The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-04
THE WRECK or THE METROPOLIS.
Hauling the Heavy Life-savius Appsratu
Seven Miles In % Gale.

,o'Nou 'c'sr"i'i iro'n ''IV hoepois ~ i,ie 'aN-
lima. in reply to n demand for information made
hv hi,, M, Lo,or -, s,.,io, NJ A Ii, n
C,a,'.'n, aa','a, .t'',', .'a,noi ,n,..'' =,
Z o'clock in the morning, and, tho weather be-
inc tbirk s,arted out again Whom nbout n
i"k 'n''h' Si"i'cu out "k"'i. ""ch "vou'
mile from the station they met Mr. c. S Brock.
who told them Of the wreck which had come
"shore ABOUT iour ana nan mlies nciow the
station. They hurried back. illled up the hand
ears ns with the wnlp ,,ne. mortar mortar powdrr masks.
Iuoocr suns anu o'nor "r''c''7 anu nnuae ior
the wreck the keeper carrying the medicine
the representations of Mr.. Brock that the
wreck was rapidly going to pieces. and that no
good coulJ IA. donc with opnaratns Tb,ro
-. - -. , w "pp". w.. 20 -
were no horses to be obtained near and no time
within about "A mil, of the shin he bevan 10
,','. .' -, 49,, ,,aa,,,,., - a.,
come upon urowhcu men ne arrived win tho
medicine chest about IL o'clock. and the men
with the hand car, came mn half nm hour after
ward frcparWlohs were NJ once maze 10 nre
',', ~ IN "'9' , ., '''''s,'
W. ,'io M w., ~ ,"' -. '"' '',eo'
Al the second shot the line caught on the top
sail guard. and the men on the ship got i as
soon ~ they could. The whip line and block
were then attached. and the men on the ship
began to pun them ON board When about hall
way the intense current setting to the north
| broke the line. No horse being available. the
| keeper sent two Of his men back to the
station for moro line aud balls. the latter
! having been all shot away. He then put
| on the Merriman rubber suit the famous
| Paul Boyton dressl. and made attempts To
go out to the rescue, but found i impos.
| slbe 70 pass through the surf. He could
| do nothing then bat save the men as they
Jumped on ih. vessel and came ashore on pieces
oi wreck In this work he was helped by his
men and by persons gathered, on the beach.
vino all did whnt they could. The keeper was
! the first 10 take hold OF those that came out of
| the water. and the others would assist in drag
/ eing them up. He WIS twice thrown down 10y
pieces of wreck which came ashore with
men ON them. and injured in both legs.
| All OF his. crow were wounded by pieces
| of wreck. Mr.. Il. {. Brock was also wounded
and had to give up for while.
About ten minutes after the foremast of the
! Metropolis fell. which WIS at 80 p. NJ, the
| mon arrived with the additional shot line and
balls. The Keeper SAYS that when the last men
~ exhausted in his l.fe. He administered All
| the wine and brandy in the medicine chest %
| those of the survivors who were the worst on.
| He dragged out the captain of the ship and the
| doctor. He WIS crippled 10y his cxertipn-
and injuries that he could scarcely return
nayn the melene ' ebcst lws viii Nth ,bs drcnos ns
| for i's use:
| Keeper Mulnchi Corhcl of Station No. 5 tcle-
graphs that the weather was thick during the
| day and nigh, previous 70 the Wrcck. and that
he Scti ny regular patrol during the Jay and
fog rleured away he discovered the mast ~
y. ssel about n.ne mile. nprtn OF the station. at
about noon. Jan. u. H. then took four men
| with him and won't ON loot with life rr,.se ervers
md swimming suits. They arrived 1T about !
| all the mon on the steamer were swept over
| board H. and his crew went io WORK hauling
| mp and caring for the saved. and remrined dur
| one man and one woman who were apparently
| dead hy the method In which all the keeper, are
Mr. Joseph Baum's.
Tue. reports ot the board who had examined
last says that both stations. Nos. ! aud s. are in
| good condition; that "each contains "a good