New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-26

NARROW ESCAPE OF THE MOCCASN.
BATTL1SG THE WAVES ALL NIGHT WITHOUT
PROPER sAIL.-HER CREW ALMOST Ex-
. HAUsTED WHEN RESCUED.
wrecng tug left this port yesterday for the scene
M the wreck OF E. d. Morgan's fine steam yacht
Catarlna which ran on shoal of Mattnicock Point.
in the Sound, during the severe gale OF Friday morn
ing. Mr.. Morgan not I'm this city yesterday.
The Yacht Moccasin also owned by him. which was
being towed by the steam yacht and was cut adj III
when the Catarna went ashore, came into port yes
terav morning under bare poles. Her spars were
dashed to her deck and she had no means OF helping
herself except by the wheel. The three seamen who
were put aboard the Moccasn tell thrilling story OF
their experience.
When the Catarna went on the rocks the mate
Jumped to the stern Of the yacht and signalled inc
men on the Moccasn to sheer of. Tho men at INC
wheel of the Moccasin Immediately steered to the
northwest and passed Just under the stern OF the
Catarlna This saved the Moccasin. for in another
moment she would have smashed herself to pieces
nm the Catarnas iron hull The mate Of the Catarna
was seen TO cut the awser which bound the two vessels
together. At the same time the seamen on Doa'u
the Moccasln heard the mate shout to them 10 e"'
their end Of the hawser also They old thiS' anu "o
next moment tho driving wind and tide look tic"i
away from the wreck Of the Catarina.
The wind blew q hurricane, ana tho ""'cS Soe''ioN
and boiled like a cauldron. The men on ooard the
Noccasin expected every moment would be their last
They coud not unlash their spars as the wnd ~Ouid
have soon blown them overheard. The men TOOK
,rrns at the wheel. IL was night Of misery. They
couId no see ahead Of shem, and they expected every
moment N be driven on Q rock. When daylight came
they found themselves of City Island iney "sro
oyertoyed TO see land and came 10 snchor III inc
harbor .d yv The steamer,s mate
the wheel OF the sl0Op was thrown over W tne
and With her own headway the little boat skipped
around the point and found lee wnefe ue Sea was
less rough. , ,,oo.,r ,r.s lasbed down and
nj, her running rigging was supposed 10 De secure.
Whi the men were good sailors. none had ever been
IN charge OF the vessel There was but one thing TO
do An anchor was eropped ,o bo9rs wet TO he skin
i'm q cold northeast gale ana Win dig SEA- oreaAng
over the little boat, the three men workeo away IN
their erors to get sail on her Rr tSat tme was
SAL .S waS SorIIsht and he gale IS brisk The
men knew where the City Island yard was and cutting
their cable they headed across: having fortunately
stern wind With . head wi4d tney could NOT nave
under the sail on see beso1e SSar AS sy sns
undoubtedly have gone ashore oeio'e "'S "A''r'~'
could have been made. A.. s,.. .,.,
hardly oe!oeE when they sroppsd opsar ts
s~rn rst toward the rocks signals for help brought
thn fur Charles Runyon Captain Albert Day. and for
The second time The Sloop was saved from Destruction
p,epgrsss sent another anchor ana cable
piJot went ont in small boat and brought the
three men s,hors When they landed the sailors
could hardly stand on their ee 50 great had been tnes
III HSht, however, after receiving somc st,mulant
she yfi Be hauled out for me winter.