New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-24
WRECK OF THE BRITISH BARK TASSO.
FOUR SAILORS AND TWO suRFMEN DROWNED
TRIBUTE TO THE DEPARTED HEROES.

WEARETowY, Ocean Co., N.J., Dee. I'll r.M
We reached the little village Of Wearetown about A.
o'clock this afternoon, after q wearisome drive Of
seven hours through the ntermnable pine barrens Of
eastern NewJersey and hasten to inform the readers
of The TRIBUNE in regard to the two wrecks reported
in your edition of Monday 8, ashore near this place.
As the beach is on the other side of Barnegat Bay,
which is some six miles across from the main land,
night being at hand and in addition to the dangers OF
q rapid current and large quantity Of drift ice,
snow squall appearing probable, we have deemed it
advisable to defer our visit to the wrecks both Of which
are in sight until the dawn. Meanwhile, we have
gathered what we could from authentic sources. That
il i. not more in detail must be attributed to the fact
that only two or three of the whs have been to
the beach have returned, prefering generally to re-
main on the shore until their abors concluded and
the vessel and cargo got of or abandoned
Capt. James Goldsworthy Of the Tasso states that
he ran his vessel on shore about h hour before day
hight on Saturday morning last through mistake.
Seeing the obscure little light Of Bamegst and heet
of small craft short distance off, he mistook it for the
Sandy Hook Lightship, and before he was aware OF
his error his vessel was humping on the beach, The
anchors hove out, and effort made 10 Prevent
her from drifting further ashore. They succeeded In
ksepipg her ON the outer bar. Tossed about in the
raging surf, her masts soon went by the board and
trifted alongside being held fast by the running rig
en:. In this situation the vessel and crew remained
during the whole OF Saturday. thick fog aud rain
obscuring the atmosphere so that they could not be
seen from the main land and if their misfortune had
been Known it doubtful assistance could have been
rendered as the bay was filed with ice Of treacherous
thickness, but exceedingly difficult and even danger
Gus for ordinary boat navigation.
Early on Sunday morning, with the cessation Of the
storm and the clearing up Of the fog, assistance was
afforded by the brave coastmen Where the bark lay,
on the south side Of Baregst Inlet but two or three
families reside within range Of six miles, so that even
under favorable circumstances of clear weather and
open bay, the people on the beach could do but little
until the arrival of volunteers from the main land.
Mr.. Samuel Perrne, the keeper Of the life saving
station in the vicinity was speedily on hand and as the
surf was running too high to admit of launching the
life boat in safety, he sent shot across the bark at
the first discharge, and communication being estab-
shed between the vessel and the shore, the life car
was sung. By some fatality, however, the parties 10
charge were induced 10 forego their intention oil send
inc off the life car, and substituted in its place one Of
Francis's large metallic life boats, which was attached
10 the line and drawn over by the people on
lahore at once. In her went John +. jones, John
Parker. Jeremiah Pridmore and Capt. Howes Of
the schooner Anna jenkins. She was hauled
,Iop1 side of the bark, and the persons on
hoard two passengers, one Of them Mr.. Shields OF
RrookIyu and the officers and crew, fifteen in ALL pro-
ceeded to embark in her A strong current set TO
tbe north. east and the men in the boat found It er
tremeIy difficult to keep her from capszing, hampered
AZ she WAS BY the drifting Of spars and rigging
alongside. Some SIX persons had got into the boat,
vb.n the sailors against all remonstrances insisting
on lowering their chests and dunnage into her, she
tuned over and over the water, preciptstns the
OCCUPANTS into the surf and sI Of them were drowned
-Four of the ost men were sailors and the other two
,Jope. and Parker-two men heroic and self-sacr-
6ciny ~ noble and e-hearted ~ ever breathed-
were Jersey surfmen Poor Parker swan for half mile
behr, he sunk bis friends cheered him from the shore
but notwithstanding hi. almost superhuman efforts to
reach the beach, the northeast current carried him
straight 10 his grave. Mr. Prdmore another brave old
surfmsn had narrow escape from death. He owed his
life 10 the coone.s and inrepiiity Of Capt wes, who
when the boa. cspsized, sprspg into the chains aud
saved himself and succeeded in holding Mr.. PndmOe
M until he was taken On board. So benumbed and
exhausted was he by the cold water, that animation
r6eDpe6reC only dItcl al nun oSS11u"uS eA""Aet
the repeated application Of simuants. One OF the
sailors, who by some means w~ bruised about the
head was also got on the deck, but he soon oze 10
death, in spite Of al remedial applications MI Jones
was good swimn er, but it thought that he must
have been struck and stunned as he never rose again
after the upsettng Of the boat Three oil tne ocoes
of the sailors were recovered; but me remains o. le
TWO surfrnen and the fourth sailor are yet under the
blue wave.
Tb, distressing calamity has thrown this hrile COM
munty into profound grief and the relatives Of the de-
ceased ,urfrnen are bowed down with affection Mr.
Parker was i single man, but Mr. Jones was maried
and lived on the beach His widow has large fam
Nv Left dependent on her for support. May he who
"tempers the wind to the shon lamb afford her
strength to endure this deep affection That she shah
not want for any temporal comfort am assured vii be
the constant care of her kird-heated neighbour.
As may be supposed the sad accident which We have
Just narrated put end 10 ST further stemp.s to get
al. ,or,f. -. 81, Il l.. cananc.