The Penn's Grove record., 1889-04-20
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Bay shore, April 18th. 1889.
Mr.. EDITOR:-1D the last issue NJ
the RECORD We endeavored To give n
bret account of the late wind sio.m
and It's destroying effects. In the ey.
cjtement which prevailed we mich,
have made a few errors, but OF 50 little
note rs not to need any correction
Tie hardsllips of the crew of Tho
sloop Independence as reported did moi
end in their being driven to sea. They
were rescued from the vessel. as stated
BY the life saving crew at Lewis. Del
The slOOp with II skiff in tow was
. sliced by the owner Of the beach where
she was stranded, and he claimed $50
salvage on the fishing boat and net
As the vessel u ; q total wreck tl,e
claimant OF the salvage was as gpner-
/ Gus as am highwayman could be. After
finding that his victim did not have In,
$50, lie took all that Mr.. Somers had
with him, which was about SD.
The report comes through some of II ia
crew, who arrived here Monday night
in one of his skiffs, that Nj. Son,ers las
been arrested two or three times. causes
unknown. We are ut a loss to fathom
which would be the better; to be driven
to sea or blown ashore among such
characters as these. Mr.. Son,ers Is
still there striving to save what is left
OF the wreck, and he may consider him.
self fortunate, if he escapes with the
clothes upon his back.
In contrast TO This piracy, which we
believe Capt. Kidd IN his worst davs
would blush tn commit, 1t is a sou,ce
of great satisfaction for us to give a
statement of the kind treatment receiv-
ed by Davis aud Davis, whose vessel
stranded on the beach about two miles
below here, from tn. people of Fishing
creek. As soon as their vessel had
touched the beach, the owner of the
shore, Mr.. Edward Morton, offered
them every assistance in his power. Inc
not on,y gave a hand in saving their
effects, but opened the doors of his
home to them giving them two rooms.
and furnishing them with the necessar-
les OF life in II spirit of Christian bospi-
tality. That seems TO be the guiding
principal Of the people of this c6mmun,
ity. A more generous, open hearted
people it has never been our good
fortune to meet than those that reside
OH this shore, and the hardslips endur.
ed by the fishermen since their arrival
here are forgotten in the remembrance
of the generous treatment of the people
Davis and Davis sold their vessel To
wreckers for $45. 90, who have stripped
her. They have erected a cabin hy
the side of the one built by HI. Blohul
and are moving their effects today,
from their hospitable house, Mr.. Edw.
MOrtOn's, aud by night will be comfort
ably housed. happy in TIL, belief that
their toubles are at All end. The skifi
Bessie Davis, lost by them during the
gale, has never been heard from.
Tn sloop Snow Flake, schooners
Florence and Willets that dragged
ashore. all fioated last night and are
now lying safely at anchor. The Snow
Flake, of the firm of ID. T.. Leonard,
will take the first favorable wind for
Stow Creek. The Capt. says he will
throw up his charter rather than re-
main hers any longer" Dolbow and
Culin left here on Sunday afternoon for
Stow creek. The probabilities are, that
if there are no fish here this week. the
majority of the firms will take their de-
parture for Bay Side. BAY SHORE.