| Show I I SEAMAN WAS DROWNED DRO I Member of Columbia Crew Was Washed Overboard During Race tace ace Trials f Newport R B L July TulY 2 For the frat first I time in ht the history of ot American ninety l footers a fatal Catal accident occurred today Carl Cari B n Olsen a seaman on the old cup defender Columbia was washed from the bowsprit Just before the yacht reached re the first turn In tO H 8 race and ami was drowned drown When V hen the yacht lifted from the big wave Into which she had plunged Olsen Olaen was seen almost under the tho stem clinging dinging to fo the but before assistance could be given him the th sloop dropped drop into another grout greut comber and he was not seen afterward Captain Miller of or the Columbia thinks that Olsen was lid struck by br the overhang of the craft as it came smashing down and knocked Insensible The Columbia Colum la lacame came Into the wind instantly Two mo UCo buoys were thrown into the water and ami the tender wan put overboard as quickly as possible Two men Jumped into tile the tender and anti rowed around round for twenty minutes t ready r y to o pick Olsen O up if 11 he carao camo to o the surface sura r Three sailors 8 swarmed up the mast t and watched close closely closely ly h from the spreaders for some signs of ot the unfortunate man but without suc sue success cess Out of or respect r to the dead man mau manthe manthe mauthe the Columbia withdrew from the race At 9 tonight the tho committee I posted the following at the club station The Newport series for will vill not be ho b finished There will be no mere racing until the yachts start on the New ew York Yacht clubs cruise race was also marred by b a mis nilS mishap mishap hap to tho the Constitution Con Soon after the start she carried away the Jaws of or her gaff and the great Ireat steel spar BIr swinging forward buckled in the center The Th mainsail was ripped lear dear across several times and rendered practically worthless worthieS It was WitS the best mainsail the he boat had hart spread this season and nd was the third that had hall been bien tried this year The Reliance received d the severest t but buff feting f ting she has hH had since ce being launched The sea w d tt a a terrific one for racing yachts and when the yacht reached her moorings It i 8 5 noticed that she had a abit abic bit bic dent Bent five lve feet long In tn the plating close to the th water line on the th port bow The Th Indentation was similar to that the Con Constitution sustained two years rs ago The Reliance sailed sidled splendidly in to I days event The wind blew more than twenty miles mUes an hour and nd all aU three yachts found that they the could not even carry small working topsails to windward so soth th v went off oU under u der the tie three lower sails It was the stiffest breeze broeze and hardest sea H that th t the boats boata have hare been In since the seasons racing began and had there been no accident the record 1 cord for a thirty thirtymile thIrtymile thirtymile mile triangular course have lave been cut down considerably ld As JJ It was the Reliance with no craft to push her liar and with only onh a No o 1 jib topsail hoisted In addition t tw three lower sails came earns to the th finish line from the second MC turn In minutes ten seconds the thea fastest a te t tenmile leg ever eer sailed |
