Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-27
ON MASSACHUSETTS, RAW

BosToN. NoV. 26-The terrible effect OF
last nights storm have been everywhere
manifested along the coast today. Al
though loss of life already reported is
large it would still have been greater but
Tor the brave efforts of Captain Joshua
James and his volunteer life saving crew,
o. Hull, who are credited with saving
twenty eight persons from various disabled
vessels.
On Sunday morning a large three-mast-
er went broadside on the beach at Hull
Captain James and his men rushed for
he huntgun breeches buoy and life boat Of
she Massachusetts humane society at
Stony Beach and after strenuous
efforts they succeeded in bringing ashore u
crew of nine men from the schooner, which
proved to be the Cox and Green from
Philadelphia for Chelsea with coal. The
vessel is now fast breaking up.
Another vessel was discovered on the
rocks about an eighth of a mile further up
the beach but farther from the shore than
the other. Hurriedly rushing their appa-
ratus TO the most available location they
found the distance was too great TO allow
the use of the breeches buoy and the surf
boat was quickly manned. The waves were
tremendous and il was only after
hard and persistent struggle that the
vessel was reached The boat was at last
brought under the vessels bow and the
crew of eight men swung themselves into
it. The return to shore was perilous
trip, the boat filling several times, but it
was finally thrown on the beach among the
rocks by huge wave and entirely
smashed. Fortunately the water was
shallow and the occupants washed ashore
This vessel was the Gertrude Abbott
Captain Henry Thompson, from Philadel-
phia for Boston with coal. The vessel is
in fhn N,il frr,.l nl
everything staunch and will probably be
saved when the storm abateS.
The volunteer life savers continued
their patrol of the beach and at daybreak
sighted third vessel ashore about half
mile northeast of the Abbott. She could
not be reached by the breeches buoy and
as the surf boat had been demolished the
lreless men started for Strawberry Hill
station, four miles away, and returned with
the Humane society's boat. This boat
wlthstood the huge breakers and landed
the crew OF seven men. The schooner was
the three-master Bertha 7. Walker from
Philadelphia for Boston, also coal laden
The crew We're in the rigging several
hours before they were rescued Captain
Nestgate and Mate Thomas were swept
overheard and drowned by heavy seas.
Captain Westgate belonged in Berkeley,
Mass. The Walker viii be a total wreck
Not satisfied with the work already &C
complished Captain James and his band
of u started for Atlantic Hill, seven miles
down the beach where two more vessels
were reported ashore. Here they Were
Joined by Captain James Anderson of the
Humane society and Captain e. H
Brown, of the government station at
North Scituate. Their efforts were di-
rected to the rescue of five men who could
be seen clinging TO the rigging of one of the
vessels. The sea was running higher than
ever known before at this point and it was
thought impossible to reach the wreck
with the surf boat. The Hunt guns We're
brought into use and the lines were al
most simultaneously fired across her fore
top by Captains Anderson and Brown.
The men In the rigging eagerly seized the
lines and the hawser was pulled ashore;
but just as the buoy was about to he sent
out the line was rendered useless. At this
critical moment three young men of Con-
nasset named Aiusle, Antonio and Salvador
manend small dorv and at great peril at
tempted to clear the line In this they
were unsuccessful. The surf boat was
then put on its third perilous journey.
The waves were enormous, at times lifting