The New York herald., 1878-02-23
SCHOONERS WRECKED.

ING Yesterdays sronx--rHE @. l.. BRAD
LEY MAGGIE M'DoNALD AND ,. b. GLE
MENrs.
SouAN BEACH, n. j., Feb 20, 1873
While the storm OF last night and to-day was not
so severe many during tho winter. IL has proved
more disastrous along this coast Tho wrecks come
in the ono, two. three order. On heaying
OF vessel being stranded milo south
OF Shark River your reporter wended bis
way through drenehng rain storm to tho scene Of
disaster. he found the two-mssted schooner q. L.
Bradley, OF Bucksport, Me-, lying broadside TO the
beach, headed north, and high the sandy shore
a. be approached without The slightest danger Of
being wet, though At times a hugo sea would break
high above her deck and carry the plank from her
buiwarks the lee sde As the hour quito early
but few visitors were about. Half a dozon
sturdy hermcn, donned IN oilskin suits,
had taken positions along tho surfs edge
and eagerly sna,ched from It the debris
washed overheard and stacked It at safe distance
on the beach. Tho vessel lying easy, apparently
heavily ladened her cargo being coal seemed TO hold
nrmly the hulk in The sandy bottom. The men hav-
Ing informed that the crew had departed for the
life saving station q milo below, started down the
beach for the station house, where found the master,
Captain G. Chapman, and crew OF tour men.
TIE CAPTAINS STATEMENT.
Bradley ITO register vauc about $l0o 900, and
is owned by 5. B. Hall Co., OF Buckport Me- Don't
know OF any insurance ON vessel or cargo. We lett
Philadelphia Monday 18th inst. with 3o3 tons OF coal
for Norwich, Conn. We had good weather and wore
making Hne run until last night, which was very
dark. Early in tho evening the wind camc in
miles from shore when struck, being we'll In from
beach at night ialL Al midnight the weather was
very thick were carrying two rcef sas fresh wind,
hAu ia X.
ing the vessel hard 10 handle, and about Two A. A. We
came ashore Being high water tho vessel came far
enough up TO enable US 10 step on on The sand dry
footed. We were not using the lead.
THE LIFE SAVING CREW.
The patrol Of tho station Nc. discovered tha ves
sci shortly after striking and promptly summoned the
ba lance OF the with the life saving apparatus.
tho unlor,unssss valuable asssssnco in securing con
siderable loose cargo aud baggage OF the sailors AZ
tho station Captain Samuel LUDLOW anu men spared
NO pains to make them comfortable
AS0rHxK WRECK.
Captain Ludlow also informed Us that ho had just
returned from Wreck Pond Inlet, and had assisted
the OF station No. in rsscuing the crew OF the
schooner Maggie Mcdonald from her spars, she hav-
Ing e sr.dss s% 'oS oS 'A%s
tho Wreck Pond Inles. nearly two miles further
south. In the meantime An I'm penstraoe iog settled
the wrecked Mcdonald until within hfiy iset
Of her This vessel was lying midway between
In the inlet channel The nigh and bolster
Gus sea was making sod havoc on both vessel and
by the huge seas tho ponderous weight OF each
ing visible traces OF dissolution short t,me after
the vessel broke ait the malnmast and immense guam
titles Of the cargo (saves powder in kegs aud keuno
cosll together with masses OF debris, came TO tho
beach and noa.ed up tho inlet 20 Wreck
had assembled on the beach. who saved good por-
lion OF the powder and slaves from the surf Whom
entered Life Saving Station No. for the purpose
Of the captain and OF the wrecked
schooner found them being cared for by the crew
OF the station, who seemed to vie with one another IN
to- Onf f0Pt al nf lQhl
was laid and on the stove plentiful repasI
WHAT THE CAPTAIN SAYS
The captain, L. ;. Steelnan, gave tne following In
formation The Naggis Mcdonald IA three-master) 10
OF 1877 tons regiser three-eighthS is owned by him.
delphia and is uninsured We LETT Richmond Va,
February /, with an assorted cargo, consisting OF
ZIG tous Kenne coal, eze kegs Of powder, 81 tons
and variable winds We put back to Hampton Roads
three times account Of the weather, Leing afraid
OF losing our deckioad Don't know Of any insur.
ance on The cargo We came ashore a. hsli-pass one
A. NJ; the weather was very thick with fresh wind
A' sna sns
had four. when No let 60 our anchors; the
cables payinr est anil 10 struck the beach the sea
beGAn washing che deck, whom the crow s0d myself
got into the rigging; we were soon discovered by the
life saving men, who, after some delay IN procuring
their apparatus came 70 as In eb0at, taking us Oh
In q manucr that proved them 10 be pert surfmon.
One OF the sailors, Q German. about sixty years OF
he Was suOsequsntiy resusc,ta,ed At the life saving
station, and Is ooing WE'LL This afternoon the sea
continued high, with q fresh wind and thick fog
will be . total ioss.
TEE n. CLEMENT.
The schooner j. B. Clement, OF Keyport n j., With
oysters from tho Chesapeake for Fairhavsn, Conn.,. II
also ashore at Doai Beach and will doubtless 20 to
pieces The captain tpearcc, Of squan, n ~ With
crew saved themselves BY jumping into the SURF and
SWIMMING ashore.
The Clements was buiIt at Milford, Del, in 1866.
ana IS seveuty.nne tons register. Her cargo con-
sisted OF 800 bushels OF oysters from Chesapeake.
Va, to FairhaveD, Conn., After visiting the schooner
station. where be fcuna tie croweavo in all some
occupied In drying their clothes az the stove;
the others were lying ON a bench, rolled up in hoavy
blankets, whlle all The clothing they possessed was
hanging around the stove to dry.
STATEMENT OF THE CAPTAIN
The Captain stated that after they passed Barnogat
they were unable TO keep oil shore The heavy seas
and strong casterly wind forced them on shore They
left Virginia Wednesday afternoon and struck tho
wo up on he beach they jumped overheard into the
surf and were taken to the station house by the patrol
The captain lost everything he had hrs vase and coat
being carried of by breaker while he preparing
wreck. The schooner is q total loss, hsv
ing broken In two.
A SCHOONER IN DISTRESS, FINALLY SAILS OUT
TO sEA-wREcK OF pRITIsH BARK.
wAsHlSorox, Feb %, 1873
The signal station Cape Hatteras reported to the
Chief Signal Ofrcer at eleven O'Clock A. NJ, as fol-
lows:-"A two-masted schooner, IN distress, has
chored miles east by northeast from the station.
She displays the American flag with the Union Jack
downward. Can get no assistance from this place.
Have sent ger 10 Lie Saving Station No. 10.
which is twelve miles from here:
Az Two T. ~ tho officer reported 1.-THE
schooner before reported in distress has weighed her
anchor, put on additional sails and Is sailing north-
ward The suppositioh Is that sho is wateroggcd and
that the captain will try to beach her."
nor,cd mat the schooner had assin Anchored afisr
sailing north about halt q mile.
AT hall. past four y NJ the oecr reported that the
schoo pcr IN distress had sailed out to sea.
SUPPOSED LOSS OF VESSEL AT SEA.
The signal service station at Atlantic City, MI,
reported TO the Chief Signal Officer at i've N VI utes
to ten p. N M:-'During this afternoon quantity Of
fruit aud vegetables has been washed ashore by the
lido at this place; also . few pieces Of partly
burned furniture There disting uishing marks
ON ANYTHING From these Indications II ia supposed