The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-31
HER0ISM ON THE BEACH.
a PILOT WINS FAME IN THE SHIP.
WRECK OF A TUG.

ard Drowned-The Engineer Recov.
ers Consciousness After Lying on
the Beach Twenty-four Hours-The
Captain Expected to Die.
BRUNSWICK. GA, March 3O-Ths tug
Mascotte, Capt. A. B. Potter coramanding,
owned by J. c. L'Engle of Jacksonville,
Fla. valued at $4,000, went ashore on Cum
berland beach yesterday afternoon, caus~
ing the death of Steward Bowen and Fire.
man Bozen and leaving Capt. Potter 10
dying condition from their efforts TO swim
ashore through a raging sea and biting
northeast gale. which lashed the water TO a
tremendous hight.
The Masootte was coming from Jacksou-
vile, where she had been repairing. At
Cumberland Island she was boarded by
Pilot Frank Fader aud on reaching st. An
drew's sound she spoke the schooners
Susan $. Pickering and Oliver s. Barrett.
The Barrett she took in COW for the Satilla
river but the heavy running sea soon
parted the hawser 10 was mended but
broke again and became entangled in the
propeller, disabling the tugs machinery.
Capt. Potter anchored, but the sea was too
heavy and one chain parted, leaving the
other anchor dragging, compelling her
captain TO slipit Capt. Potter made sail,
but the wind reduced the canvas to shreds
and no quickly made for good landing
place on the beach near StafRord's shoals
THE PILOT swIMs ASHORE.
When the Mascotte struck the shoals
death stared the crew Of eight and Pilot
Frank Fader in the face. With the waves
running mountain high escape from q
watery grave seemed impossible, but Pilot
Fader, young man of courageous daring
and heroulean strength. turned 30 the uu-
fortunate seamen and begged them to jump
with him and swim for the shore. They
shrank back, but Pilot Fader, with a cry
to cheer up and follow him, made
a leap and was lost to view
In the storm-lashed waters. After desper-
ately struggling in the 10y cold sea for whaa
seemed hours he reached the shore, and
when the waves would lot him see the
vessel he beokoned TO the msn TO swim to
him. Capt. Potter followed, while the
crew, fearing their strength would give out,
still remained on board.
THE TUG STOVE IN.
A heavy wave dashing against the boat
on the shoals with greater force than before
stove her IN completely and threw the men
in the water, compelling them to swim.
Two went down and their bodies were
washed ashore. The Others reached shore
with the aid of Fader, who several times
surf TO meet them. Cumberland's summer
hotel was ten miles distant and the men had
no hope Of getting there until, cheered by
Fader they began the weary walk, leaving
the dead aud dying behind. When six miles
from the hotel Capt. Potter tainted, and
Pilot Fader here displayed the noblest hero-
ISM and the greatest teet Of physical endur-
anoe Brunswickians ever heard Of AL
though in thoroughly exhausted condition
himself he would not desert Capt. Potter,
but shouldering mis- apparently lifeless form
carried 10 for six miles, fainting in the door
way Of the hotel just as he with his remains
ing strength called the hotel people 70 care
for his shipmates In distress.
LETTER FROM MRS. MORGAN.
What happened at the hotel is best told in
a private letter from Mrs. William c. Nor
gan, wife of Manager Morgan Of the Cum
berland hotel. to her son, Ernest Morgan.
head clerk OF tue Oglethorpe hotel. The
letter. as secured by your correspondent, in
substance is as follows: Yesterday eve-
ming | heard a steam whistle blow and
went 10 tine top Of the hotel, but could see
nothing. The wind was blowing hurri-
cane and it was extremely cold. retired
at O'clock and had hardly doZed off when
l heard the front door open. Your father
went 10 the head Of the stairs and called.
The reply came back, Some shipwrecked
sailors Help US, fer Gods sake. The fire
not being out in the parlor your father
hastened down with whisky and stimuIants,
and staggering in came six barefooted sea-
men, drenched, begrimed aud apparentlyih In
an almost dying condition. l was down la
a moment. Capt. Potter had tainted. He
was so exhausted after his battle with the
ua 1at ba m bad
him. Your father got four Of the strongest
in room with fire, where they removed
their wet clothes while | worked over Capt.
Potter who seemei to be dying. Capt.
Frank Fader worked to assist me as hero
ically as an exhausted man could, but 10
only lasted for a few moments, when,
with pitiful moan he sank .
down beside me. No servants around and
two Of US to care for six exhausted men, Ih
was simply terrible, With all the strength
| could command | moved Capt Potter
and Capt. Fader close TO each other to en-
able me TO better care for them both. Fin-
ally Mr.. Harnett came in and we succeeded
In getting Capt Potter 20 q room, and ap-
piled hot whisky, mustard and everything
our limited supplies and help would permit.
There were no signs Of life until
l O'Clock in the morning, when Capt.
could distinguish his breathing. Up TO the
present time, s o'clock q. M, he
is still unconscious and his re-
oovery appears to be extremely
doubtful. Capt. Fader remained In a state
Of wild delirium all night. requiring two
men TO hold him in bed. His cries were
pitiful His appeals Go the men to follow
him and encouraging them to keep up, and
then screaming out, There's the beach poor
cook poor COOK The cook and fireman
were both drowned. We sent
for Mr.. Benson and Capt Fader's
father. You can well understand there
was no sleep IN the hotel all night Your
father worked heroically, first in one room
and then In the other; doing the same
thing until exhausted. Capt. Fader Is bet
ter this morning, but there is no change
in Capt. Potter's condition. We have sent
to Fernandina for physician, and ara
now sending TO Brunswick for his wife. We
have also sent to the beach for the
remains of the cook end fireman
and whatever can be recovered.
The beach is strewn with wreckage. The
boat went ashore on Statford's shoals. The
men were in the water three hours, and
then In their exhausted condition, shoeless
and in the face Of a biting wind, walked
ten miles 20 the hotel, carrying their ex'
hausted captain with them
Capt. Potter's wife, Dr. Botsford and