The Portland daily press., 1891-10-26
SOME STRANDED VESSELS FLoATED.
Crew OF One Schooner Rescued
When Almost Dead.
How the EIwood n. Smith Was Dis
nasted off Monomoy.
The Body OF the s. 8. FrankIin's
Captain Washed Ashore,

| CHATHAM, Mass. October 24'-The sunken
schooner near Shovelful lightship proved TO
be the Edith E. Candy, from Cape Ann for
NewBedford with granite. She sprung leak
OF Nauset Thursday night in the gale and
finally sunk at her present position. The
crew were rescued this morning, completely
exhausted. by Capt. Tuttle and the crew of
the Monomoy life saving station, who took
them from the rigging and put them aboard
OF j. Malcom Forbes's steam yacht, Wild
Duck. which had beeu dispatched to their
assistance from Woods Holl last night In
response te a telegram from here The
yacht returned to Woods Holl after landing
Capt. Tuttle at the station. The crew of
the Candy suffered extremely in the terrible
storm, followed by the cold night, and were
hardly alive when assistance reached them
tnis morning. They are more than grateful
10 Mr.. Forbes for his generosity and human,
ity. and to Capt. Tuttle,
The dismasted schooner reported at an
cnor south OF Shovelful proves to be the FL
wood I'll. Smith of New Haven. She lost ali
OF her spars except the stumps of her fore
and mZzen masts. and has signal of dis
ttress flying. She was visited by Life Saver
Gould and crew of the Chatham life saving
district, who put out from station, accom-.
panied by Superintendent Sparrow of this
lie saving district. They put out from the
station In life boat at midnight and after
hard pull succeeded in reaching the United
States survey steamer Bache which was at
anchor In the bay. at daylight they steamed
down to the scene of the wrecks and finding
that Capt Tuttle had saved the crew of the
sunken schooner they ran out to the dis
masted wreck, but finding all we'll on board
and being unable to offer any assistance In
the way OF towing her in, they returned to
handkerchief where Capt Gould and his
crew took boat and came ashore The
Bache proceeded to Edgartown. The FL
wood Smith will be towed to her destination
as soon as a tug can reach her.
The whale back steamer j. L. Colby is
cruising off here this forenoon, evidently look
Ing for the ship Wandering Jew which
parted from her in gale. She could not
ind the ship off here, so returned westward
over the shoals. Everybody here thinks the
ship was driven out of the south channel in
the gale Thursday night.
CHATHAM, Mass. October 25.-The
schooner Elwood I'll. Smith after losing her
foremost, came to anchor about six miles |
south of Monomoy Point. Soon afterwards |
the main and miZZen masts went over stern. |
In falling they smashed the stern boat and |
broke the fly rail. The vessel, In this condi- |
tion, rode at anchor during the entire gale, |
with the sea constantly breaking over her. |
The steam tug Mercury went to her assist |
ance and towed her here last night. Two |
anchors and 60 fathoms of chain were Slip |
ped. Everything In the shape of spars and |
rigging Is lost, except the bowsprt. The |
hull Is comparatively tight. She will tow to |
New York. Capt. Tryon states that had |
she not been new vessel she would certain |
ly have foundered. No one was injured.