Morning journal and courier., 1888-03-15
ArApvENrURE OF PERIL
The Fen Mile Tramp by a Party Frsm the Stranded New Haven of the Steamboat Line.

The Fen Mile Tramp by a Party Frslz
 the Stranded New Haven of tn,
 Steamboat Line.
 The experience of some of the passenger of the steamboat New Haven during the re
 cent storm, az told by one of them, is of in terest. Said this gentleman: The steamer 1 New Haven left here Monday morning at 1 o'clock After leaving the harbor snow be- gan to fall. When we got to the westward l of Stratford it was bowling, binding snow l storm. Captain Post thought it prudent to I anchor off Bridgeport harbor. When day | light came it was found that the anchors were dragging. There were two, one weigh l ing 2,600 pounds and one 1900. Sixty fathoms of chain was paid out on the large anchor We sounded with the lead and had seventeen fathoms depth. Other soundings were not satisfactory, owing to the strength of the tide. The gale increased to sixty miles an hour. Combers washed over the forward deck, washing out the gangways, flooding the main deck and forward cabin, the boat pitching and lurchipg with every sea. We expected to all the boats upper works carried away, in which case the passengers must have been lost Captain Post at this time thought it advisable to let
 
 under full speed. For two hours the boat could not be stesred as the wheel was lashed hard-a- port. We were then half way across Long Island Sound. The boat was rolling and pitching in an awful sea until o'clock Monday night, when we saw Stratferd light. and the captain thought he would beach her. Presently we felt the boat grounding and cheer went up when the officers told us we were safe and had nothing more to fear. At daylight Tues- day morning Purser Barber with Henry GIis- wold, one of the pilots, and party of men left the steamer. It was thought best that only the strongest should be of the party. On going short distance we found that we were at the west end of the beach at Tyler's farm near Nerwin's. We struck out to reach the old Hine place, mile east of us. Climb ing over rocks and through snow waist high, the drifts in places being over our heads, we were nearly exhausted on arriving at the Hine place, where we were hospitably enter tained by MT. and Mrs. Theodore J. Warner. We then started off, and our next stop was at the Waverly Grove House, where we were made comfortable by Landlord Stephen Usher. Leaving there we struggled across the dykes over to Savin Rock, where we got behind the shelter of cottage and rested. Several of our party were nearly exhausted: Purser Barber's fingers were frost-bitten bad ly on his left hand and Pilot Griswold's cheek was frosted. Others were frost-bit- ten in the face and hands. The officers spoke encouragingly and we finally reached the cottages. We had to follow along by the back fences to Hills homestead, where 8 longer stop was made. Four of our party could proceed no farther, and one or two were left at cottages in West Haven. While at Hills word was received by telephone that the New Haven was entering her slip all safe The news received cheered the party and another start was made and on reach ing the horse car stables Superintendent Wallace Ward offered to take us to his house. One of the party, being exhausted, was left there. This was about 2:30. On reaching the railroad bridge on Howard ave- nue the party separated.
 Charles Broas, of New York, was left very much exhausted at West Haven. He had to be almost carried over half mile. The party, consisting of W. H. Hitchings, A. M. Platt, G. H. Kraft, George Kirkland, all of New Haven, Charles Breas and H. N. Os- born of New York, Robert H. Armstrong of Brooklyn and George E. Goodrich of Dry den, N. Y, wish their appreciation of the noble conduct of Captain Post and the two officers who conducted them into New Haven to he Dublicly made known.