Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-07-19
CAPSIZED In
A SQUALL
The Yacht Venitzia Of Philadelphia
Has a Mishap That Cost
Five Lives.
An OIL SHIP CATCHES FIRE
The Full Riggsd Commodore T. q. Allen
Burned to the Waters Edge as She
Was Leaving New York Harbor for
Hong Kong. China

l. New Haven, Conn.,, July 19.-ln
squall off Captains island the slooI
Fyacht Venetzia Of Philadelphia. wa
capsfzed. On board the yacht wer
Arthur Coburn, of Philadelphia. ant
his three daughters, the Misses Ida ant
tAnnette and Mrs. Walter T. Spankel
and there was also a crew of thre,
men. Mrs. Spanker and the stewarC
were picked up by the tug Gertrude
and brought here. The remainder Of
the party are believed to have beer
lost. The yacht was bound for New.
port.
The drowned are: Arthur Colburn
owner of the yacht, and his daughters
Ida and Annette Colburn of Philadel-
Y, master of the yacht, and sailor
who is unknown.
Mrs. Walter ]. Spanker and Steward
James Stanbridge. were rescued by
| the tug Gertrude after clinging two
| hours to the bottom of a capsized log
boat. The yacht left Delaware City
| on Monday bound for Newport. Yes
| terday morning it started from
Thompsonville, l.. L., the intention be-
ing to put into Black Rock, Conn.,, last
night and take on board Mrs. Span
ker's husband. According to the story
Of the steward, the accident happened
at $3.50 in the afternoon. The sky was
very squally and the steward heard
Mr.. Colburn say to Captain Flint it
would be well to take in some light
sails, but the captain replied that the
boat would stand all the wind that was
coming. Stanbridge says he was in the
galley preparing supper when he heard
an unusual fluttering of the jibs and
felt the boat keel over. When he found
himself in the water he attempted to
grasp one of the sails which lay on
the water, but he found it was sinking
and then swan for the yawls of the
tender which was bottom up. AS he
was supporting himself at one end of
the boat, Mrs. Spanker who is an ex-
pert swimmer, caught hold of the other
end and they balanced themselves thus
until the tug Gertrude appeared When
picked up both We're thoroughly ex-
hausted
A WEALTHY FAMILY.
Philadelphia, Pa, July 19.-Arthur
T. Colburn, who, with his two daught-
ers, Ida and Annette, and niece, Miss
Elizabeth Colburn, was drowned by
the capsizing of his yacht near Cap
tains islands, Long Island Sound, was
wealthy spice manufacturer of this
city and an expert yacht man. He was
a member of the Corinthian Yacht
club of Philadelphia, and left here
Wednesday to join his yacht at New
York, to participate in the annual
cruise of his club.
AN OIL SHIP ON FIRE.
New York, July 19.-The full rugged
ship Commodore 7. H. Allen, commant..
ed by Captain Merriam with full cargo
of coal oil for Hong Kong, China, which
sailed yesterday has stopped at the har.
Dor entrance of Gedney channel with
smoke coming out of her main hatch.
The vessel appears to be on fire. Tugs
and lighthouse tender are gathered
around her.
The Commodore T. Fl. Allen has gone
aground on the eastern edge of Gedney
channel near the junction OF the Swash
channel. Clouds of smoke are coming
out of the vessels main hatch. The
vessel is owned by T. j. Southard &
Sons of Richmond, Maine, and burned
to the waters edge.