New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16
STORY OF TIE PILOT BOATS CAPTAIN.
HE LAYS ALL THE CLAME or THE COLLISION
on TIE YACHT.

HE LAYS ALL THE CLAME or THE COLLISION
on TIE YACHT.
Pilot boat David O. Lcahy, which Is commonly
known as pilot boat No. >. now lies of Poillohs
sbipyard in the Erie Basin. She will probably be
d,ckcd to-day. when her Injuries Will BE- exnHlheu'
The captain OF the pilot boat Is Dennis Reardon ana
when seen last night Ivy i Tribune reporter he
blamed the captain Of the Navahoc FOR thr accident
The following is Captain Reardon's story Of the mis-
hap:
We had been aHoat since June l. lying In tn"
path OF ocean steamers. We had placed several
pilots OH beard incoming steamships, but rs suntt''
last was particularly foggy we decided to lie OF the
shore. 1t had been iCegy more or less. ever 'ihc"
we we're out, but sunday was particularly den'"
night. We took the prechution Of BccpinG ii double
watch. II was about 20 o'clock on Monday
morning when heard vessel between ns ana
the shore Loving fcghorn. We Answered. ana
the oncoming boat responded by blowing series Of
one blasts. sigElfyng that She was going ON a
starbOaId tack.
What our surprise. therefore, when. Few
minutes later, We saw the lights of the Navajo"
coming straight toward rs ,hruueh the mist! ouf
men yelled themselves hoarsc. but 1t was no usc. for
the yacht came on and tried to cross our bow.
Instead Of going TO starboaid she caJuc on before
the wind. and when we sighted her II was 100
late for either OF Us 10 act.
The crash when She ran nt2 US Was d hs1o,
some OF our men were asleep IN their bunhs eei3m
yacht did the same. and. while were lryine
10 find out the name Of the boat, her captain
rushed on deck from his cabin and wanted 10
know what the dcnce were doing there. called
back that he ought TO have kept proper wa u,i
and asked him II tis yacht vas damaged mn'h.
lie made no answer, and ordered his men 10 turn
sails and along.
SIN there answer. The Zig five printed oh
our sails was quite PLAIN Int We knew nothing about
the other vessel except that she was rleeed like o
poked II under the yachts stern. and We ionhd That
She was the NavahOc. ] did not know how BADLY
my boat injured and asked the yachtsmnn 10
stand by until the morning, when could 80" what
and the crashing and the sIlntcring ] thought our
Injuries serious and that we might sink.
8" lie gave 10 answer 10 my request ana sailed
away. ] have wondered ever since now the boat
Jared and heard to-day thai she had put BACK into
Boston felt relieved that he had not gone TO the
bottom.
The yacht carried away our headgear, stem and
Captain Of the yacht fonnd II kind Of tough 10 get
along without his topmast, jhhoom and hoadechr
which were carried away In the crush. We got
bay this morning Thou we got tug and were
tor'cd 10 present quarters"
Tue slOop yacht Navahoc was built at lIcrresbon
last wipcr she built by Royal Phelps Carroll TO
and Brcnton's Reel cups which were carried over by
the Genesta. Mr.. Carroll had also challenged for the
gold cup Of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club. Tho
Nayahoe was launched last spnpg and had thorough
series OF trial of Newport before she sailed last
sunday for England. Several attentions were made
In her before she wns declared ready 10 60 cup
removal Of several tons Of lead from her inside
ballast. and the placing OF II on the outside: She
was an extremely fast boat, and Mr.. Carroll had
great hopes Of bringing back the cups he was seek.
race against the other side was the Prince OF
waies's Britannia.