The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-29
ASHOREON TYBEE BEACH.
SCHOONER FRANK HARRINGTON
WRECKED IN The BREAKERS.

W hE AED IN HE o1sLA h5aS.
The Vessel and Cargo a Total Loss
Gslia1t Rescue Of the Officers and
Crew by the Tug Cynthia-The
Schooner Dragged rom Her Anchor
ege in Tyb=e Roads by the Gale and
Blown Upon the Besch-story Of the
Wreck.
Wreck N sight Of her port q destina-
ton. Is TIE fate which befen the Boston
schooner Frank Harrington In the breakers
on tie south teach of Tybes island yester-
day morning.
The schooner went ashore a 4 O'Clock in a
heavy northeast gale. She arrived il
Tvbee roads Mondar noon, with Pilot Eber-
hardt on board, and anchored between the
bell buoy and black buoy No. 3, having de-
clined a tow - the city for a favorable
wind to sail up, the pilot remaining on
board. He was still aboard when the vessel
dragged her anchors and went into the
break ers.
Capt William ". Hodgkins was in com
mand Of the vessel. He left LiDiken's Bay,
Me-, Jan. Is, with a cargo Of 6S5 tors Of
fish scrap, bound for Savannah, and arrived
OF Iybee Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
Plot Eberharit boa ded the vessel, and she
entered the roads an hour later. Her sheet
snchOr was let go with thirty fathoms of
chain, and the watch was set. Tue barome-
ter was rising and there was no evidence Of
a storm brewing.
A GALE BREAKS UPON THEM
About o'clock yesterday morning vio-
lent northeast gale set in with a sudieuness
eQualei only Toy It violence The gle COZ
nd ~ 4 ~
ves-i began 10 drag her anchors, aud in
side of half an hour she went up on the
beach about two miles oil. She struck
heavily, and began to pound, aud kept
pounding for four hours.
Shortly after striking the vessel began TO
leak, and the crew was put 70 work at the
pumps. The water was kept down for n
while TO eighteen inches, but TIE vessel
labored 80 heavily that the leak increased,
and the hold filed rapidly. When the yes
sci struck she lay head TO the sea, the Tybee
lights in range, with the big light to the
southwark. She was in an east-southeast
position, but on the food tide she turned
broadside TO the beach, and the sea made
clean breaches over her driving her farther
up.
THE CYNTHIA TO THE RESCUE
About 10 o'clock the tug Cynthia arrived,
and after great trouble and considerable
danger succeeded il getting a hawser TO
tie stranded vessel. The tug pulled for two
hours, but could not move her. She gradu-
ally filled with water and settled on the
beach until it was too dangerous for the tug
to remain by her. The hawser was then
cut and the tug went out of sight for more
sea room. After the tug disappeared the
crew began to lose heart, thinking that it
was unable to get near enough to rescue them. |
Capt Mort Fredericks was in command OF |
the Cynthia, and proved 10 be the man of |
the hour He handled his boat skilfully, |
and finally succeeded in accomplishing one |
OF tho most gallant rescues that has ever |
been made off the coast, and at great peril |
to the lives of himself and Of his crew,
THE CREWS LAST EFFORT.
At l o'clock the Cynthia hove in sight |
again. The crew had about abandoned |
hope and had concluded to risk themselves |
in their boat and leave the schooner. which |
had then eight feet of water in her
hold. 1t did not take the |
crew long to lower away the |
boat, but the undertaking was attended |
with great deal of danger The Cynthia |
rode up toward the schooner, with the sea |
at times completely covering her, and out |
OF sight ot the men in the boat, but she at |
last reached them having struck the |
bottom twice, and having come within |
an ace Of crushing the schooner's |
boat with her bow. By skillful |
seamanship Capt. Fredericks managed |
to get hook over the side of the boat and |
haul hef aboard of the tug with the occu-
pants, Capt. Hodgkins, Pilot Eberhardt
ana eight men composing the crew, and
brought them up TO the city They are
CHARTERED at Mrs. Margaret Smiths No 90
Bay street. The crew saved nothing but
what clothing they mad on.
THE VESSEL A TOTAL WRECK
There is no hopes Of saving either the
vessel or cargo, which, it is believed, will
prove total loss. Should the sea moderate
to-day ii may be possible to strip the yes
sci OF her running and standing gear il the
masts were not pounded out of her during
the afternoon AID night. At the same time
the crew may be able to save their effects
II the houses have not been washed off.
Capt. Hodgkins desires 70 return his
thanks, as well as the thanks of his
crew, to Capt. Fredericks and the crew of
the tug Cynthia for their brave and almost
superhuman exertions in the rescue of him
self and his men, and for the kind treat
ment they received aboard the tug.
he Harrington was 9 years old, having
been built at Waluoboro. Me-, in 1880. she
was fine vessel, Of 603 net tons register.
and was owned by Captain Charles Bart
lett, d. A. Baker, and others Of Boston.
she was Insured in the Boston Marine In
surances Company, and was valued at
$26,0O0 The cargo was consigned to the
Commercial Guaoo Company and the
Savannah Guano Company, and was also
covered BY insurance in Boston.