The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-01
TWO YOUNG YACArSxEN LOST.
THEIR ~ ERTt RNED ROtT
FOUND ~ graz ESEND nay.
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Charles Y A. Hinrichs and Marshall II.
Seddens, two young engineers, left the an
chorage Of the BROOKLYN Yacht Club in Rem
sonhurst on Sunday morning in their gaso-
lene launch Thetis The Government stake
boat found the 1hetis floating bottom
mp in Gravesend Bay early Yesterday morn
ing. The young men are missing
Little hope was left last night that Mr.
Hinrichs and Mr. Seddens had not been
drowned That the launch had been found
was not reported until late las, night after
relatives of the two men had spent a day
Of frightful anxiety There is bare chance
that after the boat capszed it's occupants
were taken aboard some outbound vessel
Young Hinrichs made his home with his
mother, at A29 Seventh street, Brooklyn,
but had lived at the Brooklyn Yacht Club
great deal this summer He was feet
captain Of the club. Both he and young
Seddens were employed as assistant en-
gineers in the Office of the Pennsylvania
Railroad tunnel engineer in this borough.
Seddens was a son Of Marshall f. Seddens.
who lives in the Albemare, at 36l West
Twenty -seventh street. He was an only
son. and his father and mother were heart
broken last night at the thought of his
death, He and Hinrichs were each %
years old
The young man bought the Thetis early
in the summer She carried 31a-horse-
power gasolene engine and was Fl feet
long. She WAS painted white and had
a copper bottom.
1t was the custom of the two young men
dav, starting early in the morning and
returning late in the evening. Hinrichs,
il was said last night, was a fairly good
swimmer, but his friend could swim very
little.
The young men announced TO their
families on Saturday that they were going
out for an all-day cruise on Sunday, and
TO some of their friends in the Office they
said they intended TO run across the lower
bay and make trip up the Shrewsbury
River, Neither Of their families knew just
where they intended to 60 Before starting
HinrichS said at the yacht club that they
might decide TO go around Staten Island
instead of up the Shrewsbury.
They started from the yacht club at
O'Clock on Sunday morning Gravesend
Bay was then fairly quiet, but there was
a heavy sea outside and nasty drizZle.
As they intended to be gone all day. Hin
richs put aboard double supply Of gaso-
lene, which, it is said made heavy load
for the boat, and if anything, increased
her unseaworthiness. When last seen by
persons at the yacht club, the Thetis was
heading toward The lower bay.
Seddens's father called al Police Head
quarters yesterday and asked the police
to look for the launch and her occupants.
4 general alarm was sent out at his re-
quest.
The police learned last night that the
harborpnn ster's stakehoat ,..GiOiesi in
GRAY esend Bay, had picked up white
launch with a copper bottom early yester-
day morning and that the boat bore the
name of Thetis At the yacht club it was
said that her description was exactly that
OF the missing boat
According TO those who picked up the
boat she had evidently turned turtle in
the heavy sea. 1t was the opinion at the
yacht club last night that this had proba
bly, happened somewhere off the Staten
Island shore where the sea was so high
all day Sunday that launch loaded down
Az the Thetis was would have difficulty
in riding il