Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-22

During many years st. John n. B. has
had many sporting events of more than
local Importance. and the great majority
have passed or without serious accident
but yesterdays yacht race for the Corpo-
ration cup resulted in putting mourning
into at least eight families
The five yachts started out with a good,
stiff breeze. Nothing of Importance hap
pened until the yachts had rounded the last
buoy and were homeward bound, when all
were becalmed. To the westward plain in
dications of storm could be seen. The
tug Lille. which had on board the referee,
judges, timer and other officials, came to
OF the point where the yachts were be-
Gained. In a short time the storm came,
with rain and high wind. followed a few
minutes later by a hail storm. The yachts
had their sails all set, and when the squall
struck them there was a scene which will
never be forgotten by those on board the
various yachts.
Furious Blast.
The Lille remained at anchor, and In a
short time the yachts were all out Of sight
with the storm raging furiously. IL was
felt on the judges boat that serious results
would ensue. as the yachts carried all the
sail they had. The Maple Leaf was some
little distance of from the others and was
the first to receive the benefit of the sotail.
but before they could accomplish this work
the topmast was carried away.
The Primrose was well in shore when
struck, and she listed but a few minutes
She was thrown on her beam ends. and in
an instant she plunged, bow first. to the
bottom.
Samuel Hutton. the owner. had ordered
all sails taken in, but the squat came up
before the crew could obey his orders Hut
ton stood at the tiller and told the crew TO
look out for themselves. and the next min
ute all were in the water, and the Primrose
had disappeared from sight
Hunting the Drowning.
As the storm subsidized. the people on the
Lille discovered one yacht was missing.
and Immediately got up steam for a search
for the missing y chit. After going about
quarter OF a mile four men. In close prox-
unity, were found swimming about in the
still heavy running sea Life buoys were
thrown out. and each Of the men begged
the occupants OF the tug not to mind them,
as they could swim, but to proceed along
and search for the others. This the Lille
did, but only some hats and caps could be
seen floating about. and the tug returned
and picked up the four men who were still
swimming about, after having been in
the water over half an hour.
The tug then finding the other yachts
were in safe quarters, steamed up to the
city with the rescued men,
The Drowned.
The following are the names Of the
drowned:
Samuel Hutton. aged nifty. leaves a widow.
Fred Priest SON Of Capt. Priest twenty,
single.
George Heathfield. aged twenty-five.
A Akerley, aged twenty-six. single; only
support of a widowed mother.
George Bartlett, aged twenty-seven, leaves
q widow and two children.
James Hurley, aged hfty-two, leaves q
widow and seven children.
William Russell. aged twenty, single.
II. Hoyt, nineteen, single.
Hutton was one of the best-known oars
men In the world. He was a member OF
the celebrated Paris crew, which won fame
on both sides of the Atlantic a quarter of
century ago. The drowning OF Hutton
makes the first break I'm this crew, which,
although they have not sat In a boat since
the Philadelphia centennial regatta, hold to
this day the worlds record In a match six
mile race.
On the Seine. the Connecticut ana Kenne-
bee Hutton helped to make the crew ia
nous. Probably the Parts crew of St John
will be best remembered In the United
States by old sporting men as having ad-
ministered a severe defeat to the once ia
nous Ward brothers.
The four rescued men cannot tell any
thing about the sad accident. They were
all seemingly bewildered. while the crew OF
the Maple Leaf, which was but one hum
dred yards of the Primrose, were 50 thor
oughly panic-stricken that they do not
know exactly what happened. The other
four yachts euetaf pad mora n less damaga