New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-17
HI.NTER on THE SEA.

THE WRECK OF THE SCHOONER EXPERIMENT.
The schooner Experiment, ashore half d
mile OF Pond Quogue Light Long Island. will
90 10 jpeces. The engaged yesterday in
saving the sails rigging, anchors chains, and all else
which could be recovered from the schooner Her deck
load OF mahogany has been washed overheard and lies
scattered along the beach. The lower deck cargo will
probably saved. The circumstances OF the disaster
the escape from death of the captains wife
and son have yet been told IL was during the
Saturday morning that the Experiment became
unmana geable when only a short distance from the
Pond Quogue Light. 1t soon became evident to officers
and crew that the vessel would be dashed upon the
beach with great force but little personal danger was
anticipated The moment at last, and the Expert
meut was hurled upon the shore. At the instant
tremendous sea broke over her, washing everything
movable from the deck and flooding the cabin with
water The captain. whose wife and child boy OF
years OF age, were sleeping below, rushed down
the compsnionway to warn them OF danger.
Everythiu below was in terrible confusion,
and the cabin was half full OF water Fastening to the
terrified woman, he seized her by the hand and with
the child they hurried deck The sea was still break
ing over tue vessel and the buwaiks mad been swept
only possible way OF escaping from death was IN cling
ing the rigging until assistance might arrive from the
shore Selling his wife the captain was In the rigging
in an instant while the first officer held the little boy
and carried him aloft Neither woman nor child had
had lime 70 dress and in their ngbtcothing they
posed TO the severity OF the storm The wntry ar
stlffened their Kinds. 1ne sea running nlgn
and ever and anon its chilling spray was dashed upon
The sufferers whose hope Of rescue slowly depart
ing But fortunately the vessels misfortune had been
seen on shore. patrolman from Life saving station
No ~ saw vessel dashed upon the Zach. and
ming two miles the station, notified his companions Of
the danger threatening the vessels crew. They has
tened to Of the wreck and ell on board were
saved The woman and child were nearly dead with
cold exposure and fear, and all the crew were becom
ing exhausted In the launching OF the feboat one Of
the men, named VIM. Culver. was struck by rope and
thrown overheard He nearly lost his lie In the SURF
bit was at last rescued by his companions
portion Of the stern OF the French steamer Alex
andre Levaley, ashore of Southampton, Long Island.
was carried away by the waves on Sunday night The
position OF the wreck somewhat altered, and IL Is
now thought she be hoaed more easily than before
10 her present position the do but little damage
10 the vessel The has nearly all been saved.
Tho ship ELIZA Hamilton Der voyage TO this port
was run into at ST. Georges Bermuda, Jan. 81 and
| received considerable damage 10 her stern.
An American brig showing the letters &. T. NJ. went
ashore 10 miles south OF Fenwlck Island on Sunday ght
The wreckne steamer Cyclops being prepared
erday TO 20 10 the assistance OF the
weather Will permit When the was sent the sea
washing over the decks Of the brig md the ere W
| were cDnging TO the rigging.