting out OD her UP 'uo
..scned men we're luckily able to transfer aoou' ~
o,clock to the B. T. Haviland' 'usooa' yaI'
t.or, Rarnarat to the city with the oaIkeh'ino
Chief in tow Captain john Gully oi 'Ho amd
nav. the men something 10 cav
Ss clothes and landed them safely at lhe D"'''' "
6pm. rivors were
c,harad in CAPTAIN Gully's cabin on the ha'ii"Hu'
Ono and all condemned tho inhuman action VI
oantain of the steamer Beside the loss OF Iie 'oS
70 monrn the loss OF their boat when was o"He"
them. ,, ,n,.osstancb as
hOat-
~ roa.ou Of the repairs made about year
=. cost of $1,000. The PI'o's
''.,.,o,od tho worth OF the vessel at s''ooo'
~I e WAS total loss. Pilot Jacob
De We're was tue principal owner but Edward anu
Heath shared tho loss. ,, l., ,o- %
The pilots will set on foot today an inquiry III o' "
d,or,nne the name Of the steamer Asthe PlOt oo$'
49, and showsi tho necessary lights. those on OoAI"
,ho, tho rcsponsbilIty lies entirely with the steamer
ro Mary and Catherine canuOt possibly nc IecoNeeu'
H dds s,nLing In seventcen fathoms Of water hef
stern was so torn away that repairs "ouiu 'o u''..
Csr,aiu Gully was seen board his tugOoa' ISihp "
a,,.en,v tn,r,,st Brookyu. 10y a Tn'p"HH reporter
when asked about the accilcnt and mo men "i"h He
peked up be showed great indiEu"tion' Ia
mink that tnc captain OF that steamer ough' W 10
-, - no exclaimed. he knows that phots nav"
No, much influence and consequently ne ui'" O"
vsoold have been a different thing II n" n"o i"" nv
another steamer or some large boat iic u"u " -
a. u,lots moro than any other seam'p' a''
,a',ar ahopt their night lights Inc
b,usc,e light is always brightly bArhihE' anu -
when they are hove 10, there is at least one ""'o "
,,,ss n, the night The Mary and Catherine conu NV
,,vc A. the steamer must have seen. 10 get uP Nv
s,s and get out Of the way is work oI mo'e INA" Nv
uipu,es ,yhout the matter OF rOusing sleepy 7ao' "
rid,,,bt Tn, sailor who was lost was on!
l.d and I guess he was dalel I"oS
,ull,,t have left him any way II each party h"l "'u
have thought that lie las was III the otu'l >tN' '
think that IL WAS dhcult t1sXto TO" "'ho'o '"o'
,vdvo miles lust try 1t; and II heavy ya" choPPS
90 o,, ,.t and no moon either. don't get the bet
,or -, van, vu do better than pilot Tho men were
Wicked mn by tho Bennett completely exhausted i"'y
,yo,d have undoubtedly reached shore bntllS' but
Thai rolorcd darkcy OF cook had stayed much o"S''
ho would have gone with the boy Ben. IL was H"S'
thing altogether