The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-01
almost impossible to 500. except under the lee

Of somr protecting object.
When vour CORES rondcnt reached the scene
of the wreck. at Il quarter before . \. NJ. none
of the villagers had vet appeared. but the crew
uf Stn'ion Ne. Il were present with their iiirhpit.
They seemed 10 hc preparing 10 fire a mortar;
hut i've. ten. fifteen minutes PASSED and M at
tempt was made to launch tn" boat. M'rn-
whil" som" eight or ten hali-ironcn and irnniic
wrrich,s could be seen huddtrd together on The
stern of ih" WRECKED vessel waving thrir arms
aud bcckOning IN an agony " appeal. The Y. :
sci lny stern on, hut II WIS OF cours" ulwrrt4ln
nt what moment sh" might swing round indnr
the rush of the breakers anu lie hrondsi,l' 10
the sea. In which ca-e nothing living cnuld nave
kept fOolholl on the deck. only thus, WHO
have Witnessed such a scene and sickcnrd win
horror oi tn" catastrophe which serins u uhhg
on every minutes delay. can appreciate me slI-
prrmc need of reckless bravery hhi 'l"'lrr'
hrGlhp'''"'' hriaIs. o" '"' part '' '''' Nv
Ii was now Ave minutes after nine. and moth
ing had yet boon done bv the keeper oi station
G. Cornelius Van Note when suddenly along
the beach from the VILLAGE cnm" u little boat.
dragged hv single horse IN ms '.h9,, tnrT,'
into the sea. and the boat pulled OH the wheels
in a second. ready for lHuncning at word.
What boat H. that y asked your correspond
.%'That is no lifcboat," replied bystander.
they are too eager tn 60 on
II proved 10 h" a small fishing vawl owned by
Russell White who with his brother and two
other volunteers had com" To- do the work which
Van Note. the keeper of No. &. seems to he paid
White was about to leap into his boat when a
resident of the place. remembering the mi-rep-
rcscutations and protests put forth about the
wreck OF the bark f,uknm. last winter. checked
hlm Tor iuoincnt. Hold on Russ, he said.
give the liiehoat chanccl'
BN this time som" twenty villagers had col
leri"d. ana there were several good surfmrn
IN the regular crew who did not fancy the mo-
iion Of being shum"d b"iorc the ewes Of their
fellow tuwnsmen. one OF these. John SlOcum.
seized the tiler uf the liiehoat. and with some
uf his comrades pushed. Van Note the keeper
of the station who by the regulations lat rly
published with So much atfrctntion of rigor is
ordered To steer his boat. stood on the shore.
Meanwhile the lifeboai succeeded IN reaching
the wreck. and in bringing OIL the crew. eight
in all.
The vessel proved to be the brig Eta VI
Tucker. Capt. A. r. Forbes. from Rio Janciro
bound TO New York with cargo Of coffee At
the present writing nothing can he stated rs to
the probability OF saving the cargo. That will
depend ON whether the storm ahates.
one thing was impressed upon your CORE
spondcnt. who Witnessed the whole proceedings
this morning from first To last, namely. that hut
for the arrival of the volunteer boat under Rus
sci White the ifebont would never have been
launched. As il was. the credit Cf laun ching il
NJ the last moment belongs 10 those brave mem
hers of the crew who. unwilling TO be longer
disgraced, took the matter into their own hands
and pulled out to the wreck. while the keeper
remained on shore.