New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-11
LOCAL MISCELLANY \.
RESULTS OF GALES AT SEA.

RESULTS OF GALES AT SEA
THE WRECK or THE YINDICArOR on THE LONG
ISLAND COAsT-SUTFERINGs OF SAILORS FROM
The COLD.
The Coast Wrecking Company has been
obliged to suspend work the steamer Nlndicator
stranded of the Great South BanK near Behpori L. L.
until the weather grows more calm force OF
wreckers remains near the wreck TO the cargo In
case the vessel should break up Captain Merritt says
that with the exception OF Newport. NcwLondOn ana
New-YoIk the harbOrs on the eastern coast aooNe
New-YorI thoroughly frozen that II Is useless
10 attempt TO enter them The cOmpanys schooner
Johnson witha portion Of the cargo of the indicator
was forced TO make Ncw-London on account OF the
weather Captain Merritt thinks that the steamer Is SO
badly hi cd tina: she cannot be oatcd of She lies about
twelve miles west of the place where the ship Ccasslah
went ashore and became total loss two years ago.
Captain Rogers, OF the NindcatOr had MS han9s
badly frozen on the night OF The wreck, as ana
also several Of the He with several Officers ana
fireman. remain the scene of the wreck Inc DINERS
have pcen sent Philadelphia. The Nndlcator sailed
from Fall River Tor Philadelphia on New rear
Dav and was off Fire Island when she encountered
the gale Of the following day. The rudder ana gearing
became frozen and GOGGod with ice so mat the Ncsscl
was unmanagcabe, aud soon aiterWard struck on we
bar hroadsidc Her bow passed over but the Keel hed
her fast The vessel has settled gradually un she Is
incroon As soon as the vessel struck rockets were
sent up and quickly responded to by the crew OF
along the beach forming barrier several feet hlG ana
extending q considerable distance out III the bay made
IL with difficulty that line was sent TO her lhe zee
Cut four Ines but the NTH attcnpI proved successful
ana in a short time the landed IN the safety
hlecches" Wmc the llfe-Savlng crew was cndcaN"lng
to ret "A line t. the vessel. three OF the men on the
steamer put OF ~ o-hOat when within 200 feet OF
the shore boat CapSzcd, and after drifting Ne hN
TWO miles, the men rescued by one OF the he-'aN-
| ins crew. The members OF the crew were heurY tx
! htuetcd. and aftcrNard they signed testimonial TO
Captan Bel and Of the Hc-sdvlng station Tor
prompt and efficient aid III Iescuus iAen ana lOl SUD
/ SeQucut
Ihc cast Wrccking Company quickly responded to
the application FOR ass>taucr,aEd arrived with mdtI"
Tor SAVING the cargo and vessel IN tWcntN-oui hours
after tne boat went ashore. Had the vessel not been 80
badly damaged she would have been Ill 3at W us liIt
Inc Nud!catOr was built ~ Brooklyn IN l>13, vas oi
200 tons buItheu and valued IL about cl-JOOu
! Her cargo Included 700 bales Of cotton goods 200
bales 81 mixed woJlleuS and dry goods "A lot o. ma
chiuery, agricultural imp cments and twenty looms.
! The cargo Was insured, tut the vessel was not
The SHIN VI. T. Grace, which arrived from san Fran
cisco on Wednesday, passed through large number OF
cebergs Care Horn ard on JaunarY 3. when within
thirty miles OF sandy Hook encountered heavy west
cry gale, and was obliged 10 put to sea The seas
breaking over the ship rUzc almost immediately, ana
made IL impossible to work the yards or rigging sew
cial of The badly rOst-tlcn While trying 10
clear the ship OF ice.