The evening world., 1894-07-30
-WNED IN
THEIR SIGHT,
Three Men Lost Their Lives
in the Squall Of Last
Evening.
YACHTING UP THE HUDSON.
They Were Inexperienced, Be-
came Confused and Were
Capsized.
FOUR SWAN SAFELY TO SHORE.
eroic Efforts to Save a loved
YACHTING UP THE HUDSON.
FOUR SWAN SAFELY TO SHORE.
= eroic Efforts to Save a Loved
Companion Who Could
Not SWIM.

During the height of the electrical
storm last night. a fierce wind squall
swept down the Hudson River and
p.ruck small pleasure yacht on
Hastings, about a quarter of mile
from the New York side. capsizing IL
instantly and hurting the seven young
men in the yacht into the river
Four Of the party managed to reach
the shore, but the three others were
drowned. The three victims are:
GEORGE CLIPPER, twenty-one years
old. silk flasher. living with his pa
rents, one brother and two sisters, At
236 West SiXty-seveath street.
HENRY HERLEIN. wenty years old.
a siK fnsher, living WITH his parents.
at SO West End avenue.
JACOB GOERLICH, twenty years old.
butcher, employed by H. Holman,
of 50 West End avenue. Goerlich u q
German, and has no relc tives in this
country.
Tae four who escaped are; Joseph
Woods. twenty-three years old. a stone
cutter. Of 65 West End avenue: his
brother Hugh Woods. twenty-one years
old. a grocery clerk, of the same address;
JohL SChaeffer, nineteen years old, q
grocery clerk of 63 West End avenue,
and a young man known as Henry, q
friend of Goerlich's, and unknown to the
others who was invited just at the last
moment TO join the party by Goerlich.
With that one exception the young men
We're friends and neishbors. They bear
excellent regulations as hard working
and well-balanced boys.
For some Tune past Schaeffer. Heblein
and Goerllch have been infatuated with
sailing on the river, but being mex
perlenced in handling boats in the
squally winds which occasionally pre-
vail on the Hudson, have had several
narrow escapes.
were capSized and were rescued with
great diInculty. The friends and rela-
tives OF the boys warned them not to
go On the river Yesterday as a heavy
storm was likely TO come up. But they
did not heed the warning and Goerlich
| urged on the excursion and made ar
raaSements tor IA boat.
Al Jaser's boat-house, at the foot of
West Eighty-fourth street, Goerlich
hired small. half-deck yacht for the
| afternoon, and at 30 the party OF seven
where they landed on the New Jersey
| side ana had their supper. About 7.30
| o clock they decided to go home, and,
after sailing up the river as far as
Hastings, were Just putting about when
| the squat swooped down on them.
They did not know hat TO DO under
| the circumstances, and In moment the
yacht cupsized. nlled and sank, leaving
/ IN the water.
| 1t was very dark, owing to the storm
clouds. and at hrst they dig not know
where to strike out for, and all the
| seven were crowded toge her and wildly
grasplng at each other.
They were al! good swimmers with the
| exception OF Goerlich, and after a mo-
menl they regained their presence OF
| MIND. As they started to swim for the
| shore, GOerich CRASHED fra nticaily at
the man nearest TO him. Twice he had
do hNE he md
! have dragged him down had not Woods
| forced him on.
While all Of the boys were friends,
| young Clipper, Heblein and Goerlich
were specially attached to each other.
! Had not the friendship OF Clipper and
/ HeDleln for Goerlich been so pro-
bounced, possibly these two might also
/ and Glerlich would have been the soli-
/ tary victim.
But when they saw Goerich sinking
out of sight beneath the dark waters
! they went heroically to his assistance.
I For about fifteen minutes they did all
/ that lay in their power to save him. but
| ",.nout success. Finally Goerlich sank
| Hebleln was almost exhausted and
struck out for the shore. He had not
/ made hundred yards before he called
/ out % Clipper, who WAS near him. Be
/ fore Clipper could reach him Heblein
a.sp disappeared, II was very dark. and
| clipper, worn out an growing weaker
!
/ t1r HE sAore, now but short distance
! away.
The four others had by this time
reached the land and were anxiously
looking for their companions. They
saw Clipper at last, when he was not
| over 100 feet from the shore, and shout
ed encouragement TO him. Clipper strug-
/ gltd bravely. but his strength was spent.
and gaspinC out:
| ITS no use. | can't do any more.
Tell my moth" sank Xix a stone.
/ Too feeble 20 again enter the water
| 10 bring clipper IN, his four comrades
/ waited in agony for him TO rise again.
bu- in vain. Recognizing that in their
. exhausted condition and with no light
/ 10 guide them, that there was no chance
Tor them then to recover their friends
| body, they made their way to the Hast
| inGs Railroad station and took the
| train To the city reaching here a little
| after midnight.
Joseph Woods notified the police Of the
(Cosinuea on Si1ta age)