New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-26
WRECKED BY THE STORM
CASrAWAY CREWS BROUGHT SAFELY TO A
HARBOR
SOME THRILLING TALES OF THE POWER OF
WINDS AND WAVES IN THE HOME OF THE

WINDS AND WAVES IN THE HOME OF THE
urERIc >NE-A NEGRO's PLUCKy WORK.
Scarcely a day has passed since the hurricanes
of early in October without one or more tales or |
disaster and shipwreck reaching New-forK 1es-
terday was no exception TO the rule. lhree snip
wrecked crews one of which has its numbers |
sadly depleed arrived and told the sad stories or
their msfortunes. The most exciting was OF the
wreck of the German schooner Vera cruz pouhu
from Laguna Mex. to Hamburg, when went
ashore at Grand Bahama on OCTOBER IL rive vi
the crew we're brought 10 this city yesterday on
the steamship Antilia. Two remained at "ia'''
Bahama and the other three lie at the bottom
OF the ocean. When the Vera cruz ehcouh,eieu
the hurricane II began with gale from the north
northeast, shifting later to west by SOUTH anu
rapidly increasing In force. Inc scnoo"e' wa"
then TO the eastward OF Grand bahama ana iouhu
herself driving the beach The ere" hi"e ''o
most desperate efforts get away from the
dreaded lee shore but found themselves drifting
nearer and nearer At midnight the vessei rose
on a high wave, and when she came uo""'
terrible shock showed that she had STRUCK upon
a shoal A weaker vessel would nave gone !"
pieces at once The Vera Cruz foated or with 'he
next wave without even serious leak " '"o"
how near she had been to destruction.
The morning dawned on a frlghtiui sea anu
furious wind The coast lay close NJ '"''' '
than Going ashore was only aue
moments Get the boat ready" ordered Cap'a"
AT that moment broke over the h''ie
vessel and carried boat and mate oVerooaiu ~
moment later another wave sei"eu F"''
Henrcksen who helping the man a' ~.
wheel. and swept him forward Ihere .""e go,
tho cook Edward Schutze, and n seaman FRANK
cI.s.ke and carried all three men away. In the
smooth water that followed the mighty wave io'
a moment the horror-stricken SURVIVORS ' -
seke swimming back toward theih ~ 'oP
thrown to him and he drawn back on poa,u
All this had taken time, however anu III w.
confusion the schooner had got fairly ABOVE Wv
har and came down with crash. AT ast' ieaN
ing broken in a dozen places, but sthl hoiu'"e
together she landed upon Eight Nile Ho'N' ~,
fifty yards from the shore or all the crew v 1,
two Natzkok and Jacobsen. Sailors were ,
and able to keep on deck, the rest VIZ ~,
in the rigging The beach was lined win ha''T'''
ali negroes who for hours had watched the ueS-
perate game the schooners crew was play'hs WIN
/ death Jacobs m after many enorS' hnai's
throw a line ashore. where IL was pu''n''
fast william Walgous. one OF the piAoN'' VI.
on, on the rope and helped the sa"o'' ~ e''
Tb next day the storm had moderated ana tn ne
scnop bIh Sb. VIII be a total loss. Her cargo
Of logwood was. however unlnlurei' any, am "remaineJ
To- M",s 81 look pfsr it: the other five men were
! brought to this city ON the Ah''''i'
CAPTAIN SETS MS SHIP on FIRE
Tho schooner MurIel Captain Robblee. arrived
here Yesterday from Porto Rico with 49,
of sugar. She brings the crew OF SIN nv" ,o,,
the brlgantinc Hattie u. Rich' Inc .u ~, Tho
Porto Rico on October T. anu wa
hurricane on October II. - nj.
/ 81 adm, dare 10 heave to-" said Cap'a" -
bloo Yesterday. II YVES too deeply ", ~.
the vind was fair. and although
/ danger OF being caught In the centre OF IN ,
n tried to cross i's course l us s anme hauser.
N. risk So we hung oil bags and some ,ha FOL.
over our stern to break the force ,hsS o, Under
lowing and scnaded nnt hi, up for ftysx
Close Close. dnrng which We shipped several hhomt
saa 'u on October 5 saw brSanine bsar ap
DOWN on us under all san: r Sui'Tb Tits seemed
parem oer ina, got glass and looKea az down NSn
and found that It was real hSn she st hove to-
h r sailors hustling into the ooa,S ,hsv had lust
ard fame Ss, 'a8 Sey u" on learned sa
, ,n brignntne was the Hattie T. K,Gh' salt sor
Me- She had been caught in no tsg Se
and had her s,ern srnashT.d IN ben she sighted US
sieve ana wa set IRE TO her before leaving so .na
she nigh, not SeG mint wS rea' on Barnssat we
,na ourselves in danger OF getting on Zee cvc,one
That was vac o,iv hing possible; clapped on an our
~ ,is with reefs in them ran our ~, e- the next
water and chung 10 'n Robinson said he wished he
iouf ,nck on the Rich again, but hnaliy ws s but
vi, r9S, Nv old hooker isn't mu'h 70 o'" "' wv
81 she's n great sea boat. all the sa'"c'
rur ru,cKAR, COMES BACK ~ TOW
cr,< schooner Adele Thackarn. Captain boe''h'',
~ proereso. arrived here Yesterday III LOW "
49,, ,rg g w. Morse. She went aFhore he'r i"N
49,, Noxlco. early in september ana was 'ah'' -
,,,so for temporary repairs ana theh s'"' ~.
80, no +, tow Of the tug y. W. Nose Nhe" o'.
rn.r,os,on the tug became short OF coa' IN" "''''
:, .r,er the bay by night AZ result She "'',
,,,I ON the bar The schooner passei oE . i n,
hIr, @,fclv inside. Tn" captain OF u H. 81
ail'h"ri near the tug. and offered 10 pun ,, the
a''' h..scr vas passed and the engine on liz liz
~ 10 set al work; The tug siipp'" VI, M -,
hrrhe', Ian, The moment she got mo u',P Ma
~ ra, like "A stone. and has not Y,,ss cir
aiie sam "Scaned To the schooner Mhei me gu
m ,a,ces we're reported. the tug g. W MOI WV,
cum Gun, dnyn TO finish the Job begun py u'' o'"'' w"
boat. - 80.
CAPTAIN SEwrLL DIED At SFA'
o,,o message from Batavia. Java 70 III" agent
,,a' shin Grace Harwar. in this city announces
g. arrival al that port short of water ana pro-
.,a,ors The ship was bound from New orN ~
.,n,a with a cargo OF oil IL cases she sili'@'
ioh,' =; ,rt and has been lai dayS on w. soS
on Nj "a vet more than 5000 miles from nY' ~, ~,
Ass ' III lion Her Captain. Joseph ',r"rm'i u''
o % lie was well known In ms ''tN t,.' ~,
49, ,.,h"r OF the chief engineer OF the " "'e ''"'
/ steamer Majestic