The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-23
TIE CAPTAIN AND CREW SAVED
sc, SIC. sc.


Our Long Branch Correspondence.
LONG BRANCH, n j., Dec. 20, 1866
Tho gale Of Wednesday very along the
jersey coast Several vessels driven ashore and
four lives were lost For some days preceding
storm the inhabitants of tho Branch noticed the heavy
and continued roughncss Of the surf that beat upon
she beach, which Indication Of heavy weather
sea- and in fact its urhulency subject Of general
remark and comment among the wreckers and fisher
OF this part of the Jersey coast. 1t is supposed
here by those who capable of judging of such mat
teTs that the storm extended far south Cape May,
and ii is feared large number Of vessels may have
gone ashore between this place and the Cape during the
snow storm OF Wednesday night 1t remarked
during the whole OF Wednesday, that unusually large
nuHlber of vessels visible from the beach, outward
bound and fears entertained for their safety as
they close in shore when the storm overlook them
an day Tuesday blew pretty fresh but remained clear
during the entire day ana night; but Wednesday was
ushered in with murky, threatening Clouds and wind
blowing stiff from the northeast Between nine and ten
O'Clock in the morning Of that day the clouds broke and the
shone forth brightly giving promise OF cear weather
the outward and inward bound mariners. II continued
clear but blew strong from The north-northeast and
northeast throughout the day, until about six o'clock
that evening, when OF seet and snow got in,
turning rain about midnight and raging with undated
began gradually subsde and towards daylight of
that day It entirely ceased with the exception of the
high wind which prevailed during the whole of Thurs
day and Thursday night
THE WRECKS.
During the prevalence Of the gale md while the storm
yet at its height tho schooner Evelne Hickey,
CAPTAIN Francis Fisher, from Bristol Pennsylvania,
loaded with coal bound for Pawtucket, Rhode Island,
ashore about haif.past eleven O'Clock P ~ and
total loss The captain, together with his wife,
mate and cook, drowned; two alone OF the
III fated vessel succeeding III reaching the beach, where
they kindly for by Mr. Samuel G. Morris, Of
tho Pavilion Hotel the deputy wrecking master at the
branch The q he uniortunates who We're lost
on tho Eveline Hickey arc
Captain Francis Fisher oF Philadelphia.
Ms Sarah r. Fisher the wife Of the captain, formerly
of Brooklyn.
William 1ast name not Rnownl mate of the
ycssr.
Robert Ragey tho cook
Tho names Of those saved are-Jchn Lewis Talbot, OF
Nova Scotia, and Henry Smith, Norwegian
Captain Fisher was a man well liked by his crew and
had only been during tho short space of four
five months he was about twcnty-seven years Of nge
and il supposed judging from the character OF
OF his wearing apparel that was washed upon tho bench
that he time officer IN the United States
navy HIS wife was young woman apparently but
nineteen, on al tie most, twcuty years old, and, from
clcss body, Il Is Thought that her mother, Mrs John
d. Kern, Is residing, At No 22l Adams street. Brook
yn. The schooner Evelire Hickey, It Is said, an
old vessel nnd not well calculated TO Withstand the
winter gales OF the North Atlantic She fore
and at rugged, with tonnage q one hundred and
alcven and seycnty.nyc cnchundredihs The vessel Is
complete wreck.
srArEnENT or A SURVIVOR or THE SCHOONER EVE
lime RicKEy.
Tho following - the statement OF LOWS Talbot
of tie survivors, or tic III faed schooner Evoino
Hickey. shipped on The schooner Eveline Hickey al
About the 9TH inst left Bristol and proceeded down
tbe Delaware river very alowly until came 70 the
Brrakwaer, where anchored at Lcwistown, and the
went ashore for the purpose Of purchasng articles
whlcE required on the voyage On Tuesday morning
saned from the Delanare Breakwsicr and set sail 10
good cheer for Pawurkct. X i. We then had the wind
southwcgt We numbered all told, six souls-csp,ain
Frank Fisher and wife, Mrs Fanny Fisher, male,
whose nrsi name know wn8 William, bot cannot tell
his surnainc cook. named Robert Ragey and Henry
smith and myself az seasncn before the mast
believe Ina, the uate and cook we're both
unmarried We sighted Abaccom light
between six and eight O'Clock Ii The evening OF Tuesday
about CITY miles north 81 Cape May. "Wednesday morn
ing wind sol In from The northeast and II blowing
very fresh indeei Yet We Kept both opls aud all the
ether calls set about eight o'clock In tho evening we
stood or Ssrnsgat and tackled In; commencing 20 got
quite hazy then and the squall increasing every minute
made one long tack OF and squared away, and GOT
about OF Barnsga and around TO the southwest AT
tbs time Captain Fisher mw two lights, which he
thought the Highlands though Is my impression
thai those lights were ia houses along the Shores bus h.
soon lost EIt 81 them and stood her on In ten iao,ns
which we did u was then showing very fast and blow
ing perfect hurricane We sounded and found that
had but eight athoms 81 water and that drifting
sast and ahoring aatar a. every ga THIS was about
eight O'Clock; II was ny watch below, but preferred
mainns on ceos 2 assist, knowing tho danger We were
in We tried hard get tho forcFa on her SO get
hesdway on her Ia order 20 keep her or but oil
beavers were ifulle. was fast dropping Ga northeast
Wo suddenly pnrcd The threat hayanls ~ tho jb lcav
ing that ssil useless We had three sails sethe main.
sai, jib and lying ib should Judge 10 be
very slightly 20 northeast by eas while our lead showed
m IL nd ton ~ q iprt
that deserted again lights eeward which mistook
Tor the Highlands The fact IA We did not know whore
IN the darkness OF tho night and fury OF the
gale, which sent waves sweeping decks aud
hling the csbn with water AZ we driitcd shore
We could plainly hear that which most fear d. and
shortly discovered the breakers, which running
high upon the beach Ever norya stra ned on
board cndeavors TO Glow her OIL at this iunctur,
shough al felt hopeless, or nearly We
did not bayo the centre board down az the ne though
drew about half feet OF watcr Tho vessel
old ono, and had leaked throughout the voyage,
Wo now tried the pumps aud found her
70 DO fast nllng. as she had sprung leak.
IN tho hope OF holding her ct 90 both enohor;
but those she dragged and again paid on rapidly side.
ways, tho soa continuing TO break over us had been
sloit and down mako RATS % tho hatch or any
thing else that could serve for tha; purpose. went
down 70 the cabin, which than kneedeep with
water at the time and there poor Mrs. Fisher
ptAul accents asked. "Oh, wonder " my husband
KNOWS my situation and hat am hcrop lifted her
up IN my aud placed her In bunk high out Of the
wnter About eleven O'Clock left The cabin and took 10
she fore ngns having abandoned the project Of making
wfo 70 put ON cloak md other comfortable wrap
Pings TOOK her ~ INTO thc port main rigging where he
lsehcd her. Tho Hickey soon began humping on the
beach, both buwarks carried away and everything
that was movable was swept on her decks, 80 We cut
sway the spring stay ioremas stay and topgaant stay
The manmast stood about minutes after the fore
mast went over was a.i In the foretop, standing
he crosstrees when Il gave way and went over with
henry Smith, the other SEAMAN and l. The mast
snapped near the dock. let 10 with my foet and held
With my To The spar which did break loose
from the wreck until dsyl gnt Tie rest OF the
rev had taken refuge In the main rigging before
gcpt ovor could hear the captains voice, shouting
- the shore 20 attrat attention. Shortly before the
nainmas went, think, the captain and wife jumped
hio The sea hopne 70 reach the aboro by swimming.