The evening world., 1892-01-28

might have starved and frozen to dcath Dc-
fore being picked up
The men and boats are nil right, although
the men suffered very much from fright and
exposure.
WHERE ARE TINE oruERs2
capt. Dcanc said he thought boats and II
were probably about one hundred and nifty
mites farther on than where Nos. 5 and IL
were sighted.
lie was ordered TO hurry back and stay out
as long as he thought proper TO hunt them
up. lie got away again shortly after mid
night this morning.
The LucScnbach carries crew OF twelve
men and is prONlsioncd, coaled and watcrcd
10 stay oui sixteen days
| She is an all iron vessel OF over three hun
dred tons burden and Is very speedy. Shr
was one OF the boats that towcd the Lcary
log-raft from Nova Scotia, and recently toWcd
a vessel to New York from savannah.
She beat the United Satcs torpedo boat
! Cushing's time from Newport to New YORK,
ana the Government has been looking at her
in contemplation OF taking her for a torpedo
boat.
Her owners are very confident OF picking
up boats 2 and 10, but say that the tug Web
ster must have become covered with ice and
foundcrcd.
OTHER VESSELS IN THE SEARCH.
| Besides the Luckenbach, the Boston Tow
ing Companys tug storm King the New
Bedford Towing Companys Dudley Pray
and tho Chapman Wreching COmpany's
William f. chapman, ell three stanch. ocean
going tugs, are still out In search OF the der
elicts.
DARK FOR THE wERsrER's MEN.
| AT 22 South street, the ONCE OF capt. John
| A. Naurus, chartercr ot tho Webster, there
was much gloom this morning. The men
were apparently trying to buoy themselves
up with hope that the Webster's crew had
been picked up by pilot boat or European
steamship.
| II was said that the Webster was we'll
provisioneu and had n marine pump which
would supply water for the boilers. with
plenty OF heat, therefore, Capt. Maurus said,
the men would be In condition to chop
away the Ice aud keep the Webster nfloat If
She lived through Tuesday nights gale.
At the same time he admitted that the
possibility was bare one. lie said that the
captain OF the Nichols had been unjustly
censurcd for not taking the crew of the
Webster and the dumping boats.
alt would have been impossible to do so on
the high sea. even II the men had been willing
to desert their boats he said.
When at O'Clock Tuesday morning Capt.
Cove, Of the Nichols, discovered that one of
the Webster's hawsers had become tangled in
her propeller, he passed hawscr over to the
Webster. according to capt. Maurus, and at
tcmptcd to tow both the Webster and her
tow as well as his own.
| no BLAME FOR THE NICHOLS.
Finding this impossible in the teeth OF
the gale, he dropped the Webster ana
putting into Rockaway Shoals with tugs =
and ! G, left them ut anchor and started TO
the assistance OF tho Webster.
But wien he got out, he was unable Ia
reach the Webster, and It was not until then
that he started for the city fol water ana
assistance
The rescued scows arc lying at the South
Central wharf, near the gap Of the Atlantic
Basin. They are covered with thick coat
ing OF ice where the waves had swept over
| them.
TERRIBLE NIcuTs or THE scows.
Mae Jonas Hansen, OF SOW No. 3, was he
only one oT tn" rescued men on board when
IN EVENING WOELD reporter Visited the
scOWS this afternoon. Tho men. he said, con-
sider that they escaped "A horrible death.
The provisions OF the scows consisted OF n
flvp-ccnt lOuI OF bread two packages OF Oat-
meal. and Il little cO1e" These supplies
among four mon would not have lasted more
than two days and II they had been carried
further ont to sea- one great danger besides
that OF being upset was Ihut OF starvation.
81 never expected 10 see that boy again,
said Mate Hansen, As he fOndly pntttd the
head OF his little son, who had come To greet
him on his rcsurn.
I'VE let The foot Of East Thirty-elghtn
street MONDAY nj midnight, and encountered
no dificulty until aitcr We had dumped our
loads m Rorhaway. The ting Nichols mad us
in tow, and he captain said he had to go ia
staten Island 10 get Iurl and water The
Nichols did not get back To us.
rHE GAlH UPON THEN.
About o'clock TUESDAY morning It began
TO blow q gale. ScuW No. lU began to drag
her anchor. and, drifting up 10 No 3'S stern,
stove part uf II IN. This caused NO Is chain
to break, anh away We drftcu scaward.
Our steering gear availcd Us nothing, aud
, we were helpless. The wind blew furiuuSiy
from nOrti-nOTIh NV cstcrly direction, and We
direct ed MI our efforts to keep heading TO.
wards the sea. We feared being blown to
pieces on shore.
LAS the Velocity Of the wind Increased
there wa, dagger NJ he cabins being blown
away. So We put uur litle store II prOyi-
suns and our dug III ,hc hold and lashcd
down til" matches.
II wa. 81 cold we couldn't remain more
than three minutes On the bridge, ana The
wind cXiiuguishrd rur nr" IN the rauin,
"1hrcr steamships ptSauh, but took ne
notice Of us. Al nirEt We burned OGkum and
krrO, enc oil. We were adTl!L Just twenty.
| nSp hours Nhcu We were rescued.