Evening star., 1903-07-03
MAN LOST OVERHEARD.
One of CoIumbia's Sailors Drowned
This Series Declared Off.

A dispatch received from Newport, r. l.,
last night says:
At o'clock tonight the regatta commit
tee posted the following bulletin at the
club station:
The Newport series for ninety footers
will not be finished"
This afternoon, for the first time In the
history of American ninety-footers, a fatal
accident occurred. Carl B. Olsen. seaman
on the old cup defender Columbia. and one
of the best men in the crew. was washed
from the bowsprit just before the yacht
reached the first turn in today's race and
was drowned
Two other men who We're out on the
bowSprit with Olsen swapping the big jib
topSail on the sail were washed inbOard
by the same sea that swept him away.
Both managed to get another hold on the
bOWsprit and We're quickly hauled on deck
by members of the crew. When the Co
umbia lifted from the big wave into which
she had plunged Olsen was seen almost
at the stem, clinging TO the bobstay, but
before assistance could be given him the
sloop dipped into another great comber and
lie was not seen afterward
Capt. Miller of the Columbia is of opinion
that Olsen was struck by the Overhang
of the craft as it came smashing down and
knocked inSenSible. He was a good SWIM
mer. and the fact that he did not reap
pear after the yacht had swept over him
causes the belief that he sank immediate
ly after being hit by the DOW.
The Columbia came into the wind in
stantly, and the fore staysails were lower
ed Two life buoys We're thrown into the
water near where the racing caps from the
three seamen were floating and the tender
was put overheard as quickly as possible
Two men jumped into it and rowed around
for twenty minutes, ready to pick Olsen up
if he came to the. surface. Three sailors
swarmed up the mast and watched close
ly from the spreaders for some signs of the
unfortunate man, but without success
Noticing that something had happened on
the Columbia, the committee boat Rivera,
the big steam yacht Delaware. with Com
modore Bourne of the New York Yacht
Club on board; the torpedo boat Winslow,
the Columbia's tender Park City, and sew
eral other yachts and tugs steamed quick
ly to the vicinity and aided in the search
for Olsen. Mr.. Morgan gave up the search
reluctance. and out of respect for the
dead man withdrew from the race and
headed back for Newport.
Capt. Miller came ashore and sent a
cable dispatch to the customs officials at
Honefoss. Norway, asking them to hunt
UP Olsen's relatives. and notify them of
his death. So far is known he had no
relatives in this country. He was about
forty-two years old. and was under Capt
Miller on the Navahoe last season.
All during the race and with the wind
blowing guns the Reliance behaved splen-
didly and drove through the heavy seas
at great speed heeling down far that
her pounding did not seem to slow her any.
she also OutlOlnted the COlQHlDla ana dIler
a few more short bitches the new boat
tackled into port and at 1907 easily crossed
the Columbia and came about on her
weather bow.
From that time on until both boats were
close to the turning mark. the Reliance
sailed away from her rival, and when the
Columbia lost her man overheard the new
craft was two minutes more in the lead.
The two sloops overstOod the turn and had
to ease off to run down 10 it.
The Reliance swung around the mark at
1.52:iO. and broke out her largest jib top
sail for the broad reach. Noticing that the
Columbia had hauled into the wind. no at
tempt was made to set ary more sail on
the Reliance.
The second mark was rounded at 2:44 10.
Summary:
ELAPSED
Start. Finish. time
Reliance ............... l2:32o 3:31 % 2J9 30
Columbia. l2:30:46 Did finish.
Cunst!t tuition. ........... I2:32:U0 Disabled.