The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-09-29

Through 1t All Safety-" acHCS NJ
Their AncI,orages Badly Dam-
aged by Wind and Sea.
Early Yesterday morning a message
came to the city sa,i g tina the b ish
cutter Geneata bad gone ashore just
above Far R 'ckaway during heav,
gale and was about to hreak up. The
gale that blew during the night hefor'
gave color to the story. A. Far X 'cka.
way / III no one knew whether the
vt ssel ashore was the Genesta or not.
Tha, sloop-yscht was lying on bel
beam with terrible sea breaking over
her, everybody knew. hut no one could
tell ber name. r ,cksway Bay, tina,
stretches between Far r ,cksway and the
little reach OF white sand that fronts the
ocean, was white with foam Stric'
orders hal been given that the hoatmen
were to take no one ACROSS. A litllr
persuasion and o larger brlbe msde
sailor take two reef, in the marsai OF
his sloop and s,sit over. Hallway across
sud len sweep of The wind, like blow
from one of the awful giants We dream
Of, or like the swooping down OF q
block OF houses upon the boat, jumped
the mast out OF her A little bailng
with new D.rbs hats, and the party
reached the strip OF sand safely.
Away down the sand dunes mile or
more the rod houses OF the lif"-ssvine
stsiion loomed up in silhou'tte against
the bare sky. A Fl RE of shore gale
blew the white sand like snow 10 great
ir,tts pelted the few walkers on the
beach wrh q steady sandstorm. 1t was
difficult 10 see rod shead. AMI ones
ears and eyes we're q 'ickly ohoked with
tue driving sand. G. eat breakers tried
to roll in, hut the strong wind caught
them ~ and twisted them into fintas,Ic
columns of spray and sent them flying
hack into the ocean As far as one
could see the ocean was white d Id o
foam. reminding one # long cotton
plantations in the South. 1t was as II
the wind hal determined 10 drive all the
waves into one great pyramid out In
ocean.
Away out two mi, 9 or more the real
Genesta c"uld he made out jumping
along towards the hay She did moi
see n t, he sailing. Her progress was
as much like jumping as a movement
could he. One moment abe was awav
up in the sky AMI the next the little rcd
dag at the to, Of her 100 foot topmast
was ont OF sight.
At l. e. Saving Station N, 81 George
Watson the cook OF the sIo"p Wing of
shore on her beam, was found He sal
the boat was the sloop Ssgitta, Of the
N " York Yacut Club. owned nv Mr.
Harvey Ward. She kf Gravesend B,v
at l is Yesterday morning to GO to + re
Island and was comman led by Capt
Smith. The only other persons on board
we're two sailors and the cook. She had
two reefs in the mainsail. About 3 :3(
N when of Far Rrckaway, q sudden
gale carried away her maihsail and he
fore the damage could be repaired thu
vessel was run bore on Deb's lule
Shoals. Signals OF distress we're m'd'
nv burning vase, and Csp.. John H
Abrams and q crew OF six men frou
Lifs.Saving Station NJ 81 went to th'
rescue and succeedet alter much ditfi
Guilty in bringing Capt. Smith and hi
men ushore, together with such article
a. couh be carried away.
+. The Slei,ta Us on her beam with he
nose buried deep in the sand All da
! Yesterday the waves broke over her. Tn
J men at the s'a,ion think. however, tha
she will be got of wi hout serious dam
, age. At the time of the accident tn
? captain and one OF his men were at th
? helm The wind was blowing gal
] rom the northwest and the vessel wa
, heading east bv south.
: The yachts Of tue Atlantic Yacht Gu
, lie in little bend 10 the Long lslan
shcre commencing ut Bay Ridge and e1
tending up toward Gowsnus Bav. Al
(. o'clock in the morning there we're al
e chored there the schooners Hikiegart
D Tidal Wave, Verona, Montauk. Estellt
2 Crawling, Wave Crest. vi, Beatrice an
g Vivian; sloops Caprice. Crocodile. Dapl
! ne, Eveline, Suwanee, Florence, an
steam yacit Norma
g AT daylight the wi d had increased
!. a gale, blowing sixty miles per hon
). and all the yachts commenced to dra
e their ancbor.. Several tugboa,s we,
y out and the Hiliegard, Tidal Wave, v
l. rons, E,tellp, G 'ayling and Wave Gre
wee soon sheltered 10 Gowanus Bsv.
Al $3.50 p m. the wind blowing ga
. directly on the heach. The slool
Crocodile. J P. Prague. owner; u
Cap,iec, E. w. Todi. owner: the Suw
nee and Florence had nv that time het
!, blown high up on ,he beach, where thu
!. lay clear OF the advancing tide. II
!, owner of the Crocodile said: INV nj
= says the tug I Ia Tebo hailed the sloo
!, : but the man il clar,e iii not feel jus
= fed in paying the price asked and 4
!, tug steamed away. o her insianc
!. i where exorbitant charges we're made
= the tngboats we're told. and the owne
:, Of the unf,rtunate yachts express
40 great indignation.
~ The sloop Eveline was fast draggn
y ashore and pounding heavily on tue sa
>. when one of her men. big, stalw:
~ fellow, got overheard in about three II
" Of water, and taking kedge anchor
his shoulders with rope attached, CO
menced to walk out seawarl. The wsv
~ we're then white-crested. AMI rolling
ts at fearful rate. But the brave fell
re proceeded on, every minute disapDe'
in ing under the top Of roller until
at reached bis depth, when be let the
be chor go. The beach runs of sloping
n this point, and the man was able to
u the anchor three or four hundred Z
as aheai of the slOop. This saved
ey from going ashore.
er. At the Atlantic Club House we're
rs number OF yacbtsmen, who said Il
Its such q terrible north wester bad not be
y. known for many years.
'or Tue dsmage done to the varit
he yachts can only be guessed at. l
ul- schooner Bes rice which laid With II
Sut scop. OF chain out occasionally strl
,lf ha oln