Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-19
leaking slightly, having lost sails, rigging,
iekylight, rail. DC,

LEwBs, Sept. 13.-Captain Williamson,
who calamity rescued the crew OF tho
Kate e. Morse and discovered tho A. q.
SNOW lying on the beach, was here to day,
the centre OF an Rdmlring crowd. He SAID
that the crew Of the Snow must at some
time have taken refuge In the masthead.
Tarpaulins hung apparently to screen them
from the blast were still Tapping IN this
wind when he SAW the vessel Hs tells,
TOO, of the reported loss of still another
craft, with again no news OF the crew. He
said:
We left Philadelphia on Tuesday night and
anchored in Salem Cove. The weather was In
tensely thick. On Wednesday we went down
the bay ard met the Lizzie Babcock. She siS-
nailed to me that she had passed schooner
sinking and water-logEed nhnye Folrteen-fOot
Bank; she was total wreck and AL hands
probably lost.
The snip ". R Gracs OF Nav York that
cost more than Sl2J, 900 and ls bsacled on
the Point OF the Gaps, was Viewed to-day
by the son OF the owner. He said that It
was dou0tful Whistler II would pay 10
attempt to get her Off Her cargo, now
ever. is all right. II is more thai probt-
BILE that half the other stranded craft will,
for the same reason, b. left to rot on the
lands.
The wreckers ara beginning to get IN
thsir detestabls work. Toe captain of the
Byron NJ. said to-day that the liatsronm
door OF his stranded vessel had oeen broken
in and some carpenters tools and other
humble out useful articles stolen.
Captain Champitt, the keeper Of the life
saving station, was busy this morning
experimenting the stocing away Of lifs
saving gear, so as to get 1t out OF tbs way
OF the wrsckers. The wreokers. b. said,
are not particular whose the property is
that they act th;lt hands on. The sturdy,
white whl5kerod captain has spent the
greater part OF hlI lifetime rs q follower Of
the sea. Apropos OF tho eye one he said:
In all my time never saw a storm on this
coast such as this was. We were kept steadily
on the jump for Is hours, md when 1t was all
over my men and myself were roady TO drop
with WEAKNESS. ] had no chance 10 make q
record nj once Of our work, but | shan begin
20 prepare my report 10 the government in d
day or two, We took about l21 mon Off the
wrecks we brought about GO OH in the breeche,
buoy, 40 In the life car aud 20 in the boat All
were safely landed. Not life, indeed was
lost upon this immediate coast All who were
doomed met their fGte on the shoals further III
the bay
our equipment was aorely taxed, and some
OF 1t was 81 much n1el mp by tle blillird oil
last yelr that II was moi so good nor plsnti,
tul ns would like 10 have had II. We got some
supplies. however, from the other stations.
have recently nHIn Il reluisitiun ON the gov
eminent Tor come addition working gear.
"lhcre cul!dn have Dcen n better test 81
the value Of the ltfo-snving service and appara
tns than the storm was. One point II made
perfectly clear TO me and that is that ever,
station should be provided with mule or
pair OF mules 10 draw the cart with the workinl
apparatus In the absence OF II horse or mutt
we are Obliged To draw tho cart by hand, an
when wrecks come in one atter another, ans
on different parts OF the bench, great dcal o
precious time ia lost in dragging tho cart, fillst
with lines ana other apparatus thro1 h the
heavy sand, to say moth ng OF the wear upoi
the men, who, at sn h II time. need TO husband
all their strength. hope this point may re
cepe the attention that II really deserves