The daily gazette., 1879-01-01
AN EXCITING CHASE.
THIRry-EIGHr MILES ON THE DELAWARE
RIvER-MARsHAL M'MtL LLIN's BILL
LIANT CRUISE,

THTRTY-EIGHr MILES ON THE DELAWARE |
RIvER--MARsHAL M'MrLLIS's BILL
LIANT CRUISE.
Marshal Mem ullen returned at noon |
yesterday from one Of tn. most exciting |
and protracted pursuits thnt ever clai med |
the attention OF the U. s. Marshal of this
district. The particulars are as fol-
lows:
During the memorable storm of Octo-
ber last, the schooner Uuckeye, owned
by Capt VIM. j. KA,i and others, of this
cii.y ano.bS.c cu In the Delaware river,
near New Castle. As the storm increased
the nasts of the schooner were torn out,
which allo wed the waer To run IN the
hold, and she became water logged, al
though she was held firmly by the an.
chor.
The crew left In yawl boat, but all
were drowned, excepting one OF the deck
hands, "A colored man, who succeeded In
reachiug tue shore.
o. the Sunday following the tug Wm.
A. Lsoerin9, OF Philadelphia, ran along
side the Buckcyc aud took away the an
chor ana CHAINS. THIS permitted the
hull to drift away, ard its0on brought mp
on the Jersey shore, above Deep Water
Point, where IL noon went 10 pieces.
Learning of this the owners Of the Buck
eye, through Levi q. Bird, Esq, entered
suit against the owners OF the Leueripg,
for damages TO the amount of $500 Au
attachment was issued and placed in the
hands OF Il. b. Marshal McMulien, who
Immediately took measures to learn the
whereabouts of the tug.
AT 10 o'clock Saturday night the Mar
shal received message statng that the
tug was passing down the river, aud
supposing II would stop at Delaware
CITY all night, he started for that place
at D O'Clock Sunday morning, in com
pany with Deputy Marshal VIM. M
Stuckert, but unfortunately the tug left
Just twenty minutes bsiore their arrival.
The NJ Marshal remained in Delaware City
on the lookout for thu tug. which, how
ever, did not return until Monday after
loon. and tue captain evidently being
aware that the Marshal was after him,
kept a sharp lookout for anything look
ingl Ike pursuit.
Meanwhile Marshal McMullen had
chartered Geo. Il. Brady's tug, Chds. q
Ash, Captain BristJr, aud had 1t coaled
up, ready TO start at an instant's notice.
The Leuertag slowly approached, with u
schooner in tow, but when the captain
saw the smoke curling up from the smoke
stack of the As., he suspected what was
coming. and casting up his tow (which
WAS taken by the tug Jones', he steamed
up The river at full speed.
A STERN CHASE.
Meanwhile the Ash was in the canal,
and before 1t could be "locked out" the
LeneriHy had good four miles start.
! But the 1Sh came up nobly to the work,
and with Marshal Mem allen, Deputies
| WIN. NJ. Stuckert and Frank Price, aud
Capt. George Clcaver, Of the Major Rey-
bold, on board, steamed up the river
in fierce pursuit. Captain Cleaver was
taken along To take charge of the lLeuer-
iItg In Case ot a capture.
The exciting chase continued up the
river for thlrty-eight miles, 1t being the
intention nf the Marshal 10 20 clear TO
Trenton, If necessary, To max. the cap
ture. The river was blocKed with ice,
which was very heavy above Ches .er,
but Notwithstanding all difficulties the
Mar-haPs tug kept on the course as
straight as IA die, and came alongside the
LeuerHg at the lower end OF Tinicum
Island.
Marshal McMullen and his deputies,
and Capt. Clraver boarded the LeUerl ,ho
aud the arrest was duly made. Then II
was observed that both tugs were
aground, with the tide falling fast, and
"a they were on the slope of the shoal
both careened over until they were al
most on their sides. In this position
they rema ned until five o'clock Tuesday
morning, when the Ash got atioat, and
also.
Then anothor difficulty presented itself
The Ash while getting The other of, got
packed lightly IN the ice, and was held
SO fast IA Al he reccding ide ieit the
huIl about foot abnve HE water The
LeferHg came TO the r.@et and under
tueaDic management OF Captain q dXef
m naged 10 break the ic4 that confined
the AAl anl b5th tug5 head q iuwa tbc
river about luu'ciof Is. The -lSit returned
To Delaware CltN,w uile Ma ai MeA!ai
r erought tha Lsessia8 ts l.azes5 Jones
* ~ wharf, atfiYiu, tnefe about ono
ctuek in the ait rlouu
Til OWNERS of fhe Leafdg nave retain
eu Nm. Z. spraHee, E-g ,s.aa Wi ak
llmmealate nudzE EH, , Ht tne tefet oi
lhcIr boat,
Marshal MeNutlan thinks Geo. L
Brady, oWUfr OF TIM tuE lon, is iurtnhdif
lin tdt.ua suca good utuas AMI eucb at
abb commander Us Capita II iiristor.
Capt SauilV, OF the Lee@'a9 l. al {
one OF the owners, as Is the man upon
whom tae VIII WAS served.