The New York herald., 1874-07-13
SUNDAY AT LONG BRANCH.
The Schooner Alice BickmOre Driven
Ashore-Thc President Attends Divine
service-He Departs To-Day for Sara
toga-The Coming Races.


toga-The Coming Races.
LONG BRANCH, July IL, 1874.
The three-masted schooner Alice Bickmore, from
Boston, bound TO New ork with a cargo OF corn at
eleven O'Clock this morning, during heavy fog
was driven ashore nearly opposite HOwiand' s
Hotel. Having gone inside the bar and the tide
being low, she cast anchor, as with the strong
ocean breeze 1t was impossible to eXtrcate herself
from the breakers. Immediately upon her position
becoming known Captain Taber Of Life Saving
station No. 5, brought a iie-saving boat to the
scene, and accompanied by crew and Ma
jor Edward Wardel agent OF the Board Of
Underwriters, boarded the vessel to see IL they
could be OF any assistance. The Captain OF the
vessel declined any assistance, however, but
availed himself OF this means OF communicating
with the shore TO send a telegram TO the Coast
WreckIng Company's ONCE, at No. 40 Wall street,
New YORK. announcing his situation and leaving it
with them to send sucn aid as they thought neces-
sary. Meantime two steamtugs came within hail
ing distance or the schooner, but the pronered
services OF both were declined.
OF course an event like this, so unusual
in Its character, and particularly at this
season OF the year, could not be otherwise
than productive Of good deal OF excitement
among the fashionable sojourners here. AS many
as 1000 people congregated on the Olun and beach
watching, with curious anxiety, the course OF
events. rhe launching OF the life-savlng boat, the
fearless reckessness OF the crew, the mad toss-
ing OF the tiny craft by the waves and the final
dangers OF which were naturally greatly magnifed
by the excited crowd OF spectators, furnished
ment. The whole thing furnished a very pleasant
ripple OF excitement, TO say the least. AS send
this despatch the fog has lifted, and the schooner
remains IN the same position, being madly rocked
by the breakers and occasionally giving sniver-
ing rebound as she is driven by an unusually
heavy wave with Increased force against the
sandy beach, but with no immediate prospect Of
any special ulterior damage.
Since writing above steamtug, whose name
affa nfft hn phnDy
$1,000. The Captain offered $1,000, but this was
refused.
Chapel a. Long Branch to-day.
THE PRESIDENT.
President Grant and family attended the Meth
odist Episcopal churcn IN the village TINS morning.
He Will leave here tomorrow morning for Sara
toga, where he Will remain during
REGATTA WEEK.
The Palestine Commandery, Knight Templars,
No. Is, oil New York, Will make pilgrimage to
Long Branch on the $50 inst. They wiil appear in
tuu Uniform attended by band and will encamp
at Schmulling's san Souc Hotel.
Among the list of arrivals last evening were
Bergn; DR.. Edward J. sears ex-secretary Of
the Navy Bore, Mr.. Arthur Cheney, OF
Boston Bo J. Rhinelander Dillon, Adolpho Nones,
Bco; Pierre Lorlllard, Dexter Hawkins, Hon. Z;
X stoutenburgn, OF Newark, n. J.; Colonel
schuyler Crosby, ". G. GIeson, United States
Navy; Nelson Brown, OF Brown Brothers, and
John X Dos Passos
| me second summer meeting OF the Monmouth
PARK Association will begin on Tuesday the l4tf
| INST, and continue on Wednesday, Thursday and
| saturday The races will comprise steeple chase
hurdles, heats and dashes- on the first day three
races VIII be run, the first being mile heats, bes
three Ia nve This will be an interesting race, a!
some OF the best horses viii contend. The secont
race will be for the Monmouth sequel Stakes ant
the third ior the Long Branch Steeple Chas
stakes. Twelve horses are entered ior the latte
race-namelv, George West, Bullet Impecunious
vesuvius, Aeroite, Henrietta, Jenny Sandford
| Stockwood, Cordelia, Electra and You We'd DurinI
this meeting the general manager OF the New
Jersey Southern Railroad has consented to run
special boat, leaving West Twenty fourth stree
! pier at hai-past ten A. NJ. and pier No s az a qua
ter OF eleven, and VIII reach the race course
| m p M.