New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-30
PERKS OF THE DEEP.

WRECK OF THE BARK KATE SMITH ON THE
NEW-JERsEY COAsT-NISE LIVES LOST.
The bark Kate Smith of Yarmouth, Nova
Scotia bound this city from Les Passages, Spain, was
overtaken by the storm last Thursday morning on the
coast Of NevJersy and driven ashore about five miles
above Little Egg Hsrbor or the thirteen persons on
board all but persisted. The second mate Thomas
NewcoInb a native Of Union springs, Cayuga County, NJ
y and one the survivors, gives an account OF the
disaster from which appears that the Kate smith was
laden with about 500 tuns Of pig lead consigned TO
house in New-York On sunday, jan ~ ut 10 p. il
suddenly commenced blowing aud showing 80 iearfuly
that haf later II deemed adv isabe not to
in for tie shore NeWCoIib reacht the deck just a.
pcrceptih.e tremor passed through we vessel ana al
knew that they aground on an inho'pable beach
The mcu efforts 10 shin were useless The main
ward was squared, but the wheel ly the force OF the yes
sells striking had been torn from the helmsmans hands,
and was yIug around with such rapidly hat none could
stv H. A. soon AZ the officers found that The bark would
torches but their feeble RAYS made little impression
the gloom. Orders now gwen Tor the boat To DC
manned and 10 proceed 10 the shore To obtain the Assist
auce Of the liieboat the station Ony the nrst mate
Mcdonald aud two seaIuen were willing 10 onty the
command the others feeling Dat IL were Deuer 20 take
their chances with the Government hiebOat, sald 10y
pilot Hu-cy 10 be not far away The sea wa, nov .reak
Ing over the vessel with such fury that neither Oh the
other boats could bc got out. 80
The mate had landed safely, although threatened with
being overturned several times Al last the nafk went
her side. and the sea was more teIIDIe lhah
The captain and pilot nov aseended 10 the a ~,
top and awaited The arrival 81 the llepoaI' tt vi tS
preferred remaining on the Top OF me eap witch
they did, but IL required the UTMOST cAtllnn W h''
from freezing About o'clock ne OCEAN nu "
I'm the hull Of the vessel aud she commenced breaking mp
aft The cabin deck broke loose, ana the captain
fuf and remainder 81 the crew, eight III number were
carried toward the shore where the brokers were run
ming mountain high, and one at Time they were
washed OH and drowned, except tie second mate, eW-
comb. who was borne to the shore.
The following Is correct hst OF the lost anu saNeu'
with their last places or residence:
LOSt.-NI!sOL HgIlltOu captain, OF YARMOUTH, y. =,
where be leaves wife and three children; Joseph u
sey, pilot OF boat James ". Eweu, No :, sandy HOOK
p0i; Hancel Mcconnell, seaman, age ~, rol-ihlaW 81
the lost captain; William Gordon edtdn OF MediOfd'
Mass George Creamer, seaman, Of Bremen or Hamburg
Charles - seaman. OF Lisbon, Portugal; George Ford,
age said he lad an aunt named Ford living ON staten
Island y. "; Frederick Durham, steward OF Holland;
Margaret Durham, his vile, NATIVE OF Nofth rhieids'
ugaLd
Fared.-Caleb Mcdonald, First Mate. Of Piciou. Nova
Sena; Thomas Newcomb SecOud Mate, Union Springs,
Cayuga County, y " Peter sanders sednldh % LIVER
pool England; Bernard Hammason, seSinaAi OF breineh
OTHER WRECKS.
Charles F. Johnson 1.-THE mate OF the schooner Mary O.
Elliott, lost Little Egg Harbor Bar Monday morn
ing last has given the following account OF that disaster
and also OF the probable O-s Of the schooner Alfred
Hall the time and place with all on board: The
Elliott Of 20 burden. hailed rum Clinton, Conn
and was from virginia bound To keW-Iork, win iull
cargo Of oysters. She left York River on wednesday
Jan. Is having George r. Buell., OF Clinton cap
tain; Charles i. Johnson OF Gloucester, Mahh MAJ
Frederick SheDhard. Daniel Wright, and Charles
seamen, the latter three also from Clinton They arrived
of Barnegat Sunday night, and running IN under "
made anchor remaining there until Monday morning al
coming up thoy endeayur"d 10 make Little Egg halool
ana ashore while trying To- cross the bAr captain
Buell. before The sas were lowered, took Two OF me heu
and went ashore for assistance. All this time tho heaNy
northeast gale was Increasing.
Iuriug the Interval or Capt Buclis absence, the
schooner Alfred Hal. also nom Virginia, NlIh o!e1ets