New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-29
RESCUE OF CASTAWAYS.
TWO OF THE LOST scowS RECOVERED
EXPERIENCES OF THE MEN on BoARD-THE
OTHERS STILL AT SEA.

EXPERIENCES OF THE MEN on BoARD-THE
OTHERS STILL AT SEA.
Two of the scows which were driven 10 sea
by the gale of Tuesday are safe In port again
They were brought back late Wednesday nleht py
the tug Edgar F. Luckenback, which picked them
up sixty miles southeast of Fire Island at 10
o'clock "Wednesday morning. The iour men OH
the scows are little the worse for their eNtraor-
dinarv exnerience The Luckenback had been
sent out with the other tugs to search for the
tug Webster and the four street-cleanlng sco"S
swept TO sea- At 10 O'Clock on Wednesday
morning she sighted these two jogging along
toward the coast of Spain. The sea was running
high and breaking over them, ana 'he sco"S
glittered with ice which in some places was a
foot high on their decks. They were still held
together by a hawscr
With some difficulty line was got to one OIL
them and the iuckenback started on her return
trip to the city. She made slow headway against
wind and sea- but she is big ocean tug ana
finally landed them safe in port. Inc sco"S
were Nos. 3 and lG. They were the ones iel'
at anchor off Rockaway by the tug Nichols "ne"
she went 10 the assistance OF the "eos'cr V"
Tuesday John Johnson, who was on No. s. s"Ne
the following story of the experience oil the Ileh
the scows:
IFS anchor and ffty-fve fathoms of chain out
No. Is was anchored in front. Every time she
lifted 10 sea she dragged her anchor
The anchor Of No held for while and then
thc chain cable parted and ont both scows started
for the open sea. Every time No. 16 hited on q
wave II seemed as if she were coming down on top
or us Once the two scows did come together
and No Is was - badly smashed that she VIII
have 10 20 into dry dock The sco"S proven
excellent sea boats. our principal fear was that
they would break in two, as they are mrreN
pontoons. We had hvc-ccnt LOAF OF prcau OH
40. 3 and they had half pound Of oatmeal on
No 10 This was our only food, ana II was
pretty short rations. We expected to he picked
p sooner or later and determined 10 maj he the DeSt
of IT, We had plenty Of tobacco, and that was
great consolation. We went INTO thc niue
hold and kept the hatch fastened down. gong
on deck occasionally IN see if any vessel was IN
siqht. Ii was bitter cold, and Tuesday nght, III
sptc of our tobacco was a dismal one. leStcr-
day morning We sighted the l.uckcnback. ana mere
we are ana glad enough 10 he here
Tho mon on the rescued scOws saw nothing OF
the tug Webster Of the scows which broke
loose from her. and they were Of the opinion that
the tug had foundcrcd The names OF the rescued
mon are John Johnson Johan Hansen, John
Robinson and Samuel Moore. As soon as the
Edgar Iuckcnback had taken on a fresh supply
Of coal and water, She started again To sea III
search Of the Webster and the other two scows
Tho Luckcnback tugs are DroviSoncd Tor sixteen
davs Already a question of wage on tuc scoWs
La- arisen The owners Of the Luckcnback think
that $4,000 salvage would be about the rlgnt
thing while the Barney Dumping Company, Whlch
owns tho scows thinks that $500 would he about
the proper figure