New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-01
KILLED BY THE C4PSIZihG or BOAE

THREE IIFr-SAyERs LOSE THEIR LIVES on LAKE
MicnrGAN-sHrwREcK II A GALE.
CtucAGn Nov aO-A special dispatch from
Mauistee Mich, gives the following description Oh the
loss of three of the Life Saving yesterday in
Sunday uight when the wind began to blow a gale
from the northwest the schooner A. }. Dewey, oi
Man.stee was lying at PierpoI waiting to load uin-
Der for Chicago The tug A. F. Wright was with ner'
and when the big seas were driven insnore tue Tug
started TO tow the schooner TO Manstee for sheier
but the ,ale kept increasing in violence and finally the
howser was parted. One end was swept INTO tue
wheel of tho tug, rendering her helpless, and the
schooner was lost sight of in the binding snowstorn
About o'clock after tossing about in the furious seas
for two hours the tug struck and rolled over on her
side The crew consisted of Captain Samuel johnson,
Engineer Thomas Wang han. Liaeman Henry Danforth
Fireman August Ilegerson and Ste"atd itehrY par
rell Tie men clung to the wreck ~ best tney cOid
his hold. the engineer put hls arm dronnd nm ana
held hIm M Freezing were sweeping over thein
and their clothing became rigid with ice
When daylight came Dantorth volunteered 10 lhaHc
an effort TO reach the hOre Alter divestng himself
of his heavy clothing he srncA out. lie lousht tne
battle manfully and vas buoy-d up by tho feeble
cheers OF his shpwrecked COMPANIONS, wno eaSeriy
watched the struggling torn OF the hero as ne rose anu
tell with the waves, until he gained the shore. Dn-
forth made his way farmhouse, ani aitc utter
inr few words fell iainting to the hoor. He was
kindly cared for and last night was out OF danger
The farmer carried word OF tue shlpwreck 10 tue NE
saving station at Manisee The crew at onee set out
On reaching point abreast OF the wreck the howitzei
was trained into line, and we-drected shot sent Tue
liIr-line over the tug By roon all tue men were
brought ashore. ,.
In the meantime the Dewey having been driven
before the gale arrived of Big Point Au Sable, with
0,g OF distress flying in ber mnzen rigging. Inc
patrol of the iie-sayng station there sighted the
signal and i'll few minute the entre crew were
pnIIing through tho boiling seas. They had covered
about one-ha OF the distance be- ween the shore ana
rbe vessel when the flag suddenly hauled to thu
truck of the forenast The Dewey then steered aw ay
ON her course and the itc-savng crew, realizing thai
they had been tricked by vessel that simply wanted
a TUG started to return to their station ihey haa
pulled put short distance when their te-boa strucb
a bar and capsized. Orrin Hatch and John smith
surlmen were drowned 1t is thou hit that they mus
have been struck by the edge Of the boat, as bo!f
Instantly sank from SIGHT Captain Flynn who was II
command climbed upon the bottom OF the boa wi'i
the aid OF Surman Ludwig lie appeared to be injured
and was gasping if in great agony The rest oil th;
crew caught hold OF the ie-lines and held on until
the boat was dragged ashore Captain Flynn was
taken into the station but he soon died: lie leaves
widow and two small children. Orrin Hatcn leaves q
widow John Smith was single.