New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-13
SHERIFF HAMBURGER /
A VALIANT C0XSWA|N
His Deputies Handle the Oars
Like Veterans of the
WaShtuh.
SEEKS H. C. PIERCE'S YACHT
But Finds Himself Without J,tr.
isdiction to Attach Oil Mans
Boat After Discover
ing Her.


ship ahoy therei You're OH the wrong
side Of the street, mean OF the river"
Alloy there! That flag you're Tyins on
the starboard halyard taffrsil has red IN II !:
pull 1t down.
Say, mate, have you seen anything % tn.
steam yacht Yscons? No? Very web
We'll get her yet Hit her up. boys one
two; one, two" 81
All these remarks preface the announcer
ment that Sheriff Julius Hamburger came
near being an admiral yesterday. The only
thing that interviewed TO prevent his pacing
the quarter deck in cockade hat epaulets
and sword was his inability TO find the YES
sci which should be his flagship.
The words above quoted were addressed
yesterday by the Sheriff TO some of The
men on one Of the steam yachts at tho
New York Yacht Club anchorage in the
East River, at 26th street. sheriff Har-
burger, accompanied by Deputy Sheriff
Nathan Metzger and Deputy Sheriff Thoma 2
r. Winters. was in a rowboat. and their
official mission out on the river was TO lind
| the Yacona, belonging to Henry Clay Pierce.
of the Waters-Pierce oil Company. OF
! him more later
Sheriff Hamburger and his crew felt just
as much at home on the water as temper
ance orator on a train carrying the Tam
many delegation TO the national convention.
But withal the Sheriff is a versatile official.
Not so long ago he was de facto and Do
| jure the manager OF circus menagerte.
and once while he was Coroner no defed
the commander of foreign warship in port
to put a dead sailor ashore without his per
mission, and successfully. SO with conf
dence I'm himself he searched the wa ters for
| the shin that was 10 be a worthy nucleus o.
| his navy.
But No Ship Was Found. -
| But IL was a fruitless search.
| The Supreme Court was responsible for
\ IL. Mrs Alice G.. Rycroft had obtained a
Judgment for sl71,149 by default against
| Pierce, and tried 10 have IL executed
! against whatever property the oil man had
| in New York. Deputy Sheriff Metzger
went TO his local ofFi"e, but could not find
anything there belonging 10 Pierce that he
| could attach. So, after consultation with
| his chief il was decided to attach the yacht.
=. Deputy Sheriff Winters Joined them and
] they borrowed a boat belonging 70 the
Department of Charities. The Sheriff acted
| as coxswain. The two deputies handed Ut
| oars in way that would have maos
Charles Courtney. the rowing coach, crs~'
| into the small end Of his megaphone. a
passing excursion boat kicked up sucn
rollers that the crew vas almost s"ampe1
before Il reached the anchorage.
They crcled around each yacht and tx
amined the bow for tho name, but the
Yacona was not there.
Have you seen the YsconaT' asked the
coxswain and possible admiral Of SAILOR
leaning over the rail Of yacht
What's she look likc?' was the coun'
ter question.
shes a white steam yacht. dying ar
American flag and has one funnel" ShaTiS
Hamburger replied. z
Saw a craft like that going up the river
bout two hours ago" explained the sailor
The Sheriff decided that he could never
catch up with her with his hand propelled
boat. so he was just about 10 give up the
ship, when he came alongside another OF
the white fleet. He repeated his questions
| there about the Yacona
She's over Ia Brooklyn IN the Eria
| Basin" said the man addressed.
Then Hires Another Craft.
Pulling for shore. the admiral and crew
gave back the boat 10 the Department Of
charities and started on a new tack which
took them 10 the Battery. where they
ouickly negotiated with Bill" Quigley. the
Battery boatman, for the hire of another
| craft Deputy Sheriff Metzger tried TO Dor
row a pair of gloves. but compromised on
a chew OF tobacco. Deputy Sheriff Winters
borrowed a pair Of marine glasses. for r 4
a long hike from the Battery to the Erie
Basin. and II the admiral could read ths
names of the vessels at a distance. wis.
fewer strokes would be necessary.
Away they pulled. with Sheriff Hsrburse-
at the tiller. When a few hundred yards
from the Brooklyn side the Sheriff shouted
Half speed there, men; | think 500 her
Winters and Metzger would have been sisd
right there 10 come 10 a full stop
Coming closer. the name on the yacht b.
came readable to the naked eye. But the
law gives the Sheriff jurisdiction only 70
| the high water mark OF the opposite shore.
| The Yacona, however, was held fast 10 d
pier by two stout hawsers. George Ensei
assistant counsel 10 the Sheriff. had looked
up the law in the case and had advised tire
Sheriff that In case the yacht was tied 20
| a pier outside OF New York County he could
! not attach her.
The three men turned back FOR Ne" OK.
Back to the Battery" was all that ths
| Sheriff--or. In fact, anybOdy-Ssid. On
reaching the Sherff's office they found that
| Pierce through his counsel. fN-Judge Alton
| b. Parker. had obtained an order from
| Justice Gerard directing Mrs Rycroft 10
show cause why the Judgment should not
| be opened. as Pierce was III when the caS
was called and could not be present ia
court. This acted as stay Of execution.
And it was the largest execution that
has come into this office since | have been
Sheriff." said Mr.. Hamburger.
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