, 1870-03-21
HORRORS At LONG BRANCH.

Fearful ShlPwFecks on the Stetson
House Bench-SsTept Ashorc In
Wednesdays HufrtcAnc-Fr0zcnt to
Death in the Icy Torrent-HanKtnE
Dcnd in the Rfggtng-A Head Cut
Off by n Spnr aud Tossed About in O
Fso,n the Se.s FORK Sun, Hareh IS,
Wednesdays storm, though short, was ter
1ific. It began about dayhfeak, ragged for sey-
eral hou1B with undiminished stzenghth, aud
died Away Is suddenly ~ It had arisen At
about $50 T. M. At Long Branch, the beach
IN front Of the famous ssetson House WIS tho
gcene OF thrilling interest Seye1M Tesseis In
tending to make Sandy Hook, which is about
seven miles from Long Branch, we're suddenly
caught by tho gale, which blew with tremendous
Portland, which was thus cotne1ed, ,Es1 watcad
impaticntly from the shore. Tbs wind ca,ss-
ing AWAY her gaH and foretopsai, tho Captain
seemed to realize the imposshdty Of round
ing tho point, so he turned her bow straight
| in front Of Tie stetson House, the scene OF 30
much GUNNER Eaiety- The surf was thunde1-
| ing On the beach in three seried lines, the
/ fosm-toppea ran Of wassr rearing itnen 70
| height ct 1t Least eighteen feet The
I and tho men were in imminent danger Of
| freezing to death. When, however, the storm
| subeidcd, tho d1cnched men wcre carried to =
hoepitab1o farmhouse, who're they were fully
l restored. 1he FGa6e4 WA4 1Iu0A 014&etV!11 ~
mica, bound for New Yosk, and was losdea
/ With co4feo md logwood. Tho cargo IL AL
somnd and the hull is uninjurcd, but ia buried
si1 feet IN the sand. Mr. Green, the 1zecking-
master, is in temporary charge.
Ocoan House. The Captain, finding that he
could not weather the Book, resolved to an
| chor but such WAS the fury of tbs combined
winds and waves that he WAS dragged broad.
| side on the beach. and there the vessAl
4 Anw3 IT,, -
sheets, and breahng her to pieces: She WIS
I laden With cordwood, which dnfted &shore in
immense quantities, and lines the beach.
Her crnw Of six men Tero Al lost.
They we're seem endeavozing. to get out =
boat, but it VAS swsmped and stoye against
tbs side Of the vessel, its fragmants drifting
! to the sho1e- The men became frozen and
| their lfelcss bodies were seen wasQing about
among the Debris and wreck Of tho vessel One
man climbed the rigg ing to escspe the furious
the torrents Of spray, and became stif'ened Like
= wooden BLOCK. His frozen fnge1s we're
broken from their grasp, and the inaninaate
mass Of icy humanity would have fallen on
deck, but lis foot was caught in the rigging,
suspending him head doxnwsrd = 20
unconscious body to and no., brokcn spar
| riding On tho angry tide, snapped tht
head from the. trunk, and it fe9 intt
the sv.ah on tho lee side Of tho deomet
I TESEG1, At4 "AAIt9 MIL +lC "AsGS3 ~ q
, seemingly made plaything By the surf
bounding backward and forward @between tn
| trip1e lines OF foam. The Captain was Nov
! Yorker, named Daniel Anaersoni there WeT
! also two other New Yorkers IN the crew, Clay
: ton Cambern and a man nicknamed Dunn
I RiT Tho mate WIS German. The vessel
: name Was Jas, Fl. Hoyt-
2 Two pilot-boats went ashore below the Jame
II. Hoyt. vrecking resse1 from New yorl
!; is working Ut them, and viii probably SAY
. ! them.
: Ths schooner Joeeph Long, 1ss ton
i burden, from Portland, Me-, hAd, load
5 ed It Kingston, 5amaica, touched 4
!; Fey West taken on board the1e = pa
Z ecngcz {stephen Haym.n, = resident Of Nyacl
!, and was bound for New York. 6ha hsd o
d board crew of Ave men, Mate and Captain
0 | and wzs laden with coffee and logwood. Sh
d waa Bt1nck BY the galc about o'clock on WeS
y nesday morning. Tho gait topsasl and 3ib wcr
Il blown away, and, IN short time, tho vesss
Captain Edvad 4. Perry, knowing that u
| anchor would hold In such storm, turned hs
fairly to the beach and ran her on shore, abor
: three hundred yarda from Station No: 2, IN tt
i, charge Of Charles Il. droen, near tho PIX
Z where tho Adonis WAS wrecked in 1s5
,e Tho station keeper, Mr. Green, and
e crew, were promptly On the spot, and 9
tahaAhed Communication with the schooner
means Of q line. Deechona were sent to Il
Captain through = brass tube, water tight, =,
0fPFAS%A1
i. the bsnk the men were brought OF ono By On
y the wives al the time breaking over the vees
in tons, Aud sending tho spray hundreds
y Not i lie va lost. The men being in t.
Ii sible condition, nearly frozen Aud o1h&uste
of were removed to the house Of Mr.. Green, u
tended By his wife. Thoy are III veil :,
- hearty. Their names are: Henry BuEge
~ ..e). John Nag,a {s.eT,ard., ~ H. H., q E
on lev, The passenger, Mr. Hayman, left
he | his s;ster's residence IN Hudson City. He v
mt | wounded On the a11ns By the spars thst ne
= boating about between the yessel md
II beach. The Joseph Long lies high md dry
I'd I'd hui Is ooneezned Tbs .nainnaast vi
a to tho board when struck. The caE
ln- Is uninfured, not single bsg Of con
IDS being evon wested Tho Other vessel
+. James q. Hoyt, Is ! total wreck shs y
q. Il. Hoyt, lie President Of the Now Haven n
in road She was commanded By Captain Dan
ng J. Anderson, OF Forted hyer, n. J., and
= crew Of avc mcn-S. steyenson..
les M4te; C. Wehmeyer, CLAYTON ]. cambz
nd County, East ylrginia, md man nieEnag i:Ea
IA Dumb Bn. The veaset had gone to firEl
,of for cord mood, and WIS returning TO New u
when oycrtaken by tho storm The Capt
attempted to aGehoz, both at the stan
etem. but the hurricane oresca1ne the resssta,
~ Of tho anchors, and the vessel plunged /
Nm the Iand, dragging them After hes- She ST
6" Tho beach eomewhese nes5 Savesiq1 Aeish
nse about mile from the Old Ocean hoase
;;a!J d;aJ station men we're On the alert, md 4
soa nsa lines frnn their mortar to tho poos ~5ei
H Ct whom they saw IN tho rigging One hI
pro. bystander saw fall within the grasp OF u
1zed / but he Wa 80 nurnbed that he could not 9
sI eIl,- It. He emily moved his hsad despsirtnEl5,
IN suddenly his hold breaking fell inte tns oe'
.iter Of cord-wood floating On tho deck one
roes one tho men lost thcir hold on the sh5ouds
auy dropped either on deck or into tho A1
stae s tu1f beneath. The men On shore
a' poxerlcae To help them, md
obliged to ECO them die. The 20
Eashsa aahoen with tho next tide Ill but thl
Mt. the man whose head wA broken from
Hud- nized; that Of the Captain bJ his aged fas
tut tha. Of CLAYTON J: carahzon b Ills fathcz.
ses r th.t 5a Of stsphs1 E Dexdoln, By hia brot
nlnx to idsnhfy 1t II possible + was not harI
s3 saa, mono of the bodios hAve suffered q SEA chs
s@ = ~ but a1e Ike frozen man. Tbs forehead.
I .{At~ ~