New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-01
THE STORM on THE NEW-JERSEY COAST.

THE STORM on TIE NEN-JERSEY COAST.
WRECK OF THE sCHoONFR Z. VI. ATWOOD BELOW
LoNG BEANCH-EsCAPE OF ALL ON BOARD-AN
ENGLISH YACHT IL DISTRESS.
IRON A. OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRrBrNEi
DEAL Branch, " j., May 3l.-This region
Lr New-Jcr.cy coast last night experienced one OF
the ,erest gales accompanied by rain. that has been
witnessed fOr many years al this season OF the year For
forty hours heavy northwest wind has swept the shore
and II has abaed very little tonight. Scarcely any dam
age La, been done to the Long Branch hotels and cot
tlGc-.
The schooner r &. Atwood. 80 tons loaded with
coal from Pha o. ina Providence, T. l., lies in the
uudertow IN front of Hathaway lOtcl at this place,
total wreck She sprung leak nt and was bclchcd
10y her captain 10 her from laundering. Two sulf
men were first discover the unfortunate vessel as
came head on Thr only signal they could give
by shaking IA lantern. LcaYin. this standing on the
beach the surmcn toward Ocean Grove Tor assist
nucc Ia the meantime the mariners five In number.
cpairing of any aid from shore. tied life prescryes To
their bodies jumped into the rolling breakers and after
much difficulty reached the shore In exhausted con
lition Soon af,crw1rd the sur'men arrived with life
ropes and cars and gang OF 5urfmcn, among them
hammond White. the hero OF the wrecked steamer
husband The crew saved there was nothing for these
brave fcows do, except TO give them shelter This
MAS done at Asbury PARK. The Atwood VIII
be a total loss. The captain, Mr. Haskell. states
his vessel, Wnlcu IL OWHcu Dy
Gardner ana others at Providence. WAS built ut
Wilmington Dell Ivy its original owner Captain George
l. bow OF Providence. In 1854, ana that notwhstand-
ing her age she strong staworthy craft Al the
nc that she left the Philadelphia port on Monday the
weather WAS all that sailor could wish Monday night
and Tue sday there dead calm at sea. Early We'd
csny morning began blowing fresh from the north
west At "a late hour of tho night tho wind suddenly
yeerrd the ard, and In moment was converted
INTO perfect gale All night and next day Thursday
the gale never abttcd. and approaching Bafnegat
Ilght laat night II seemed 10 increase rather
than dminisn The ran very mEh, At times
clearing the deck and washing every movable
OBJECT overheard. When nearing Squam Beach the cap
lain discovered that the vessel had sprung leak III her
seams All the pumps quickly applied, but the
v.r I'm the hold gan to He then determined TO
beach her 10 save her from laundering ana, with bow
oyld shore every inch OF canvas spread she came
with crash on the beach. All supposed that the HE
saving men near by and firing rockets 10 sgnal
their condition, the crew awaited Rescue After waiting
In dreadful suspense for more than an hour ia the rlG-
ring the captain gave orders for every man Ia TAKE care
OF himself and pluuging into the SURF, made Tor thc
surr The rest al the crew followed ANA ali were saved
i'm This manner, and not 10y tile surfinen, AS
hn, been crroneousiy reported. To-day the high
and turbulent sea Is making sad havoc with
vessel and cargo; for long periods tue entire hGlk
,s sWamprd by the breaking pillows At high tide IN
Inc uly fog schooner visible high and dry on The
brach Her manmast and most OF her rigging is gone
and Size Is broken amidshps Neither vessel nor cargo
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