The New York herald., 1878-09-15
TO THE RESCUE.
FIVE IERsoNs SAVED FROM DROWNING ny
THE HERALD NEws BoAT-A THRILLING

FIVE IERsoSs SAVED FROM DROWNING pY
THE HERALD NLws BoAT-A THRILLING
IxPERIENCE.
IL was about four O'Clock yesterday afternoon, a
light breeze was ruling the sound aud as the look
out OF tho HERALD Telegraph Station at whitestone
J.. l., swept n with his glass he noticed a strange
looking object floating on the water near Fort
Schuyler. Long. cylindrical shaped, aud OF bright
light color IL resenoled no craft or marine CON
trlvancs that had ever appeared in those waters.
Conjecture Wild as to hat this wall might be TIL
telescope used TO resolve he doubt Under the
glass The strange object became invested with new
and terrible interest. There was glimpse OF a mast
over the white Disc the ,sh Of canvas strip and
several dark specks alongside In the water. which
under the lens became resolved into human beings
The mystery was explained. II was u sailing craft
that had been capsz d, and the occupants cling
Ing 10 her halt submerged bottom for their lives
No. an instant was lost. Every soul in The HERALD
station service on tho shore IN twinkling "All
aboard" and ,he painte was dropped. four
dipped and away went the news boat all hands tug
ging with Will. man stood the bow watch
The hnpiess craft ahead 1t was lively work, out
human lives were al stake, and IN lew minutes tue
HERALD poat swept up alongside the stranger
mast out OF sight, bottom above the water,
tho rest nowhere No wonder il had puzzled the
watchers, Tor u Was cstanarau that had cap
sized. There were nve souls clinging To it-threo
men 10 the wator holding on ms best hey could ana
sriving with stout hearts TO support Two fr shcncd
women. IL wasa dreadful position to BIO IN, and,
were deeply ielt. ln minute the HERALD boat was
along side and thou The tive were lifted In drcnched
but good humotei ant grateful Tor their dsIiverance
The Nadab, ol New York, waB tho name OF The
catamaran. and her owner aud master, NJ. McIaugh-
lin. was ono Of the Rescued That was all that
quired aitor, and then "pash" went the again,
and boai flew back TO whnestone at lively rate
with heavier cargo outa lighter hearted crew IN.
saved from the capsizsa boa. were ianued and sueh
comforts as were ut hand were extended to them.
They were all 'horouahy soaked and the ladies' took
some time 70 recover IRON heir fright, but there
wsrc no more serious conscQusnces nd appeared
in me trim wncn they started for the city
NIX. M'LAU0HLiN's NARRATIVE
Mr. Mclaughlin FURNISHED .hs following narrative
OF his exper We started from sands Point
be said with the intention Of making New York.
Ny vile and daughter are the two ladies our
party, the others are my sons The breeze fair
tns. the ssarboara nun o the csamsran oar.sns" ia
manner that Was quite unaccOuntabe. Suddenly
! It struck me that we must have spi ung leak. I
tried the pumps and found there work for the m
We plicd them for while aud found We making
water very rapidly. The otnsr hull was IN good con
could easily reach New YORK. We'll, we worked win
VIII, and every thing seemed TO be gong along WE'LL
ra l the cAPsIZNC.
1--WE came up aougs,do OF Fort SCHUYLER, and were
rounding TO just OF tho fort when tue vessel gave
into tho water but managed to keep heads clear
| saw my sons swimming around, and We three
tor the ladies, who were struggling near by, and
keot them above the wafer. 1t WAS trying work, Du
| thank God. wo managed to got them to the uppe Z
hull and got Them It's upturned bottom
| You can understand what feelings had with the
water Washing about and the cApsiz ID boat
We were clinging TO likely 10 sink under us 1t was
houses and tho white sails Of the vessels so close TO
US aud feel that not soul knew oil our danger aud
we would have to perish tnere almost within speak
ing distance OF them They hard N me nly tor
u.s. aud We were losing hope when those brave young
| fellows Of the HERALD boat canc to our aid.'
| N.Tu ltn hasa maid
| pluck and gaIiuntry oi Messrs Conn ana Smith the
| HERALD attaches, who went 10 the rescue.
| THE YACHT SAFE.
Mr. Mclaughlin aud MS party thon left for
| New YORK in the 1870 train. Before his
| departure, Captain Webster, oysterman
and clever sailor, was recommended
as . suitable person to look after the catamai an Ho
was iutrusted with ner care, and vent 70 work Ia
earnest. Al ton o'cock last n ght therc u cheer
| IRON the oyster boat. The Nsdab's mast came up,
then the submerged hull, and In Hcs she float
ing In tho ofing just OF tho HERALD telegraph sta.
i Inn