The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-09-27
YACHT SINKS IN THE BAY.
Two Men Go Down With the
Vessel Leaving Moth
ing to Tell Who
They Were.

A full rigged sloop yacht dying
pennant which is not Agistered.
and having TWO men aboard. eapsized in
the New York Bay about 900 feet east Of
Liberty Island this morning II sank al
most instantly. The two men were
drowned. Their bodies have not been
recovered. The accident occurred at $40
O'clock this morning It was witnessed
by the passengers aboard the Staten IS
land ferryboat Seuthtield and the
mss near G hand a when 9h yae ssnR
but the crew could do nothing for the vic
Tins. The Inspector is commanded by
Captain W. IA Harold of No. 80 Bright
street.
Captain Harold put out from the Jer-
sey City Coal Dock at CommunpaW
shortly after six O'clock. He was bound
for Ellis Island. A heavy squall was on
and the waters Of the bay were exceed
ingly choppy. ii was with difficulty
that the tug made headway. When on
Ellis Island Captain Harold sighted a
yacht near Liberty Island. Il was q 80
foot sloop yacht full rigged: It's jib and
mainsaH We're set. Two men We're
aboard. They appeared to be having
great difficulty in handling the. yacht.
Captain Harold saw that the yacht was
in danger and steered the Inspector
towards 1t. The captain of the ferrybOat
saw the danger at the same time and
changed the course of the ferryboat.
When he saw that the Inspector was go-
ing TO lH4 assistance OIL sIHe Yacht now
ever, he continued on to New York. The
yacht tossed terribly on the waters. The
men aboard her seemed to be straining
every nerve to keep her from capsizing.
They appeared about exhausted. Three
times they tackled and saved her from up-
setting, and then they seemed to become
ratified, lost their heads, made some wrong
move and the yacht careened over until
her sails were IN the water. The men
clnng TO the side of the yacht that was
uppermost. They waved their hands ard
acted like crazy men. From their ac-
tions those aboard the Inspector came TO
the conclusion that they could not swim,
The Inspector WAS still some distance
from the yacht. but Captain Harold
crowded on all steam and endeavored to
reach her III time. The yacht was heav-
lily ballasted. The water no sooner be-
gan to pour in over the gunwales than
he boat righted suddenly. and to the her-
ror of all who saw it, sank instantly.
With despairing cries the two men went
down with her The yacht settled on the
J. bottom Only her s pennant remained sI n
white ground with a blue star pierced by
a red arrow The Inspector cruised
about the spot where the trag-
edy occurred in the hope of picking up
the men if they managed to escape. or
their bodies If they were drowned. They
did not find the bodies There is a
fierce undercurrent at the spot where the
yacht sank, and the bodies were probably
carried ilf the direction of Staten Island.
All that the Inspector did find was a can
vas bag, a blue sweater and a vest. The
three articles were floating near the sunk
en- sloop There was nothing about them
to indicate who the owners were.
Captain Harold took possession of the
pennant and carried it to Jersey City
with him. He notified Chief of Police
Murphy of the tragedy Chief Murphy
has the pennant the clothing and the
canvas bag at Police Headquarters where
they will be held for identification.