The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-21
Schooner Albion Ashore az sandy Hook-Au
Hands Saved.

| Schooner q lbIon Ashore az Sandy Hook-Au
Hands Saved.
During the prevalence Of the severe rae on Saturday
evening about O'Clock, Nr. D. ". O Cammnes tele
graph operator s the sandy Hook ma Toe telegraph sla
uop esped quail resembling light ., the mas, head or
. vessel In d,,rsu close In shore about quarter OF
mile bels- the Es, Bescor the point Al that ume It
was blowing . perfec north gale, t,eetoer with
heavy shower Of RAIN which reutered utterly i'm ,ossbls
wtp any dbtiociness OBJ ,cs any sanos or He
however concluded thai ~as vessel nearer 10
nd than she ud be- aud consequ eny la OF i'm
mediate assistance Calling 70 BIZ Ali xr Le-a o, the
Uniied States Coast Survey, and ssoleer friend vh)
chsIce 10 be sopprg ai his plaza during sser n TIE
hree stare or direction n the NJ. few rim
bro, ght ,bsm the beach p1oae the distressed
msrrerv, when u was disoove cd tia the vessel
fo.s opssl schooner, laying bead the oeann within
sixty ards OF the baud, With The eakog over
her every After rpc king - those on board and
assuring lhAi assistance at hand vi starred
on In pursuit OF more assistance toge with wood 80 FOR
star irg ere tho beach 10 work BY ~ tho pish vas
extremely Ozark being impOsslbe 70 tho outline
Of the vessel the thpre. Oae OF the Marty vas
de- pahbe to the stah house Of the govern msnt tenn
porsry building recenly erec BY toe conusci1rs raw
sandy Hcos about half mile distant, and o. pre- on, 90
cuped by sboai hr csrpen,ers also 10 the emp y
the In order 10 sesuro their aid, while the
ofer, prsce-ded sfer fuel for Hgltng Ore In n ,r
tine band OF three had been Increased twenty
ave men, got 70 wFk build Gre on the
pl.sed, ovipg 70 the heavy wind and rain but on -
the Dert induce hose board 70 send
line sstore with the aid OF bMres or floats. Nimeroas
Ell MADE however, without avail, rs the waves
dashtd The barrels and boxes thai overheard
pieces n'tsu,y The Iext mole Tried by throwing
plsnks and timber board, With lines attached. This
NJ 5ds however, proved equally unsuccessful % no uoe
coui ashovs After aooving ia tais manner until
about half pas twelve sclcck durius most n which
The Wind and rain rather Increased Than dim he'd
the rain . portion OF the time beips nlerrpersed with
lvse ball ssooes, . line vas 1nsuy 20, ashore
which had been previ usy very greatly damaged
uroulh 80 enr 70 launch her, -hsn tss v-el ast ~en
shore In this manner the capsaia and ave (sl on
board Of her) tosstber Win portion OF their co hing
were rapidly psnled shore In safety rney were eli
Immediately conveyed 70 tao telegraph station their
wants provc.d for ~ far ~ lay 10 lhs Of Mr. Cum
nugs. Up 10 tho time Of cr-w being taseu o. the
alb foreop, and ma,osl zero Kept Ia order 70 eco
The vessel bead On. s'ors coming 90 .hore ho-ev~,
me following tbs sccrns Of TIE vessel - rven BY
Cspssp Jash Watt, her oom mAndsr
I'm the sh OF september en On as Mains, In oommsnd
Of the FIRE spssil schooner Aloon OF I2o tins burdeu
with liz 900 fest Of pioe lumber vausd 81
~ 20 r., sneu'aoq ,ess ouossnea nessrs Flu CA.
yesrs old ami valued 81 about 500 No Insurance.
DO 20, ,bik there y an, Insurance % ne lumber
ether. the vessel v Owned 10 Calais. sos .
very esky affair before starting on this voyasc,
bit thought n .n In oou'sqasnce Of leak
oovsr and upbuy before leaving We.
however had nos been on, but days before she fe
70 leaking badly, end 90 Friday night compelled
W pump her oil peh W prevent her goius down Sad
oeny Saturday morning she stopped leaking bat DOM
me. osd sesm OF File rsiasd I Then thought I would
make fer BsrncsAt direct and accordingly t,ok In nv az
us ,si and close ree'ed all the CANVAS Ief. standing
We 70 cards BNnegst, ~ SUP ,osed, until about
o'clocs, when all ~ once discovered and mate for
the Hshiapds, thinking thai ~ the sind blo~se On
beav arc The lesksge OF tho vessel increasing would
run her ound sandy aoos for the night Gas steering
her supposed 10 the proper eourse, when all once
being very dsrh she struck the bS u outside Of vDeve
she nov lays In meds,ey put her bows hard on being
see mined no 70 &c. mo the trough n the sea that
mig tho bsd 80 could Yards ring lives We
kepl ssis out End sht nself over the A.
-he 10 an old vcsel, and entirely unsea worthy
Yes day, n high tide 10 vessel WORKED herself
on the beach that 81 o- water she almost high end
dIy The captain and men ii proceeded away
her spar. and rssrg, and 10 unload the vessel OF her
cargo -hcn hey Intend 70 pile up on shore. q the Gao
bip r. NAKED "for the benefit Of all whom may con.
CEN"
10 pieces In The course Of day or two