New-York tribune., 1885-09-18
sMOTHERED IN A WRECK.
. ,n,No HEARD IN A CAPsIzED VESSEL.

iOtf a a
Two hEn, hE,.d where fhe schOoneTS Edwin FOst ana
;ann ie,S Law anchored on Wednesday night west od
fhe snip channel. score OF olneI 'o'II,o Iho two
ssna+,cred about a short distance away. ,the W.
schooners had been anchored there since last y & aS
They were the property of the Merritt Mdocas snrs
Company and with crew OF siSteen errtg Ioa6ed
engaGed in raising the iron ship Lornty, IoaIu1 Io;t
,h o,i which was run in and sunk at TINS poIiht
last Christmas A watch was on the iooHVut ~ oi ti al
Gant of each schooner. The Edwin Post lay hoIit ~
d nearer the channel but the Rapidan was only
n ships length from her. ShOrlN oeipio it W. were
line of twenty-five coal ahd III iron te eA tna FANNY b.
Strong Strong northwest wind bore down d.ml on
the long line Of the nsSsrsS SOs's sTseRRs scRRoosers
look out there y shouted the watcn Oh 'ne ru
WIN toss; ;o,tw was shouted back from the tug
Isabella f. Wilbur, which was ahead ol 'ne io''
aud was assisting the tow' ,o morn than the
The night was too dark 10 MAKE iiolu o4nr o nor.
outimes of the vessels visible, but the greater pOl
lion of the tow passed safely, slil sweeping ne,Ii
the schooners Before the end OF ihe liiie 60 Son no
pass the tide swept the pqaSs @ cosiop was inev
liable and gave the alarm. shouting a. eno e
his voice HIS cries were drowned oy the cIan S , 40
Ai 70 rive Tav to the sn0ek and her side was
crushed in At the same momeat the crew IISned od
40 lie deck in their night clotneS con9 S"arJ
fLe evamnle of the watch and ciamDereu On poaiu
tbe ca1aihoats Others rushing out into the dark
neSs and lndipg the boat already SINKING sp'anS
panic-stricken into the water, where they ie"0'0"
n raft and were atterward picked up. e,, ,
In i've minutes the Edwin Fest hau uI,eu anu
the canal-boats were only drawn ont OF Tue MY MY
when hcr sd sd aso crashed up against the Rap
idau and carried away her Dowspflt anu oanaSSSo .SS
her badly. rhe tow was at inc mercy oi @ rno VII
and il swept along on It's course pnt ine tug VII VA
bnr iin9eTed TO render what aid could be given and
rescue the men in the water. hsoa !,
When some of the excitement haa suDsiddeu AZ; |"
was found that tie hapldan was not seriously als
abIed Ali the crew of the Post were aecodhtsso ts
for except the CAPITA james D. onnVn' ;%.n ad. 'n
colored COOK John Paifps n ~ tse Pos said that he
saw Cantaln Smith come out of the CABIN al'er the
collision partly dressed and run across ihe be asGe cre.
af the watch. and when he saw
the danger he turned back for an lnstaht 70 ino
cabin Another search was made III nope oi 1 mhIms @
(,antain Smith but without success, anu woru Whs
ther sent to the city of the accident Two tugs
came out in short time to the assslance VI .ho .i
schooner aud by 2 u M Mr. Merritt airEeu on ~, .,o
tug John Haggerty. The schooner han Iutltu ~ vJv t
f,,m inward and the bow was far down III thc
water bnt the air had collected ih the stern and
portion OF keel and the rudder prolec'eu aoo'o
Boats were 70 wing around the hulk and the full
force of the wreckers were set al work 10 eet q
chain around the sunken schooner Some Oh the
men cambered tue projecting Keel, anu "nhc
they were engaged one OF these men calleu ouV tae @
he could hear noise INSIDE lhe scuoo,iS', =, S n
men called to the others to reain quiet ana placeG
thar ears TO the bottom of the vessel lncy couiu
hear distinctly sound al il some one was pounu,
ing within. The rappng would DO repeateo scEer, In
times then il would crase for moment ahd DC
gwen again with increasing iorce Az tunes ~ uo-
came so distinct that 1t could be eeard by those III
the boats rowing arOnnd the nulk lie SOUNDS
we're believed Oy the wreckers come from Cap
tain Smith or the cook or both, WHO were lni-
prisoned in the schooner Nothing coniu oe doie 10 10
render them assistance. IL said that II hole
was broken into tue bottom OF the vessel the
escape of air would cause her TO sink at once, ana
il would be impossible to get IN time TO the ca0Ii'
where tbe imprisoned men supposed To be.
The cabin was small, beng only eignt ieet square
ard SIX deep. Linden and AntOine Anderson, tho
divers said that they not ouly heard the rapping
bnt they could hear shouts and the rats that were
scurryng about within the snip. Inc rappInE WIS
continued at intervals for nearly two hours aiter u
was first heard. IL grew fainter toward d. Ill., anu
then was not heard again. .....
within and the men had been suiiocated AT day
break fleet of tugs and boats gathered around the
wreck. Captain +. Sharp, who had charge OF 'ne
work sent down several divers. who succeened IN
passing heavy cable around tue body Oh tue VesSei
and the end of the cable was then drawn up by tbe
tug Haggerty The schooner was III thIs manner
partly raised during the morning ana was pre-
vented from sinking deeper The Work was inter
rupted by the condition OF the tides when pre-
vented anything further being done yesterday.
This morning effort will be made to fasten caoes
TO the masts and turn the schooner over. No hope
is now ent tegtined of securing alive the men ii tney
were in her, The Post lies htie south no oi ,roe roo
spot where the Iornty sank last winter Inc IRON
ship lies OF its side on the bottom at dcpth Oh
Innety feet and the divers have taken quantity
of oil from her in the last mouth. AT the Office OF
The wrecking company 1t was said that this was the
sixth time since May that their vessels had been run
into oh Bedows Island Thev could eve no ldea
of the loss but sa that all the property would lie
recovered. he tow which struck the schooner was
in charge of the Perth Amboy Towing Company
Isaac L. Fisher the agent saidast ey ening that the
accident was due 10 the heavy wind and tide and TO
the fact that since the office of Harbor Master mad
been abolished there was no limit TO the anchorage
of vessels in the bay that II was dlcuIt 10 move
among them with long tow.
Smith, of the HarboI Police he sent boat crew 70
the place of the accident and found out the partic
ulsrs. No trace of the tug that had caused the
accident could be found IN New-York or BROOKLYN
The steamer Patrol went TO Bayonne n. D., but at
the Office of the coal company there II was learned
that no tow had come down the river on Weones-
doy nigdt for the company. Inc ratrol went 10 10
steamer Fanny p. Skecr and went aboard or her.
He found her master, George Simms, eating his
breakfast. He asked him If he had come down the
river that morning. SImms admitted that nc n. had
end that ii his tow that had cansed the COLI
sion. He said in explanation that 1t was absolutely
ri had q tow," he explained, which contained
700 feet of canal boats and 300 feet of bawser AS
%s ft BBIUss loose and ns tide
them down on the schooner, sinking It.
Icut loose and went to the assistance OF the
schooners, but found that Fc0qld do 10 good and
as my tow was drifting down on ship that was
at anchor. picked 1t up again and came on down
CAPTAIN Smi IN informed Simms that he would be
obliged to arrest hun on charge of homicide, but
that as he was in the state Of New-Jorsey nc
peednot come unless he wished without requls1tion
papers Slmms gave himself up and was locked up
In the twenty seventh Precinct Police station.
Captain Smith says that SImms is old pilot
and has the reputation of being a careful, compe-
tent man who throughly understands his business.
WHY CHINESE BODIES ARE SENT TO CHINA.
In THE TRIBUNE yesterday was a dispatch
from Francisco regarding the sezug by the coroner
Of the partly decOmposed bodies OF Chinanen, which
being kept In cellar preparatory 70 having the
flesh boiled of be bones. which then TO be shipped
10 China The Chinese have bnryng ground In Brook
lyn aud Beleyille. NJ j., and To learn whether this
practice Of boiling bones is IN force among the Chinese
OF NnwYOrk, TRIBUNE reporter ealrd at the Chinese
Consulate, No. 26 West Ninth-st Ow Yong Kee, the
brother OF the Consul. Ia yOnng aud ine ligent man
who has only in this country short time, having
come here study He stated that the report must
tainy be D the practice OF boiling the bones
would be repugnant TO the Cnsse OF propriey
as 10 the American He said that the bodies OF all China
friends could afford IL sent hack TO the
Flowarv Kingdom ha wing been first embamed. Some