The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-03-28
What Brave surfmen Aetompllshed.

The surfmen at Smiths Isianoy on
the Northampton shore, rescued the
crew of the Albert Daily, Of Augusta,
Me-, on the night Of January7. On the
following day Mr.. Cobb's wreckers went
on board in spite Of the protestation OF
Keeper Kitchens, of the Life Service.
That night the storm was terrific. The
surfmen succeeded in reaching . point
opposite the wreck, at two .. m. OF the
outline, while the hull was completely
submerged! Several signals were burned
to cheer the meuson the Wreckc aud to
enable the surfmen to determine more
accurately the position of the vessel. 1t
was determined to make an attempt 70
rescue them with the boat, but after
proceeding some distance the surfmeu
could see nothing of the schooner, and
were forced 10 return to the shore. When
It was light enough to see the vessel.
the, safety line discharged from the
Lyle gun, was twice thrown sccross the
jibboom of the vessel; butas no attempt
was made by those on board to get the
line, IT. was hauled in by the surfmen,
and each time it, parted. Two more,
efforts to shoot the line over the wreck
proved unsuccessful, owing to strong
adverse wind and the frozen condition
of the line, which caused it to part be-
fore 1t reached the destined point. Had
the line been thrown full across the yes-
sell, 1t would have availed naught, as
Mr.. Cobb stated that they were too be-
numbed with cold to have hauled it On
board, even IL 1t had been placed in
their hands. Irog 81 -caE,ar ta5i D. 5a.
Seeing then, that the only hope OF
saving the imperiled men lay in reach
ing them with the surf-bost, Keeper
Kitchens and his crew, as soon as the
ebbing tide allowed them to launch, set
out thronghi the storm and the sea-
which was running half-mast high, te
the rescue of the nine men live OF the
schooner's and four Of the Cobb Wreck
| ing Company who had been left on the
stranded vessel, and who could now Be
seen lashed to the rigging. III sfiia 81
Keeper Kitchens and his men, though
they had been out on the beach all night
| in the terrible storm without fire or
| food, drenched to the skin from their
| first effort to board the vessel, aud
keeping their feet from freezing only fhy
wading in the salt water of the sea, yet
rushed with alacrity to their duty. The
boat was launched and started on is
perilous journey, but the current was 80
strong that the men were cut to leeward
and the boat forced inshore- Lauush'
ing the boat again, they got far enough
out to reach the line, which was fast on
board the wreck, but the sea was run
ming so high that it was snatched fror
4 the hands Of the men who held it, and
again they lwere driven ashore. An.
other powerful effort was made to reach
the wreck, aud this time they succeeded
One of the men on the -Yreck, Ed
ward Hunter, Of Maine, the steward 1ol
the schooner, who refused to & ap in
the rigging, had been washed. Lover
board and lost about 'da5Sreakei Th,
remaining eight 50 men were carried
ashore-four at ,time-dreadfully be
numbed by their long exposure TO th'
cold. Richard Gordon, q member o
the Cobb wrecking crew, died from thu
effects of exposure just about the tim
he reached the shore:1onae0ck hir
QirsiaD. z 49,, - ~. .--..r