, 1877-01-08
CASUALTIES.
stranding Of an Ocean Btcam,hip,
LAmerique, Near Long Branch.
Over Two Hundred People Rescued by The
Lifs-saving atation-Men.
ASHORE,
Az OCEAN sTEtMstifP,

A7 otEAF STElMaHfF.
e6'etn! ffspafeh to 7at 7rsesn<
NEW YoRK, Jan. 7.-Capt. Burnc., master of
the schooner Meta, Of the Coast Wrcckfng tom
panr's aectt SAYS he passed the steamer
L'Asncr'ouc at 30 o'clork this morning. The
sea WIS running rery high, and A. the Meta
was heavily latle1,, having on toard the boiler,
cabic and anchor OF the wrecked steamer Cir
catsia1. the Captain TA5 unable to approach
nearer tile L'Amcrt1ue than haitlng distance.
The steamer at that time was "hcal on :, The
beach At scabrIght, N. ]. Prom the position In
whtch
THE STRANDED srEANsHfp
war lying, Capt. Burncs was Of the opinion there
was no Immediate danger Of her going to
pieces. The schooner Meta will b. towel down
10 the eeenc Of the disaster ut o'clock this
fnornsHyb bF the steamer Lackawanna. Anclors,
cables, and steam.pump will be taken to the
wrecked LAmerIquc, and at hjsh-tt1e Capt.
Bn1nes thinks she tan lie got of with little
li=hterlpg Of her Cargo. The Time.' special
from scabFIghs says TINT
TIE F1AsT MAN
on shore to notice the state Ut affairs was 1yi]1
lam n. Ferguson, one OF tho crew Of f.tfc-aoY-
log Station No l. Ills traine,, ere showed hJm
that an ocean ship WIS stranded on the beach.
anl hr bestTrcd himself hastily to summon
help. He notified the crews Of Ltte.saylug Sta.
49,. ~. .'os' *uu + eho III about twenty
.,' .s'.,u1es '"ef we're on the shore
~ ~" luef apparatus anu had thrown
,.ne ~ .he st'anaea vessel frioF to tue throw
W., na ~ 'nc 'he tapt' souzo'z, the commander
- nc s'ea".Mp' ofoerea Out small boat with
=. " epapostu oi c'aeef hrlsaning and
,."I'' !as. .,. W convey information ashore and
ar "ss'aoss s ~. 's tifhe ths steamship
-, -, en., 49,, .asus Instant from tie beach. Thc
80 s.,..s'. '"s eeae4' altel so1ne minutes
~. VI 1"e eae1 u tue crew, but
e"po1eu ~ .''e "eafy uhdcs1o" nnd the
masse' ...'. ~ Ss' u "1ieh taefc was great pro-
1"7.m.
h,,. ~ '., o mn .7I" "EaR pRo"sabt
nua tne o1ncss ,eacncd shore sa!e'y, but thor
o"sn'5 uFehehed anu e!'illed. Iwo"f the bod
.,sI o1s IVA. "t'e recovered later IN Lie day,
RI, ,,,,as1a,, 20 ~" station 40 !.
o,,e .ccon, ,,1 f,,,s..t ~ oou 1n'ee cap'"' my
mo-, o,,,n,a".. wv w.. ~, passensefs' a"a lt'
~. srs-pv''"s 'Ie o'!te.s anu crew. Ite
mi s.,..' 49, ".n' g"'ehl5 "p!at theif work.
,,,e "'.a sne a'u VI ''e f1ealhshlr crew, the
ns4t "a' m ri'eea''S drawn OH board tllc strand
W heene he'e WIS oac III "i'ci!
-, aE Widest coSfcsioS
.',Sea "'tn aoleet tcsf"r' II WINS several
''c o'eu" ot oay, AMI Thick mist
.,'op." ..,, tae su'Fouhaass -. ~ almost impene-
s.1 n@o's ~ E'ooh. ny very fodsh sea Was breaking
N ess'" " I'e sessel' which Iay appar-
sm.' "eusea ~ the eah''' aud WIS sending
~. "''.us " 'cc ana wafer not less chtlllng
~ ~ Aq",1 than It's congea!cd fortn. The
kse".ssl s,cs's''sns prevailed among the pas-
.s"he's' ",o "aa peen raaeiy awakened from
- @.c e"oeA u INC vessel AZ
s''c s,'ues' ah,a D! thc excitement which fu-
'o"ee' e'pt' tohzoloz' however, was
~, Ia AND COLLECTED,
as'a "la 'nu.A 20 overcome the general con.
s~'na''oa' nc haa succeeded pretty well III
1eaue,oe 'ue e3e!ement VIE" the llfc-sAying.
w." .' use" a'onss'ae' lhe fassensrFs watrleI
'nc p''esess u Tue car to"afa tue vessel with
Etea' eAees"ess' put' ~aen It came up ami
'"ef -.
"a" Its corFtS's'tArE,
.Hes were At 1s't "trald to enter II. Mr. Cornell
!e"et' anu h's Evil" "ere passengers un
L .taeri4uc'"c'ca approached BY CApt. .fonxolnz,
wiz 81" thcy were "nas:m'yeda' lie
"as"ea s'le'h 10 enter The car first, tn urdcr ~
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