New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-22
THE WRECK OF THE GUADALUPE.
VIEWS OF THE CAPTAIN AND PASSENGERS.

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RUNNING ASHORE WHILE IN CHARGE OF THE SEC
oND MATE-IIERoIC RESCUE BY THE LIFE
SAVING CREW.
The latest news received yesterday at the Offices
| Of c. ii. Mallory & Co., owners of the steamer
Guadalupe. which went ashore on Barnegat Shoals
was from Captain f. S. Spicer, jr., who sent a
dispatch stating that the position of the vessel was
bad and it was doubtful if she could be ioated
The Merritt Wrecking Company have taken charge
of the vessel and will make every effort to get her
af1oat At the Office facts were learned which re-
fleet upon the capacity of the second mate, who
had charge of the deck when the vessel went
ashore. Captain Nckerson had had attack of
pneumonia and was unfit for duty. The owners
tried to have him remain back one trip, but he said
that he would be better as he left port. At
= p. IN. on Wednesday the captain retired TO his
room. Two hours later the vessel struck on the
Barnegat ShoaI, and bumped so hard that she mt
once sprung q leak. The breaking over the
ship and her heavy lurchiug and straining caused
the passengers to jump from their berths and run
onltcck while the crew rushed to the cabin for the
ie-prcscrvers which they ut once adjusted to their
own bodies. leaving the passengers to get along
as best they could.
RESCUE OF THE PASSENGERS.
Captain Nickcrson rushed deck, ordered the
boats to be made ready for lowering and then went
among the passengers to assure them that there
was no Immediate danger The passengers took
Of their life cprcscrvcrs and remained In the cabin
all night. There were five cabin passengers and
forty-siy steerago passengers, most of whom were
German immigrants who could not speak English.
On Thursday morning the crews of tho four life
| saving stations in the vicinity rescued the pas
scngers, but tho officers and refused to leave
the ship. Later in tho day the cabin passengers
were forwarded to New-York by the vessels owners
| The steerage passengers arrived yesterday. and
were ut once transferred to the steamship Lam
pasas, of the same line, which will sail for Calves
| ton to-day.
David S. Walker, of Boston. who was going to
Galveston as manager Of the Beach Hotel. said to
| TRIBUNE reporter: - We crossed the Sandy Hook
| bar about sundOwn, and at encountered o
| moderate gale with terrific seas and heavy rain
| Wo could see the lights along the coast and at
Barnegat plainly. All the passengers retired
| early, generally from sea-sIckness excepting Dr.
| Frederick p Anderson, Augustus Wakeley and
| myself We sat in the smOlkingroOm playing cards
| until about 10 o'clock. when we were startled by
| the vessel giving a terrible thump and the seas
breaking over the ship. We heard great cOntuslon
ABOUT the deck and immediately ran to the cabin;
| | noticed that the cabin was iull OF steam, ana
| presumed that the ship was on fire. also saw
many of the sailors in the cabin adjusting life
preservers upon themselves, but giving no attention
| to the passengers. AT the same time Mrs. ). X.
| SchemerhOrn and her tenyear-old daughter came
| out of their rolm and / fastened life preservers
| upon them and myself. Then went on deck ana
| learned that the vessel was aground. About day:
light though the seas breaking over the vessel
| with great force were taken OFT IN life-saving
| boat under the charge of Captain Ridgeway. As
soon as we got ashore Dr. Anderson presented each
member Of the ifesaving crew with sum OF
money IN consideration of their hazard and
| bravery and woud not permit the others to share
with him. Then went to the lighthouse. where
| everything was done for our immediate comfort,
| and DR.. Anderson then went on to Philadelphia
| to join his family"
EXPERIENCE OF A WOMAN.
Mrs. SchemerhOrn, who on her way to LAM
pasas, Texas. with her daughter, to JON her
husband, said Z" was sick as we LETT
the harbor on Wednesday. and l retired early.
| About o'clock the vessel met with heavy shock
| AMI | thought that she struck on q shOal. /
remarked that hoped we would not have another
such thump, and everything went well until the
vessel ran on the shoal. | nearly thrown
| out of my BERTH and hearing great confusion
and the continual humping, got up and taking
nv little girl III my arms ran INTO the cabin
There | saw half dozen of the crew and the stew
ard strapping life-preseryers around them. After
we were assured by the captain that there was 10
| immediate danger, and that we were to stay on
| board all night, We contented ourselves as best
| we could
Captain NickersOn is considered an able nav
| gator and commander aud has once before been
| wrecked under similar circumstances in nearly
| the same place. The Guadalupe was valued at
| aboutI 1880, 600 and partially insured. She
had an assorted cargo which was valued at about
| $4,000