New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-01
SAVED FROM AN ICY DEATH.
REscUING FREEZING CREWS ON sCows,
IN PERIL OF PERIsUING ALMOST WITHIN SOUND
OF suoRE-HELP FROM TUG.

IN Peril. OF PERIsUING ALMOST WITHIN SOUND
OF snoRE-HELP FROM TUG.
The crews of the scOws which were rep0rteu
10 be In distress of the point Of COnoy lsIand Oh
day night weIe taken of by the ting Zouave ahd o'ue
no to Quarantine yesterday morning The men '"o"e"
the effects OF their terrible exposure ana ai'er oes
yided with food and dry clothing, they came up " .0
city o tho q clock boat from TOmpkinsve . l. iuo
story OF the rescue as told by Captain Parker Vi ~
Zouaye is as follows: The tug started Hohh SN'~ 49,
at an early hour yesterday morning TO cruise III " 80
hav in search OF tow The wind was still blowing Win
terrific force causing heavy sea IN "hl0u inc Jug
,,hored heavily The spray few over her. freezing a.
soon as il stuck COY trng the decks with Ice anu "s
Il almost impossible for her crew to Keep their ieo.'
hands we're OF ged to seek shelter IN Tue cao anu io
house Captain Parker at the wbeel ahAousS Pcoi
inc tbrouch the oecovered panes OF the riot-house
windows trying to catch sight OF some inward oouhu
esI which might need assistance. The tug had got
down as far IA Coney island when he suddenly saw
somethnc black in the direction OF the shore IaRihS
his glasses he examined the sbec closely ana MADE out
three scows ashore on the shoals of Nortons Hotel
Keeping his glasses fixed the scows he saw two men
on one o: them waving their hats aud coats ana Aks
other frantic Signals tor assistance He Immediately
changed OF his boat amt ran III TO Waru mem.
On getting closer TO them Captain Parker Iouu lheh
to be three hsrbOr which had beeh wing ia
Gravesend Bay Friday on Friday afternoon, curing %
the hoaYy horthwesteTly gale Trey had parteu th'r
moOrinxs aud drifting outside OF the point hau sIuVk
on tue shoals and sunk. Owing 10 the sLaiIoWhess ol
the water Inc Zouave had great difficulty IN reaching
tGo scows bul finally managed TO get alongside ana
take OF The crews. .. ,,. 49,
Tue men III u helpless condition and hah 20 nc
lifted bodily the Zouave They told Pitlul story
They said l. at since Friday nght tney hhu peen egs
10 the hnams of the scoWs without fooC or water S'eI
ing intensely from the extreme col ana eNpycuhG
every minute be swept OvCrbOard by the sea winch
was continually breaking over them All day Saturu.y
they had looked vessel which would take theh
from their peIOus position but none appeared
Although almost within sound OF the shore they c0uu
see H. and set saturday and the dark
ness settled down the angry waters they almost
gave up all hope OF beng saved Throughout saturday
nrhf e., Clug the ice covered beams with the uts-
rcrnion " despair Yesterday morning as TIE day
broke thec again looked for some rescuns vessel bht
more appoArcd ana ey about To resign thenscNeS
10 hat seemed inevitable death when line ot shohe
was seen In the direction OF Quarantine. In low
minutes "A tug was seen coming ont OF the narrows The
sight og II put life into their hal frozen bodies anu
mastering ~ th"r remaining strength they Sh"lt"d ~
loud as possible and irantcay waved their coats ana
hats They say that they could not have held OUT io
two hOnrs LONGER aud that II II had not hech Tor tue
timely arrival OF the Zouave all would have penn lost
The names Of the rNscned people are Charles IuStNe
aud wife, John GiOney, Andrew MODtano ana Hush
keefe.