New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-30
HOW HE BROUGHT INtTHE SCHOONER.
" FRED" LAURIE TELLS HOW HE SAVED TIE

FRED" LAURIE TELLS HOW HE SAVED ifr
NEVA IN THE STORM.
Christmas DAY. 1892 of the South Shoals. was a
sorry day for British sailors, and dandy BRUSH
schooner with cargo that will soon he changed into
good American eagles, became the prize OF pncKy
Yankee sailor man who belongs to the good American
town OF Stonington He didn't cut her out from
under the fire OF British guns, but lie did something
almost as hard. lie brought her through storm 50
great that her British crew gave up fighting against
II and abandoned her. Yesterday he brought ms
prize into this harbor, after four days OF tall SAIL
ing mingled as lie said himself yesterday, with quite
some considerable cussing which had 70 take place
Of oil in calming tie seas, which IT didn't do, not
much But 1t made feel more contented.' This
American sailOrman lying at anchor OF hed Hooh
thus spun his yarn
al am Fred Laurie mate that Of the American
bark Chestina Redman. and captain that IS OF the
British schooner Neva. We sailed from Rochport.
Me- with q load OF granite. Struck gale on sunday
morning oil South Shoals that made the old bark Jump
While she was blowing and snortins, long about
evening there comes schooner IA sight sailing In a
most onaccountable unscamanllke way Soon we SEQ
that Oh her rigging she IS alyins the widows fay
and union down, by iove! Bore down her and
come up under her stern. 1t was ucklsh business
I'm that roaring weather. and made harder by the
the schooner was acting. But finally We got near
enough to hail her and her captain shouts to our old
man that they want 10 De TAKEN OH OOuuH l
Imagine why, myself, for she looked as able a
boat as ever see, only going little
deep as though she had water aboard. Well, they
started 10 put their boat over, and caught II and
smashed 1t TO pieces. SO We put out our boat ana
took them off, six men and the captain. ] boarded
her and found four and half feet Of water in the
hold, with two pumps, useless and one no good
But thought could save her, asked the BID ish
captain could try. He kind OF hemIned and hawed
but went aboard with two men, Tom Benson and ii.
Pelican Tie bark left Monday morning. after
we had tinkered the pumps into shape, We pumped
the schooner out In SIX hours. Then put fore
SAIL foreslaysail and storm trysail on her Then 1t
blew and took them In. Then 1t lulled and we
put u forestaysa three ibs and the maInsal on her
Of taking In the rags, 50 we OILY double
reefed the mainsai and jammed her Into it.
On Tuesday, of Fire Island it blew til thought
II would blow big hole into this side Of the world.
We hove 10 for twenty -four hours then come
here. calculate that three will make right
smart bit cash OF that little yachting excursion.
shes only year old, and you SHE'S beauty,
and she's worth $4,000 If SHE'S worth red. And
We didn't lose a splinter OF her load Of logwOod and
there's l6s tons OF it,"
Amen" said Cap'n' David Roche. the Yankee
Skipper Of the tug Mutual. lie was "out" $50, for
the East Yansee Lad bea ten the New York YANKEE
Ly that In bargain OF towing fees from Sandy
Hook. and David felt amused 81 The other fcl.DWs
snlartneSS DC was out Of pocket by II. Ii
the first time "Cap'n7 Roche ever got left