New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-30
SAVED FROM THE WRECh.
THE CREW OF THE SCHOONER LOUISA II.
RANDALL BROUGHT TO THIS CITY.
ALL BUT ONE TAKEN TO THE PRhsbi iE"iAS
HospITAI-rrE CAPTAINS WIFE LAsiIEp IN


ALL BUT ONE TAKEN TO THE PRESBYTERIAN
HOsPITAL-THE CAPTAINS WIFE LAs"Eo IN
AsA11-THE VESSEL BREAK1Ni UP'
The captain and his wife anu ~. ~. ~
of the schooner Louisa H. Rahoai' "' .
ashore off Smiths Point Stauoh' III ''s"' Vi
Iife.Savine Station No. q, Tuesday morning.
were rescued Yesterday morning by poat from
the l. j. Merritt, sent down luesuaS' o' inc
Merritt Wrecking Company. The Nesse' was
sunk In about thirty feet OF water "e, "u',
and part of her masts being suo"'e' seu "'r'
tho breakers thrown up by the outer bar reach
ing half way to the mast neaos' "ne'e ''N MN,
were huddled. The rescued people are VIII
,om N Randall captain Vineyard Haven;
Mrs. Louisa H. Randall. wife OF the captain VINO
was accompanying him on the cruise; lhon'as
Smith first mate Vineyard Haven; George >.
pbi,,ins second mate Chelsea, Mass; Johh ott
engineer BOSTON: j. S. Adams. COOK. iork
Emil Hammquast, seaman. Sweoeh' IRE" Co'r
SON seaman. Sweden Harry Theii' sea'ha" 'e.-
many: John Bgalreiund, seaman f'
George Leggett Moriches. Long Island ""o ""'
rorr,rg his massage from Philadelphia 10 Bos-
| ton. - ,,,c,,r
As darkness came on Tuesday night the san
ors evidently numbed BY the coid w''u WIZ"
was blowing a gale. began 10 prePaie io' INV
.,r,,, rhe;r first care was for the woman and
~, hommocklike arrangement was made
of tho topsail. and with great dihcui'y inc
s,,;,nor,s wifa was raised aloft and was safe
,houob uncomfortable. Eight OF the men
s.n,ord xyranped the same sail about
.hr,so,,es Two of the men were on the mH-
vormast and they made nest for themselves
! In the topsail at the masthead Ihe iiesaN'"s
| crew reinforced by the crews iro'" iou' ~
stations lighted fire on the beach ana set'ieo
down to a nights vigil
THE BEACH COVERED WITH wREChA'h.
,yrec,,ape covered the beach for mile IN
| e,tber direction The boiler of dummy engine
came ashore during the evening. Inc upPe
deck was carried away. and came on 'he oe"''
in heavy sections and portions OF tne ou'"a'N''
from which large iron spikes protrudeo' peh' as
...h ~ ,,ira. sails ropes and parts OF the
paffs and booms were also among 'he "'e'"
age. . ,os
The great boom. a foot IN diame'ei was
,.nn.d IN two II seemed hardly possible that
the tall masts could stand, ana 'hes "e''
arxiouslv watched all night. Their dark out
,,no. could no seen. and while they stood the
lives of those on board were safe. unless coio
ond exhaustion should decree a worse fate thah
the waves.
AID NEAR At HAND.
Tho Merritt arrived near the wreck about
O'clock tuesday night and stood off about the
came distance from the sunken schooner az 'ne
fires were on the shore side-about 'oo 'ai"s
II was weird and memorable picture urea'
South Beach stretched away for miles III ei'ne'
direction broken only by the bleak beach h'''s
or dunes Dark objects strewn along the snoie
we're examined by the life patrol and the hews.
naner reporters There fear that a pody
! might be among them T., :.
When the sun arose YESTERDAY IL usne'eu ~ ~, "
Ane day Shortly after 8 o'clock boat put Out
from the Merritt. At 645 she was alonesine 'hs
wreck couple OF the wrecked seaheh liar ~
mea ntime put their heads out from the cover Oh
,ha sails and were waving piece of bunting
which to those on shore seemed to mean that
| all were alive and OF good cheer.
TIE WORK OF RESCUE BEGUN.
The men inIthe mizzen crotch scrambled down
the rigging and were taken into the boa'' anu
then the brave boys at the oars made for the
foremast. Until then none OF those IN 'he I's
. cling had yentured from their sail nest They
oa,,o ont now however first two men, then the
woman followed closely by man VINO seeIneu
to hold a rope tied about her. She was saiely
put aboard and then the rest OF the men, a"'
all hands were taken abroad the McrIi''
on SHORE AND TAKEN TO a HOSPITAL
The tug Merritt arrived In the harbor with
tho rescued crew or board yesterday afternoon
There were eleven rescued persons on the tut
on board the schooner who was working hi'
t massage from Philadelphia to Boston. He wa
n the least prostrated of the crew. and went OF
> IN Bosto1 last night. The tug which prous !
the rescued people to the ci,y wen. up he ,o Ros
. | TON man were sent to the Presbyterian nos
= nital Mrs Randall. while suffering much iron
: exnosure and the nervous strain TO which sh'
Il WAS subjected while In the rigging OF th
s schoone-, is not dangerously III. and all OF M th
y men will probably be ape % 'ea'e '''e "''P'''
by tonight ,. ,,, soi,
- | that he had heavy weather from the time n
{ | left the capes Of the Delaware until he strucl
= ON the Long Island shore. He had Iook1u
l. ot the masthead. who at O'Clock on Tuesda
a morning reported breakers. The lookout at IN
d time was the second mate. The captain wa
n na ahie however to prevent the schooner fror
a going ashore. and the suffering OF himself an
: crew resulted. -, ,oo, q,
|: ,ranLed crew evidently arose from the watcher
II or the beach mistakng one Of the sailors. Thie
Fl or Colson. who are small men. for youth.
y LFE-sAvERs BOAT SMASHED
u Canta,n John Penny keeper OF Smiths Pon
T. Iife-Saving Station. with eight OF MS GREY
ac from the station. arrived In Long Island CIT
ID late last evening. At the break OF dawn yes
80 80 terday morning they put out In surf boat
is the rescue OF the crew of the Randall
n; crossing the bar Captain Penny's lifeboat wa
H. caueht in a monster wave and thrown on tn
ne har with terrific force. When they recovere
he Sro,, tho shock II was found that the boat wa
badly damaged and leaking. -Four men wer
D set to baling her out while the others rowe rowe
- IN the Merritt Wrecklng tug which was lynn
ty of tho wreck where they were taken on boar
as and the damaged boat hauled on deck. Whe
ie the tug reached New-York yesterday afternoo
e. the crew with their boat. were put ashore o
tbe Long Island Railroad piers. where the boa
was loaded on a fat truck for shipment back
the Iife-saving station. captain Penny say
"a, the boat Is ruined.
"' He will remain over a day for fresh suppl
p OF proiectiles all at the station having pee
nj exhausted in trying to get line 10 the wreck
ey
to RESCUE ON LONG ISLAND SOUND.
-, "a The tug D. s. Arnot. Captain McElwec. came hi
~ ~ nor, Yesterday and added her story to the gener
20. ro,.,,o which shin news furnished. tt