New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-03
MEN ON SCOW NO. 5 SAVED
PICKED Up ADRIFT I6O MILES FROM SANDY
HOOK
THE TWO CAsTAwAYS LANDED AT THE DELLA;
WARE DREAKwArER-THEIR WEEK OF
SUFFERING AND DANGER
,BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRlBUyEI


Philadelphia, Feb. 2-The British STEAMSHIPS
Ethelburga, Captain Willis, from Garrucha, Spain.
brought to this port yesterday Charles Crump and
Frank Cannele, of the Barney Dumping Company's
scow, No. 8, of Ncw-York, having picked them up
out of their fast-sinl<ing boat on Monday MORN
ing in latitude 81 :j3 longitude 73 :05, about
$50 miles from Sandy Hook. The men had been
adrift at sea just week in of the scows
that was blown out from Sandy Hook with the
tug Webster on January 26. They suffered great
hariships having scant supply of provisions and
only milkpai Of water when they went adrift
from the Webster They at once separated from
the other boats, and drifted on 10 leeward Being
without sails, the men powerless to aid them
selves and expected at every moment to be cap
sized in the seas which were running mountain
high.
From Tuesday until Thursday night not the
sign of n sail greeted the eyes Of the men, who
hourly became more despairng. At times, when
the sea would moderate, their situation seemed
to grow more hopeful; again, they
feared that the boat would not hold together long
enough to ALLOW them to be saved. On Thursday
night they rigged up pole and TO it attached a
large red shirt, in the hope that this signal might
attract the attention Of some passing vessel. Dc.
spite this. several steamships passed without mo-
tlclng either their signal or their frantic gesic-
ulatlons. That night the rudder head was broken,
and the boat now drifted off before the wind and
sea. in which position she ran in fearful weather.
Sea after sea boarded her, and to prevent be.
ing swept overheard the two men had to take
shelter in the cabin.
From this time until Sunday evening they saw
no other vessel. On Sunday night Crump noticed
the side lights Of steamer, which seemed to be
approaching them. She came close by, but tho
seas were now running so high that it was i'm
possible TO launch the boat. 1t was the Sylvia
bound from Shields to the Breakwater, and she
was compelled to leave them to their fate
On Monday morning the Ethelburga hove in
sight and rescued the men. When they
were taken from the scow they were
almost exhausted. Both Cannele and Crump
speak in the highest terms of the treatment they
receiped on board the Etheburga. They left here
for their homes in New-YorS tonight, having
free transportation over the Reading Railroad
The Shields reached the Breakwater to-day and
reported that Sunday afternoon in latitude
3s.2j north longitude 1910 west, a scow with
two men aboard was sighted. Before the Sylvia
could come up with the scow, night came on, and
in the darkness all trace of it lost. The
Sylvia again sighted the scow yesterday afternoon
in latitude 3S north, longitude 70 :46 west The
steamer bore down on the dcrelict but finding it
deserted, her captain concluded the men had been
rescued.
George Clark. master Of the tug Edwin II. Webster,
Of the street Cleaning Department, and his rescued
crew, ten men in all including pilot and engineer.
reached here yesterday from Vineyard Haven, whero
they wers landed by the schooner Everett Webster.
Tho captain and the other survivors of the lost tug
to the City by the Fall River Line. After
porting Commissioner Brennan at the Street Clean
ing Department, Captain Clark made statements
detailing his experiences from the time his vessel left
her slip January 26 until the rescue Of the crew.
Captain Clark corroborated the testimony given by
Captain Cove Of the tug Nichols the circumstance
which the latter left the Webster after trying
i'm vain to tow her back to New York Captain CLARK
cxonerated Captain Cove from all blame. Thomas J.
Wall. engineer Of the ting Webster, and Robert IL.
Lasher the p,Tt, agreed with Captain Clark the
condt on Of the tus and the necessity for abandon
ing il.