New-York tribune., 1886-02-08
WRECKED AND COVERED WITH ICE.
A SCHOONER LOOKING LIKE AN ICEBERG.
DAMAGED BY A COLLISION IN A HAzE--sAvING THE
CREWS FROM TWO WRECKS.

DAMAGED BY A COLLISION IN HAZE-sAvING THE
CREWS FROM TWO WRECKS.
BosroN, Feb (SpeciaD.-The steam collier
Wkesbarre arrived at this port Saturday night hav
ing in tow what appeared to be q smasized Iceberg
closer examination showed that this mass OF ice was Ia
reality the threemas schooner D. NJ. Anthony. Her
sails masts and rigging gOne and she rolled and
rocked with the weight OF Ice upon her. The Wilkes
barre boarded and Captain Gates told the story OF
the rescue The wilkesbarre bound to Port Johnson
left the 10 roads at o'clock on Saturday morning.
At 1885 O. In. Mr. Gates the first officer then In charge,
made out at distance what he thought was tuscoat
He kept a sharp lookout and soon saw that tno
supposed tug dismasted vessel at anchor
rolling and pitching in the heavy sea- The steamer was
pointed for the stranger and upon getting near
It that her people were on board and Dy their
frantic signs t ascertaed that they desired to be
taken tow. Tho schooner riding TO two anchors
ana at every pitch tho would board her forward and
make q clean sw cep aft, while the tight steamer was
wallowing and plungng. Working her stern to wind
ward the steamer came mp close TO her quarter ana
three men ready with heavy lines, so nat In case
missed the others might reach. The first and Sec
ond lines failed but the third line was caught by the
sailors on the schooner and tho steamers immense
hawser was hauled on board and made
fast To get the schooner's anchors
in the then running impossible and her captain
was signalled to slip them. This was done The
steamer turned her head toward Boston, passing High
land Light at 800 ana reaching this city at suuseI
The schooner d. NJ. AnthoIy Of Taunton, with cargo
OF 72G tons pig ron bound from Norfolk. Va TO
Boston, The first part OF the passage was uneyentfuL
On Wednesday afternoon at 5:20 o'clock the weather
being hazy with heavy running, large three
masted schooner apparently in ballast outward bound
came down across the bows OF the Anthony carrying
away her headgear. The damage to the unknown
schooner could not DO ascertained as she drove
rapidiy to leeward and was lost sight Finding his
schooner nearly disabled Captain Harper anchored Az
daylight Thursday the wind freshened aud gradually
Increased a heavy gale, blowing with terrinc lorce
To increase the trouble binding snOw-st0rn set IN anu
the sea increased The schooner rolled ana pitched
beard her making clean sweep OF the decks from stem
stern. The thermometer was falling solid ana the
sea and spray IL came deck froze rapidly. In a
tremendous gust all three OF the masts went overDoard
with a tremendous crash, smashing as they Tell the
.chooners boat. rail, davit, in fact damaging about
everything on deck Eascd OF her masts the schooner
rode better and all Thursday she lay rolling ana
pitching In the heavy northeast sea- On FRIDAY the
coal steamer FrostburR came along and attempted 10
get ha wser but unsuccessful and was obliged 10
leave her. Soon after Reading coal steamer attempted
the rescue also unable To get line TO hsr Te
nu OF the vessel IN good shape ana her cargo Is all
right - ,, 49,,
Baltimore for Saem which arrived here to-day, reports
that on Thursday morning at O'CLOCK, while the wilma
was blowing gale, when near Bakers Island sho fan
in 10 the schooner Lucy Graham, Captain Wiley, Pba-
delpha Boston with coal and the later sank soon
auerwnrd the crew reaching the Mabel L. Phillips
without much difficulty. After the collision the PnlIips
almost unmanHgeaDle OWING 10 tne loss OF
epars and running rigging. she was Kept before the
nd with the little sail left. She anchored at last on
taken IN tow Saturday by the tug Confidence ana
brought to this city.