New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-14
SAVED BY A FISHING SMACK.
THE HYLToN CASTLES MISSING MEN.


The mysterious fishing smack which the
lookout at Fire Island going toward Sandy Hook ON
Tuesday with q white boat In tow proved to be, as was
hoped the OF the missing halr Of the Hylton
Castles crew. The smack arrived here yesterday morn
Ing and the OF the Captains boat were restored 10
the companlonship OF their shipmates at the sailors
Home. and last evening around the galley fire they
took good long watch below 80 tell OF their snferings
adventures and escape All there except one poor
follow had to he sent to the hospital so badly was
he frost bitten The OF the mates boat who were
rescued Monday had to ret ell the tale OF their hdven
tures and both the old and the new story the other
sailors tho Home listened with the intense interest OF
men who heard tho relation OF an experience which
might any day te theirs
Early in the morning the telegraph operator In the
observatory ut Sandy Hook small schooner stand
ing toward the land with large white boat IN tow
He Immediately communicated with the captain OF the
life saving station who called his and put of In the
lieboat When the cboat alongside the schooner
the captain hailed her and tound out that she was the
fishing smack Stephen Woolsey OF New London, and
that she had picked up the captain and part OF the
crew OF the yton Castle The ieb0at returned TO the
shore with the which Immediately teeGraphed
to the city. The tug L. VI. Mlard was sent down the
bay the schooner to the city In the meantime
Captain Kecney of the Woosey, seeing that IL was I'M
possible 10 mako hea1way against the thick ice which
was drifting down the bay, sgnaed the tug Rambler
which cruising in search OF tow. The Rambler
towed her up to her pier at the Fulton Market When
the Woolsey abreast Dix Island the Miard came
alongside and after the spwrecked seamen we're trans
ferret to deck she steamed up to the city and landed
thom at Castle Garden ABOUT noon. The men lmme-
datey went 10 Office OF the British Consul, where
they gave their names as folloSs Captain, william
Colvin chief engineer John Amess; mate. j. T. Scott
boatswan, John Ahrdge; carpenter Eleazer stephen
son. scamen Theodore Larsen AMI John Reese and IRE
mon James IIcaey Frederick Pisner James Thompson.
L. o,-aiia nd hp mpD N
OF the tempestuous weather and intense cold to which
they had been exposed. They dressed.n oil kinds
OF clothes and had on whole suit OF the same
kind OF cloth had overcOats and no coats and
others and Some had on shoes, and
some put by far the most picturesque appearing
man In the group the second mate, who had on
long ollskin watchcoat which reached to his heels an
enormous pair OF hshermans boots which came up to
his waist and sonwester which hid all OF his lace
except the tip OF his aud his chin Their clothing
had loaned to them by the crew OF the fishing
smack which had picked them up. Captain ColvlD said
that did wish to talk about the wreck at present
but that ship perfectly seaworthy and not over
loaded IL all his long Ierence at sea he had never
encountered such storm that OF saturday and sun
day. j. T. scott, the second mate, said!
"we got the gale Friday night, when we were
.hout nity miles east OF sandy Hook The barometer
began 20 fall about smdown on Friday and kept
tumbue down until / thought 1t was never going to
stop The wind from the northeast at first, but 1t
gradually shifted around to the southwest and blew
hurricane When the wind sLlied II klckoi uP cross %
in short time the deck and the rigging were covered
with ice The which broke over tho side tore the
tarpauns aud burst the ha,ches and after that
every that oscr the rail went dow INTO the
@ nom hSh ,s d1 eyergthing possible we could not
keep her clear. Tho water gained rapidly ana Dy sun
day morning the port side under water weEt on |
tho bridge midnight sunday and did not leave II until
We lett the ship OnlMonday morning When the hTts
went ont decided to leave tneshp We Io"seH tao
starbOard boitthat side was TO eoSard-g9t lnto
hall bag Of biscuit aud couple o' uhs OF meat into %
the boat one tin OF meat We aiterTard gave 10 tuo
I IN cal until we were picked up was that can OF
"The mates boat was much lighter than ours 20 row
Land but after short time broke all o our oars but
two and lost sight o her. The sea was dashing
anoat. he water iroze our clothes aud hair aud
after few hours most OF us were coated win zee rom
boat After broke our oars we drl'tei with tho wind
only used the oars to keep the boats hcd up 70 he
bout halt past the Ooaiswain, who on lookout
forward. si.htsl II light. We didn't know 40 first
whether 10 was lighthouse ship but after time ~
drttcd down 70 it we saw that II was .hal
om as we coulie and as We came Alongside the
swain tried catch turn with the painter around the
Inc vessel threw line which We caught and made
the boat They pulled us alongside ana took iis
board Soao OF the men had to be ifted our OF ihe
the schooner they were 80 thoroughly chilled
tat they could not move lS hoopo on % tnS tnn1
treated Us win tho Greatest hhIhe7S hey stIlPPeI
wet Ohes from IA aud dressed us IN Their own anu
OF took thclr coats OH OF luclr DAchS
for uz. have been going 20 since was "a boy, nut
| ne Il, rr saw such "a storm before"
We have hai nothing but III luck since we started
from Liverpool nearly eight months ago said the hOht
swain We sailed from Liverpool about the MIDDLE OF
last May and since then have visited the following !
uorts: Me-slna. Su yrna. Malta, Palermo, lioata'
Narclle- TarrAgoua, IT. Vincent Moneydeo. Buenos
AyrcS, santos and Rio do Jauciro. While we were |
cruising between tho Mediterranean IOrts we had the
cholera on board and scveIal ~ the crew died few
days after left ST. Vincent ran into heavy gale
aud had 20 jetisOn EtOOOO worth Of WINE and other
cargo to save the shiu. When struck the south |
American coast OF the men had the yellow feier
and died Of H. and now tins gale comes aloag and
nnl-hrs up the whole business. Us the worst trlI
ever made. / saw the ship born and saw heI die. |
wa. n her her tr-t trip ana her last. IL was n |
magnificent sight when she went down, but felt as
though was losing brother. The worst was after we
left the ship The second mate had his clothes frozen
down 20 the thwart ,n which he sat. lie seered the
boat most of the time. | am all right now, but the
second mate hal his left foot frozen"
Most haIo their ana bngors trOstDtten,
and OF them John Reesr was 80 badly used up by
tho exposure which he has been subjected or the last
few DAYS that he sent tO the Marine Hospital on
staten Island. Tue after seVing their names ana
such clothes they needed were
sent 10 tho sean ems Home in Ctorry -.
A snhscrptiOn started yesteriay Tor the
cre,. About $500 raised. The money
will presented to Captain Colvin by the president OF
the Maritime Exchange at noon day.