Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-08-01
LOST AT SEA.
Schooner Goes Down OFF
Sandy Hook.
THE PARTY pHILADELpHIASs.
Sixteen Pleasure-Seekers Of Whom
Half Find Watery
Grave.

ispsciai to the Herald bv the Assocfdted Press
New YoRK, July 3l.-In terrible
gale which swept over the bay Friday
night the schooner Sarah Craig, which
was bringing sixteen ladies and gentle
men from Atlantic City to this port, was
capsixed off Sandy Hook. Seven of the
sixteen perished. The party were Phil
adelphia people and consisted Of JOSEPH
". Jordan. head of the real estate de
partmsnt Of the Girsrd Life and Trus'
Company, Morris Buckley, Pennsyi
vania Railroad telegraph operator and Q
son Of Maruellus Buckley, Of the firm Of
southworth, Buckley & Company Of
that city, Chester Clark, also Pennsyl'
yauia Railway telegraph operator,
Alfred Potter, Paying Teller Of
fhe Common wealth Bank, j. II.
Ssevsn. and wife and his two
daughters, Mrs. Mary Stevens and
Mr.. H. A. Askin, Mr.. Frank
Hail. Miss Bessie and Emms
Merit. Miss Maude Retteweed,
and Miss Jessie Mcclure. On the vessel
we're also two colored male cooks. Cap
tain K. A. Rulard, Mate Y. Ferguson,
steward L. Bowman, with two seamen,
Sam Jones and w. w. Parish. The
schooner was hired by the party for a
pleasure trip to New York by sea, stop
ping on the way at Cape May and Allan
tic City. Mrs. Askin expected to meet
her husband in this city to-day. The
party left Spruc e.street wharf, Philadel-
phia, Tuesday morning 10 the schooner.
At Atlantic City Miss Jessie Mcclure
left the schooner on account OF seasick.
ness, Tho vessel was just outside Of
SANDY Hook on Friday evening when
the storm broke. The captain took iu his
foresajI at once and furled it. Mrs.
Clark was suffering from ssasiokuess,
and had gone down to the cabin. The
ladieu went belo W when the storm began
ana were much frightened. The captain
eudeavored to beat up into the bay.
The schooner was working along slowly
with mainssil and jib set, about $50 P.
NJ. aud when about 800 yards below
Sandy Hook buoy outside aud the same
distance from the beach, q terrible squAll
struck the devoted vessel, and she was
forced completely over on her beams
end throv wing those on deck int the
water. The schooner filed very rapidly,
bat was KEEP ahoat By her sails and the
al Imprisoned in the cabins. The pasi
sengers and crew In the water reached
the boat and chung desper stely
30 the planks. The occupants of the
cabin we're still alive and the imprisoned
ladies in heart-rending tones screamed
and piteously begged for help; their an.
anguished friends were helpless and
could do nothing to save them. One Of
the young ladies' reached up to the win
dow which was undsr the water, ani one
Of the men caught her hand but Il
slipped, leaving one OF her rings in bis
hsnd. She fell back aud was not seen
again. The Others were In the part
where the air kept the water down,
Their agouizing cries continued for
awhile when all was still. Some per.
jsbed by suffocating for Their faces
when found we're black as from choking.
Others held on TO the sides Of the cabin
Is ing a. they could aud then let go to
droyd. A pilot 10 a ski6 came ont and
saved the other passengers aud crew.
Three tugs came out TO the wreck. but
nothing could be done TO save the un.
tortunates in the cabin. One OF the tugs
tried 10 tow in the wreck to the govern.
msnt wharf at Sandy Hook. but the
force Of the storm caused high sea and
n d. a. n xxr ~. 49,. afrnne. ~ do ,nnah kuf
she persevered in the teeth OF the
storm. ALI night long they worked I'M
til s A. NJ, when they reached the
wharf. The work Of raising then began.
and while il was proceeding the body Of
Mrs. Stevens hoated out Of the cabin
and was sesured. After the wreck OF
theschoouer Was partially raised, Captain
Gully hegau diving for bodies. He was
three hours in the water and recovered
all the bodies but thst of Miss Rette-
weed which could not be found. 1t is
supposed that it has hoated under one
OF the berths under the water. Capt.
Gully was thoroughly exhausted with
his heroic exertions. About noon the
search was discontinued. The bodies
were lying on the deck OF the tug Gov
cred with q canvas. Coroner Van
Wort, OF Long Branch, then took charge
OF the bodies and with an undertaken
vent to Long Branch. The grief Of the
saved passengers was terrible. Stevens
was almost heart-broken a, the
loss Of his wife and two daughters
1T once. None Of the party could speak
OF their terrible calamity without break
l. Il 4. - he lad