The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-19
STRANDING A GREAT SHIP.
THE RUsLAND, or THE RED STIR LINE,
ASHORE AT LONG BR1NCH
A Crash on the Beach In n binding snow
Storm m-Tho Passengers Rescued by the Liz
Saving Crcws-Thc Vessel "a Total Wreck.

Saving Crcws-Ihc Nersei a Iotnl WRECK.
Lova BRANCH, March 1s.--All night on
Saturday thick heavy air hung on the Jersey
coast A binding snow. driven by sharp
northeast gale curtained the land and sea and
the waves lashed by the tempest Numbered
upon tho sandy shore. As tho gray dawn strug-
gled foebly out Of tho blank night tho early
risers in Long Branch and along the shore to
the south disccrned great black hulk that lay
in the boiling surf upon the gravel banks opro-
ate the little village OF Green Pond. about two
miles and half south Of tho centre OF Long
Branch. II was soon ascertaincd that the
stranded vessel was tho great iron-ribbcd
steamship Husband OF the Red Star Line that
was due in New York. from Antwerp. on the
goth OF March. Hundreds from the quiet viii
lagos along tho coast wandered along the shore
In the beating gale The period OF the excite
ment. however, was brief. for before o'clock in
the forenoon all OF tho passengers and most Of
tho crow wcro landed.
Capt Charles Valentine Of Lifo Saving Sta
ton No. 4. said this evening that one OF his
wat,hmen Mr.. Benjamin c. Potter. who was on
the first watch left the house at 1910 o'clock on
Saturday night. and started south on this long
beat Five miles TO tho south our station is ON
Monmouth beach, said Capt Valentine. and
after Potter had completed his round he re-
turned TO tho station and called the second
watch. who 20 on duty at go o'clock. There
woro two mon in the watch. VIM. n. Ferguson
and Francis McLanc. These men had gone not
more than half a milo ere ono Of them discov-
cred the light OF large vessel that was ap-
rarcntly drying straight upon the coast As
| soon ~ the light WINS discovered the men sig
nailed the ship with thor hand lanterns, and az
vessel was out .ol her reckoning, and Me-
Lane hurried back TO tho saving station
| to muster the men and return TO the beach, upon
| which IL was plain that the steamer must soon
strike; McLane aroused tho men OF No. A, and
| the deck of n stranded ship the crew tolcd
slowly and painfully over the Yielding sand. five
the approaching ship. On reaching the beach
they found that the crew Of Station No. had
we're Immediately launched and rowcd
| over the tomngstuons waves TO the sides OF
the Rusnnd. The decks of the steamer were
help. hIr "A" Load % of he ymas fasscngers WIS al
once taken safely TO the shore. and again and
| again the buoyant surf went back TO the deck of
the. vessel. each time ,lrcturning 70 thc, shore
with cargo of men. Tho gray light Of dawn
ions S@S arrsy Of g Tescucd men stood shiVerns
along tho ,surt-bca,ep strand. At about
lightened to ASSURE the men that bomb line
could he thrown to tho ship The bomb WIS
| Ing not more than 100 or llO yards from shore.
| and the gun was fired. The shot dartrd into
n amI n" Se n ba nwy dr@pye1 II ,he dcs mo
the sea. Another shot was fired Gt once. and this
time with success. The shYt dropped over the
| the foremost and the pipe. The cord WIS con-
noctcd with n hawscr on shore and soon the
the Husband and made fast TO the foremast, and
then the life ear was launched from the shore.
side and was at once filled with the women pas
sengers the men surEendeii%nG % ,hc first plasG TO
and on each journey. 1t returned. fllied with wo-
At length ali had been taken from tho vessel.
| which was slowly sinking astern, except few
officers who chose TO rcmain on board. The
| passengcrs behaved remarkably well in their
pnssnge 10 the shore. and, though tho life car
was overturned on ono OF its trips. the women
made no outcry and quietly regained their
To- Messrs. peter il. Wright & sons, agents oi
| George ". Cotton, agent. at 1877 Broadway
New York. and those gentlemen v once
| directed that the passengers should be takon 10
hotels in Long Branch ana provided for They
were accordingly conducted To- the East End
In The barro"m II The American Hotel was a
curious and picturesque scon". Last night
nearly Onr hundred persons. mostly tho steer.
axe passengers of the Husband, were grouped
about the slowing coM ilr9 IN the e.ntre ol & the
sage. In Emmons > Now York Hotel, adjoining.
nosr g'r Go4re @ %R banqGsSs HGs wEd % gS1e M
The steamship Husband sailed from Antwerp
smooth seas and under clrar sky until She
reached the neighbornood of the foggy banks Of
Newfoundland. There she encountered rough
sens and overcast skies. About 300, miles out
We were signaled by pilot boat Isaac Webb. and
a pilot was taken on board. ON Saturday even
ins at about s O'Clock. wo approached Sandy
; Hook in thick snow that had been falling since
oary on fEday moTnpSS 1S ro WI ln9mga' ~ ia
until the shock came rs We imagined that we
: were sailing directly toward SANDY Hook. The
when she struck, and he is not IN any way
responsible Tor the wreck. We took :, a
sho"k, and ascertalned that wo had
, about sixteen fa,homs Of water, and the sound
, ings thus agreed accurately with our reckoning.
gnecr when the vessel drove with shiverlng
r shock upon the sand. The concusson. how
ever. did not wake the passengers. Tho steer
| age apartments are aindshlls. ana The rooms
o q the cabin passengers ait. I ran on deck with
r vessel had driven hard into tho sand and the
/ stern was gradually sinh ing Us rose and fgl
A with the unduations Of the sea. ran down the
: Hooking into the cabin. They were, startled and
/ nervous, but We soon explained the situation
, and they quictcd down. though fcw women
u | wcpt and mOaned in their apprehension OF dan
g ger. The gale blew iurlously from the north,
, | cast. Many OF the passengers knew nothing OF
, the dsnster until dnybrcak. at which time tht
life car and surf boats We're ready to afford every
relief 1t was fcarfully dark when we struck. and
6 he-hore was aperiet blank NJ lights were IS
e ihlc In anydirection, and we could hard SEQ tht
r | ing in the darkness although we fired rOcke
: and were at once signalled from the shore. am
Il | W. WhNl ullll ilhNpltuh anu hlltu y N'ilb WIZ
IA nrad and the hawser was stretched from tn,
v shore to our deck. The women and children
q were first put ashore and altor hem the mal'
- pussengers There were five saloon passon
h gcrs, Mrs Duvsters Of New York and two littl'
children. and Capt. Call Of Boston. and another
:. ago ago passengers numbered lis. and II,
= crow ~ mon, with tho officers. Tn,
il capnn Is named Dehorsey. the chief ofllcel
r Otto .Wismayer, SECOND onlccr Thomas Dolson
y third oillcer J. Maxwell, fourth officer Earn
n est Kiet pur(r George BainbrIlge, the sur
. geon NOuthard, ship engineer VIM. Howarth
|. and chief engineer George Clark.
q The ship il nearly a total wrcck. She Is hllgc,
II and her stern is burst"d. The water fllls al
N her after compartments and the furniture II
Il drifting about the cabin. The fires were no
a. cNtinguished until after daybrcak. At dawi
= the outlook was gloomy lee covered ever
n posed of heavy, threads Of lee. aud the pilot
y house and the decks were an inch or two thcl
IL | with lee Ii she had been TO the North Pole sh
could not have been in n worse condition. Sh
| lies AT an anglo OF about slAty-lye degrees witt
the shore. nhout broadside on, and the wave
made a clean break over her. Tho husband 4
Of 5000 tons burden, and was built at Dundee
IN scotland, about four years ago, She had nv
wator-tight compartments. Tho vessels ilrs
name was the kenilwOrth, but when she hoisir
p tho belgian cOlOrs she took tho uamn Sh