New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
TIE WREcK or THE SAN ALBANo.

HEROIC Efforts OF THE IrEsAVNG CREW
RESCUE TIE CREW or TwESrY-sIx MIN
Keller Va FEB. c7-The spanish steamship san
Albano. Lagasvast, q Biboa. spain nine days from
New Orleans for Norfolk coal which, struck on the
shoals OF Hog Island al y. M on Monday soon
ahcrwnrd worked Of but could not so To sca, as there
were shoal, ouslde and all around her. she anchored
but in about four hours dragged her anchors and went
ashore amin th, time on the beach. aftefwaid
n sailor jumped overheard plank to swim ashore.
but taken ont by The current and drowned. \
srrfman fOln Hog G-nrd Life saving station seeing
the ship, light fired hi, Coeon Gna. returned to the
station and rcportcd - his captain The life saving
crew Immediately went 10 the scene OF The wreck ana
succeeded in shooting line the ship. but the
sailor, pulled II across stay and parted u. -Four
shot fired af.erward fell shous They then launched
the suf boat a, last resort. but II soon filled A'r'
de pcjc ,trisglc the drcnchcl life savers managed
to reach the shore. Another attempt met IN" sam"
result the nearly losing thrir lives. Nothing NOR,
could be done urtl the next morning. watch wa
left on the beach and fire made back upon a hill
At 3 -. m. ON the morning Of February 81 the
crew took n DRY shot line and started again for me
ship. TO get the shortest possible range, The Lyle
gun placed IN the horsecart and run down hi'o
the surf The men wadcd their armpit' in the
water 10 get the gun "a near the snip ~ posi-
be and fired. the line Just falling indie the rail- Al
II n III. the life car run on. and IN loriy-h'c
minutes the crew of twenty siN men were saicy
landed. They taken to fhc station ana cara
for The rescue 81 this crew. which seemed lnlpp'
sibc made under the most irving circumstance
and serves 10 show the thorough efficiency discipline
and pluck Of the lifc saving corps.
superintendent Rc Of the Nth Life saving District
was ON hand directing the operations. Agents Tor Inc
Merritt Nrccling Company. the Gulf and Atlantic
Company aud the Lcvc, Wrccllng Company are on
the spot. The steamers North American and Iaih'sl
are in Tic olug awaiting moderation of the storm 80
as 10 get work on the wreck, which viii prove II
total The value II the ship Is about 100000,
insured for $4,000 The value OF the cargo. which
H. composed Of cotton Oilcake, wheat, etc. Is about
100000 insured. large proportion Of the cotton
will probably BE- saved while the other parts OF The
cargo will be a total loss. No estimate can yet be
be placed the amount O salvage.
Captain Johnson. Of the Hog Island Life saving sta
ton and his gallant have had some OF the
toughest experiences among the rough one, In the an
mails OF the ser, ice having been twice blown OF ~
In their lfeluat and fortunate enough To he picked
up by passing steamers and landed The plan ol pihc-
ing the gun I'm The hOrse-cart and wadinG ont IN INC
surf IS something never before rcSOrtcd To III thc
service, and ID is without doubt the cApcdlent That
saved the live, OF the twentysiX men on this ship,
rs they could not have held out much longer. having
driven into the tops by the sinking OF the SLIP