New-York tribune., 1878-02-04

arrived with the medicine chest about IL O'clock ana
the men with the hand-cart came up In haf an hour
aferward Prcparatons were at once made 10 nre 'he
mortar. The first shot passed over the mast pu'
the line fell to the leeward OF tle NeSS'l'
Az the second shot the line caught the topsai guard
and the men on the ship got soon as they could l"'
whplme aud block then attached ana the men on
the shin began TO pull them board. When about hai
way the strong current setting 10 the north' o"ho n
line Such "a circumstance having seldom, II at any
time previously, urred. No horse oeihg a'all-
ahle tbe seeper sent two OF his men back
To the station for more line ana palS'
the latter having been all shot away He thon put on
the Merriman rubber SUIT Ohe Pau Boynon dress) and
made aiomps 10 20 out the wreck, but found 1t in
possi,e 10 pass through the surf lie could do nothing
then except save the they jumped OIL the vesSe
and camr ashore pieces of wreck In this WORK ne
was helped by his men and by persons Iathere"
ON the beach, who all did what ,h'y
could The keeper the first to take hold or thosc
that came out the water. when the Others Womb ASST
in dragging them up. lie was twice thrown doWn y.
ana was injured in both legs How many times Oeslue
he was Knocked down he conld not tell Al o., MS crew
were wounded by pieces 0 wrcck d. =. Dfoo" vas ~
wounded and had TO glve up Tor while. =, ,,,
About % minutes alter the t0remast Oh tuo %ioVP % ,t
ndiioma ,hot line and balls The keeper states that
he was never before 50 exhausted az Wheh n 'St i i
from the wreck taken ashore lie alnniSeiei M 81,
inc wine aud brandt IN the medicine chest 10 muse
of the wrecked who were the worst OH ne o.ns
for IL was crippled by hs eXertions and injuries
that he could scarcely return back 10 the siau"h' ne
lcft two there AL hight leaving ne medicine en-
with directions us Keeper Maiacm IOrocl o
statoa No. ,. present VIII a part OF .iS
crew. and they al assisted IN attending 70 tue Sex ana
keeping up tho fires lor those who could ho VAIN T."
places at shelter All he houses IN the vicinity were
crowded with he shpwIcckcd sufferers me Keeper Keeper
states that the patrol no; a fault ihc steamer
came ashore III thick weather four ana aII lhlts l"m
te station about tn time that the PiilOl lcurhcu nom
their nj .hi's watch upon the beach and the wreck 1
CURED before they cOali breakfast and set ouI aSd' III
rplv to the inquiry instituted by the General opcIh
tcndont Keeper CbaIpri states that lie and ms crew
render all The assistance they could under the clfcui
stances, and tiai they could do no more.
STATEMENT or KEEPER CoRBEiI-
Kceuer Mplnchi Corbell. Of Station No ,, III reply t'
the dispatch OF the General superintendent tclogiapoe"
thai the weather wa. thick daring tine day and hIgh
previous to the wreck and that he Kept regular par"
during the day and night both ways from ms si''!
When tLc fog cleared away he discoycedthe mast ID
vessel about ulnc miles north ol tie station "'o
urno January 81 lie then took four men VII!
hi,n and went loot with ME rI'stl ana ~
suits. Incy arrived about O'Clock y. m ~ th"t uir
Tie las; mast had fallen III, an an ihc men on lhr
stcuInrr were swept overheard. lie ana lS cl," rn
tu WORK haulm. up ANA caring Tor ih' saved Hlr! H.
,a,ned during the night. lie sIrcccded III csSltdunE
our rnai and one woman who were apNaf dr!i ny
ta. rt iui IN which all thc keepers are ti'nh-hI III
strucca. ana nad them taken 10 Joseph Eiimr'