New-York tribune., 1901-08-18

The pilot boat James GOrQOn Bennett was
run into and sunk off the Scotland Light
ship at 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon by the
German steamer Alene of the Hamburg -Ameri-
cans Atlas Line service Three of the five pilots
on board and the cook of the boat drowned
when the vessel sank The drowned are:
oopBEY John. Brooklyn. pilot.
CRUDE John of stapleton. cook
LENNON John. o. Brooklyn pilot
MIX Harvey. Of S;4pleton. pilot
The pilots who were saved are Frank Hop
kins and Alexander Dexter. The working crew
Of the sunken vessel. all of whom were saved
were Eugene Mccarthy, Walter Wells FRANK
Clarke. Frank Eagan and Norwegian named
Jensen. All have homes in Brooklyn
The bodies of Mix and CRUDE were picked up
by the steam pilot boat New-York. ana tney
were taken tc Stapleton. The body OF Goopey
was picked up by a boat from the MORO CaStie.
The body of Leonard was not recovered
The James Gordon Bennett left Stapleton yes
terday morning bound for the southern station
She was not in special hurry and the men
were reefng sail just before they were run
down. The weather was clear and how the col
lision was possible was last night unsettled
COULD NOT AVOID HER.
The survivors say the steamer came bearing
down upon the pilot boat and they were totally
unable 10 avoid her. The whole thing happened
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floating in the water before they realized what
had occurred The big steamer struck the pilot
boat abaft the rigging. the starboard side
going through her like a knife and cutting her
completely in two.
Hopkins and Dexter were asleep in their
hunks when the crash came. They awoke to
find themselves in darkness and the water pour
ing in upon them. The men were in their night
clothes. and both struck out for their lives.
When the steamer crashed into the Bennett
there were shouts of terror from the wrecked
crew. The crew of the steamer rushed to the
si1e of their vessel and shouted words Of. en-
courag cement at the same time throwing life
preservers 70 the men they sprang from the
sinking boat into the water. The steamer, being
under full headway, passed on, but soon re-
turned TO the scene, and quickly manned and
lowered boat in an effort to save the men OF
the pilot boat
The pilot boat New-York had come up in the
mean time, and il was her crew that really
performed the work Of rescue. One after
other the men in the water pulled aboard
the pilot boat by willing hands
PROBABLY SUCKED DOWN
The four men who were lost were probably
sucked down with the sinking vessel. The
boats from the Alene and the New-Yorz cruised
about for some time. and at last the bodies Of
Mix and Godbey were picked up. Both the pilot
boat and the men from the Alene continued TO
look for the bodies of the other two but at last
gave up the search The boat from the Alene
was then recalled and taken aboard. and the
steamer proceeded on her voyage The Alene
is bound for the West Indies.
Mix about thirty-1ve years old. He was
made pilot five years ago. He formerly
served on the old James Gordon Bennett. He
leaves widow and child CRUDE was about
fifty years old. He leaves a widow, but no chill
dren
The James Gordon Bennett was formerly
known as the David T. Leahy. She was a two
rnasted schooner and was built about twelve
wears ago, costing about $4,000.
Inforrna :ion from persons on board the Alene
obtained by Pilot Miller. who was on her. shows
the police saw that there some misunder-
standing between the captains of the vessels