The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-04

whip limo. mortar. powder ,sks. rubber suits and
other articles and made for the wreck, the Keeper
carrying me medciue chest his back and gong on
ahead OWING to the representations OF Mr. Brock that
The wreck was rapidly going 80 pieces, and that no
good could be done with apparatus. There were no
horses 10 DO obtained near and no time look for
them. When the keeper approached wnhsn about
nile OF the ship he began como upon drowned men.
AT rnE SCENE THE WRECK.
Ito arrived with the medicine cDcst about twelve
O'clock, aud tho men with tho handcar came up In
hall an nour aferward. Preparations were at once
made 10 nrc the Mortar. Tho FIRST shot passed over
the mast but the line Tell to the OF tho vessel
At the second shot the line caught on the topsan
uard ana the men Oh tho ship got u as soou tbey
could. The whip line and block then attached
mud tho msn on tho ship began TO pull them board.
to tho north broke the lne, sucn circumstance
hav NJ scnom, II at any time, previously occurred.
men back to the station Tor more iike and Daiis,
the latter having all been shot away lie then put
the Mcrriuan rubber su--thc famous Paul Bcyn,on
dressand made attempts 10 so out TO the wreck, but
found II impossible 10 ss'tbrough the surf He
jumped of tho vessel and came ashore pieces OF
wreck. La TINS work he helped by his aud
by persons gathered ON the beach, who all did what
METHOD OF SAVING THE WRECKED.
The keeper was the first to take bod OF those that
came out oil tho water, when the 'others would
In dragging them up lie was twice thrown down by
pieces OF wreck which came ashore wl,h on them
aud Injured IN both legs How many times besides he
was knocked down hc could not tell All OF his
wounded by pieces oil wreck. Mr.. Is. Z. Brock
was also wounded and had 10 give up Tor white
Abou.ten minutes aitor the ioremast OF the Mo-
tropos'icl, winch was at haii.past four T. H., tho
men arrived VITA tho additional shotino ANA balls
Tue keeper states that when the last men from tho
wreck were taken ashore he was never SO exhausted
in his lite. He administered all tho wine aud brandy
IN the nicdiriuc chest to those oi the wrecked VINO
wcro The worst OIL He dragged out tho captain OF
the ship aud the doctor. He was so crippled by his
excitons and injuries that he could scarcely retura
to tue station. He ei' two there all nigut,
leaving the medlc,ne chest, with tho directions
ton No 9, was prcseut with a part OF his
crew. anu they all assisted In attending to the
and keeping up the fires Tor those " no could walk
PLACES OF shelter All the houses In the vicinity
crowded with tho shipwrecked sufferers. Thc keeper
states that the patrol were at FAULT The steamer
camc ashore IN thick weather, tour and half miles
from the station. about the time that tho patrol
turned from their nights watch upon the beach, and
the wreck occurred before they could break act aud
sct out again. In reply TO tho inquiry instituted by
tho General superintendent Keeper Chappen states
that he and his rendered all assistance they
could under tho circumstances, and they could do
more.
STATEMENT OF KEEPER coRngLL
Keeper Malachi Corbe, Of station No. g. In reply to
the despatch oi the General superintendent tcle-
grapLed that Tho weather was thick during the day
anu Right previous TO tho wreck and that he kept
regular patrol during the day ahd night both ways
from his station When the log cleared away ais
covered the mast of u vessel about nine miles north
OF the siation about noon January 81 Ho thcn took
four men WITH him and went foot with life preserv.
ers and swimming suits They arrived about Jour
O'Clock 7. NJ. AT that time the last mast mad fallen
and all the men on the steamer wore swept overheard
lie and his crew went 10 work hauling up and caring
Tor Tho saved and renamed caring night He sue
coded In resusctating one nun and ono woman who
were M parently dead ny the method In which all
the keepers are thoroughly instructed and had them
taken to Mr.. Joseph Bium's.
The reports ol inc Board VINO had examined into
the condition Of this district IN January last state
that both stations. Nos. md 8. are In good cond.
tom that "each contains good boat ana all other
apparatus and gear complete anu In good order - and
that he boats aud all other apparatus and gear In
the Sixth district OF tho proved anu est
kinds, ard are In good condition."
Tho evidence shows that the both stations
did everything that could DO expected OF them 1t Is
important to remember that these Stations accord
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thirteen aud halt miles apart. and that the wreck
unfortunately occurred nearly halt way between them
and just a. tho hour whom the patroleu had come In
from their severe night march upon tho beach Tho
storm was terrible.
VELOCITY THE WIND.
Tho superintendent OF the Fourth Life Saving dis.
trict OF New Jersey states that he In the Same
80 great was the impeding iorce Of Tho wind. Tho
maximum velocity OF tho wind at Capo Henry, about
four stations above. Is gwen by tho Signal Onco
sixty miles IN hour. Whom It Is considered that tho
hghieAt lifesaving apparatus weighs from twelve
fifteen hundred pounus aud that this be bragg
by u crew OF six or seven men for several miles
through yielding sand and IN gallo OF such violence
thut tho men could scarcely stand against IT, II is
easily understood why tho wreck was not reached
| earlier.
| REPORT OF THE SIGNAL sEavIon.' -
The signal service station at the wreck Of the
steamer Metropolis reports to the chief signal officer
ut seven minutes past ninc A. 81. US ioiloas:-
Have gained all Information possible this morning
during The night lhe lilo service putroed
tho beach all night. Six dead bodies were found,
i've OF which wcTo found eleven miles north OF
wreck. Tuoy wero buried by lite saving crew and
spot marked whcre buried. There was nothing on
the bodics to identity them. Tho excitement has
died away. All have left the wreck. Property sold
ut public auction aud everything Is quie;. station
crew No. 4 hurried a man washed up u iitte distance
south Of station NJ half-past four +. b. He VAS
naked, having gray hair ami mustache, aged about
nifty years.