New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-08

half of the race the police felt that the race was
y,rtuallv won. On the run back to the lightship
the good sailing qualities of the Valkyrie were
recogn,zed by all the men on the Aurora. AS the
uo,,sb Yacht gained perceptiby in the steady
hraoze Inspector Williams and other yachtsmen
:. vnerience said that she might possibly cut
I'm the Vgilant's lead sufficiently to win by the
,,r,. allowance. The policeman who had assumed
horge OF the cat carried her up to the hurricane
s.cL again. and the Vgilant's prospects seemed
90 brighten. 1t was not long before the lishtship
gas sighted and the Vigants victory was as
.,red The police furnished their share OF the
cheering when the yachts crossed the finish line
The only accident Of the day occurred as the
feet of excursion steamboats,. yachts and tugboats
turned away from the lightship and started 10 re-
turn to the city. II was the first opportunity LOT
Giving aid to any vessel which the police had seen
In their first attempt to be OF service in an emer-
qencv the police did not exactly cover themselves
with glory but they at least exhibited heroic Will
ineness The tugboat Mercedes. which had carried
about thirty persons TO the race. suddenly dew
off steam and a cloud of smoke issued from het
engne-room. The cry. "A tug on fire.. was passed
,hrouph the feet Inspector Williams Immediately
had the Aurora headed in the direction OF the
Mercedes. and the police lowered ro"poa'' Al
the same time the tugboat WILLIE whch was ciose
at hand and carried n crowd OF foi!'eVh"c SUI
dents from Brooklyn made fast 10 the port sue
Of the Mercedes A minute later the tugboat r. j.
Barrett was close TO the starboard side OF the
burning boat While the passengers on the Mer-
codes were transferred to the other boats lines OF
hose were put into play by the Polytechnic boys
and men on the Barrett. Streams OF water were
poured into the engine-room of the Mercedes and
the fire was out in few minutes Meanwhile Po-
hcemcn Bryan Collins and sullivan had jumped
into the rowboat which had been lowered from the
deck of the Aurora. They were getting the tackle
blocks loose from the boat when the Aurora went
ahead The rowboat drifted back over the Aurora's
nropeller and was overturned in an instant
There was cry of horror when the
three nolicenen were struggling in
the waves beside the upturned boat. Policemen
military men and surgeons tumbled over each other
i'm their eaeerness seize preservcrS and fling
them within reach of the policemen in the water.
Iryan Collins and sullivan got hold OF the row
bost and chung II desperately as II turned over
three times The tugbOat Ben ran alongside In
minute, and the deckhands pulled the wet police
men out of the water. The rowboat also was
dragged aboard the Ben. Inspector Williams was
told that the three policemen were unhurt ana he
directed them to stay the Ben until they got
back to the city The disabled Mercedes was towed
back by the Willie. and the damage by the nre
was said not TO be serious.
AT the time of the greatest excitement II was re-
witness the GOODNESS displayed by foice-
Surgeon McGovern. who. with an eye single TO
duty seized his bag of medicine and his umbrella
and rushed the rescue of the brave fellows VINO
were struggling in the water lie was stopped by
the stern rail of the Aurora, but II was declared
later that he threw 10 each OF the three policemen