The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-25
TWO WOMEN IN 4 WRECK.
BO7H RESCUED. BUT ONE OrrHEM DIES
fE7ERWIRD

N'rhey Were Ou' sailing with Two Men On
the LAWYER Hay Thursday Ev-ninr
When They Mere Struck by ~ s'qu,r.
Among the many sailing craft that skinned
the surface of the lower bay in the brisk
breeze OF last Thursday was tho sloop James
Carroll. owned by Thomas j. seabrooke OF
keyrort. She had on board. besides
her owner. Ahe Morris. well.known
young man OF Kcyport. Miss Ellen
Drew and Mrs. Bella Holmes. both Of Heights
town. ~ j. The little sloop had left Keyport
on Tuesday with the two Young men aboard
provisioned for u throo days outing. and hav-
ing taken aboard its two other passengers was
skirting to and fro along the coast Of Staten
tslnnd on Thursday afternoon.
All day long u good sailing breeze had been
blowing from tho north. The Carroll. with top
sails set and every inch OF canvas spread, was
sailing nlong the shore about o'clock when
black clouds began 10 rise In tho west. Other
craft ran to shelter. but the Carroll kept on.
She was about one milo of shore from South
Beach. and had not taken in IN inch OF the
heavy press OF sail she was carrying. The
crowd on shore wondered what was the mat
ter. Presently n thin white line OF foam APP
peared on tho water under black cloud to the
north. II ran with wonderful rnpidity. and in
it's wake the wind had dashed the water into
fons.
4 little gust. the precursor ot tho fierce
storm behind, took her ahack. and she fell of
hcr md laid her over until her topmast almost
Tnran insta Mt shc held So thor with lurch
she filed and sank. The crowd on tn" shore
o saT ozn 1 enGan1 rI
boat house. hut before they coul'l reach it the
storm had struck them and they were, forced
from, being blown away.
The worst Of the s1nal was over in Nfteen
beach. The sky grew u little lighter and the
n FIRE. hs Whsrs sSop a
down.sawa cluster OF figures apparently cling
u shs's sunk in shoal watcr and they're
sHSr" Tnsy ' snnt last ons that Way View
got o get a boat to them"
some OF the mon started boat ont. but were
beaten l,ark by the SURF Two other attempts
At last, after half an hour ha,, been taken up
line OF breakers and pulled out FOR the spot
wind and sen they made slow progress. but at
last they reached tn" spot. T!"r" they found
ciinEine to til" mnst and sirouds Of tho hon,.
which had sunk stern foremost, and was rest
ing on the hot.um. The four mad rlHtIE there
men, to I've beaten OF hy the waves. and
they We're almost rendy 10 give up the strug-
gle when they saw tho reScninG boat coming
Mrs. Holmes was unconscious .when, they
rear y and Go. Sn" y" Dr. aSf
81 Clifton. She Iiol at 9 o'clock Yesterday
Mternnon Of internal ipinri S, received wns
t. tho Morgu" by order OF Coroner Martin
Nj. Spahrookr. according to his description
o. the accident. was nj the helm when tho
sGUal struck them: lie had m,scalculatcd
n n ff %nonrh V " T e GI %Hf %S SnS
aud run for shore before the squat struck
them. .......... =,
two women We're in the cabin Mrs. H"imeS
being the further from the door, When the
Mis-. brew crawl"d out 81 tie cabin and was
thrown into the water tngcthor with the Two
"Ecla is down in there" she cried to her
wnmnn: Thcn he went down ngan. pulling
"oGs sst py inside aG fs whch r. SHs
Mot who was Tps5Hh1s aH them as
III" woman was hall unconscions
on tho small spuce Of that mast the four
porting Mrs. Holmes until finally, ,hr boat
rnn"hed them. The two men and Mss Draw
were terribly sNHilusltu u! lHelT lOHB uBslo
with the waves. but are now almost rccov-
cred
The dead woman WAS so years old. She was
divorced from her husband. She had been
living in Keyport with n taa!iiy named Pease.
She left on Tuesday. saying that she was going
to Philadelphia.
Two other, nonts. a schooner and a,sloop.
the Alex. Frazer Of Newport. Cant. Henry
smith. went down within "A mile OF the Carroll
at the same time. The men on board all got
ashore in small boats.
I,Uatmcn ntont tho bay say that the squat
was the worst that has been known in years.
Along the Jersey coast n number Of sailing
boats were blown nshor' from their moorinRs.
and sheds and barns were blown down and
Gntoo!cI.
Mrs. Holmes was very heavy woman. The
men while clnEirR to the boat cut the Dire SOS
from the two women. 80 that the wind and
waves would hnvo less bower TO tear them
away frum the boat which was fast on the
bottom.
Ono OF the res"uers threw line to Carroll.
and another threw Il line 10 SCGhrovke. The
men tied the ropes about the women. waists.
and th"y w""o hauled aboard tho rescuinG
boat. Then the !ncn cambered aboard more
,i.nd than alive.
The wind and lido took tho rescuing sloop
into the shore or the Round House. where
Proprietor Vaughan soon uiEeared on the
scene. lie brought bottle OF brandy to the
boat.