New-York tribune., 1880-02-05

lFRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEl
LONG BRANCH, Feb. 4.-On further inquiry
to-day 1t been discovered that two more wrecks are
TO be added to the list already given. AT about
half-past IL on Tuesday morning the schoon-
ers Kate Newman and Stephen Harding came In
collision off the Highlands: the latter having her
bulwarks stove and other serious injuries Inflicted
while the Kate Newman is supposed to have sunk
shortly after with all hands board excepting fore
mast hand, william II. Ray, jr, who sprang TO the deck
OF the stephen Harding The Harding was driven
ashore LeSaving Station No 2, and the crew con-
sstng OF the captain aud his wife, the mate A. DWash
burn the cook Chas. whitney and three seamen were
rescued by the crew at the Station.
The vessel whose masts appear above the water
abreast OF Long Branch about two miles distant from
the beach, is believed to be the Kate Newman.
This with the vessels, whose loss has been already
noticed makes total OF six vessels wrecked between
Life Saving Stations No and No 5, distance Of about
six miles The only persons known to be lost are those
on board the Kate Newman the time Of the collision,
five in ALL The number saved by the at the life
saving stations is fortyone among these are three
women and two children.
STORY OF THE COLLISION.
TRIBUNE correspondent talked with WilliamH. Ray,
r the only survivor the Kate Newman, and obtained
from him the following particulars: In company with
feet Of about forty vessels. had sailed Sunday
from Hampton Roads. At halr-past Monday even
ing she arrived Off Barnegat During the evening the
wind was blowing due cast andthey hugged the shore
About 10 O'Clock began to fall and
tho wind rose. The air was thick and heavy,
and no lights could be AS the storm increased
the light sails were taken in aud made fast. About
IL o'clock they tackled and stood out to Shortly
after this she struck the stephen Harding At the time
of the collision captain OF tho Kate Newman was
aft by the wheel. IL was so dark and the air
thick with snow, that 1t was impossible to see
hands breadth ahead. Ray, seeing that the bull
warks were broken in and believing lis vessel TO be
siukIug, ran forward aud jumped 20 the deck Of the
Stephen Harding. After leaving the Kate Newman he
could see no trace OF her. and does not know whether
she sank Immediately drifted away and lived for
time Ray was rescued from the Stephen Harding with
the OF ber
Yesterday the bodies OF Captain i. II. Newman. mas
ter OF he Newman, Halsey Stanley, the steward
and Roswell Richardson foremast hand, were washed
ashore between Stations No . aud No. 3. fourth
body was also found the beach later in the day. but
hasnot yet been by Ray, and its Identity is still
unknown.
Following i4 list OF those lost the Kate Newman :
HUE, JAMES. foremast hand. He was twenty-iour
wears old, unmarried a native of France, ana had
been shipped at Baltimore This was his first trip on
the ill-satcd vessel.
NEwMAx E. H. captain was thirty years old. married,
aud. as was the rest OF his crew. resident OF IFe-
RIcHARDsoN Roswell; a foremast hand, twenty. mine
years old married. and the father oi one child.
STANLEY HAsEY, stewards twenty-seyen years old and
srAsIEY. WARREN, mate; thlrty-two years old and
married.
Roswell Richardson's body lay on the beach this
morning. attred in his coat and oicloh Oycralls the
latter tied fast about his heavy scaboOts. Ho
tall siawart man, with fair hair and mustachc, and
his face bears no outward marks Of violent death
William H. Ray. IT,, the only living member Of the
crew. is a young tweDty-three years OF age, and
lives In fremont. Me- lie will remain at Long Branch
until learns what disposition Is to be made OF the
bodies OF his comrades Thirtyhve dollars was found
J I'm the pocket OF the steward, Halsey Stanley.
The Kate Newman n fore-and-aft schooner 146
tons register and built five years agoin Southwest
Harbor, Maine nj cost OF $4,000 She bound
from Hampton Roads 20 Danversport The captain, who
was part owner had named the vessel IN honor OF his
mother.
THE LOSS OF THE HARDING.
sephen Harding the captain Of the schooner stephen
Harding and his wife found Ia the parOr Of En-
ory's Hotel, aud willingly gave account Of their
evcntful voyage They had cleared at Cedar Keys Fla.
| for New.York on .cember Is, and had sailed
| ON the 18th They had been favored by good
| weather until Monday night At this time they
! were bearing northwest by west the wind was mo-
nentariy rising and It impossible to anything
anead although all hands were deck, and keeping
what lookout tho weather permitted AT about half
past Tuesday morning they struck the Kate Newman.
The starboard cathead OF the stephen Harding car
riod away the buwarks stove In and the wpdlass
beng also broken rboard anchor fell bringing with
fifteen fathoms ofchan aud dra ggmg tho bottom At
this time the Captain thinks, they were about six miles
off shore. The Kate Newman was not seen after the
collision Unable To help themselves the vessel was
driven before the stoim and about half an hour later
struck head on the beach, II impossible for tho
crew 10 make any effort themselves, and they
had resolved to wait bost they might until daybreak,
| but they were discovered by the crew OF Life-
| Saving Station No. 9, and ALL including the
| Captains wife and Ray, the sailor from
| F.I,F al. AhD in Ia
breechcr buoy The captain said the arrival Of the HE
saving crew was Fortunate as the tide rising, and
| during the night the vessel completely washed by
the waves. Yesterday II thought the vessel would
be condemned as a wreck. although the cargo, 2l50OO
feet Of pitcI-pine lumber, will all bo saved.
The stephen Harding, three masted schooner 3Oi
tons register was built Mt Damarcotta. Me-. and was
owned IN Bristol Me. She principally owned by the
captain and OO0 but his share was insured for
| only 81 600 The vessel consigned TO B. +. Met
calf and The cargo, valued $4,000 to Isaac Etnger
Captain Harding about forty years old, has been
sailor since his tenth year and master Tor fourteen
years and this is his first serious disaster During the
past six years his wife has sailed with him. HIS crew
consisted OF three seameu. cook Charles whitney, and
| the mate A. ID. WashbuTne.
The Augustina ies high and dry on the beach, ana
| complete wreck. The cargo OF mahogany VIII pe
saved According TO the invoice 1t valued ut about
$1,000 rumOr reached the Custom House authorities
at Perth AmbOY that the Augustine c0ntaineua guam
t,y OF smuggled goods. Deputy Collector j. Kearney
Smith went down TO examine the vessel hut found only
few drmiiohns OF llauor and a couple OF packages OF
cigarettes. An empty liquor barrel was FOUND inc
contents which. according to the crew were drank
by the captain Tney that on Iuesday oalo.e @ th'
brig was beached the captain offered liquor to them
and when they declined he entered the chOh WueIc
he drank quantity and then shOt hnsel, ie a. "ow Wv,
| head. lie is conscious, and whichever pam ne may
suffer succeeds In repressng the tokens clergy man
visited him to-day and held some conversation wth
him In Frer ch. He expressed regret nat nc hau Lae
| Ia instantly killing himself and sald ne h"ped
he would not recover. His full name Is Antonio ANUS
He Is native of Havana, where his parents, VINO are
said be comparatively wealthy reside ~ tWehtF-
years OF age, and possesses brlght nIeluHcnt
| cOuntenancc and webult frame nc owns threr quar-
the Augustine, tic remaining quarter beiong
ing to his brother VINO lives In Havana Ine Augnstna