Evening journal., 1888-09-27
THE TUG w. w. GRAHAM.
Engineer Seth M. Lons Wa Drowned.
The Tug Was Caught In the Suction OF
the Steamship Arecuna.

Enxineer Seth NJ. Lons was Drowned.
The Tug Was Caught In the Suction OF
the Steamship Arecuna.
The tug w. w. Graham which sank off
Edge Moor yesterday at noon is owned
by Captain John Reese of Philadelphia.
IT wss commanded BY Captain Tracy.
The fun report which the EVENING
JOURNAL. gave yesterday Of this accident
was in the main correct. The engineer
who was drowned was Seth NJ Long and
lived at 1441 Dickinson street, philadel-
phia. The steamship did not run into the
tug. The latter was trying TO get along.
side the former which was the British
steamship Arecuna, but was capsized in
abe suction AS she was sinking her keel
caught the propeller Of the steamship,
swapping off one of the blades The water
where the Graham is now lying is four
fathom deep and she protrudes about two
feet above the surface The pilot house
was torn off and hoated on the water
until last evening when it was towed to
Pennsgrove by several boatmen Cap
tain Tracy, Joseph Carey, the cook, and
the third man were saved by their yawl
boat and were afterward picked up by
the Arscuna and taken to Philadelphia.
They are none the worse for the accident.
The Philadelphia Press says of the col
lision:
Joseph Carey, the cook Of the tug.
said: We were lying off the mouth of
tl5e creek, waiting for schooner we
were expecting, intending 20 tow her up
the river to the city. We foated around,
under half steam, till we got too near 70
an English ocean tramp steamer
which ran down upon US before we
could get up steam and get away
from her. We got into the
strong current made by her propeller and
4oppled over We were all thrown into
the water / saw the the engineer, Seth
Long, thrown farther out than any of us.
He was better swimmer than any Of us.
i heard him cry for help, and saw him
struggling in the water and finally dis
appear, sucked in by the current, and
Notwithstanding our efforts TO save him
we failed. We were in the tugs yawl.
Cook Carey it was who undertook the
sad task Of breaking the news to Engi-
neer Longs widow.
Captain Strickland Of the British
steamship Arecuna, was seen at the Gus.
tom-house last evening, His story coin
cided with that of Cook Caerv, with
the addition that after the Graham cap
sized she fouled my propeller and snapped
OF one Of the blades | haven't the
least idea what she wanted, as | did not
speak her, nor did anyone on board Of her
hail me when they came alongside. Ny
own steaming power was enough 10 bring
me up the river: | didn't want a tug.
Captain Reese said last night that he
did not know II he would be able to
10 recover damages from the company
owning the Arecuna but he means TO try
the case. The Graham cost $40. 600 some
years ago. but owing TO wear and tear
is now valued at SS. 900. However. as
she is not lost, Captain Reese anticipates
that the damage to her will not exceed
$1,000, which he expects to recover if it
can be proved that the fault was with
the Arecunas captain.
The story told at the Maritime Fx.
change yesterday is again different YER
sion Of the whole. There il was said that
swhile the israham wss cruising around
the cbristlana creek she sighted the
ArecupR proceeding sr the river and
made fer her in the hope OF ousaining |
the JOB 70 dock her. Reaching lie |
steamer, which was much faster than
inerself, she rapidly fell astegn into
-Anc suction of the Arecuna's
propeller, became unmanageable and cap
sized. Captain Tracy seeing the danger,
Immediately launched the lifeboat from
the top Of the engine house, and himself
was the first to jump into IL. The rest
of the crew, three men in all. procured
boards, etc. aid swan for the boat. The
engineer, however, was unable TO reach
her. The strong tide carried him great
distance away from the boat, and before
they could row TO him he sank and was
not seen again.
tt1'hia aiun4flaV arafIapt ounuaI a ssvnnA
deal Of surprise in shipping circles. as
such. thing has never occurred before,
and many surmises were made as to its
real cause, The Areeuna is lying in the
stream off Gloucester