Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-15
TWO MEN DROWNED.
Fatal Accident During a Motor Boat
Race on the Hudson.

Two men were drowned in the races Of
the Motor Boat Club of America yesterday
They were Harry Odinet, who lived at 991
East 163d street. New York, and J. Ferry,
and they were handling the high-speed boat
Vesuvius. owned by Louis L. Haggin Of
81 Madison avenue, says the New York
Sun.
The Vesuvius started in the race with
the Dixie and the Den, and the three boats
were to go three time around a triangular
course. The start was made off West 10TH
street and the first turn was a mark boat
off Tubby Hook, at Inwood, about four
behind from the first. and after they had
gone twice around the course she was
twenty-three minutes behind the Dixie. She
turned the home mark at 4:51 o'clock, and
the accident happened off the Tubby Point
mark.
1t was very rough on the Hudson yester-
day. strong northeast wind sweeping
down against a flood tide made the con-
ditions very unfavorable for high-speed
boats, which are nothing more than shells
fitted with very powerful motors. They
throw the spray high and take much water
Frank Neary was stationed on the mark
boat and some time after 5 o'clock noticed
the Vesuvius approaching. Harry Odinet.
who was steering the boat, stood up and
tried to put on his rubber coat. 1t was
getting cold then and the wetting made
things very uncomfortable. In some way
or other. Neary could not tell how, Odinet
fell overheard. 1t may have been that
the Vesuvius took a sudden lurch and he
lost his balance. but the next thing Neary
saw was Odinet struggling In the water.
Ferry, who was on the Vesuvius with
Odinet, jumped after his mate and in less
time than 1t takes to tell the two men were
swept far from the Vesuvius, which, being
left unnamed, began to take on water
fast and drift away. Neary was powerless
to help He had only small sailboat
which was anchored. and the revenue tug
Calumet was far aWay at the time Roth
men had on rubber coats, so II they were
able to swim they were severely handi-
capped. Those who were about the course
had no hope that the men escaped drown
ing.
It was getting dusk at the time and the
members Of the volunteer life saving corps
at Lnwood heard shouts for help coming
across the water. Benjamin Schlomberg
and George Spaulding quickly got their
boat out and pulled over to the Vesuvius.
which was seen drifting with the tide. They
found the boat deserted and after searching
around for some time were picked up by
the revenue tug Calumet. in charge OF Capt
John Brady. and taken back to Inwood.
The Calumet also took the Vesuvius In
tow, but the boat was SO fun Of water that
she sank just as they got her alongside the
Inwood bathing pavilion; line was put
there viii be little difficulty in raising her
today.
When the news was reported at the Motor
Boat Club later on, several launches went
up the river to search for the bodies
The Vesuvius was built by Hurd q Hag-
gin. who have shops at 316 Hudson street
Louis L. Haggin, In whose name the boat
was entered. when seen last night said
that he had not heard Of the accident
He said that the police had Abtifed him
that his boat had been found adrift, but
he hoped that the two men had been picked
up by some passing vessel and would be
heard from later.