New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-10
THE SINKING OF THE CLEAN
STATEMENTS OF THE CAPTAIN AND PILOT OF THF


| STATEMENTS OF THE CAPTAIN AND PILOT OF THE
JOPPA.
baltimore June Ono news Of the recovery Of the
body of T. Harrison Garrett has as yet been received.
A statement from Captain Wheeler, Of the steamer
Joppa, which ran and sunk tho yacht Clean, was
obtained this morning the arrival Of his vessel at
Baltimore. He says:
"Just before tho accident in the saloon aft.
I heard two whistles and in about minute two more,
short and quick then started for the pilot house and
got about to the forward stairway when heard tho
bells ring, with Jingle, to stop and back full speed
Before got out of the forward door had struck.
In seven minutes had one boat lowered. l looked
the bow and asked II the yacht was sinking The
reply from several voices, Yes 1 told the
people tho yacht to aboard of tho Joppa and
several Of them did We laid by the yacht and took
them off. They had Of their boats at the yachts
stern aiding In taking of the people. Wc remained in
the vicinity looking for the body until 80 a. m.
Friday. Somebody said there cry for help near
stern before got boat OUT but did not hear
the voice myself
Captain Phillips, the Joppas pilot, said: saw tho
yacht when sho was about milo off. She was going
rapidly. We blew twice, and then the yacht answered
with the same signal. She kept advancing and we
blew twice again and she answered with blast and
went toward the eastward shutting in her green light
and showing her rod. When heard her single whistle
! rang the bells to stop and back Then came the col
lision. did not see anybody on her deck when she
struck / was In the pilot house and was running the
Joppa the time. The yacht changed her when
not 100 yards from us, too late for to avoid tho
collision. The yacht making about fifteen SIX
teon miles an hour. When the crash came she stuck
to until backed away, and then she drIfted to tho
eastward. Gid not Mr Garrett. II the yacht had
kept her would have passed each other about
$50 200 yards apart"
Harry Taylor, Of the Joppas passengers, says
that the Joppa, upon sighting the yacht, blew two
whistles which were not answered, and after a lapse
of several minutes two moro blasts were given from
tho steamer This time the yacht whistled and
apparently everything all right Suddenly how
over, when tho Clean within few hundred yards
Of the Joppa tho yacht changed her and ran
directly In front of tho steamers bow. The Joppas
engines were reversed but the collision was then
avoidabe.
Chief Engineer Lowell of the Clean. says that both
tho Joppa and Clean were on their legitimate course,
the Clean showing her red light and the steamer her
green. " heard whistle sounded from the Clean,
which for tho approaching steamer to pass on the
Gicams port side. This was answered by two from
the steamer and before IL takes timc to tell It, the
steamer which proved TO DO the Joppa crashed into
the port side Of tho yacht
1horo five tugs near the spot where Mr.. Garrett
was drowned, which have been graphing since ycstor
day morn ng for the body. Another tug went 10 the
Ing apparatus for In raising the sunken yacht.
The Garrett family have announced that q liberal
reward Will be paid for the recovery OF the body.
Annapolis, Nd, Juno 0-Admiral Luce was this
send Of the ships of the North Atlantic Squadron
TO tho site Of the recent disaster by which Mr.. II
Harr son Garrett lost his life for the purpose d
endeavoring to bring up the body by conclusion Of
sound to be obtained by firing heavy guns: He gave
his consent and the osspec Captain Hough, will visit
the Locality Tomorrow.