The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-20
Their Yacht Struck by q Squall
While in tho Lower
Bay.
Mr.. SMITH QUITE A HERO.


The mystery Of the sunken yacht is
cleared up. The six persons who were
In the craft when 1t upset In the bay
yesterday were all saved. The people
In the party were all Brooklynites.
They were Charles Ellis, and Theodore
Smith, of a16 Sixth street; David An
drade, of 17s De Kalb avenue; Miss
Della Gress, Of 100 Fifth avenue; Miss
Mamie Conlon, Of 40 Hoyt street, and
Miss Rose Darcy. living on Fourth.
near Hoyt street.
They had frequently been out before
and felt perfectly safe, as Andrads was
considered experienced as Q sailor. They
engaged the sloop-rigged yacht Jessie
e. II. from George Hymas, at the foot
started from the boat-house shortly be-
fore 4 o'clock, with Goney Island as the
objective point 1t was somewhat
squally at the time.
two miles off swinburne Island when
squat struck Il and the boat capsized.
Andrade and Ellis jumped clear and
snd Smith, ol the who Could SSt swi
TO the side OF the overturned boat and
Miss Gress and Miss Darcy did the same.
Miss Conlon was drifting away when
woollen dress. and he had hard time
keeping her head above water. She was
greatly. frightened, and when Smith
dragged her to the boat she threw her
drowning him. He managed. however,
to get one arm free and reached the
rigging. Then he was able to get q good
The other two girls succeeded In climb
Andrade and Ellis had BY this time
reached the dingy and, cutting It loose.
as they reached its side, Miss Conlon,
who was on the verge of fainting. was
tumbsed into It, and Miss Darcy fol-
The boat would only hold three safe
ly. and with four already in 1t began to
sink. Realizing that their only hope
lay sssDanf E the 1ss dNsy Sst
Miss Gress became terrified and sprang
into the water. III endeavorinE to climb
up the side Of the overturned yacht she
the water. Andrade caught her as she
was sinking and held her to the side of
the boat, at the same time calling upon
there Vas high sea .T running and i was
a question whether the little craft could
stand The trip.
These ABOARD the sloop Carrie Potter.
and were making all possible speed to
the scshe, They got alongside Just as
the littk dingy was about to cast of.
which the men were helped on and the
entire party conveyed to Ulmer Park.
The overturned yacht drifted out to sea,
which nv, rise Use, to the st, statement that
was recovered by the crew Of the Carrie
Potter apd is now at Timer Park.
Andrads and Smith were seen by an
drade stated that at the time the yacht
capsized they were endeavoring to make
tack Without taking in reef. The
weather r1r,, was saTsliy and nio high sea s
turned tie boat over before they had
. chance to make any preparation.
Smith displayed great bravery" An.
Miss Coiion and he were not drowned
before We reached them In the dingy
He displayed remarkable presence Of
mn xt for w ma. reached whs fap T%e swim
all went to Smiths house at SIS Sixth
street AMI got dried. No. do not think
will 60 sailing any. more this season.
Just before the boat went over ]
gave the helm to Ellis, who IL an ex-
perienced sailor and thoroughly under.
stands M to Cool handle .na yssast .r. He
dngy billing the water out. while
those on the capsized yacht were calling
that had he attempted to i rescue se them
with the boat in that IN condition 1t
would have gone down. Had 1t not been
for the Adiss on. board he would have
we were towned In"
Smith stated that Mr.. Hymas was re-
luctant about letting the boat unless
he went along. but Andrade called at
the boa5-house Saturday night and In
formed aim that he had been out before
In II. and at the same time made an
WINGED he understood handling q yes
sci and withdrew his objections.
The overturned yacht was found by
burne Island drifting bottom upward
He toved her to the island and after
wards to Clifton, 3. !. 1t IL q narrow
nat ctntreboard boat about "a feet ir
length The mainsail Is unusually large
the boom being q feet; gan. IL feet, ant
the hoist 10 feet.
None OF the girls was any the worse to-
gay tor her experience. with possibly
the exception of Miss Conlon. who had
swallowed considerable salt water. v