The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-17
Wreck Of tho Schooner Waltrr runlnalzAgs
Opposite Mannalouaix-
IRON ON SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

IRON ouR srEciAt CORRESPONDENT.
Long BKAcn, Oct. 10, 1850.
The schooner Walter Cummings, Captain Thomas y.
wlnas from smyrna Del, for New York, ran asloss o.
Ions Beach, on Tuesday morning. O'Clock. she
loaded with wheat and consigned 70 u. n Ysx,
Of No. 90 water street.
She lcft tho Capcs OF delaware on Monday mesnlne
18th inst Alter being out abou, hour became v@y
forry, and continued unal twelve O'Clock tbs
night; then commenced raaiug ard hsiug and blow
ing very hard The schooner Then wiskin three
miles Of Barncsat shoals, blowing very hard from N. y.
At he tmc compelling them rect sails bat bsfoss
this was accomplished Il was discovered shc was nsas
the shore and Immediately heavy squsn struck the
schooner, tearing the sails into pieces Ths captain shss
ordered the small anchor to bc dropped, thinking 10
would have the elect Of bringing her TO the wnd tAss
sbc could bead Oh shore, being the only
mairrg Finding their cHis OF avail, The 81 ~
time malpg clean breach her. the captain and
were compelled take 10 the rigging Cor safcty AZ
about two O'Clock the waves drove her up near ~
beach, where she went stern foremost tho anchor
kept her head to the she bgcd In about an hour
Afterwards, and ths cargo vas entirely lost The vssssa
conmcsccd to settle down, Inc sand washing into her
rapidly and no doubt che will prove total loss.
At last accounts Capt Jennings, wreck master, had
stripped her Of all but her standing rigging which was
taken 10 the boat, and remains in charge the wrsc
mseer who now awaits advice from the 70 Ne
STATEMENT or THE MATE TO Mr. I q. sxrrn.
At daylight, rcrring Of the itn inst the captain
cae down nem THO rigging, where be and the crsw 10
csscy intsncirg mako sn reach the shors,
and AZ he reached the deck heavy sea boarded th~
scbocner which nearly washed hm oVcrtoard; but hap
pcnns 10 catch hctd of the pump he was saved fro0
waisry grave. he concluded 10 take 10 the r&1ng
again, being The ouy place cf safety osering. n
morning aSvancn- he enabled 70 see tao shore, sna
descrtod number 81 persons coming 20 tter asstncs.
proved to be r Jennings, samuel Primo, Lewis InmaA
and c,hcrs Mr. Jcnnings, on seeing their pcrilous
s,ou ordered 10 the Government House Sor tha
preserving apparatus but before hcy reached ths
spo The Of the scooncr seeing the men on ahovs
rade cfrrs 70 leave tho rigging, sad one nan umpsk
INTO the SURF Ia the win hopo rcncfrQ tho shoru
Nr Jcrnpgs, on seeing he rsans pssloua sltuaa,sw
/ ucd sround bis arm rorc which acid BY . maG
on shore, and plunged into TIE wstcr reschnl him use
time 10 sevc him from drowning. Amor ras M Jsa-
u.rss at TIC hazard of bis sc, s2cccccf in throwing
ns 70 thosc On ocsrd ttk schooner snd by great s6org
me crew maze ne ioLe is and succceded In reachs9
TIC shore IN safety. The cst on rcachirr tho SHOVE
vas 80 exhausted tsai -as with dlfculty he coud b
ser ave, 'poso Vorad him doiug a IN their 70 vss -
ave nm. lie VS. then ccrvoycd Z, Mr.. Jennngs'
LOUSY dh rest and Kind attention no rccovcred
" " soc to tcayc for homo on the following ~.
- a.v "a the rest Of tho crew. The captain y@ 70
ms" near tho wreck vai,irg 10 bear rom the ownss
ibc following " si u the names Of the cspssn ~
crew
mos :. Hiiuap, captain, of MiscrI, pci.
| VIM Sutilc, mate co.
| Joteth Iirbbrrd rcauan, DO
| Wm Arrct, sfamarl q sny -nA psl
l joshua Own, fccln-et seaEsH1, OF hr,rd, pei
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