The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-01
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT on LONG 1sLAHD
A Ship Goes to Pieces

Utl.p CliCas5lau, winch was ashore Oh the
bar Of the barbor Of Bridgehampton, ON
the south shore Of Long leland, was entire
y broken up by the last southcasterly gale
aud lost, together with twenty nine lives.
The Ciivassian went ashore OH the night Of
the 18th inst. At that time the crew and
officers were saved through the efforts Of
the officer of the life saving station. They
were taken Of by means Of ropes thrown
across the ship by a rocket from the shore,
no boat being able to be loaded or to live in
the sea. 1t was expected at the time tina.
the ship would go TO pieces in the etorm
and the cargo prove a total loss. The storm
subsidized, however, shortly after she struck,
and it was confidently hoped that she might
be saYcl. VITA this view the coast wreck
in- company was engaged to save the ship
and cargo. They accordingly went g.
work, bIt Up 90 day afternoon on
account of continued bad weather, were
able to make slight progress. About 400
tons Of her cargo only (Which was an az
sortcl orc were taken out. The storm Of
yesterday caught thifty-four men Cemploy-
ees Of the coast wrocking company on
board without means for their rescue.
Finally, Mt a short time after midnight TIE
ship went to pieces with an awful crash,
according to the accounts of four survivors
who were washed ashore this morning
more dead than alive, on fragments Of the
wreck. No one Of The remaining twenty.
nine men IN board have been seen or heard
from UP 20 the presen. time, and there is
but lizzie doubt that all have persisted.
uEscri TON OF THE SCENE.
NEW YORK, Dec. 81.
The custom house officer, Estatrook,
wh) vas detaila' 10 superinterd the land.
ing Of the carr IT Crcassian, gives an
account oi the breaking up Of the vessel by
which twenty-eight lives were lost.
lie says about five o'clock in the evening
The wind blew d perfect hurricane and the
vessel rolled and tossed considerably.
Three hours later tie main mast broke off.
carrying three men with il who had goLc
aloft for protection at half-past eight a
rocket wss sent up as q signal of distress ;
from the wreck, in aGswer to this, q wood
fire wGs bu.t on shore.
No boat could have lived 10 have ronc
out to thei1 rescue, as the sea was q boil
Ing mass Of white foam, the wind, too be-
coming every moment more and more
violent. The vessel was seen to se.tl,
she doubtless having fl,cl Sea after sea
broke over her and her hull was oftentimes
lot entirely to view, her forema6t anu
miZ2enmas. "cr3 however standing lno
gave evidence that she still held together.
At ten o'clock cry was raised by Captain
Preston as lie heard a tcrribl, crash ''my
God she's breaking in half and an open
ing was soon seen in the ~vessel'a side, near
foremost mizzcn.
The rigging wa5 filed by poor fellows
patiently awaiting their watery grave. Ma.
ior Perry with Capt. Huntley Of the lf
saving station eDdeayored to throw g line
by aid OF a mortar into the vessel, three in
effectusi attempts were made and US then
line had become clogged with sand and I'M |
possible t., use with any precision, the li-
Ing party we're forced to abandon The at
tempt, Amid The bowling Of the tempest
and r0sr Of Wayle there was BONE to ouI
cars the voices of those in the rigging sing
ing hymns and prayers.
Apnnpr thaso ,rara ta, Ehfr,.-..L z.
dams. During this agonizing scene th, |
beach was lined with hundreds Of people.
many of them women, sobbing piteously.
Some of them were wives of the doomec
men. The wind On the shore ragged Will
terrible violence driving the people hithel
aud thither The life-saying crews OF
southampton and E%lsthampton had ar
rived bringing their mortar5, but did nol
attempt to use their lifeline when firing
as nothing could be done. They, however,
fired a number Of blank shots to try an
reaGimate the courage Of those On board
Meanwhile Major Perry ordered :
patrol of the beach for a distance of Gvt
miles east and west, to see ii anybody
should be washed ashore.
Shortly after four oclock the mizzen-
mast gave way and witAin a few moment
four men were washed ashore, namely
Henry A. Morle, first mate of the Circas.
sian; John Rowland, second A,cxande
Wilson, carpenter; anu Charles Campbell
of the coast wTecking company. These
were the only ones saved.