The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-08
A SAILOR DROWNED
SWEPT INTO THE WATER FROM
THE COLUMBIA.

In the Stiffest Breeze and Roughes
Sea the Yachts experienced
Yet-Reliapce Makes Fast
est 10-Mile Leg, Ever
i Sailed-The Globe
Eucircled.
Newport, R. l., July 2.-For the
first tine in the history of Ameri
can 9-footers, fatal accident
Cured today. Carl B. OILS n, a sea,
man on the old cup deferder Co.
lumhia, was washed from the bow
spirit just bafore the yacht reached
the first turn 10 today's race and
| was drowned. When the yacht
lifted from the big wave into which
she had plunged. Olsen was seen al
most under the stem, clinging to
the be bstay, but before assistance
could be given him the sloop drop
ped into another great.comber, and
be was not S EN- aftefward.
Captain Miller of thu Columbia,
thinks Olsen was struck by the ov.
erhang of the craft as it came smash
ing down and knocked insensible.
The Columbia came into the wind
INSTANTLY Two life buoys were
thrown into the water, and the ten
der was put overheard as quickly
as possible. Two men jumped in.
to- the tender and rowed around for
20 minutes ready to pick Olsen up
if he came to the surface. Three
sailors swarmed up the, mast and
watched closely from the spreaders
for some signs of the unfortunate
man, but without success. Out Of
respect for the dsad man. the Go.
lumbia withdrew fiom1 the race.
At 9 O'clock tonight the commit
tee. posted the f0liowipg, bulletin at
the club station: "The Newport
series for 80 footers will not be fn-
ished." There will be no morerac-
ing until the yachts start on the
New York Yacht Clubs cruise.
Today's race was also marred by
a mishsp to the Constitution. Soon
after the start she carried away the
jaws of her gaff, and the great steel
spar, swinging forward, buckled in !
the center. The maipsail was rip
ped clear across several times and
rendered practically worthless. It
was the best mainsail the boat had
spread this season, and was the
third that had been tried this year.
The Reliance received the sever
est hufeting she has had since be-
ing launched. The sea was a terri
fic one for racing yachts, and when
the yacht reached her moorings it
was noticed that che had big dent
five feet long in the plating close to
The water line on the port bow.
The indentation was similar to that
she Constitution sustained two years
ago.
The Reliance sailed splendidly in
'oday's event. The wind blew more
,haa 20 mills an hour, and all three
,achts found that they could not
'ven carry small working topsaiIs
. windward, so they went off un-
Ter tie three lower sails. It wasi
he stiffest breeze and hardest sea
hat The boats have been in since
he season's racing began, and had
her. been no accidents the record
or a 80. mile triangular course
you'd have been cut down consid-
rapiy. AS it was, the Reliance,
Tith no craft to push her and with
My a No. 1 jib topsail hoisted in .
ddition to the three lower sails .
anne to the finish line for the Sec
nd turn in Al minutes, 10 seconds, .
be fastest 10.mi1e leg ever sailed.
New York, July 4-The Pacific
able was successfully completed at
O:55 o'clock tonight, Eastern time,
y the welding together of the east !,
IN and western links at Honolulu
n board the cable ship Anglia,
nus com plsting the entire line Of
from San Francisco to-
be Philippine Islands, distance !.
over 5000 miles, and bringing to !.
conclusion the greatest and most =
ificult of submarine cable enter
rises undertaken in the history of !:
cean telegraphy.
A message from President Roose-
cit to President Maekay, of the
Pacific Gable Compa-
", was sent over the new cable ,,
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