New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-05
TWO MEN WASHED
OFF THE VANITIE
Continued from page I

George Keeler, the steward, and Dorie
Dittmer, the cook, climbed out over
the tugs side and lifted Olsen out OF
the water, while Chris Thompson, a
deck hand; Jack Dorsey. the fireman,
and George Sendquist helped johnson
on board with his rescuer crimson and
then pulled the dingy on the tugs deck
deck.
The sailors were scarcely able to
stand from exhaustion and from
swallowing salt water. They were
taken into the boiler room and the fire.
men rugged them out with dry clothes.
Half an hour later, when they were
transferred at the request Of Captain
Dennis to the Vanitie's tender, the
City of Stamford, both men were in
fair condition.
]. Edward Rauscher, the physical
director, when seen on board the tender
at City Island later. said: THE men
had close call. and they are far from
recovered. l had TO massage them
and give them other treatment and
they are now in bed. They will prob
ably be all right by tomorrow"
Alex Smith Cochran. the Vanitie's
owner, who sailed on his yacht in the
race, said: Il want to thank all who
took part in saving those men. That
means more TO me than any race
Captain Dennis and his assistant,
Captain Harry Haff, also were grateful
for the rescue of the men by the crew
of the Timmins. I'VE were leading the
Resolute by half a mile or more when
We got a knockdown.' The men were
forward trimming the head sheets.
shouted to them TO make fast and come
usual, and remained a little too long.
When she buried her lee bow they were
washed off. We got the boat overheard
and threw them life buoys as quickly as
in time. We shall surely be at the
starting line in Saturdays race at
Larchmont. The Resolute Is a good
boat, but l think we can beat her when
the Vantie has had as many trials as
she has. We are in the game for the
sport OF II, and II, by working up TO
her, We can make her do even better
than now that will help TO give us the
best boat to defend the cup"
The accident happened off Matini-
cock Point. on the Long Island shore. at
1928 o'clock. when both yachts had
made four tacks in the first four -mile
leg Of the windward work, which they
had nearly completed. The Vanitie had
just filled away on the starboard tack
when the squall hit her that caused all
tho trouble. She was then leading the
Resolute by about half a mile.
There seemed little doubt that the Van
itie. barring the accident. would have wor
yesterdays race. She had the better OF
the start by minute % seconds, and
when she hove to she was leading the
Resolute by half mile or more She
had covered moro than three OF the four
miles OF wndward work in % minutes 2.
seconds. In eleven more minutes she
should have rounded the wlndward mark
-Matinicock gas buoy. According to tht
Resolutes time al that mark the Vanitit
would have led there BY ? minutes Is Sec
onds.
When the yachts left Glen Cove in tow
OF their tenders yesterday morning hall
a gale from the southwest was whipping
the waters of the Sound into whitecap s.
and there were frequent rain squalls. Few
believed that in such weather the yachts
would tie started. but they were. and
the race counted as victory for the Res
Clute.
The Herreshor yacht crossed the Sound
first. the Vanitie leaving Glen Cove half
an hour later. Her mainsail was the first
one hoisted, and il was then seen that
Captain Dennis had tied down the seven
foot reef in that sail. All the club-top-
sail spars were transferred from the Res
olute's deck 10 her small tender. and then
the mainsaii was hoisted at a few min
utes after IL o'clock.
There was no attempt At setting even
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