Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-02
ANornnR rAKr FArALrrY.
Ono Grew Brayeiy Rescued and
Osher Rescuers Loaf.

CHICAGO, Nov. 30.--A special from Manis-
toe, Mich, gives the following description
OF the circumstances attendant upon the
loss OF the lite saving crew yesterday A
terrible disaster, resulting In the drowning
OF three members of the brig Point Au
Sable life saving crew, the total destruction
OF Mapistee tug-bout and the possible loss
OF a schooner and her crew, occurred on
Lake Michigan yesterday morning, sunday
night when the wind began to blow gale
from the north west the schooner A. J.Dewey
of Manistee was lying Mt Bierport waiting
to load lumber for Chicago. The tug A. 7.
Wright was with her, and when the big seas
were driven in shore both were compelled
to leave. The tug got line from the
schoonerand started to tow her to Manistee
for shelter, but the gale kept increasing In
violence, and the vessel lahored so heavily
that she gave sudden lurch and thestrain
on the hawser caused 1t to part. One end
was sweptint the wheel Of the tug render
| Ing her helpless, and the schooner was lost
sight OF IN the Llindlng snow-storm.
About 8 o'clock, after tossing about In
| the furious seas for two hours, the tug
| struck aud rolled over on her side. Then
\ came the battle for life. This crew COZ
sisted of Ave men, ns follows; Captain Sain
| johnson, Engineer Thomas Vaughan, Liue4-
mon Henry Danforth,, Fireman Aul;mst
i Hegerson, and Steward Harry Darrell. Tho
men elung TO tho wreck as best they could,
/ urging one another to be brave and not
| give up In despair, and at one time when
1 young Darrell was about TO relax
his hold the engineer put his
arm around him and held him up. Freez-
ing seas were sweeping over them and their
| clothing became rigid with Ice. After cling
| ing TO the wreck three hours, daylight came
and with no sigma Of relief. The men by
this time were frozen and knowing that
| they could not hold on much longer, Dun.
forth volunteered to make an effort to reach
the shore. His companions begged him not
to further imperil his life, but the
brave fellow sileneed their entreatieE
and, after divestlng himself OF h'i
heavy clothing struck out for shore. He
was powerful swimmer, but his muscular
arms and iron will, were hardly fall
match with the foaming breakers tina
numbered along the beach. But he Tough
the battle manfully, and was buoyed up b.
the feeble cheers OF his shipwrecked com
I'panions, who eagerly watched the strug
CLING form of tho hero as he rose and fel
with the waves until he gained the shore
Stopping but for moment to salutt
those who were still on the wreck
Danforth made his way to
farmhouse, and after uttering
few words fell faintlng to the floor. he wa
picked up and kindly cared for and las
night was out OF danger. The farmer mad
out that vessel was in distress and at ono
set OF for Manistee. He reached here witt
, his horse reeking with foam and In "a few
, minutes the life saving crew were hurryinl
to the rescue with their beach appa
ratus. On reaching point abreas
of the wreck, the howitzer wa
shot sent the life line over the tug
! It was within easy reach of the men ant
they hauled the hawser aboard and made
fast. The hreeches buoy WAS then sent GU
and the first to come ashore was younl
Darrell, who ID only boy. The hawser hat
not been made taut and the slack permltte,
the buoy to sag through the surf. Darrell
was insersible when he was pulled ashore
but Is now recovering. The others weri
! | safely taken from the wreck one at time
, | Captain johnson being the last. II was al
m ist noon when the work of saving human
, life was over.
In the meantime another thrilling seen,
was being enacted 16 miles south OF here
| About O'Clock tho Dewey, having beer
driven before the gale, arrived of Biz
Point Au sable with flag of distress 1yini
from her miZzen rigging. The patrol at thu
life saving station located there sighted tn,
, signal and In few minutes the entlr,
crew were pulling through the boiling
seas. They had covered about one-hal
OF the distance between the shore ant
, the vessel when the flag was suddenl,
| hauled to the truck of the foremost
| The Dewey then steamed away oil
! her course and her life saving
, crew, realizing that they had beef
tricked by a vessel that simply wanted
s, tug, started to return to their station. The,
mad pulled but a short distance when thel
, life-bOat struck bar and capsized. TIL
entire crew was thrown into TIL
sea and the boat did not RICH
i | again. Orrin Hatch and John Smith, tw,
, sutfmen. wore drowned. 1t is thought tina
'. | they must have been struck by the vale 0
the boat, as both instantly sank from sight
Captain Flynn, who was In command
J climbed upon the bottom of the boat witt
j the aid OF Surfman Ludwig. He appeare,
! to be injured, and was gasping as II Ii
great agony. The rest OF the crew
, Michael King, Matthew Yore and Thoma
, | Wishart, caught hold OF the If
lines and held on until the boat wa
dragged ashore. Captain Flynn was takeI
into the station but he soon died. He wa
j formerly stationed at the Manitous and wa
! transferred to Big Point Au Sable las
spring. He leaves widow and two small
/ children. 0rrin Hatch was resident 0
Ludlngton, Mich, where he leaves wife
John Smith was single. His relatives llv
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