The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-24
DR.. HARE'S NARROW ESCAPE.
LEFT HIS YACHT AND WHEN BE
RETURNED 1T WAS SUNK.
Crew Of Four Men Believed 10 Have been
Drowned-D istinguished Philadeiphia
Doctor Had Conc Ashore for tug
TO Pull the Narkeeta on . shoal.

Crew OF FOur Men Bel1eved 10 Havo heeu
Drowned-Distingui Phiiadeiphis
Doctor Had Conc Ashore for TUG
to Pull the Narkeeta on shoal.
PHILADELPHIA, July 23.-While cruising
in the lower Delaware River near the break
water In his yacht Narkeets, DR.. Hobart
A. Hare, one Of Philadelphia most dis
tinguished physicians, had narrow escape
from drowning. He was rescued with MS
guest. Lucius s. Landreth. a prominent
Philadelphia lawyer. but the four men VINO
made up the crew Of the Narkeeta are be-
lieved to have been drowned
The rescue wassenected by Charles Long
streth OF Lansdowne. who was sailing his
yacht Gree, accompanied by friend, Mr..
Butler, and a crew Of two men. At the
time DR.. Hare and Mr.. Landreth were
taken OF the wrecked yacht 1t was believ
that she was in safe condition, and DR..
Hare only left her to secure a tug to pull
the yacht from the shoal.
When he returned with thetug, hefound
that the yacht had gone down. No trace
could be found Of the men left In charge
OF her beyond tho overturnde launch In
In which 1t IL believed the crew tried to
escape, but @ere swamped by the high sea
that had been kicked up by stif north
east blow.
Mr.. Langstreth Is president Of the United
States Metallic Packing Company and
both he and DR.. Hare are enthusiastic
yachtsmen. Dr. Hare lives at 1901 Spruce
street and Mr.. Landreth at 22oS st. James
place. Their wives frequently accom-
pany them upon their cruises but neither
Mrs. Hare nor Mrs. Langstreth was upon
the yachts at the time OF the accident, the
former being at Bar Harbor and Mrs Lang
streth having decided at the last moment
to remain at home, rather than make the
trip.
DR. Hare and Mr.. Landreth left the Corin-
THAN Yacht Club anchorage Thursday
afternoon. it being their intention to cruise
around to Atlantic City. DIR. Hare's yacht
is fifty foot yawl in which gasoline en-
CINE was installed early this spring as the
physician had several encounters with
Gains last year that made him determined
to have power Of some kind at command
in the future. He carries a crew OF four
men. The Gree is fifty-five foot yawl.
noted in the Corinthian club for her sea-
going qualities.
Mr.. Langstreth and Mr.. Butler, with
crew Of two men, left the yacht club Friday
morning, also intent upon reaching Atlantic
City. The yachts sighted each other Sat-
urcay when both were cruising inside the
breakwater, as a heavy wind was making
things unpleasant in the open sea.
The yacht iceland also came up with
them and the three cruised about through
out the day, according to the reports re-
ceved by friends Of the owners last even
ing. DR.. Hare and Mr.. Longstreth acted
as their own sailing masters, DR.. Hare
having sailed the Narkseta during the
last two years, while the Gree had been
under Mr.. Longstreth's command for three
seasons.
c. Willing Hare and Mrs. Longstreth said
this evening that they had received only
brief rer orts from the two yachtsmen,
but as nearly as could be determined the
yachts found the wind very strong through
out the day. The yachtsmen were enjoy
ing the fun, however, until about o'clock
in the afternoon, " hen DR.. Hare's yacht
struck the Brandywine shoal.
At first 1t did not appear that the yacht
was seriously damaged. She had had
list, however, 80 that the waves broke
had no little difficulty in coming alongside.
1t was the first intention to take all the men
on the Narkeeta aboard the Gree, but as
the stranded yacht appeared tooccupy asafe
berth the crew decided 10 remain aboard
while DR.. Hare and Mr.. Lon gstreth made
trip in the Gree to the breakwater to.get one
OF the tugs lying there to Put the yacht
from the shoal.
The Gree made quick run to the break
water, where the tug Juno was found and
her captain agreed to go to the relief Of
the stranded yacht. When the tug reached
the shoals there was no trace Of the Mar
keeta. A search was made and it was
found that while the Gree was away, the
waves had broken the Narkee loose from
the shoal and that re had gone down to
the channel, having evidently been stove
in when she struck although little evidenc
of the fact had been given while she re-
manned fast.
From the story Of the keeper Of Brandy
wine lighthouse It is probable that after
the yacht broke loose from the shoal the
men took to the launch but were unable to
keep the small. open boat afoat in such a