The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-30
THE INMAN ACCIDENT.
No Hope That the Young Man Is stin
Alive.

No Hope That the Young Man Is stin
Alive.
There seems to remain little II any
doubt that Robert w. Inman. cousin Of
John H. Inman and a member Of the firm
Of Inman, Swami & Co., was drowned on
Monday night after the collision of his
yacht. the Adelaide, with the iron steam
boat Perseus, in the Narrows, New York
harbor. The following additional partic-
ulars Of the disaster are extracted from
the New York papers of Wednesday:
Just how from a nautical point of view,
the collision is to be judged Il viii remain
for the official investigation to determine,
says the Sun. The sailing vessel had the
right of way. Her sailing master, Capt.
Jacobs, made a report to Inman, Swami
& Co., which is not complete, but from
which it appears that this was what hap
pened:
The Adelaide was lacking down to Bath
Beach, and was little north of Fort
Hamilton, going on the port tack toward
Staten Island, with the wind southeast.
1t was just dusk when she saw the Per-
seus coming up at an angle of about 100
degrees with the yachts course. Capt.
Jacobs supposed the Perseus would go
astern of him. If he had changed his
pened he would have been blamed. lie
signalled the pilot of the Perseus, and just
before she struck the Adelaide she sheer
ed off. 1t was then too late. She was
going at good rate, and did not stop
until after she had struck.
The yacht probably bore away at the
last moment to make the inevitable col
lision as light as possible. At any rate
the starboard bow of the Perseus hit her
port bow a glancing blow and swung her
around so that she drifted back along
side the starboard paddle of the Perseus,
bow to bow.
According to all accounts the Adelaide
was on the starboard tack bound towards
Staten Island, says the World. The Per-
seus slowed up a hundred yards away.
Capt. Andrew Jacobs, Of the yacht, be-
lieves he had the right of way and kept
on his course. The steamer struck the
yacht on the bow a glancing blow of no
Importance whatever and broke her top
mast. Then panic reigned on the yacht.
Mr. Inman leaped overheard. Then Miss
Prentis jumped. Mr.. Sutton, who was in
terested in Miss Norton, thought it was
she who had got into the water, and he
likewise jumped.
There wasn't any reason for ANYBODY to
jump. If Mr.. Inman had retained his
presence Of mind and remained where he
was he would be alive to-day.
all told, the four passengers who have
been mentioned and the crew, consisting
of Capt. Jacobs, Mate Dorne, Charles
Ruhlemann, the steward, and Lafayette
jacques, the cabin boy. The last named
told the captain that he saw Mr. Inmau
climb aboard the Perseus, but to a World
reporter he said later that the owner of
the Adelaide was undoubtedly drowned.
Mate Dorne secuted the theory that In
man got aboard the Perseus. He thought
that he had been knocked insensible by
the steamers paddles and then drowned.
1t was said at the Atlantic Club house
that the name Miss Norton was assumed.
and that the two women on the yacht were
really Mrs. Evans and Miss Prentis.
Capt. Hulse of the Perseus said that the
stories told by those aboard
the Adelaide were hysterical and
inexact. He then said 81 y wa s
on the bridge of the steamer when the. ac-
cident occurred. The sloop was on nv
starboard bow and on her starboard tack.
I blew three whistles as a signal for her
to veer off. She still kept her course, and
fearing an accident, I ordered my engines
reversed and stopped. The helmsman on
the yacht thereupon put his helm hard
aport and ran right into u.s."
Capt. Hulse said he knew that the Ad-
elaide was practically uninjured, and he
attached very little Importance to what
had occurred. The statement that his life
saving appliances were not in order he de-
MED entirely.
At Pier / North river, the chief landing
place of the Iron Steamboat Company's
vessels, all information about the affair
was refused yesterday, says the Times.
At the office OF the company it was said
that the accident was being investigated.
Capt. Hulse, it was said there, had made
no report to the company, but he had sent
a full report TO Capt. Fairchild chief OF
the United States steamboat inspectors
here This is the full report of the affair
made by Capt. Hulse:
Time OF collision, near 1880 D. m. -e.usa
Location of wind, south.
MIR. S. S. Fairchild. Inspector:
While coming up the bay on Aug PC.
near Bay Ridge Buoy, / saw vessel on
my starboard bow coming from the east
ward. showing her port light. She being
on the wind. ] made calculation for her
TO 20 under our stern, but on nearing ns
she kept hard OF before approaching too
nigh.
/ blew her three sharp danger whistles
and Immediately saw there was danger ~
collision when I rang four bells 10 stop
Z and reversed the engine. which u,ar
promptly executed. We were baaLin,,
when che sio0p yacht Adelaide struck ue
on abe fiaFboarG side forward Of the for-
ward EangNnv ! had q hoaf puf over
board. She returned from TOO yacht -.
porting that they were az rghf ana NJ.
proceeded op our way ~ New Yofk Yolirs
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