New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-10
HOPE FOR THE TARREN ABOrT GONE.
THE PILOT BOAT WAS PROBABLY LOST ~ THE
STORM OF FEBRUARY THE FATE OF
r-ttr rN.IfANTREsS RECALLED

STORM OF FEBRUARY THE FATE OF
THE ENcHANTREss RECALLED
Tho loss Of the piloi-poat Warren with i appears
now all on board recalls one Of the most di'-
trcssing Iisasers ~ the great blizzard Il lS'N II
IS the opinion Of all who competent 10 Judge.
that the Warren sunk 10y collision IN the great
storm which swept over m" ocean on February =
So far no report Of any wreckase that might nav"
been seen has been brought by incoming ships. ana
until the last few DAYS a hope has remained mat
her crew had been rescued by the vessel when
sunk her OF recent years only one pilot hoat Ia
disappeared as the Warren has. That boat was the
Enchantrcss. II the New York neet. which circum-
stal evidence Of convincing character shows
came in collision with the yacht 'vth"ra In ne
height Of the great blizzard Of 1855. causing the loss
Of both boats and the death of every one on board
Of them
The Cythora. with her owner. W. A. W. Stewart.
on board accompanied by his friend. G. Smith Lee.
sailed from the anchorage 81 The Corlnthian Yacht
club AT Staten Island. about o'clock on the after
noon Of March TO- % 1888 she bound for Ber-
rnuda. The Euchantress had been out some time
md was known to hc cruising or the coast ~
Southern Ncw-Jersey The great blizzard swept
down on the ocean in The early morning hours %
March II its fuU and terrific force. DAYS ara
weeks passed. and there was no report of the Cy-
thern 81 the Enchantross. Finally the data brought
by incoming vessels patched together. and II
became evident that the Enchantress and Cythcra
had come together in the height OF the great storm
and that both had gone down.
Captain Leonard. OF the bark Josie T.. Moore. re-
ported that March % while on a voyage from
this port to the West Indies he had passed the
wrcckage Of two different yess',s. the first at
point $50 miles south OF the Highlands, and
the second point forty miles further south The
first wr"ckage Identified beyond doubt. from A
description Of 1t. part OF the cabn-house or the
Enchantrcss. From the appearance Of the wreck
age there doubt that the boat II which II
belonged had been sunk by collision The wr"ckage
seen further south was. from it's description I'M
doubtedy part Of the deck OF the CNth"ra. That
wreckaee also showed the evidences or collision
II was part OF the upper decking Of yacht, torn
from the plank sheer. tapering sharply, ana con
Structed II narrow planks. The fragm"n; mad been
broken short off across its base. The openings in IT
corres ponded to those in the deck OF the Cythera.
From tn" appearance OF the wrcckagc ii was made
almost certain that the two vessels had come IN
collision in the height OF the gale and had sunk each
owners OF the Enchantress collected the Insurance
on her. and the many friends of the OF the
Cythera and his guest gave up all hope for their
safety. The prominence OF Mr.. Stewart and NJ 4
Lee caused the loss Of the Cy'hera to he much dis
cussed AT the time. and their many charming per-
sona qualities called forth a deep sense Of sorrow
at their death. Two better yachtsmcn better
gentlemen never walked n deck.
There Is little doubt that some will be
brought in of the Warren. Her wreckage must be
floating about somewhere on the ocean. and when
II Is sighted the mystery OF her disappearance may
In degree be cleared up.