The New York herald., 1878-09-12
SKILFULLY RESCUED.
The Abandoned Schooner Siak Saved by
The Herald Yacht.
A PERILOUS ia S *.
fhe Wrecked Vessel Towed from Romer
Shoals to Staten Island.

A intls item In the ship news columns OF the
axRALp yesterday announced the saving, SO far as
The could be saved, Of tho schooner slak by the
HERALD steam yacht. This Is not the hrst time that
mo HERALD yacht has rendered similar service.
recent instance OF her saving the yacht Net,e Will be
remembered aud some time previously she helped the
Empire State TO place OF safety. Size frequently
saves pleasure parties from drowning and res
cues crews from positions Of danger, and
all this while securing the Bay for news ior 'his
paper. She is often at hand to aid the dis
iressed when other assistance Is near This ap-
pears to have been the with the schooner Siak
ON Tuesday. To save pilotags tho captain OF the
schooner came around by the Bay CHANNEL instead OF
by SOUND his usual course, and thereby lost his
vessel He mstook lights OF the Lever Bay and
ran the Siak on the Romer Shoals, where she lay
tossing and pounding until the HERALD yacht crew
found her on Tuesday evening and towed her up TO
the Coast wrecking Company's dock at Stapieton,
8. l., whore she now lies.
pASGxR SUCCESS.
While going down the Lower Bay about half-past
I've on Tuesday evening the yacht discovered the
vessel lying the shoals Tho waves were rolling
high the prevailing east WINDS and the schooner
seemed to be laboring very heavily, The HERALD
chit down to her and found that the heavy sens
were rolling over her When within hailing distance
They called, bat received response. Approaching
closo safe for tho yacht they discovered
that tho schooner had been abandoned. Messrs.
Sullivan and AacDonald, the sagineer and steward
0 the HERALD yacht, at some risk Of their lives
lowered boat and put OF for the schooner. After
uush difficulty, owing TO tho heavy sea and the roll
Ing OF the sch ooner, Mr. Macdonald boarded her and
made fas. hawser with wtneh he provided. The
HERALD yacht then started to tow her off; but under
line parted. Leaving Macdonald still board the
schooner Sullivan returned to the yacht and got
other line, which attached and with which, the
tide and the vessel lined, they able tow
bor or They had broughs her some distance up tho
Bay when this line alSo parted, and tho Siak seemed
likely TO drift on the West Bank. This haiser be-
came entangled In the screw OF the yacht, and with
great peril him9en Mr.. Macdonald into
the aud matters right It
alter nlno O'Clock and the HERALD yacht
had been at work an the schooner some three or
four hours and had succeeded getting her up
toward the West Bank. just then the schooner
Patterson, OF Rcd Bank. n. J., with which Captain
Bherman tof the Siak) had fallen IN appeared and
board OF her claimed 10 bo tha captain and
OF the wrecked schooner. rhey could show NO
proof of this aot however and when they dema nded
possession The yacht mon refused 10 surrender. Four
OF them attempted TO Get on board, but Sullivan
ana Macdonald refused 10 allow them Finally, after
much parieying. Captain Sherman as one OF the
ms1 proved to 6 oe agreed a 10 pay savage ITO TO the
mitied to so on board the schooner.
YANKEE s,,ARP PRACTICE.
Having thus got looting on board they attached
hawscr the schooner Paorsou, which attempted 10
tow the Siak away The HERALD yacht crew did not
propose surrender their rights that manner, aud
when the line with the drifting likely, get
Of yachts Captain Lyons called 10 his
men tue Siak 10 cast OF the line; but Captain
Sherman counternandea this order TINS conflict of
authority Was promptly settled with u knockdown
Tor the SiAS's muto and tue limo OF.
ana 'A'u the patterson on was SAILING away una.
Bile, under the circumstances, 20 reader any
assistance. She had, however stripped the Siak and
carried OF ssiis and rigging anchors and chains and
other portable things she could get. a large
aocnor that was buoyed lower down in the Bay she
picked cp yesterday and brought 10 the CITY. Some
OF the crew OF lne Sak told the HERALD yacht HANDS
that the captain oil the schooner bad abandoned his
vessel just where the yacht found her.
WRECKED SCHOONER.
The writer visited The Schooner yesterday at the
Coast Wreoking Companys dock at Stapleton and sho
looked wrctched and wrecked enough. Her jb and |
stays had been cut away IN the attempt OF her cap
tam 10 get nsr of tho shoals She draws usually |
Ibout ten feet Of water, but yesterday sho |
MAI almost ned she Is old vessel,
having been built in Machias, Me-. In 1896, wncro
mainly IN the lumber trude between New York, Bos-
ana ports in Name. Her Dimensions give her lis
tons measurement she sailed from Machiaa Me-,
August 30 with 65, 900 ees OF lumber 400, 600
laihs, censisned TO Cnase, Talbot & Co., OF South
value OF this cargo. The cousgnocs say that at the
present prices OF lumber the full value Of the timber
would be $500 and OF tho latns 5000; and II any
would offer them 5000 for the vessel and cargo, 1t
bes Ut Stapoion Mr. Talbot SAID yesterday he could
have II. Alter paying ail expenses ne did not tAIuk
the value woud exceed $500 10 them. His opinion
Is that the HERALD yacht although ented 10 salvage
ought not to CLAIM more than expenses. Captain
sherman, VINO ownod one eignth IN The schooner,
loses all TINS disaster, ana, besides, this
Of tue year cannot get another vessel He has COM
mandsd the Stag ter the last three years, and has
generally sailed hts vessel very successfully. Tue
have offered they say $50 for services
rendered by tho HRRALD yacht
A QUESTION SALVAGE.
Others however, value the ozrgoat 81 500 to 81 0O0
Ind think the yacht should less than $780,
When the writer stated Mr.. Talbops proposition TO q
lnswer oi the person addressed was '.l'ii give ham
1900 Tor her where she lies" Mr.. RupsoD, brewer
,n Staten Island, also ready to buy tue cargo as
les in the dock. dc has looked at it and expected
Iome one to be down 10 look alter it. The schooner
los In Tho slip, IN charge Of In particular but
icing the Coast Wrccking Coinpany's tor
itory It's Waterman keeps an eye on IL. Tho
'osss 10 not anchored tied, however, and
WITH high ude lifts and drifts and bumps
ganst the dock. The watch man says no has had DO
rider from any one 10 tie her up. and be docs not
uch order " risk his lines witheut reasonable
lope OF compensation tor loss. Captain sherman was
own for Lew minotes yesterday morning. put had
10 time TO look after his vessel The HERALD yacht
lso passed by, but gave no order CONCERNING her.
Ipd the schooner lies the merry oil tho waves
nd tho river thieves, wbue the captain and con-
gnees settle the question OF compensation or salvage
With the HERALD yacht. The cons,gnees did not Soon
nclined yesterday TO pay more Ihan the $50 offered
he opinion vi naval that tnat SUN would not
epacc the nswsers broken In the effort to bring the
chooner dock. In that effort, too the yachasinen
zorro owed a line from schooner Pate erban.