New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-14
IA VOC AMONG THE SHIPPING.
sHrPwREcKED Pilots SWIM ASHORE.
MUCH HARDSHIP AMONG sAILoRs-sIx CREWS


MUCH HARDSHIP AMON0 sAILORs-sIx CREWS
| SHELTERED BY ONE WIDOW.
! The reports which arc beginning to como in from
shipping the ,oa,. indicates that u-s storm was telt
with equal severity the Eight pilot boats
have been driven the shore at Sandy Hook and At
Bay Ridge, and the boats have been abandoned Their
far reported all safe, but their experience
with that Of old who say that the storm
record in this region. In the house
OF Mrs. Stewart Sandy Hook, seven shp"recked
crews found shelter Monday night.
The Ms YORK boats this T. b. Williams No a.
with pilots Charles Thompson Joseph Noble, w. Ueuss
and Edward Pratt lying In Horseshoe with deck under
water, two anchors out; Edward Blunt No 2, pilots
Joseph Johnson Josiah RUSSELL Henry Nichols, sunk
rudder and rudder post gone Edward Cooper. No
90 pilots J. Rooney }. Lockman Daniel Reardon, u.
Harron the lee but needing assistance E. briggs
No T. pilots W. Qualey, u. VfDeer, j. Keey, ashorai
Hope No 1. pilots NJ Lyon IT, Yates Thomas Jackson.
George Berry, L. Cullnan, c. Carroll ashore On the
rocks near Fort wsdsworth likely 10 be wrecked; O. H.
Colt No. 10, managed to beat ny ~ this city without
receiving much harm The New-Jersey boats were the
Centennial, No 7. pilots Il Williams, j. Beebe, j.
Hopkins s. Cooper anchored inside Two miles OF Ice
Ezra Nye. No. 2, pllots IL. McGinncs, W. Hurrel, E.
Earl thought to seriously damaged by Ice and sinking
W. w. Story, No. 8, pilots O. Haveron, W. Shields g.
Martin; sunk
Considerable anxiety was manifested about the safety
Of boats New York aid three New
Jersey pilot boats out cruising FOR ships An OLD
pilot sad thu Of OLD small tonnage boats there
danger VI loss but hat tho larger ones especial
y those lately built well equipped aud would have Al
equal chance with any staunch schooner
BIGGER CRAFTS RUN ASHORE.
Several fishing Snacks also reported
The briggs dragged her anchors and went ashor
On under Fort Wadswor where the crew were
able and ashore Captain Charles Thompson,
Of Edward y wilnamA sought shelter In tho Horse
shoe which regarded Of tho most secure place.
lower bay. Three anchors were thrown out but
tn the Increasing wind vessel continued TO drag
IL terrific" ssid the captain the waves dashed
the boar and rors they fell until the men were 70
benumbed that they could hardly move Tho wind and
made II almost impossible 10 breathe and at midday on
Tuesday you could than the length Of tho
vessel ahead did could keep vessel on.
but she dragged all her anehora nrcd three guns and
hosted distress signal but could yet aid from the
life saving station. The water was not deep but the
breakers wery high that dd dare take tho
boats, except last resource Al last after holding
out from the morning until In the afternoon. We
struck and then we had 10 make the best OF Tho dis
lance seemed short that Of the who had
difficulty getting boats jumped In the 70
swim the beach. They were half dead when tho
waves washed them up Tho fire pilots got into tho boat
and two took the while the others assisted In turning
out two barrels OF oil the water This prevented the
yaw from being cspsired BY the heavy breakers Tho
waves settled down and In i've minutes we we're sbe 10
aud Pilot White who 10 sixty old was 90 ex
hausted that he could helm himseifs
FINDING HAvEE OF kKyU0K.
From the shore tho sailors discovered light and thoy
carried White with them the building. which proved 70
BE- the house Of MrA Stewart Theirs they found nve
other epews ahipwreeked like themseveA MA 6ewsrt
whs vss wife Of sspsain Of shIpwrscksd sshoossr.
placed her house o. dispcsaI Of us nsn Latah the
steward Of the Eliot Boat blunt Was brought In an OK