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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-20

A MOTORMAN KILLED.
HIS HEAD CRUSHED BY A TROLLEY CAR.
STUMBLED AND FELL. DIRECTLY ON THE TRACK
lie WAS on HIS WAY 20 TAKE HIS CAR

STUMBLED AND FELL DIRECTLY ON THE TRACK
HE WAS on HIS WAY 10 TAKE HIS CAR.
The deadly trolley car makes no distinction
in its victims. William Walter. forty-ive years
old. motorman in the employ of the Brook
lyn Heights Railroad, run over and In
stantly killed by trolleycar OF that line at
Nostrand-aVe. and Fulton-st.. about 3:l'
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Walter had just
been up to the company's barns on Fulton-st..
near TUmpkins ave. and on his way to
Nostrand and Atlantic ayes. TO take car and
begin his work lie standing in the shad-
ow of the elevated stairs when Lorimer-st. car
No 433 going south in Nostrand ave, crossed
Fuiton-st. The going slowly, and Wal.
ter started out to run around in front OF IL.
The street is rough here and Walter stumbled
and fell directly the track Ii was imposs-
biz to stop the before the fender and run
ming board had crushed the mans head. When
delayed in Nostrand-aVe. about
twenty minutes. The body taken to the
Ninth Precinct station. a Gates and Marcy
ayes, and later removed to the family
home. at No 4Sl Flushing ave. in the Twelfth
Precinct patrol wagon.
Patrolman Dugan accompanied Edwin Deck
er. the motorman OF the I.Orimer-st. car. to the
end OF his run. and then arrested him. He Will
be arraiGnod this morning the charge Of
homicide.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-20
ASPHALT AND TREE-GROWING.
CAUSE FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC APPRE-
ULr\SfON

Much apprehension has been expressed by resi-
dents In Brooklyn recently 70 the effect which
the laying Of much asphalt pavement would
have Oh the vigorous growth Of tho shade trees
along the streets. owing 30 tho wcll-knOvn fact
that asphalt * impcrvious water Professor
Lewis Collins secretary Of tho Tree Planting and
Fountain Socciy. in letter published some time
ago scts at rest this fear and shows how the trees
i'm Brooklyn havo nourshed whore asphalt pave
niorts have hocn laid The following a few OK
tracts from the letter.
"Aspbalt pavement is becoming quite common.
and II is great Improvement over other pave
nenis that people will look WITH = great deal NJ
have is easy 70 conclude that this pavement ~il
n injurious 10 trees We have had asphalt pave
mont q number ~ years and trees flourish along
such streets quite wei elsewhere The soil of
Brooklyn aud may inolud" much n Long
Island. IS especially ue ADAPTED n the growth NJ
treas under ravernents The earth is mostly
sandy loani and gravel heds below which ~ var'-
Ing depths frrrn the surface owing n the undu-
eNhsustihl@ supply ~ water The moisture rising
from this suhforranean AXE keeps IN" ground ahov"
well moistonod and IN condition suitable for tree
growth l'aV~monfS and especially asphalt pave
raut. prevent tho moisture from passing from III"
ground IN Tho ia the form Of vapOr That Ia the
reason that tho earth under Tagging or pavement
~ sr- kind imporvious IN water Or vapor is moist
in Brooklyn or any place With similar conditions
beneath the surface. matter how severe
droufh MAY he. Indeed. II e quite probable that
here in BROOKLYN we MAY find asphalt pavement
benefit n tree growth
Professor Collins SAYS that this condition Of
affairs IS not found IN every city. Where there
\ substratum n rock asphalt pavement would cut
off tho trees from receiving the proper amount Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-20
THE NAVY YARD ACCIDENT.
ALL OF THE IMPORTANT TESTIMONY Is NOW IN
THE COMMITTEES HANDS.

THE COMMITTEES HANDS.
The committee which is endeavcring to fix tho
responsibility for the accident at the Navy Yard
continued the investigation YESTERDAY I'm tho
morning the members made formal examina ton
Of the caisson which had been placed in tho stone
dock the day before Whaiever conclusion they
arrived at If any was not made public After
turning from tho dock they went 10 the court
martial In building No :. and went into OK
ecutive session. At the close President Kauiz said
the important testimony was all I'm. and that the
finding of the committee would be forwarded 70
the Department At Washington soon tho
work of reading the testimony could he COM
pletod He could not ssy when tha' would he.
The apparent damage 70 The caisson consists ~
two holes In tho hull ono near tn" centre ten feA'
long hv six foot vide proba bly, caused h, the PROV
of the torpedo beat Ericsson. and the other about
eight or inches IN dia meter Work had ALREADY
been begun on tho outside n tho hull and e'octri
light wires being put inside the caisson. IN
order that Tho repairs the interior might he cat
ried on
The prov Of tho Ericsson resembed elephants
head minus the tusks and trunk The torpedo
tube was bent and battered II y had been mad"
of tin and tho steel plates on about twelve feet
of tho PROV Of The boat were as vrinfled rs
rhinoceros's hide Two blades Of rho sarhoard pro
polley were badly bent. and tho general appear
anco cf tho vessel strongly reminded ono Of iroI
10y car after collision. Tn" stem ~ also some
what damaged hut !: will hc dav mr. two yer DO
fore the actual damage can to- Determined nv mo
construction department.
Roar Admiral Ruucc has scnt word to 'onlmo-
dor" Sicard that no will he af IompkinSNhi" ON
tho o5fh inst with the following ships. Sew ORR.
Newark cincinnati. Indiana. Amphitrit" ana = o
lumhia. and that when h" arrives no eNp''s "'
Fern 10 bo re,dv with the stores for the fleet.
on Monday next general court martial WI
meet for tho trial Of mon for fals" enlistment
'r,o mon arc now waiting for trial who AT the
time Of their enlistment gave fictitious names ai'
addresses According 10 regulations. ths IS pun
iehablr iy imprisonment ,.
Commodore Sirard has been given nonth
Ioav, aud left for oneida County. y. " y'stei-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-20
HELD on 4 OTARANTINED SHIP.
MRS LEVIN FOUND IT EASY TO GAIN ADMlTTANCE |
To THE TERRIER But IT WAS DIFFERENT
u-uvN TRIED GET Or.

MRS LEv1N FOUND IT EASY To GAIN ADMrTTANCE
To THE TERRIER. BIT IT WAS DIFFERENT
WHEN SHE TRIED TO GET OFF.
The unluckv crew Of the Norwegian steamship
Terrier which is duarantined al Woodruffs Stores,
ss told exclusively in yesterdays Tribune are
SIN kent on hoard by the police Of the Amity-st.
station and are under observation by the health
authorities There is no difficulty IN going on
board the ship but when once on 20 get on again
IS impossible without permit from the Health
Commissioner.
That q how Annie Levin came 70 get tahSlea up
in the quarantining Of the Terriers crew Nes'cr-
day She keeps "A drygoods store on Columbia
ST. and peddles jcwelry and notions on the ships
along shore She is an industrious little woman
and car see n newly arrived ship quicker than the
Sandy Hook observer can. In due course OF ousl-
ness Mrs Levin boarded the Terrier Yesterday not
noticing that there was a policeman on guard
When she had finished her business ana atlenPI t
10 Qui, the steamer Il was entirely dlHerent. ~
policeman refused to allow her 10 leave the snip
without a permit The woman wept ana prayed 20
be allowed to 20 but and prayers were an N
vain She had 10 remain board until permit
had been obtained from the health authorlueS i"I
her Departure 49,. ,oord
She win De more cautious in future about board
ing ships. and may Doe expected 70 inquire II ,no.e
are any policemen around beiore sl' '99"'7 w
climb the gangplank. 80 ,oo~.
Al the Health Department the officials are heart,,
iy wishing they had never seen the quarantine"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-20
MORE TRorBIE FOR KIMBALL.

The Hhernian SAYING that Single misfor'nnFS
r4~or come alone seems 20 10" eXenpiilen III NV
case of Henry Cavcllc kimhaN, ahas hen'N ~
Csyere alias Harry Ross VINO Is no" ~ Nc ~
Co... fou an a charge Of fraudulent us" or the
malls Yesterday fashionably dressed young WON
an who called herself Mabel Noss and said she I'VE"
IN West Thirty -sevonth-st New-fork called al ''e
,an ard asked 10 see KimbaA She identihed h'l' a.
a man with whom she had cOrresponded upon anairS
matrimonial and who as result hau pioii,S1'v us
MN. bor nh. date Of IN" wedding. she salu VIZ
o., FOR Tuesday night and the bridesroon ana no
an ,.rii,p 10 agreement. she DECIDED 70 NOi,''
q, 81, - oscrrfain II Kimhall was taVeli"
h,,er sfvine herself that thy were Identical she
taid she would go 20 Chicago ana ''S'"S "-'''''''
her Uoul l-b a. husband
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-20

UPTOWN PEOPLE DISTT REED ER TIE AFFAIR
TIE DENTIST HAD \ GOOD PRACTICE
rptown people are considerably perturbed over
the story that Or Frederick ". Gibbs. of No. Ill
Roid-ave has elop"d with Mrs. Frederick Loud or
No lO6i Hancock-st. The couple went away Au-
gust T. but the story has just been made public
DR. Gibbs Is a dentist W no lived In handsom"
two-story and basement brownstone house near
Iexington-avc He had a large practice. and
among his patrons numbered many OF the p's,
PEOPLE In that part Of the city. He was prominent
in social circles. a member of the Union League
Club and an attendant at the Greene AVenu" bap-
fist church Mrs Gibbs Is q sister Of the pastor.
tho Roy Cornelius Woelfkn. and she Is very
prominent in the affairs OF the church. Gibbs Is
tbirty.nyo wear, old. five feet ten Inches tall.
slender. with black curly hair. heavy mustache.
regular features and black eyes Though not
handsome he is striking looking. Mrs Loud Is al
ovceutionallv pretty woman The two families
ho,. hoan on very friendly terms for the last tive
wears and Mr. Loud no IS a New-Nork business,
man reposed the almost confidence In the doctor
and believed his own wife implicitly
Tho neope living near the Hancock-st hou%e
observed that the ierts' called there very often
v,hon they knew that Mr. Loud was not AZ nome
o,hers observed that Mrs Loud almost "
daily visitor AT the office Of the dentist Stories
finally came t. the husbands ears. which ne NJ
first Indignantly secuted. but after quietly "atch-
in,, the couple h. forbad, Gibbs eyer to inter ms
dc~iist ngain she promised to obey him but the
vs,i si,Gv,s that she simply continued 10 deceive
ior husband ON The morning of August she pre-
,,,red breakfast for her husband. as usual ON ms
r "' bomr al night he found that his wifi" and
ali brr effect. were gone. She LETT note. nov
- 3D., contents of which Loud refused 10 as
Xxx. irheir children u boy Of eleven and girl or
eight. were in the country with friends SuspcG,ng
trot IN. woman had gone away with pi 'lbpS.
NJ Land hurried % Reid-ave. only 10 nave ms
suspcions confirmed The DENTS, had gone l away
,.,riy i'm IN. morning taking with MN an ms H.
.rr,i,nrufs clothing and $LeH In cash. The nous"
had been decided 10 his wife week Defor'. ~"
liza loft mote announcing his departure .
THO Cibbs have no children. AZ lipton : care.
, n-n TX IlroaJv.aV Newly ork. wher" MI Loud Is
A. III" 90 -. cashier he Was found duty
usiiai lie did not appear hearihrok"n over ms
,,f,s drnarfiirc but was evidently angry over the
i,nrosi,ion ,ractiscd upon him 10y friend He de-
clincd To say anything about the matter A. MIS-
f;hh".s house 40 III Rcd-ave, Joseph Holmes
,Y" Soon and acknowledge that the dentist had
.loncd with Mrs Loud. He said that his whsr"-
ahnute vere unknown. ana that no effort would he
made % ind him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-20
FIGHT AT A CHi RCH FAIR.
FRIENDS OF WOMEN CONTESTANTS FOR piA
MoND RING COME To BLOWS.

FRIENDS OF WOMEN CONTESTANTS FOR Ola
MoND RING COME To BLOWS.
Tho neople who on Tuesday night visited the fair
rhic, Is being held in the Andalusla Hotel. az Crop
sev-ave and Twenteth-st Bath Beach. in aid Of -.
Flnhars Church. were treated to fist fight thai was
not on the programme. and while II was going on
MANI, >, The ady visitors and attendants were thrown
into Mysteries.
The fair has been running FOR several days. ana
everything was going along smoothly until TUESDAY
evening when it came time to close the contest for
the diamond ring for the most popular lady In Bath
Beach The contest throughout has been lively one.
and all the women Interested in the affair stood a
good chance OF winning until the closing hour, when
the contest dwndlei down TO Miss May Hayes. a
daughter Of John Hayes. one OF the wealthiest resi-
dents Of the pace. and Mrs. V Mulvey. the wife Of
Detective Sergeant Mulvey, Of the Bath Beach Pre-
cinct
Shortly before 10 O'Clock Miss Hayes was 20 votes
ahead II was not long before one shouted that
Mrs Muivey had 300 votes. which placed her lOr in
the lead OF all other competitors Immediately there
to again get her name ahead. and this was done by
800 votes being taken BY the young woman William
a friend Of Mrs. Muvey then came into the place
and bought coo votes for Mrs. Muvey This made the
friends OF Miss Hayes angry and they went IN search
of Mr. Hayes. who bought COO more votes for his
daughter Yexter and several friends of the Mul-
veys then pulled out a roll Of bills. which quickly
covered by Hayes and the voting from then on was
For some reason while Miss Hayes's friends were
scurryng around to help her some more the contest
announced closed and in the favor OF Mrs. Mu.-
vey This announcement was received with cheers
and Kisses. Then the place was thrown into scene
OF excitement BY the cry that free tight was in
progress in the yard OF the hotel When the people
ran out they saw YeXter and Hayes pounding each
other right and left. and they did not stop until the
interference OF Father ORourke. the pastor OF the
church. The friends of Miss Hayes said yesterday
that the trouble by means ended. and II may
be the of IF the Pensioners leaving the
chm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-20

AN ATTACK OF HEART DISEASE WHILE on 4
CABIE-CAR ENDED HIS LIFE

AN ATTACK OF HEART DISEASE WHILE ON 4
CABLE-CAR ENDED HIS LIFE
About 32D o'clock Yesterday afternoon. as Car No
H. of the Montaguest cable line stopped at Court
ST. the conductor noticed that when an the other
passengers had gone from the car deicate-iook-
ing man seemed to have fantng spell Assisted
by the motorman he carried the unconscious man
down TO the basement OF No. 2ps Montague-st. and
placed him In q chair II apparent to the by
ISLANDERS that the man was dying and policeman
called an ambulance. The sick man was taken in
side the building and stimulanis were administered.
under which he seemed 10 rally slightly. but he
never spoke again. When Ambulance Surgeon
Hurd OF the Brooklyn Hospital arrived. ~ O'Clock.
he pronounced the man dead
No one knew him. but search by the police
showed a number OF cards bearing the name.
Frank y Wheeler. Manufacturers Agent. No.
% Broadway NewYork." BY oroer OF Coroner
Mason. the body was taken in the patrol wagon TO
the Adams-st. station house At about 10 o'clock
Coroner Coombs. in whose district the death
Cured was out OF town but Coroner Mason hap
pened TO be in the Office when the notice Of death
came in from the police. He ordered the body
bee moved to the undertaking shop No. Iss
In the mean time it had been ascertaned that the
body tina. OF Frank h. Wheeler OF No. ia
Greene-ave. He was widower and with his son.
Henry. seventeen years old. occupied the upper
apartments OF IN. Souse. where he had boarded
for many years with Mrs Hood. the landlady.
At the dead mans home II waS stated last even
ing that Mr. Wheeler had left the house in excel
fast. and II was not known that he had any syinp-
toms OF heart disease. Or Hurd who attended
him. did not diagnose The cause OF death merely
specifying on his arrival that the man was dead In
New York It was stated that recently be had
was a partner In the firm Of Johnson 4 White.
manufaC turers agents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-20
PART III.
PAGES II TO IA.
LIKELY TO BOLT BRYAN.
THE YOUNG MEMS DEMOCRATIC CLUB
WILL, HAVE A LIVELY MEETING

WV. N1.AuGHrIN BIZ ABLE TO KEEP THE GEN
rp,t. COMMITTEE OF THr REGULARS FROM
EXPRESSING IT'S OPINION on BRYAN?
rr,s Executive Committee of the Young Mems
,,.,,ocratic Club will meet tonight and wrestle
,,h the question Of either indorsing Bryan and
or and the free-silver platform Of boiling
IA declaring for honest money. The action OF
,. club viii he watched with much interest Its
ss.irgs for the endorsement OF tickets in the
ss have invariably been sensations. During the
s,heren campaign it indorsed Charles A. Scher-
an FOR Mayor after "A stormy meeting, In which
.y" NeGar9.y and the cohorts Of the Tenth Ward
.,.,,uted 20 carry the meeting by brute force.
last fall it Endorsed the candidacy of Edward Nj.
circuit by a very small plurality. after stormy
meeting II is highly probable this year that the
sound-money forces in the club will win. but
,here will be enough machine men in attendance
70 make the victory not a walkaway. as II was In
.he Brooklyn Democratic Club. but hardfought
one
The Winoughby-st leaders still maintain 81
lsnce and this has given credence 10 the belief
that they were unable TO extract any pledges for
naironaee from Bryan or Chairman Jones. In
erest from this time forth Will centre in the abil
,,v OF Hugh Mclaughlin to permit the General
EXPRESS its opinion on Bryan. The Executive
:, ..,,.,o, r.ur hlv r,ect ~, Monday night
,,, 80 ,,,ao
ana me 'eh''@' ''''l'''''''' P'''"",' va
day or Thursday nlsht OF next Week II MT. NC
Iaughlin could avoid letting the General Com
,nifiee meet until after the State Convention he
''''' 49,. :, -, o,,a :. M
pT"bapN ""u'" u" So ""' "' '"''''' "'''O - q"
the General Committee alone has the power of
Getting the dates for the primaries and Assembly
a,s,ri., conventions As tho State Convention Is
., -, -, = A., 49,;
q meet ON september ~ inc na'p ''i t'' Pil-
yoaries will he set somewhere between September
90 c.. -. -. r.. ill.,. ,,
ters of tho General Committee are complaining Of
49, e,.,.. or tho orearizatior and # is certain
~ S'''" 80 ~,
thst resolutions ""'iS'hs van al" 7'''' VIZ
10 introduced M matter what the programme o1
tho E-vaou.iva Committee NAV, he So altogether
49,, - -. 49,, ..,..o .xor,i-,. - ba
'' INV '''~ 10
lively one.
The efforts of the BRYAN and Sewall Club 20
bsva Mr. Rr,.an mako q snAech in Prooklvn 10 off
- -. .A.,,,... e., - ,to oeso, =, t,iob no read
80 '" minus
IN Madison square Garden nave eV'sh'N ~"
haen successful The itinerary which Mr. BRYAN
csra ort ,-es+ordav does not jncIn6e q visit to
,, 49,, ,-. 49,. go. i; 49,.
fIooA!Hh r""'''l, vi ir.,ls " ~, 'o IN.
1Nili oVS''4uSu, a.. ~, , - et" -, ~ 80 80 g.. ~
speaA M t'l : nis - VII ''-' wv '9 " WV
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SAD TO BE 4 GHOST.
,,nrorvrv DrcfARr THAT A sPOOK is HAUNT
ING THE BRIDGE OVER COMFY
ISLAND CREEK.

ISLAND CREEK
This is a story Of a ghost" lonely bridge aud
several Brooklyn motormen and conductors. Al
though TO the disbelicyer in the supernatural II
may sound impossible and trihe "hshy withaL
TN. motormen and conductors of the Nassau line
who are n the habit of making trips 70 'oney
Island late at night are willing to swear to the
truth of it, and they regard IT as anything except
humorous.
The place where the ghost" IS said to appear Is
on the bridge over Coney Island Creek. There is a
story told to the effect that man at one time com
mitt.d suicide by jumping from this same bridge.
However this may be II Is a fact that the plac" Is
dreaded 10y the motormen, who, when the hour
becomes late dash across the structure AT top
speed and never slow down until they are well
away from the creek. one Of the motormei, when
ask.d .hout the ghost" said that ne had never
soon {, although ne knew OF others VINO SAID that
,be,. had and he added that he did not care about
meeting IL 81 don't suppose that am any more
etinerstitious than the next man. sald NJ" nut II :
&c maj whenever that fellow over yonder boDs
49,, o,, ca nj pat to the end of your run without AN
orci,lnnt OF some kind. OF course. Know that
,his is an old superstition among railroad men or
ali kinds hut IL holds good just the same SO
when | have to cross That Drlue" 4ate al his"' !
always take II on the ny. , +, H., ,,,.
Tho ghost" Is not at all regular IN us haDlts
and has a disagreeabe habit of popping up when
ieas, exnected and for this reason IL II all the
more dreaded ny the mOtOrmcn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-20
Mr.. WOODRUFF GOING To sARATo"A'
,,,. ,,,,, OPEN HIS HEADQUARTERS THERE TO
n.v-A CONFERENCE WITH GENERAL


park Commissioner Timothy l. Moourui WI
transplant his Lieutenant Governorsmp DOOM ." On
Brooklyn to Saratoga to-day. ne Id. Sc
5,,a,.,e T., Cottage No 6 Of the United states
Ito,e and viii be on hand there TO look after ms
interests until the nomination Is made. he VIII
leave BROOKLYN this morning. and IN Gay o' wv
Will be followed by the Brooklyn ut'esa, '.,.S
will he his leutenants in the fight MT "oou'u'i
confidence IN his ability to win has not been shaKe'
IN the last few days. and his weli-wishe's S""'
both his hopes and his expectations. Yesterday "s
received encouraging reports from seVer"' par "
the Siat" 4, ,
Las, evening Commissioner Woodruff stepped
eround ,be corner from his home at no. 10 hish'h-
ave. and called upon General Stewart L. Nooo-
ford who returned yesterday from ONO ~ NJ n
i 49,, 81 10 $40 Presid-nt-st. # is generally
TODD that General Woodford VIII DE tIe lt
,rsnent chairman OF the State Convention: Inc
marty leaders have asked Genera! w pouIoiu
accN1t mis- position and he will doubtless 90 -
9,,diral IVordford and the Park Commissioner az
cussrd the outlook for The latters success a"i,,
cvrning and made the final plans before meeting III
th. convention city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-20
HrLp poR plsSING 4 COUNTERFEIT.

Andrew Bltmcyer. OF No "A Jay-st was ar
rested nv Detective Gray. Of the Central once.
on Tuesday and arraigned before United states
copmissioner Benedict yesterday morning on the
charge Of passing counterfeit y Dill me a''eSt
No. made I'm McAlecnan's pawnshop. AT NO loi
,'.sbinpton-st where Blitmcycr was III thr h't
y, rrdrrming a watch which he had pawnei me
al hfcrs with the counterfeit. When arralgn"d
r.s ,J,i,ncd To- have obtained the tlll from Leo
r. ,,,''rtI a bookmakcr. at tn" -heeI'sheah l5as
Sch%"'It1 IN vas 0xcd at go and his examination
q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-20
NARROW ESCAPES FOR YACHTS
THE VALIANT DANGEROUSLY NEAR THE.
ROCKS.
CAUGHT IN THE STORM NEAR BAY RIDGE ON
TUESDAY WITH ONLY . LIGHT ANCHOR
DOWN-THE LAUNCH WILLARD


DowN-THE LAUNCH WILLARD
SAVED BY TIMELY ACTION.
The storm Tuesday afternoon stirred up The mas
TEST sea near Bay Ridge seen this year ana me
yachts which were unfortunate enough TO be In that
vicinity ut that time suffered accordingly. Those
OF the Atlantic Yacht club at Fiftyhfth-st. were
caught unawares began to drag the single anchors
they had down. and several came near being dashed
on the clubhouse bukhead or going ashore. Extra
anchors were dropped. however I'm time 10 save
them There two yachts. though which had
narrow escapes-William X Vanderbilts Valiant
and the Volunteer Life Saving launch G. ID. Willard
The Valiant anchored off Bay Ridge. Monday. near
Seventieth-st., in sixty feet OF water. When the
storm broke she caught with only a single
anchor down Her square rig offered large sur
moments the yacht was drifting on a lee shore at
Owls Head. The second anchor was dropped. but
before 1t took ground the Valiant was dangerously
the big seas broke In the mean time steam was
up. and the yacht worked off to safer anchorage
Before she got under way. however she was WITHIN
a ca blc's length Of the rocks.
The Willard anchored Off Fifty-elshth-si
with only single light anchor down, and she too
began drag. Two Of the crew. who had Just
down to take a spin in the yacht. happened To
arrive in time. and no rowboat could live In the
sea. they quickly stripped and swan out TO the
which they hurriedly dropped over, and saved her
from destruction