The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-21
THE YzSfoosE DISABLED.
Hee intermediate Valve ross Brtdeee
Broken IN Six Pieces.


school ship Constellation cheered her as she
passed by. In q few moments she passed tho
New London light and started down the
Sound at sixteen mile an hour gait under
125 pounds Of steam.
Papers were thrown on the Bartlett Reef
| lightship from the vamoose as she passed.
and then every one settled down expecting to
reach New York at o'clock In this they
| wore disappointed. for about o'clock. when
of Eaton's Neck light. on the Long Island
| shore. there was heavy jar. and the engines
| suddenly stopped. At first 1t was thought her
| propeller had struck q sunken log. but 1t was
soon apparent that tho trouble was In tho en-
| gine room.
Investigation showed that the bridges Of her
| intermediate valve post were broken IN six
pieces and that 1t would take nearly three
| hours to disconnect 1t from the othor cylinders
| Several sharp blasts were sounded on the
| whistle for assistance. and soon the steam
oyster boat !. NJ. Mersereau OF New York came
| alongside and offered to tow her In to Wilson's
Point near tho Norwalk Islands.
Tho towing process proved very slow work.
and it was nearly 0:30 o'clock whom the Va
moose was finally brought up alongside Of the
Long Island and Housatonio Railroad Compa-
MOS dock at Wilson Point The Captain OF
tho Merserenu declined to, take nay for his
services. and said that he might be IN trouble
Tho accident to the vnmoose may neoessi.
tato new cylinder. II so. it will be a long and
she will do no racing for some time to come.
| Mr.. MUNRO INDIGNANT AND THE vAMoosE PEo-
| PLE DIsaUsTED.
Norman L. Munro. owner Of the steam yacht
| yesterday. He was also considerably incensed
and indignant. The cause Of his Irritation was
the action Of Capt Hail. Secretary Of the Amer.
lean Yacht Club. In DECLARING the race between
at Sa Hnf the 8
ton OF the Namoosc PEOPLE to stand him of or
shake hin, Off and AVOID race with the Nor,
the Norwood vi" has received throughout the
| whole business Of trying to got u tilt with the
\, He declared early yesterday morning that
the Norwood would start : at noon and 60 over
hand to make q race the agreement being to
have the race the next day II the first attempt
too Sus Sr the no ysnE
ture out and SO he was compelled to abandon
this intention What made HI him nar5,euarly
the race between the rivals off WITHOUT giving
any reason for SO doing. because Mr.. Munro
that was that the vamoose was not in condi-
ton to race, and was on her way yesterday
"' On Sunday 1 morning Mr. Munro fr received the
following letter from \, hs REPRESENTATIVE s on the
h Un e deal
NEW LONDON. Saturday. June ia 1892.
DEAR S,n; The vauoose me. with two accidents
| Friday evening; see clippings from Saturdays New
they now have pieces of timber about four feet
Snnne al tie bow Of the boat secured on With clamp
that lays over the deck and another fastened half way
I'm. ts T to tho water
People here look i, Win Suspicion. and say a.
Yours truly. GEO. Jonssros.
The two accidents to the vamoosc mentioned
was, on her return from trip IN the Sound on
| Friday afternoon that the accidents occurred.
tho lay ss
of tho spics and split the Spite clear to tho
water as cieanly as ii done with wedge. Tho
BY the collision. and she baeEed into tho river
and was headed for tho stoninGton wharf:
run i, clean into the wharf with sucI force as to
piece that held the flag stan. and split her stem
down to the water line n, two places. 1t was s
Numoose took the matter very coolly. Iust as
though such collisions were an ordinary &C.
This accident to tho yamoose." said Mr..
tho telegram Of Capt Hall declaring the Nor
to nave been overlookcd."
Mr.. Munro intimaied that he would have
s,eived and being in the patched condition
| ueSCrlUeu ny MS agent, M JDnNStDn ono
was able to get outside. hut it would have
| becn a remarkable thing IL she could havo
oush for tho ant
open launch. to get outside. and ono Of tho
stpulations Of theIracc was that it was to be in
UT IS stran al e%ntinu % Dr. Munro. that
Can't. Hall should Iecla the race Off without
think very unsport smnHiiEe. There has been
r9abe ee9r ABOUT cups offered BY The
about the cup offered by tho club for n race be-
tween the Atlanta and the Sti!letto and also
The Norwood is tho fastest boat in tho
World and is reHdy to pr%ye it # any tine w
moose a, any place whore we can get smooth
water Why couldn't they change the course
That Would ensn re- smooth WaerY COURSE HHirso
could be laid out at New London where we
seven. but at Race Rock it would be hard to
ind water one day in seven in which tho open
aoes but s0a S the
Vsm29nse Is anfiEns not to r"Se
through smooth water: We will race for r i've
think the Norwood is getting square deal.
sa aHHth f9 t" when she does she can
,The Norwood vii give an exhibition Of What
IS on ns Of to the ffs tie
record Of the Spanish TORPEDO boat. the Arrow.
which now holds tho record Of having made
II this Is nm attcmpt to shake mo of and
avoid trial with the Norwood. and that, Is the
way 1t looks to me. 1t will BIO failure" con-
| cludcd Mr.. Munro.
| To say that the Vamoose people are angry
and indignant would be putting it mildly. as a
more disgnsted lot Of men, could not have
been found in New London when thcy received
| Mr. Halls worry brief telegram announcing
that the race was Off for the present. Engineer
Heilbrun. who has charge OF the yuc In Mr..
uearsts absence. said:
| I've were ready and willing to race. sup
posed that tho race was to take place on the
| next clear day. or when we could get smooth
| water: Instead of that the only representa-
| tive OF tho American Yacht Club ut New Lon
don left on the l o'clock, train when. II
| he had waited. he could have started
smooth water. Or else he could have
telegraphed the American Yacht Club and
| have asked authority to altcr the course to this
side Of Race .Iiock, where the water, was
smooth. Mr.. Munro's representative said that
| he was willing TO have the course altered and
| so was ]. though it conceded an advantage to