The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-22
ASHORE NEAR OCEAN BEACH.
THE BARK HoMEwARp BOUND stranded DUR
ING DENSE FoG-cAPTAIN AND CREW RES
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ING DENSE FoG-cAPTAIN AND CREW RES
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(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
LONG BRANCH. March 81, 1879.
The bark Homeward Bound of Selrsport Me-,
Captain David Merrman commanding, thrty-sevcn
days out from Amsterdam in ballast for New York.
stranded near Ocean Beach, about one mile north of
Life Saving Station No. during dense fog at four
O'Clock this morning The vessel discovered by
of the life saving patrol who. on seeing rocket
fired from the bark. immediately answered by show
ing his Coston light after which he notified the crew.
who appeared ON the ground with the lifeboa. at
quarter to Ave O'Clock A. NJ The captain and crew.
consisting twelve men, all told. landed with
out serious difficulty delay.
Captain Merriman when found by the HERALD
reporter. was in the vicinity of the wreck in COM
Iany with the pilot. Captain d. Beebe of pilot boat
No. T. and Captain Ptncy Curtis, agent FOR the Coast
wreckng Company. When INTERCEPTED by the
HERALD reporter he made the following state
ment:- left Amsterdam February - i'll ballast,
consigned to Carver 4 Barnes. New York. We
perienced heavy weather throughout the voyage
and took pilot aboard yesterday afternoon about
q quarter before six O'Clock. We heading
west by north, half a point north and supposed
that we forty miles from the Sandy Hook light
ship did not give the pilot charge, we were not
yet in the pilot ground. heavy fog settled down
over us all night and this morning it very thick
and what would call black fog We sounded at
twelve O'Clock last night. and getting twenty-six
fathoms, continued on our course thinking that we
were twenty miles off shore. A light easterly wind
prevailed throughout the night until struck.
about four O'Clock this morning, when came
ashore under full sail at about fve knots an hour
had Just given the order to heave the lead when
she stranded. All 1 lay it to is that my chro-
nometer must have got ont OF order When
1al lohfs an fha han. nyptY
from opposite directions. We set of a rocket and
were answered from the shore by flash
leave the ship. But by the time the lifeboat
arrived which was about hour after
BARK breaking, so we took our time and were all
landed III four trips. The bark is about fourteen
years old and was built at bncksport; Me- lso4 and
port. Me. own q sixteenth part Of her. Do not
know if she is insured not. The Homeward
Bound rates A1Is and registers SCI tons,
and suppose is worth 81 900 or $1,000. The bark
struck bow on but Immediately swung around.
that her stern lies the beach, with her bow headed
southeast"
ST GO A FISHING.
inc t,omuany Said IDIOT to the reporter ALTHOUGH this
crew did their duty this morning the keeper of
No of at weehawken shad fishing
he has a - permit from the Secretary Of
the Treasury. He came down in the same
the station house. and after Captain Ludlow arrived
they we're closeted together in the boat room some
time. When the reporter lett ne was unable 10 speak
with Keeper Ludlow. Several fishermen, who were
standing the beach. stated that the Captain went
fishing every spring. He sometimes, they said
comes home Saturday night and remains
Sunday, going off the first of the week sgain.
wREcKERs SCENE.
The Coast Wrecking Compsnys steamer Relief ar
rived at the wreck about four o'clock to lay anchor
and cables. A boat. manned by surfmen started out
to assist in bringing the cable in to the bark but
the rising rapidly Captain Curtis said it
would be impossible to work on the vessel and or
dered the back before they had crossed the bar
As the bark's had been put board after
breakfast, where they remained during the day,
and there was work to be done
after the wrecking company's agent ordered
his men ashore. Captain Ludlow took the
steering of his boat and went of and brought
the crew shore in a creditable manner But the
boat struck the beach two of the seainen in their
haste attempted to jump out the receded.
but Immediately caught by the next breaker
and carried INTO the sea- where they rescued by
some of the life saving crew. Should the weather
prove favorable attempt will be made to lay the
cables tomorrow. Pilot Alonso Beebe said that he
did not have charge. Captain Merriman wanted to
oshore pilotagc, supposing he was forty miles
the IghtshiD.